The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02

your letter personal to myself as
emanations of a vile heart, devoid Of
any restraint or conscience. and as
the impotent vaporings OF a miserable
liar.
There a grown up in North Caro-
lima during h last few years a horde.
OF which You are one who seek by de-
traction and defamation OF their bet
tiers, 10 deceive and mislead the peo-
pie, and gain for themselves positions
which they are VIGOROUSLY unfit to
hold.
The time has come when such miser-
able s~landerers and hypocrites will not
only be exposed. but fittingly denounc-
ed ptlloried before an outraged
public F. NJ. SIMMONS.
The following courteous and polite
letters were addressed by Mr.. Sim
o TO the superintendent Of the pen
itentiary. TO Claudius Dockery. chair
man OF the penitentiary board. and to
Jno. r. Smith superintendent OF agri-
culture. They explain themselves:
CAD
Raleigh. July IA. 1895.
Hon. J. W. Mewboorne. Superintend-
n OF the P~enitentiary, Raleigh.
Dear Sir: I have the honor TO re-
quest that you cause to be furnished
me at the earliest practicable day the
following information concerning the
administration of the affairs OF the
p~enitentiary:
1st. a list OF all the officers and en-
ployes of the penitentiary giving the
name OF each, the date OF his election
or appointment, the designation and
place Of his appointment. the date of
the creation of such office or place.
the character and nature OF his SER
vices, and his monthly compensation.
End. An itemiZed statement OF the
receipts and disbursements OF the year
beginning June Both, 1897, and ending
June 80, 1898. showing the sources
OF the receipts and the of the
disbursements.
Thanking o in advance for a
prompt reply giving the desired infor-
nation, l am very truly yours,
F. N. SIMMONS.
Chairman.
Raleigh, N. c., July Is. 1898.
Hon. J. NJ. Mewboorne, Superintend-
ent Penitentiary:
Dear Sir: In addition to the infor-
nation requested a few days ago | beg
that you will cause to be furnished me
at the earliest practicable day this ad-
ditiOnal information.
A statement showing the number OF
farms, plantations, lots or plots. OF
land now under lease or contract OF
any kind to or with the penitentiary no
matter whether such contract or lease
is in the name Of the state or OF the
board of directors Of the p~enitentiary.
| wish such statement to give approx
imately the number of acres Of each
farm, plantation, lot or plot of land
where located, the use to which it is
being put, the date of such lease or
contract. and the amount paid for
each in fee or by the year, as the case
may be, under such lease or contract.
1 have the honor to be,
Very truly yours,
T. NJ. SIMMONS.
Chairman.
Hon. J. NJ. Mewboorne, Superlntend-
Dear Sir: 1t has been charged hat
q part of the cotton crop OF 1897 be-
longing to the penitentiary was sold
for prices below the market value and
not wishing to do any n injustice, /
beg that you will furnish me with the
following information:
A statement showing to whom, in
what quantities, at what time, and at
what price, the cotton, corn and wheat
crops of 1897 were sold.
1t being rumOred that there are a
large number of outstanding unpaid
accounts or claims against the peni-
tertiary I beg that you will also give
me a statement showing the outstand-
ing unpaid claims up to June 30, 1898,
showing when and for what contract
ed, to whom due, and reason why they
are unpaid.
This information is in addition to
hat heretofore requested.
Yours truly,
F. NJ. SIMMONS,
Chairman.
C"D.D
Raleigh, N. c., July 81, 1898.
Hon. Claudius Dockery, Chairman
Board of Directors of the Peniten-
tiary:
Dear Sir: Section 9 Of the act of
1897, entitled AN act for the govern
ment Of the penitentiary," and being
chapter PIG of the laws Of 1897, reads
as follows:
Section 9. That the fiscal years of the
institution shall end on the 31st day Of
December of each and every year
whereupon the superintendent shall
take INT file, under cath, an inventory
of all property of every kind on hand
and credited to his general annual ac-
count between the state and the pen
itentiary for such year, and the board
of directors shall make an annual re-
port to the governor showing the fin