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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-17
1876 SETTLEMENT.

and was made March 6, 1896.
1896 sEETLEMENr.
| Brick furnished asylum ........... 800, 100
Brick furnished :. G. P........... 80, 500
Brick furn shed II. j. LiDs"omb $50, 800
lH'a!............... ..........."....i ,0i0, $50
BY this settlement the peniten-
tiary received 30,52o moro than it's
share, whi!o Col. Lipscomb lacked
that numtar Of brick Of getting his
half of the ertiro output.
TIE TILLMAN BRICK.
Tho committeo asked about the
$4,000 brick furnished Senator Till
man and wanted to know if they had
over bcen paid for
Mr. Burviss answered.: "rhe r..
600 brick to b. II. Tillman is an
open acco;;,t, and if they havo cvcr
been paid Cor | don't know Of it,"
"Do [ understand from you,"
asked Mr. Patton, "that the item Of
$1,000 brick is not charged to r. r.
Tillman ?"
mo, it Is not charged"
"Have you ever been instructed
to render any bill to him for that
amount?"
"No."
'In making up tho statement for
the penitentiary report did you in
clude this item under tho head Of
assets? ~
"No, sir.'
eve understand that that amount
Of brick has noYor bean paid for SO
far rs you know"
"No"
"Wero those other items for Ken
dali, Witt aud othcrs over reported
to your"
Eyes, they were reported paid"
"If these brick had not been ship
pol to B. r.. Tilman the peniten-
tiary would have 10000 moro brick
than now?'
"Yos, they would have gone to
somo one. They might have been
given to Col. Lipscomb as be had
not received his full share Of brick"
"Dld those 10000 brick appear
properly as IL penitentiary charge or
to Col. Lip>comb?"
Gas II penitcntiary charSo"
"Would lou say That those brick
before they were shipped belonged
to tho penltentiary or to Col. Lips
comb?'
II don't know"
"ln making up the final charge
to whose account are they charged ?"
"To the pouitcntiary."
In tho report Of 1897 the superin-
don't repornp 225,0OO brick on
hand. In his report Of 1893 only
$4,000 wcro reported and the COM
mittee sought to find out what had
become of tho 100000 brick, IA only
salos amounting to 500 were re-
ported. MIR. Burriss was requested
to read from his books showing what
Sui pments Of brick were made during
all of 1897 and up to tho Ist Of Jan
uary, 1893. He read tho following
| items:
On January II, 1893, to w. T..
Magill, manager State farm, 10000;
January II. 5000, Same person ;Jan
uary IS, 10000; to same person
March 7, to samo person, $4,000;
March II, to j. j. Cooley, manager
State farm, 10000; March %, same
person, 10000; April 7, 10000 to
same porson; total number shipped
to State farm, $500
The books further showed that
only ono sale WAS made during that
year and that on May IS, to Rev. l..
d. Carroll of Columbia, 800 brick.
"The Carroll matter has never
been paid. There might have been
a few small sales, but I know moth.
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comb sell tho brick to Senator Till,

count Of Senator Tillman was turned
over to the penitonti"ry?"
II don't think l was"
"Ahout that Tillman account you
had no instructions -
"No, sir. heard that Col. Lips.
comb had sent a bill to Senator Till.
man."
"What wero your instructions
about tho Kendall and other ac-
counts?"
"With Col. Lipscoinb l collected
tho accounts to pay for running ex
penses."
$50 the account against Tillmuu
was property of the Congaree Brick
Company owned jointly by Lips
comb and the Statey'
eyes"
"Did YOU have any specific in
structions from tho superintendent
not to enter tho account against B.
II. Tillman as ussetsY"
81 don't know that | did"
"lt would not have been proper to
onter it rs an asset Of tho penitcnti.
ary if it was an account Of tho Con.
garee Brick Co., would itY'
"No, Sir"
$50 that entry does not mean that
the penitentiary has assumed tho ac-
count Of b. II. Tillman%'
81 do not 50 understand it."
