The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-29

largest accounts. In 1897 Ellerbe
was governor There is charged up
against the mansion for that year
$268 H. There ought to be credit
of $36 65, which would make the
balance 1892 06. For 1897-lS98 the
total is $458 50. with credit of
1887 81. leaving a balance of $780,
SO. There has been S33.l3 worth of
stuff gotten since then. The present
! governor then owes $154.11.
When Governor Mlerbe first came
to Columbia he had his meat shipped
from home. BE had no way to keep
it at the mansion and be made ar
rangements to store it at the peni-
Tertiary He sent for i: as he
needed it. He sent up some more
from his farm in 1898 after what
he had there had been used up he
got meat from the penitentiary,
which was charged against him. The
penitentia7y also bought meat from
the governor. In justice to the gov
ernor the witness said that reports
that he had been getting meat from
the penitentiary originated from the
governor sending for his own meat.
He said that be did not mean in his
testimony that hams had been fur
nished the governors mansion for six
years. He knew nothing about it
previous to his keeping the books
From 1896 to the present, Col.
Neal is properly charged for supplies
amounting to $577.29. This was
for general family supplies. They
were charged up generally at cost
price.
In reply to Mr.. Boggs said that
prisoner kept the commissary de-
partment under his direct supervi.
sion. He saw the book every day
Col Neal instructed him to Keep the
books.
Mr.. W. D Evans testified as to
some ersey cattle he get from the
state farm. Governor Evans had
told him that he had jersey COW
and calf OF the state farm Governor
Evans was at his house, and looking
at witness cow said witness ought
to have better COW than that. The
governor said be would make the
witness present of the cow. Later
| the witness saw the COW at the farm,
and still later asked the governor
whether he meant for the witness to
take the COW. The rep!y was eyes"
| and the cow and two calves belong
ing to Gov. Evans were shipped to
him at Kollock's station The cow
had been given to Gov Evans by
Senator Tillman The whole trans
action was purely personal one be-
tween him and Gov Evans
Mr.. j. j Cooley, superintendent
of the Reed farm, was next witness
81 stated that in SO 4, 4,60S bushels o
oats were shipped and sold from the
farm to various parties through ont
the state One hundred bushels
were sold at the farm, the price being
as cents bushel, the proceeds being
paid to Col. Neal on October 5 The
other shipments were made CT order
from the penitentiary Witness
statement as to the number of bushels
shipped did not agree with the
amount in the penitentiary report
He explained that he had found last
night that he hab made mistake in
his addition of over 500 bushels
In 1867 a carload was shipped to
W. A. Neal. None were shipped in
1898 to the penitcntiary. In 1896
there was small crop and nc record
was kept What was left after feed
ing and planting was put in Car
and shipped to Columbia.
As to cotton seed, four cars were
shipped to Darlington in 1897. He
didn't remember whether any more
were shipped or not. IL January.
1898, be shipped TcO bushels OF SEED
to Col. Neal's farm in Anderson. He
thinks they were worth about As
cents hundred, or Is cents a
bushel.
M. Stevenson directed a number Of
questions to the witness as to how much
corn was necessary to feed hog, in
order to show that it coss more shan the
meat product was worth. He said
much of the cotton was of low grade
owing to the weather. He gave con-
victs task to pick from 100 to $50 or
ITS pounds. If they didn': come 10
to it, be gave them ''little brush -
This was done with a leather thong.
The usual number Of lashes was about
fifteen. Their hands we're tied and be
usually whipped them himself. They
were whipped ou the bare back. He
gave one 100 lasbes, once, for running
away No convict vas whipped for
complaining of bad treatment He
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