The news & observer., 1897-02-11

ter | was elected. / understood him to
refer to the assistants to be appointed
after the first ones chosen by the caucus"
o." How did you reply to Hileman?'
That | would carry out his sug-
gestion, and would do all the work till
we needed help"
Q.-"Who elected you and at whose
sugestion?"
A.-"General Assembly and was Sc
lected by the Populists'
Q.-"Did you not understand that Re
publican and Popuist caucus to suggest
| your aSsistants?"
A.-"Yes, but / had served notice be.
fore elected upon Republican representa-
tives, that / would not appoint a neg. e.
| served notice privately to Dockery ana
Brewer"
Q.-"Had you not prior to this becIs
named by the Populist caucus and en-
dorsed by Republicans?"
| A.-"Didn't know | was endorsed tia.
same night"
| Q.-"Haye you not at all times refused
| to place the negroes named by Republi-
can caucus, on the force?'
| Al have
SPEAKER HILEMAN'S QUESTIONS
| Speaker Hileman asked Mr. Swinson
| SOtHe QueSLE0uS.
| Q.-"You remember that after your
nomination by the caucus, before you
took charge, stated to you how these as
sistants were selected, and how they We're
to be certified by you%"
| A.--"Yes."
| Q-"Did / not tell you that a great
| pressure would be brought to bear to put
on men before they were needed|
| A.-"Yes."
| Q.-"Didn't / tell you not to put on
anyone till the work of your office made
| it necessary, and in carrying out these
instructions, l would stand by you?"
| A.-"Yes."
Q.-"Didn't tell you that you needoj
some other persons with you, and warn
ed YOU of the danger of letting bills be
enrolled improperly
| A.-"Yes."
| Q.-"You understood these men, New
borne and Reynolds, were put there to
see that no mistakes were made?"
| A.-"Yes, sir"
Q.-"Do you know of any mistake in
| your Officer
A.-"There was a slight error as to
| place whore Speaker and Lieutenant
Governor were to sign. The Secretary of
| State called my attention to the fact that
the word "so' had been crossed with
a pen and not erased. and there were
some interlned words"
KINGS TESTIMONY.
Mr.. II. e. King, principal clerk of the
Senate, was examined.
| Q.-"Giye the date of Swinson's eIec-
| ton, and when his pay began, and when
| the pay of each assistant and laborer in
| his office beganY'
| A.-"Swinson was elected January
| Sth and pay began that day, S5 per day
and mileage Howard f. Jones, assistant,
| appointed January Sth, S. per day; A. V.
| Miller, assistant, appointed January Sth,
| 50 per day; Allen l.. Byrd, assistant, ap-
| pointed January Sth, So per day; j. {.
| Maxwell assistant, appointed January
| l4uh, So per day; Arthur Spruil, assis-
| tant, appointed January 22nd, S5 per day;
| ID. r. Carroll assistant, appointed Jan
uary 22nd, So per day; F. B. Wimbish,
| assistant, appointed January 22nd, So per
| day; A. O. Lehman, assistant, appointed
January 22nd, 50 per day. As 20 laborers
| MIR. SW1nson sent down a certificate for
| two | rejected it because heretofore
| there had been but one in the Office
State Auditor Aver was called. He
was asked the gross amount paid out for
| enrolling. He hadn't the figures with
him. He was asked the amount paid
out in 1895. He could answer, he said,
only by examining his books, which were
at his office. The Lieutenant Governor had
stated to him that the only information
desired Of him was as to the payments
in 1891. He had that and was prepared
to give it, but Senator Parker, Of Ala
nance, suggested that he ought to get up
the statement also for 1893 and 1895. He
will do so and have them ready for to-
morrow.
Others were examined, and the inves-
tigation may be continued to-day