BY Mr.. Iivingston-,"Upon that
book does it not appear that Col.
Lipscomb is credited with those
10000 brick sold to b. II. Tillman
and the ponitentary charged with
them ?"
eyes Sir, that is the way it ap-
pears"
Mr.. Patton-"Would you have
charged that item Of $4,000 brick
against the penitentiary account
without instructions to do SOP"
81 don't know that would"
THE PENITENTIARY THE LOSER.
Mr. Stevonson-"As the thing
has turned out who has lost those
brick, Col. Ii pscomb or the peniton-
tiary?'
"According to tho way it stands
here the ponitentiary is the iosor."
MIR. Patton-"Suppose those
brick were paid for tomorrow who
would get tho money!"
at would be- credited to the Con-
gnreo Brick Go. and by thom turned
over to the ponitentiary."
"1f it is never paid the ponten
tiary will he tho loser?''
eyes, sir"
"Col. Lipscomb husn't one cent of
interest in it, has hop
No, sir"
cit has never been returned as IN
asset of the ponitentiary :"
"No, it has never 80 appeared"
81 see by this book that tho &C
count Of b. r.. Tlilman is put with
those of the asylum, ponitontiary
and state house, thus showing they
were not sold to pay for running OK
penses as were tho brick sold to Ken
dali, Witt and others. Is that cor
colrectp"
"Ycs, sir"
In answer to questions, Mr.. Bur-
riss told Of the number Of brick be-
ing used for improvements in tho
penitontiary. He would not attempt
to give an estimate of the number so
used and added that there was no
record kept of them.
NEAL ON TILLMAN BRICK.
Col. Noal was asked to make a
statement about the Tillnnn brick.
He said:
Il suppose Senator Tillman or
dorcd 10000 brick from us and they
were shipped to him at Trenton"
"It was assumed by the peniten,
tiary. Why was that?"
81 supposed the order came
through u.s."
"Why were they charged to the
pcnitontiary?"
"WelI, when Col. Lipscomb fillec
an order made through him he be
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whom you sold%"
We sold few to tho State I'ail
and other parties in the city"
"Have large majority of them
been disposed OFF"
"Yos, / think So"
"Did you soil any out of tho city
before the division?"
81 don't remember"
"Any since?'
CT can't say"
"Well, Colonel, what has become
Of the money derived from the sale
of those brick ?"
"The penitentiary has gotten every
cent Of it"
81 see in your report last year that
you put down only S005 for brick
sold"
"Well, tho bookkeepor is tho best
man to put Oh the stand in regard to
that. The records will show that"
"Have any brick been shipped
away from Columbia since the arbi-
trat on ?"
"l don't remember; the records
ought to show that"
81 suppose number were used on
the State farm ?"
eyes"
GLOW many?"
81 don't know, but a great many"
"In other words, whatever brick
| you received under the arbitration
arc fully accounted for by the
records ?"
eyes sir"
BY Mr.. Boggs, COL Neal's at'or-
ney: care you sure tho records will
| show the number Of brick used by
the penitentiary? ?"
"No, some Of the brick were used
in fixing drains and things around
the yard there"
"But the record will not show how
many Of these brick wcrc SO used ?''
"No, but I think | could make a
close estimate of those used in the
yard"
"About the convicts used on that
farm (the Neal farm to whom did
the profits inure"
"To Mr.. Watson and more, too"
"And that contract for labor is his
contract ?"
YES"
BY Mr.. Stovenson-"Dil you ever
have Col. Lipscomb to ship any
brick for you to parties to be charged
to the penitentiary's half Of the
bricl1?"
| "NOt that | remembrr.''
