The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-02-21

way Oy WHICH l eau OCCi0o WuOeHGi
this warrant (S41 So was raised or not
the figures and body of the warrant
a!l being in Mr.. Weber's hand. Pur
chases continued, and oa August 1st
1898, the account amounted TO $3.50
This credited with S6 50, the prize of d
school c mmissioner's book bought OF
Walker, Evans s. Cogswell aGd charged
to Weoer before the SAL 88 warrant was
issued, but subsequent TO that time
paid for by the county commissioner
Walker, Evans & Cogswell getting the
money ana creditlng Weber's account
with the amount. The $3.50 taken
from the $500 leaves Weber due 81 10
on the account, no other payment hay
ing been made.
The four warrants collected By Wal
ker, Evans & Cogswell and the price of
the school commissioners book, paid
for by the comfy commissioners, (S66 :
50. S89 25, $500, S4l.S8, $500 make a
total of S58913 OF public funds paid to
them. The total amount Of all articles
charged on this account, including the
school commissioners book, that were
purchased for the public schools, aud
for which they received the benefit is
SS4.75. From the S2S9, ,13 take the SS4.75
and there Is left S2O4,3S paid out of the
public funds to Mr.. Weber's private &C.
count.
It is, perhaps, but proper for me to
say, in this connection, that Walker
Evans & Cogswell do a very large busi-
ness, and that these transactions oc.
CURED in the.orInary run oftheir bus
mess, and that they are wholly innocent
of any wrong intention or corrupt
dealing, having had confidence in Mr..
Webers honesty.
The county board of examiners of
Charleston and Berkeley counties
agreed to hold q joint teachers insti-
tute for white teachers in the city of
Charleston in the month of July, 1892,
each county to bear one-haif of the eX-
penses; and the county boards of exam.
lners OF the counties of Charleston and
Berkeley and Colleton agreed to hold q
joint teachers institute for colo.ed
teachers, to be held dpringsthe month
of July at Sommeryille, each county to
bear ope-third of the expenses. Mr..
Weber drew $500 from the Scaool fund
Of Charleston as allowed by the law for
this purpose. I, D. G. Porcher, school
commissioner of Berkeley county, paid
over to him S65 from tie public funds
of that county drawn as provided for
by law. I sent L. E. Parler, school COM
missioner of Colleton a check for $50
on the Peabody education fund in my
hands for institute purposes, which he
turned over to MIR. Weber. sent Mr..
Weber check for $50 fer Charleston
aad Berkelev, on the same fund. These
amounts, (S20O, S65. $50. $780, make
1856 in Mr.. Weoer's hands for institute
purposes The cost of the white instl-
tute was S155, and that Of the colored
$50, aggregatlng S215. whieh taken
from the 1856 leaves $40 in Mr.. Weber
hands unaccouuted for.
In 1893 the county boards Of examln-
ers of Charleston and Berkeley coun
ties agreed to hold, during the month
of June, in the city of Charleston, 8
Joint institute for white teachers. and
also one for the colored teachers. From
the public school funds of Charleston
county was drawn $500, and A. II. De-
Hsy, school commissioner OF BerkleY
county. paid over to Mr.. Weber Sll5
from the public school funds Of his
county, nakidg S3l5 tn Mr.. Eeber's
hands for institute purposes. The
white institute cost S135, and the col
ored S95, making $3.50, which taken
from the S315 leaves $50 ID Mr.. Webers
hands unaccountsd for.
In October, 1891, Mr.. weber drew
from the public school funds. on gen.
eral account, S1S6. I can find no vouch-
ers showing for what purposes this
money was expended.
10 August, 1891, warrant on the
school funds was issued by the trustees
Of school district No. l to Minus Black
for Sc for labor. This warrant was
raised to SIS, and the changes seem to
be in Mr.. Weber's hand.
In February, 1892, a'school warrant
was issued by the trustees of school
district No. 3 to one D. A. Bell fer So
for school supplies. The supplies were
never furnished and the warrant was
raised to SeS.75.
In February, 1892, school warrant
was issued by the trustees of school dis
trics No. to one D. A. Bell for St for
school supplies. The supplies were
never furnished, and the warrant was
raised to $50 As.
In February, 1892, school warrant
was issued by the trustees of school
district No. to one y. a. Bell for IS
for school supplies. The supplies were
never furnished, and the warrant was
raised to $50.
In February, 1892, a school warrant
was issued by the school trustees of dis
trict No. 4 TO one s. a. Cunningham
for Sc fer school supplies. The supplies
were never furnished, and the warrant
was raised to S6S.5O.
I cannot fad either D. a. Bell OF S.
A. Cunningham, nor can l find aay one
who knows or ever heard of either OF
them.
The changes in these last four war
rants appear to be iu Mr.. Weber's hand
and it also appears that he collected
the warrants after they had been
raised. the three Bell warrants being
paid by the treasurer in one check, No.
80, March 9, 1892. Che trustees say
Mr.. Weber told them he had purchased
these supplies and that they would be
sent out to the schools.
In November, 1892, a warrant was
issued to Prince Brown for 50, for
making desks and benches, by the trus-
tees of school district No. 4. The war
rant was raised to $3.50, and the chan
ges appear to be in Mr.. Weber's hand.
In April, 1892, warrant was issued
to Henry Wilson for S6 for repairs on
g school house, by the trustees of bool
district No. l. and in September, 1892,
the trustees of the same district issued
to him warrant for $40 IS for repairs
on school houses and furniture. The
amounts In the BODY Of these warrants
appear to have been written by Mr..
Weber. There are only two schools in
this district. Inspection of one of the
schools, and information as to what
work has been done, and furniture fur
nished 10 both, Indicate that these
claims are without merit, the work not
having been performed.
A warrant has been sworn out