Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-05

if these remnants were ever paid for.
He understood they did sell other
remnants. Mr.. Westerland, he heard,
got some of these remnants of mould
ings and mantels. He did not know
that Mr.. Stewart did not pay for what
materials he got. Mr.. Stewart was
was looking after the work. He knew
of nothing wrong or corrupt. The
mantels were of oak there were two
that might cos from $40 to $l4, they
might have cost more; there were
four, as well as he remembered ; the
other two were worth 81 or So. The
newell post was oak, and that was
from the college. 1t was worth $6 or
81. He did not know what the doors
were worth. The doors, he thought,
were ordered and paid for by Mr..
Stewart.
Mr.. w. H. Stewart, of Rock Hill,
said that in 1895 Colonel Neal was put
in charge of the Winthrop buildings.
He was selected as superintendent of
the buildings. He bad charge of all
the interior work and the dormitory.
He finished the work, and was paid
S75 month for his services and fur
nished his own horse. His horse was
used to 90 to the farm, the city and
around, and he went on state work.
He fed his horse himself until Mr..
Thompson left, when Colonel Neal told
Mr.. Rawls to feed his horse or pony.
His house cost about $4,000, and he
sold it for the same. He moved out of
his house, which be sold to the state,
and built himself new house.
He never had been able to find out
where the report started about finish
ing his house with oak. 1t was abso-
lutely false. He had the same sort of
finish as was, used in Winthrop. The
Edge6eld and Nashville company had
a contract to do the work at certain
figure and all the material left over
belonged to that company and not to
Colone' Neal or the state. Mr.. Stew
art read bill against himself for ma
terial he bought from the Edge6eld
and Nashville company. 1t was
agreed between him and Mr.. Leno1
that he should have all the material
left over from the college building.
The remnants belonged to the COM
pany and not to the state. He repeat
ed the agreement in the presence Of
Mr.. Mayfeld and his wife and he pre-
sented letter repeating this conver-
sation. This company did the interi-
or work for $4,000 and the Edgefeld
and Nashville company was to get all
that was left over. As to the plaster
ing, MIR. Johnson wanted to get into
the house which he had sold, and so
he had to finish his house he asked
Colonel Neal to hire bim convicts to
do his plastering. HE paid so cents
day for the plastering- This was taken
out of his pay, which, he thought, too
little. He did not know whether Col
onel Neal was paid anything, but he
heard Colonel Neal was to get 3d. 900
for completing the Winthrop work.
This was to have been paid by the
trustees of Winthrop. College. He did
not know whether Mr.. Burris was
paid anything extra He thought
Colonel Neal told him the board paid
81, 900 for his trouble and and respon-
sibilities. AS to the convict, he help
ed around 80 he could get to work
early; he fed the convict, who was a
small boy. As far as his transactions
were concerned they were as straight
as die, and Colonel Meals admins
tration was straightforward and hon
est as far as he saw.