About the price for tho brick tho
witness could give no definite fig
ures
100000 BRICK.
SIN the report for 1897 the dirnc
tors have down the number of bricl
on hand as 225,O0O, while in the re
port of 1893 only $4,000 are put
down as on hand. They arc valued
at s. per thousand and yet for these
100000 brick disposed of during that
year your report only shown So O;
realized. How do you reconcile this
difference
"That's all tho cash wo got fo
them. Most Of the brick were use
at the State farm and around th7
penitentiary yard The records viii
show what became Of them"
WHAT THE BOOKS SHOW.
This ended the work of the com
mlttee mp till dinner and when i
met in the afternoon, Mr. r. e. Bur
riss was called to tho witness stant
to explain tho books of the bric]
transaction. He read from his book
the following statement of the brio
made and disposed of during 1895
Brick furnised the asylum, ,O08,
854; State Penitontlary, G8,G00; Stat
House, $3.50; B. r. Tillman, 10000
total, IT. 1904.
T.. D. Kendall, 400,2OO; j. j. Rec
der, $4,000; j. G. Witt, 5000; L. L
Smith, 10, ,40G; total, 430,G0G.
This last amount sold and tho pre-
ceeds used TO buy wood and pa
othor running expenses.
Brick to T. j. Lipscomb, 1853, l8C
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come due in April. MIR. Stevenson
asked:
"Colonel, the books of the bank
show that there is one note for your
self as superintendent for ST, ,40S.4G
with tho Columbia Street Railway,
Light and Power company as cola,
tcral. How about that?"
"Ihe penitentinry has leased the
waiter power down there to the Co
lumbia Street Railway, Light aud
Power company That has boon
done for 20 and 30 years. That was
done before l was superintendent.
They havo beou behind and we took
their notes and used them az collut
oral to get the money and gave our
notes."
"With regard to this particular
loan l will ask you if it was not re-
ported to tho directors that instead
Of the penitentiary negotiating the
loan that it was tho directors Of the
Columbia Water and Power company
and tho note had been used without
the penitentiary incurring liability.
Wasn't that the report when that
money was gJtton?"
Col. Neal replied that he "didn't
remember fully about the matter,
but he thought the directors were in
formed about the transactions"
"But hadn't the directors prior to
that timo instructed you not to en-
dorse any papers?"
81 don't remember, Mr.. Patton
but don't think they had. 1 think
possibly such a resolution was passed
last fall"
"Did you ever have occasion to
bring it to the attention of the board
that you had endorsed this note?"
"No, 1 don't think | did, but l
might have"
TIE $4,000 CHECK.
"When The $4,000 was paid into
the st te treasury in 1SOH for the
profit of 1897, how did the peniten-
tiary realize than proiit?"
"From all kinds of sources. We
sold the cotton from the State farm
and got in money from supplies furn-
ished the chaingangs, from United
State prisoners and all kinds of
sources"
"On the day that that check was
paid did you discount notes at the
Carolina National bank for SS,4GS.-
OF.
"Well, l don't remember"
"Wol], will refresh your NOM
ory," said Mr.. Stevenson, and he then
read from the testimony of Mr..
Clark on Saturday giving Il list of
notes which had been discounted
on that day, aggregrating IS, ,40S. OF.
Those notes were given for con.
vict hire for 1893, were they not ?"
Mr. Stevenson then asked.
eyes, sir"
"Well, then, instead of the peni-
tentiary paying from it's profits Of
1897 the $4,000, it anticipated it's
income for convict hire for 1893 dis,
counting these notes, did it not?"
Col. Neal answered "that those al
together were not the facts in the
case; that was III part the way the
$4,000 were realized"
THE BRICK TRANSACTION.
"Can you tell us anything about
tho brick transaction, can you tell us
when it was entered into?"
81 think it was in the spring of
1896"
"You ran it two years."
"Yes, two years."
"Whon did you have settlement
when you had to have an arbitration
with Lipscomb?"
"Some time last year, / think, in
the spring or summer"
GLOW many bricks did the State got
by the division?'
"Somcthing over million were
turned over to the asylum"
GLOW many brick were turned over
to the penitentiary?"
