The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-29
The investigation will proceed

The investigation will proceed to-
morrow.
S,pcrintcndcnt Cooley testified that
lie Whipped negroes by giving lo(
lasles on the bare backwith a leather
strap. He said he larcly-not in Over
six cascs-drcw blood.
CoLuME1A, S. G. AIarch24 24.-The pen
itentiary Investigation did not to-day
dcvelopanything startling. The after
noon session amounted tonotling. The
superintendent Of the Lexington farm
wns sent for, but he arrived late.
! Tomorrow personal witnesses will
be examined, when an adjournment
will be had until June 18th. wien the
State farms will be visited anda new
Ilinc pursued.
- Sergeant ADAMS, who has been ut
the pclitcntiary Tor twenty years, was
examined. He said that free wood,
,acoal. vegetables and milk for the sll-
pcrintendent WAS the custom started
the latter part of Colonel Lipscomb's
term, ard continllc,lsincc. Tic gllbcr-
inatorial farms with free convict labol
started during Iillman'S : term.
Witness thought that the prisoners
were well treated, except when Allen
was captain of the guard. Officers
found Unnecessary hang prisoners by
the thumbs for discipline.
He gave considerable testimony
about the extent OF tho free cntcrtain-
ment and said that there wcre;ls many
as iifteenor twenty visitors entertained
4 day at the penitrntialy.
State constablcs who were on duty
here frequently were guests at tic
pcnitcnti;1y.
Guard Lylles said that he worked Il
@ang of fifteen or twenty convicts
spreading guano on the Ellerbc planta-
ton. which he said WAS Ii or 90 acres.
Chairman ClmninghandcvoteCmuch
time to explaining the improvements
made since he has been chairman of
the board. and sail that the State farms
were now worth S1a5,000 and had been
entirely paid for out of the earnings.
Contracts for convicts were shown
not to comply with the statute. The
contract provides for the forfeiture OF
$50 for each convict who escapes. The
statute provides for $50 forfeit for
each year the escaped convict has to
serve Mr. Cunningham said the at
torncy general drew the form OF the
contract. He said that the sales from
the comnisSaly wcrca revelation to
him. and that he would Immediately
undertake TO collect this money, as
well rs all due for gubelnatorial farms
and 0thcrtlcbtS.
CoLuMrlA, S. c.. March 25.-Thc
pcnitcntia.y investigating committee
to-day took IL recess until June 18th
when it will take up new lines and
visit the State farms.
The commiSsiondid not care to close
up the present lillc until Neal could be
heard.
l'o-.lay's neutrality-suspicious. that
Colonel Neal had been drawing $40
every month for stabling his horses at
his home. lie is supposed to have
llsctltl in paying louscrcnt. In 1s!'4
he drew Sl2O in Il lump for stable rent
and every month since that time has
drawn $40 anlonth, and the board has
been inabsolutc Ignorance OF it.
Chairman Cunningham said that he
never looked ut the prison pay roll on
which this so for stable rent was
placed by Colonel Meals order. He
could have found that the State WAS
paying for the stablcrcnt by looking
at the pay roll. cadnits ovcr-conii-
tlencc and sub-oticcr's check being
Thought to bcallrcuuisitc. The horses
were kept 1T Colonel Ncll's for con-
vcnicncc. He said there was plenty OF
room to ll;lvc kept them i'll the pcnl-
trmti;,ly. The horses were fed by the
State and belonged TO tile penitcntiary.