The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-14

ut Due West; had no time or chance;
went to town on two dwys for q
short time but failed to see YOU.
You say | should have sold cotton;
possibly SO, but you, j. Bolton Wat
son, said to mo the last timo ] saw
you that you believed we would get
I cents for our cotton and expressed
tho belief that it was best TO wait
until April lst. You say something
about using your credit. L haven't
used your credit for somo years.
The account of j. b. Watson, as
shown in our books, has been paid
off long time ago, and books bal
ancod. l borrowed tho money and
had some OF my friends to endorse
me for the amount. Will have full
receipts mailed you The account
was paid about January lst to 18th,
somewhere. Tho report shows the
amount duo on all accounts January
1st. [ don't intend to do you any
injury in this contract business, but
will take caro- of your property and
| improve the real estate as best can.
This year hope to get everything
fixed up to your entire satisfaction
and lot you ont Of the whole thing.
L know this is what will be best for
those concerned, you, | and all our
friends, rs we'll as our neighbors. |
will be up about April lst to sell
cotton and settle. Yours,
w. A. NEAL.
Thus finished the testimony Of
Mr.. Watson and he Immediately
left TO take his train for home.
Col. w. a. NEAL
was again recalled to the stand.
The questioning began IN regard to
the w. w. Russell note of 5000, for
which the bauk is now demanding
payment.
Mr.. Stevenson asked: There is n
note, colonel, endorsed by you for
W. w. Russell for 5000; can You
tell us how that occurred?"
"Mr. Russell has been hiring con-
victs from us for some time and
that note was given for convict
hire"
In answer TO questions, the wit
ness said he didn't know awhen it
was given, but must have been last
yoar, as it matured in january. 81
want to say, Mr.. Stevcnson," he
added, "that there Will be no trouble
about tho payment Of that notc"
"But, colonel, it is already two
months past due, and the bank is
dunning the pcnitontiary for it,"
eyes, but there is lot Of paper
ovor two months past duo in this
State"
The witness went on to say that
MIR. Russell thought he [Naal) ought
to pay the note as Ee was owing
him. However, tho note was n bona
fido transaction and the State would
lose nothing by it.
"Well, colonel, didu't you en-
dorso that note, get the money and
turn it in as cush, while, as a matter
Of fact, tho noto is now outstanding
and by your endorsement the penl-
tentiary is now responsible for it?'
Col. Neal replied that that had
boon the practice all along and this
case did not vary from others.
But" insisted Mr.. Stevenson,
"hadn't the board of directors passed
resolution instructing you not to
endorse notes and by endorsing this
one did you not violate that rcso-
lution?"
The witness replied that he bo
loved such Il resolution was adopted,
but, as he had said before it had al,
ways beon customary for him to do
SO.
"On November 27. 1898, You col.
lected from W. q. Hammond $500
in advance for convict hire for 1896.
What did you do with that money!"
81 kept that money: L didn't turn
it into the penitentiary."
"On December 9, 1895, you col.
lectcd $500 from j. S. Fowler for
convict hire also What did you do
with it2'