The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-19
"Wbat did he pay for them?o

w nat ulu uS pay lOA thtlhs
"He said he'd paid 500 each, but |
could duplicate them for not more than
$50 each.
The witness gave Summerell a bad
character He said:
"Summerel is pretty bad. He's
drinking rowdy, fighting man."
What is his reputation as to treat
ment of convicts?'
Bad"
From what source do you learn ths?'
From men employed under him and
from convicts from his farm. A young
man named Ben Huntly, who lives near
here went to Northampton to take a
place as guard. He came back on the
next train, saying it just beat anything
he ever saw
Mr.. Blake said the convicts who had
inst testified had known nothing of the
investigation: that they did not know its
object, nor had they discussed it with
any one.
Il found some difficulty" he said, Sin
finding out just which convicts came
from Northampton. They live all the
time in fear of being sent back there,
and when | asked those who had been
there to fall out of ranks they hesitated
10 90 50 lof le'ir q s s,u.n ;, was As
This statement was cOrroborated by
two or three OF the coilNicls 'AeiN'e' 70
ltEINHARD TRADED G4NF.
Asta,. tho axomination of the attendant
,b,.aio5an In n s. .Ashe. as to the
ta.,ith - sbo coo,,o, Supervisor Rein
harit uos called In. He was first aues-
,o,ad al 70 ca1toi, aa,narent shortages il.
SDnt LINN Il SImftbss accounts and then
~ to son,a olorina, shortages in the
Sa,en wa;ght amid line selling weight of
aat+nn - 1e4s
path 81 tbeea noints will be more
s,1-I,, deyoIoa,ed latnr. in fine investi-
,,o+ta,,
..Yo, were anpointpd supervisor in
,eo- 9balovaH
.,yas
..yyaran,t voqr elected superintendent on
80 tba ,an;tnn+iarv -
~ tr.s. nv canous Of tha I,eeisla-
tnre >,
eXyera Vol, formally notified?''
81 wos. both nv the secretary OF
no caucus arI} nv the Governor. and
aakad IN indicate my acceptance. /
Ala !, =. soon as found coIld give
tho bond >,
..Did voo, o;vn ho,rd -
..No. / v,ol.a IN, one qnoa.ninq TO find
49, nod hoon traded off The cal
l.,s go,d Noon, called together again and
tba aT,norintandancy ~ The penitentiary
s,;,,o,, -. thn Ren,Il;cons and Jobn n.
,,,eth go 10 zion under this
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win me. lisliiy / aeeel''tl mlol e1 tl,
ainders1;li'ulhg 'iia an az ""s :" baro
nlohtl Sii'urS, an taie ~ 49,, -, ),
aald part OF uifat az 81, tue Seh'i"i iiSoi'
Did You get III
NO. got none OF tilat at alie een-
tIsii PRISON ana laie! 1rfea 70 ."lAe ~
TINS here ANA paftladiy tlt9 s,tcceeueu'
As to salary l am getting ohiy POO Il
month.
LOW did you lose part OF your pat
ronage"
swell, john K. smith came here anu
discharged Mr.. Blake, my steward ahG
pgt an inefficient man in his place. |
had to stand that for while:thought
Holton. the first man he sent here
refused to have. | found he was drink
ing and hiding his whiskey in crib
near here His whislSey was found by
convict. ! told Hmm he'd hlve TO ga.
The same advice was given to Dr.
Costen, who was sent here to take DR.,
Ashes place. John r. Smith sent him
here with a note to me telling me he
had anpointed him physician. I simply
refused IN have him. Smith first wanted
~ send mis- son Kirby here. but Just
sim,ylv wonldn't listen to that propo-
How
"Wera Won ever requested TO put on
nooro cnards hereq''
.yas One time the COMMITTEE was
here. If was composed of Dockery,
Hughes, Cannon and Sigmon We We're
sitting on the porch. Cannon asked how
III like TO have negro guards. / said
I didn't believe in them and I'd be id
# i didn't kick the FIRST one that came
ON the Mace off so quick it would
make his head swim. | was mad and
Lot ,em know It. and / told 'enl they'd