The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-17


out vouchers, are the following:
az 1857, February IL, J. P. ..~-
Richardson. no vouch-
ef f....s.......................... WV w
{2) 1881, March q. G. Nelson,
per Louis R. Chazal, no
Y0Mcher r.....................--. oo1 ~
(3} 1887, March 2, Louis r.
Chazai, no voucher-...... $40 75
f4l 1855, October 81, J. P. Rich
ardsen, no voucher ......- 19S ~
WHO STOLE TIE RECORD?
All State vouchers are required BY
law to be fled in the Office OF the Coup
trolle1-General, and the vouchers for
these items were fled there, and some
weeks ago when I went to the Comp
troller-General's Office to get these
vouchers / was amazed to fnd them
missing. How. when or by whom they
were mislaid or abstracted I do not
know. 7 do know thatComptrcller-
General Ellerbe did inform me that be
had nothing whatever todo with ihis
matter, and that the investigation Of
these vouchers had been made solely
by Governor Tiliman's private secre-
terry, and wholly without his supervi-
sion. 5sz.lsz. -. -. -
The amounts above stated were all
expended according to law in furnish
ing the Governors mansion, and Cover
nor Tiilman knew. this, or ought to
have known it, when he made his men
dacious insinuation against me, for all
the articles purchased with this money
were then, in the executive mansion
and in daily use by Governor Tiifman
and his family. a. full and complete
inventory was then and is now on file
in the seeretas 81 State Office. and
for which have 8 receipt. / have been
at much pains to- supply the missing
vouchers, and have delayed answering
Governor Tillnan's slander until I
could procure them.
THE VOUCHERS DUPLICATED.
I proceed to vouch the above items
"a follows:
(l) 1887, February II, J. P.
Richardson, no voucher. 600 %
f2l 1887, March 2, J. G. Nelson,
per Louis r. Chazai, no
voucher ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. oOl III
80 1857, March 2. Lonis r.
Chazal, no voucher......... $40 IS
Observation-Disclosures ,eIl %
These amounts, sggregsting 81 ,S71.S5,
were expended for nae by Mr.. J.. c.
Nelson, of Baltimore, then the archi-
tect in charge Of the State House work,
in the purchase of furniture and up
holstsry for the executive mansion
when Governor Tillman took possession
of it. At the time of the purchase Mr..
Nelson sent me the receipted bills for
the entire amount, and the same were
duly filed in the Office Of the Comp
tro!ler-Genersl as required by law. AT
nv request Mr.Neiisou has endeavored
to procure for me6dplfssts <scssi
bills, and he has done so, except as to
slA7.4s Of the amount as follows:
Knipp & Bros bili................S eS2 IS
Griffith & Co.'S biil.................. 153 AZ
Mathews & Kirkland's BILL. $50 w
SA.-..- L hill on S7
Davidson & Co.'s bill............... 81 81
VOtal...,....-.,........" 'Z9 %
The remaining $147.5S was expended
by him for other small articles and for
the incidental expenses of packing and
transportation, as will appear by bis
affidavit which he has sent me, and
which is as follows:
NELSON'S AFFIDAVIT.
In the months Of January, February
and March of the year 1887 I expended
in the purchase of furniture for the
residence Of the Governor in Columbis,
South Carolina, and for such inciden-
tai expenses Of packing and trsnspor-
tatson as belong ed thereto, the sum Of
Sl,s71 IS. I also supplied to Governor
Up. Richardson an inventory OF said
furniture snd receipted bills aggre-
eating the above suui Of 81 ST IS.
J. CRAWFORD NELSON.
State Of Maryland, city Of Baltimore:
On this 5th day of August, 1892, before
the subscriber, 8 notary public OF the
State Of Maryland, III and for the Bal
timore city, personally appeared j.
Crawford Nelson and made oath in
due form of law that the above state
ment is true and correct.
Witness my hand and officisi seal.
H. THOMAS KELL BRADFORD,
Notary Public.
THE.oRIGINAL DRAFTS.
have also obtained from the Caro-
as National Bank of Columbia the
three drafts which I purchased from
the bank, and by which the $l,s71 IS
was remitted to Mr.. Nelson, and those