The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12

the value of $500, the property of
the State of South Carolina, with in
tent to defraud the State by appro-
!! psiating them to his own use, aud to
the damage and injury of the pubic,
and by such acts was guilty of gross
official misconduct that al! the acts
herein charged were committed in
Richland county of the State of South
Carolina.
That Charles j. Lynch, NJ. a.
Mobley, C. 81. Charles, Robert q
Blakeley. s w. Vance, W. " Hsr-
ris, C. A. Koon, Il. e. Watts, L j.
Williams, S II Dou:hit and D. Nj
Miles are material witnesses to prove
said charges.
L. J. WILLIAMS
AGAINST COL GAsToN.
The warrant against Col. Castor
alleges that con or about the lst Gay
of March, 1897, one John T. Castor
did commit official misconduct by
taking and carrying away from the
contraband room in the State dispen.
sary one pair of shoes; part box of
cigars and other articles, the
property of the State while
acting as State commissioner
in charge of said room and while in
the discharge of the duties of said
Office, with intent to defraud the
State of South Carolina, as fully set
forth in the af6avit hereto attached. I"
THE SPECIFIC CHARGES
This affidavit is also made by Mr.
Williams before Magistrate Smith.
and alleges:
That John T CASTOR was required
By the State board of control to act
as State commissioner in the State
dispensary between the 25th day of
October, A D. 1896. and the 18th
day of April, A D 1897, in the
place of F NJ. Mixson, who had re-
signed
That on information and belief he
says that during the time he was act
ing as State commissioner under the
authority and direction o. the State
board of control the said John T.
CASTOR, who was as such
commissioner in charge of the room
in the State dispensary in which
were placed for safe keeping all the
liquors and other personal property
seized by the State coostables aud
forfeited to the State, or in process
Of forfeiture, did on or about the first
day of March, A. D. 1897, take and
carry away from the said room one
pair of shoes and part of box Of
cigars, the property of the State Of
South Carolina, and entrusted to his
care and custody, of the value of
81 25, with the intent to defraud the
State aforesaid and TO appropriate the
said property to his own use, which
was in gross violation of his duty as
scting State commissioner to take
care of the said articles, which had
been entrusted to his keeping by law,
to the great damage Of the State of
South Carolina.
That on information aud belief ne
further says that the said John L
Castor. while discharging the duties
OF State commissioner by direction of
the State board of control and while
in charge of the said contraband
room aforesaid did on divers occa-
sions between the 18th day Of DC
,ober, a D. 1856 and the 18th day
Of April, A D 1897, take from the
said room shoes, cigars, coffee and
other articles of personal property
belonging to the State of South Caro-
lima OF the value of $50. with intent
to defraud the State and to appro-
pirate the said articles to his own
use, which was in gross violation Of
his duty as acting State commissioner
take care of the said articles. which
mad been entrusted to his keeping by
law. to the great damage of the State
of South Carolina
That all Of these acts we're done in
Richland county, in the State Of
South Carolina
That S W. Vance Willie Jones,
Fl E Watts, L J. Williams and G.
4 Koon are material witnesses to
prove said charges
L j. WILLIAMS
BOTH GIVE BoSD
1t was abopt 2:3o o'clock when Mr..
CASTOR walked into the Office of the
magistrate and surrendered himself,
he having been informed by the
magistrates constable that he was
wanted. He waived a preliminary,
aud gave bond for bis appearance at
the sessions court in the sum Of $500
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