The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-14
NEWIESlTY> 5. O., TU ESIpAY. MARCH IA, 1899

| "'o Stbotahoioiis SoIiSS'. IL "uS
fair, conscientious statement on his
part. Before | turn over tho Office
70 tho new superintendent | propose,
to pay every dollar. every coat
owe the institution. [ don't propose
to call Oh my bundsmen 10 raise ono
nickel, but propose to settle with
this committee, tho chairman of the
board or the now superintendent
every single cont that l owe tho
institution. OF course they will
give mo credit for whatever | havo
expended for travelling expenses and
| all that. MIR. Burrlss statement is
substantially correct, and is very fair
and conscientious on his part. |
don't believe he intentionally gave
you single figure but what was
correct. Tho State shall be pro
tected without any loss. lave not
the money, but my friends, | think
will be able to got 1t. | will be able
to get it with their help. The State
shan't lose nickel on that w. w.
Russell note. Russell is brother
in-law Of mine, and perhaps we have
not goro along on that line as we
ought to have gone, but, as I say
about all | owe the institution, that
note sh"ll he paid the same way.
Because he was kinsman, perhaps
we were more lenicnt with him than
we ought to have bccn"
"Wby didn't you turn over the
$500 you got from Hammond aud
Fowler and Cooley at that time:"
"Well, L don't remember, but per
haps tho pententiary was duo mo
for travelling expenses at that time
aud ! just kept the money and in
tended to make it good at settle
ment."
"But hadn't you had a settlement
with the board of travelling expenses
and all up to January ], 1912
swell, I can't remember"
MIR, Stevenson then handed Col.
Neal n receipt, signed by himself,
for $lGl.3O paid him for travelling
expenses from August ID, 1895, mp
to January /, 1856.
Col. Neal examined tho receipt
and said it was correct
Mr.. Stevenson then said; "The
thing wish to get at is this: You
had received tho $1,000 which you
stated on yesterday was held on ac-
count Of travelling expenses duo you.
You received that in the latter part
Of November and early part Of De
crmber, 1890. Now. in February
1896 you had settlement with tho
hoard and, instead Of turning in tho
$1,000 aud rtainins $lt;t.30, you
say nothing about tho 81 1000 aud
collect SlOl 80 to cover travelling ex-
pensrs from August, 1890, to Jan
uary, 1896, the very period in which
you received this $1,000. Why
didn't you account for this $1,000,
instead Of drawing more money out
of tho treasury ?"
"I hoped later on to pay this
money back, but was not able at that
time to return it to the peniten-
tiary."
MIR. Patton-"ls there anything
on the books Of the penitcntiary to
show tho receipt of this money
mo, sir, except on my private
books"
"No credit has over been given
for that money on the books of the
penitentiary,"
"No, sir"
"Ilavo those men ever been given
crodit for tho 81 l,00O"
mo, sill"
"Thcn if YOU had died and your
estate had not been ius olvent, would
not tho State have lost that money"
eyes, if my bondsmcn could not
have paid it tho State would havo
lost it Of course"
"Well, is it your idea of right to
collect money for tho State aud use
it for you personal expenses, without
tho knowledge Of the directors ?'
'No, [ see now that | was wrong
in doing this. | should have turnod
| in all tho money [ collected and