The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-12

has been missed up to the time left there.
The pair of shoes in the trunk sold Tor
81: the part Of box of cigars brought down
10 the Office have paid for.
made full report OF this matter 10 the
State Board of Control at its last meeting,
which is hereto appended, and in that the
disposition Of the trouble iss tated.
The report to the Board ofContr0l referred
to follows.
have matter wish to call attention TO-.
have had charge of the contraband room
for some months took the keys and after
attending to the contraband business for
some time found that took UP great deal
of my time. so gave the keys to Mr.. Watts,
who is perfectly reliable. l visited the room
every few days to sec how matters stood.
missed occasionally a bottle Of whiskey from
the cases. complained TO Mr. Watts and
he assured me that he carried the keys and
no one had been allowed in the room.
About the time ofyoUr last meeting large
trunk came in with three large jugs, several
bottles of wine, two cans Of peaches and ten
boxes of cigars While in there one morning
Mr. Garris told me that Mr.. Scruggs said he
could have the trunk. So ! got the things
out and let him have it. put the things in
another trunk. took three cigars for my
self. | was in there soon again and found
about half of the cigars or more taken out OF
every box. put what was left in boxes,
filing them up, aud gave Mr.. Garris some
and put the rest in trunk. 4 few days af-
ter found the whole amount of cigars had
been taken except one piece Of box, which
now have in my possession. have since
had a new and strong lock put on the door,
so now lock one door and bolt the other. i
regret this very much, and AN now satisfied
it will never occur again. Some one must
have had false or duplicate key. Nothing
has been missed by ME since that time.
MR.. ELAKELEY,
bookkeeper for the State Commissioner, tes-
tilted that Mr.. Lynch came to the office OF
the Commissioner and deponent asked him
If he knew anything about missing cigars
from the contraband room or had he seen
any one smoking them. Mr. Lynch replied
that that was what he had come down TO see
him about Deponent told him that Mr..
Castor had missed ten boxes of cigar5. Mr..
Lynch then told him Mr.. Scruggs had gotten
them and had divided them up in the office.
Deponent asked him how he had gotten
them. Mr.. Lynch said he went into the
room with duplicate key and had told him
not to say anything about his having that
key. Deponent told Mr.. Lynch he had done
right in telling him about this thing, and un-
der 40 circumstances to touch them. Lynch
then said he was going to report the matter
to Mr. Williams and Mr.. DoUth;t, two OF the
members of the Board. Deponent after this
reported the matter to Colonel Willie Jones,
out not in an official way. lie said If |
would putt in writing he would call the at
tention OF the Board to it. Deponent said he
would not do this, and it was his business as
he had accused him of lighting ecruggs, and
it was none of his business il he stole the
whole Dispeusary. Mr.. Blakeley further
testified that Commissioner CASTOR had COM
planned to him about some one stealing the
cigars. and he asked CASTOR if he mad taken
any of the cigars, and he replied he had tax
en- only three, and had given c. W. Garris
handful.