The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-15

+ inl It, Ilt cotton NI> driiN,itG Hs
Piedmont AMI l',.i,,i and ,old nt.1un
~ h"l II places. aud he niruc dcun>,i
rd H. l!n l'Nu'tlr aiNl MlclAs,
h.uh
4 'r= >n,a paidou. ..r dra.
"'n 'hr l'inh 81 .Au'l'.>ui!. ,,ii.d Nj.
Watson.
"An>bow. ilic molc. WIS lrp,~ll,I
~ \"iir iillnr IN !n. baIih AMI them ana
ih'lr pad "H' i; iii' iu expenses ST.
EaS>dal'' s"l hi >nlar, i4hl IN yr,r
prc>,Iri,'
no. Ii, WASN'T ri.c.,. Nolody wa,
mere bui You and III, and il Wi, dis
linril> Mml'r>l""d Nlrn that nn;- WAS
"Wha; not"
THAT note y"ii are talking ai,n..,
lIai M'> 10 >'ll iAr cotton myself
and take on ia, ii>l laylu,n; ana ,,ay
y"n for thai i."ic ~ cnn> i,I hire.
mo. >!
In ac,mdnnr. villl ,nat ", ln.d ..e
settlement.
Nov, l;cl'rn. >ou know ilal iur
balance of that cotton crop aside non,
what went to pay lou thai ,,al. was
paid ont that day in town t" lplck. Tom
and Harry .ur expenses al lnai>in. tnat
crop and that II" plil al j. Was paid ~
me as superintendent nt III, prnltr,
tiary.
"Willy"u say lal that M:.> nni .i.d-
tied tn y"l III the Farmers and Me-
chant bank I" N"ul individual accn,ir;
on that day"
AS superintendent
81 don't know how YOU deposited i:
but 10 ynnr individual avvun;''
81 know got the balance OF H."
money after paying YOU, but | di,in'.
get II To pay any claim here and it was
not to 20 Tor hat purpose at all" cor
rlmdrd Col. Neal
Pressed 10 state whether or not liz.
| lt.l.l
that it looked very much like his sig
nature. lie couldn't remember having
gwen the receipt. but didn't deny it,
He explained about the Rays,lair
notes. il'. said they were given to
keen from l"thrriny Mr.. Watson. The
kaSs'iHlr> were working on salary and
were i'll II" WAY responsible for the hire
. OF cnnvlct>. ,hnn:h they had give.
their notes.
Asked if the board knew about him
taking I he Ra=>.aIr notes. Iir replied
NO. the board .iihii', know anything
about it,
After some other Questioning i, WAS
brought ont that in every other cas-,
I'll" board knew lr terms of the con-
, tractSantl III. notes which were. carrirU
lie Sliu that these nut,> were. no.
secured l'y bond rs i> usually ,hcca~,,
hut that MAS because Mr. Watson WAS
Il responsible party and good for lac
convict hire.
+ I'll the Ra%>,lalr> are not responsible
parties and were nor interested in lie
matter why did Won take their notes."
keep from b"llrlillE Mr.. Wastnr
and because the money WAS needed
answered Col. Neal.
lairr"n the management OF the farm
WAS reverted to AMI after Il number Ot
questions Col. Neal finally admitted
that he WAS to look after the payment.
ni notes for convict hire used in work
ing it.
The draft nn J. $. Fowler for son,
lnd"r dat" @! Dee. 9. ls:'1 was shown
Col. Neal. lie said he had gotten tn.
monty and had had il cllarsr,l to him
self Tor travelling expenses. lie kept Il
memorandum of hi, travelling EXPENSES
, AMI settled with he State at the end
"i each year. The settlement for lS.:
and 7S!'S for travelling expenses was
now pending. he hnoklrcpcr ha,!
n".IlnE |" 90 with the matter except
ut the end OF the year.
Attention wa> called To The 500
Wh!ch lir hH,l used for t,avrlinwrXrcu-
SIS :n'l II wis pointed on; that il VA,
collected i'll >'.li and SHOULD. therefore.
appear "n .lr i,npi> With his settle
mrnt with The book keeper.
When the >-:JnD wa, rrrri,.u ne cf|.
p"silrd il IN h, lmnl, to his prrSun.
account. ~ That time lie did not know
whether lr pcn!isntinrS w.> ,iil,. hin,
Tor t'Hvrin-: expenses or he due in
mnitrniiaiN for hIIir. nvr,tlinwii 10y
travelling expenses.
II appeared from vi,a. wa, asked
and answered ihl; Coz. Neal had 60.
lrrtr,i his >iM' an, ll>,, il h. saw. fn,
travelling: expenses. hilt that 81 ta,a,
anyone knew i. had never npjwnrr! a.
the books.
'rl'> c"n-lulrd the testimony for til,
day and II ~" O'clock the connitlc,
Itt /. Il
morning.
C"IrMHlA.. :. g.. March lo.-l'pi.
the present time tl, specific claims %;
the State against Colonel Neal. rs ~
l'rrintrndciii are rs follows:
|. Money collected on labor c"n,rar..
Cooley and Fowler Dee. 9TH 1919. ~lin
>. Money c"llcctr.l from ". g. Ilan-
m0nd Nov. 2jth, 1875, $1ln,.
j. II. Is. RaEStlalrS note for lahn-
used by \r, on his farms in 1897. So
5000
. 4. {. W. Eags,lalc'~ similar note for
labor used by Neal on his place in 1896
S2,0l2.47.
.: Convict hire for lS!,S for labor uS.,i
by Neal, S2,SOO
u. W. W. Russcll,s note, endorsed bv
, Neal as superintendent, and for which
the bank holds the State liable, 5000.
:. TO balance of : ,352.22 collected os
Cooley X Fowler and w. q. Hammond.
Fcbrllary24 1891, deposited toprrsona!
credit Of Colonel Ncaland reported try
credit, $:I:0.9J.
$. Cash received of i. j. frctwcll f.r
oats ana not accounted, for, $:,s,l1.
)? Cheek given by Colonel Neal /.
baiailcc NatS0nS account for lS9. am;
sill unpaid and carried aS cash SIP.
Total SlO.107.-i.
C"I.IMEIA, s. G., March l-lntclcs:
was added to the pcnitcntiaiv invcsti-
CATION to-day by the finding of an I'M
paid and unchanged claim for 10000
brick which the rrntcntiary had fur
niShrd to Senator Tillman in 1898. This
added new phase to he investigation,
and much time was given to il.