The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-29
there was evidently some mistake

there was evidently some mistake
Mr.. Burriss thought it the result of
a typographical error, and recount
showed it was.
The committee then took q recess.
Before dispensing Mr.. Boggs stated
that Colonel Neal was sick and could
not be present, but he would like to
have him present. He also stated that
Col P H. Nelson had been employed
by Colonel Neal as assistant counsel
Mr.. Burriss was called. and said the
assets of the penitentiary. SO far as
oats are concerned, for 1898 amounted
to $s62.e9, which represented open
accounts.
After dedustiug this 1862 27 from
the apparent shortage of $2.695 05
there is lef, $2.032.76 from the sale OF
oats yet unaccoupted for.
Capt. West6eld of the peniteptiary
guards was called to the stand at the
afternoon session to testify about the
brickbass shipped Mr.. Garris He said
that Mr. Garris' statement was correct,
and added that he perhaps sent him
more than 5000 brickbats, as it was
easier to get rid of them by loading into
ear than to haul of from the yard aud
throw away as would otherwise had to
have been done.
As an employe of the peuitentiary
for the past 10 years and captain of the
guard for the last four years, Mr. West
field was iu position to know uuch of
the internal workings of that institution
Hence be vas closely interrogated on
many questions of domestic economy. so
to speak. His answers were to the
point.
He testified that Sups Neal was sup
piled With coal, wood, lard, kerosene,
milk, vegetables and hands by the pen
itentiary, and bad the clothes Of himself
and family laundried at the penitentiary.
He had numerous articles eff furniture
made for himself and friends at the pen
iteotiary
Mr.. Cunningham and Mr.. Garris of
the board of directors. had furniture
made there also, as did Secretary of
State Tompkins and others Mr.. Gar
ris says he paid for the furniture be
obtained. bns there is DO record that
any of the others paid cent to the
peoisentiary.
Gov. Ellerbe received coal and wood !.
kerosene, hams, etc., from the peniten-
sisry and had all his laundry done
there No charge was made of the
laundry, and Capt. West6eld could 60
no further than to state that the Gov
eroor was expected" to pay for the
supplies he obtained.
The hams that were so freely dis.
tributed we're brought from the State
farms or from the hogs raised at the
peoitensiary, aud we're surpassed to be
used as food at the peuisentiary
CAPT West6eld stated also that the
directors we're always entertained at
the peoitentiary aud that there have
been many more visitors since Co..
Neal has been superintendent than ever
before.
Corvicts have BEEN sent to the
superintendent's residence and the
governors mansion to do work for them
quite frequently.
10 reference to the brick be stated
that be was confident that the account
was correct as far as it went aud that
the brick unaccoucted for were either
used at the penitentiary or sent to the
State farms.
When cross examined by Mr..
Patton, Capt. Westield stated that
some of the things that the varions
parties mentioned got were charged
aud some of these were paid for, but
some Of them were not paid for, and ii
vas pretty we'll understood when they
went out that they were not to be paid
for. There were some things that
didn's much think would De paid for. u