"Well, [ don't remember the mum
ber, considerable number, though
"ilow many brick did the poniten
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MIR. BtJRRISS

wanted to clear himself Of tho churg.
of negligence by Col. Neal, SO ho said
81 hnvo had absolute instructions
to collect tho accounts of tho asylum,
hut AZ for this Tillman nc .uunt o.
any others | have mover had any in
stru>' IONS. Nj Y rrcoilrction is thnt
this account was to stand open until
Col Neal could SEQ Senator lIllmnn
N r"Bnrd to it. Col. Lipscomb had
scnt Il bill for it and he had mover
boon able to collect il, 50 this was m,
understanding OF it,"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-17

j. Lipscomb, S3S,lSG; balance due
L. j. Lipscomb, 273,0l9.
The above is certified to as being
an exact settlement for the year 1895
and WAS made March 6, 1896.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-17

Brick furnished asylum .......... 500, 100
Brick furnished =. G. P........... $1,000
Brick furn shed ". J. LiDs"Omb 4SO, 800
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''''''''.''''.... ....'.....'.i WV, ioo
BY this settlement the peniten-
tiary received 30,525 moro than it's
share, whi!o Col. Iii pscomb lacked
that numtar Of brick Of getting his
half Of the nutire output.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-18
PILLSBURY DEAD.
Americas Greatest
Miller Dies of
Heart Failure.
END WAS UNEXPECTED.
Returned From Foreign
Trip Much Improved
in Health.
END WAS UNEXPECTED.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept 17.-Charles
A. Pillsbury, the well known miller,
died in this city this afternoon at 5
o'clock of heart trouble. On account
Of poor health, Mr.. Pillsbury went to
Europe, December 1, 1898, and returned
the middle of June. While absent he
consulted with eminent physicians in
London, Paris and Berlin and returned
to New York apparently much improv-
ed.
The physicians agreed that he was
suffering from heart trouble, caused by
an enlargement of the stomach, which
in turn was due to oVerwork and in
sufficient physical exercise. After
reaching home he gradually grew
stronger and seemed to be in a fair way
to totally recover his health.
A week ago he took a trip to south
ern Minnesota, but on his return he
suffered from nausea. 1t was not I'M
til Saturday that dangerous symptoms
developed. Since his return from his
European trip he has been devoting
only about two hours a day to business.
He remained at home nearly all day
Saturday. In the evening he played
cards with his wife and passed the eve
ming cheerfully and happily.
During Saturday night he complain
ed of great pain and physicians were
summoned. They remained with him
through the night and today until a
short time before Mr.. Pillsbury died.
He was conscious to the end and talk
ed to his wife and friends who were
in the ROOM
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-18
SPIRITLESS AFFAIR.
Hyde Park Demonstration
Calm and Orderly to
a Degree.

London, Sept 1Z-Although the
weather today was beautiful, the much
talked of demonstration in Hyde Park,
London, against the verdict of the
Rennes court-martial, recondemning
Capt. Dreyfus on charge of treason,
proved a spiritless affair. A few thou
sand collected around the speakers
stand. Very few Jews or foreigners
were in evidence. The large force of
police in attendance had nothing to do.
as a demonstration could not possibly
have been more orderly.
The speakers were in no way influ-
entail. Most of the interest conferred
around the platform, where Mr.. HAITI
field. a relative of Dreyfus, delivered
an address
At the various platforms, resolutions
were adopted expressing sympathy
With Madame Dreyfus and abhorEance
for the generals who figured at the
trial, rendering congratulations to
Emile lola, Lieut. Picquart, Maitres
Labor and Demange and others, and
appealing to France to release and re-
habilitate Dreyfus before it should be
too late. These were carried with the
greatest enthusiasm. A French lady
was removed for continually crying,
"Vive Farmeei" and a man was eject
ed for shouting "ViVe Mercier!"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-18
TANNER ORDERS TROOPS.
Warned By Past Experiences Tanner
Hastens Military Aid.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept 17-Governor
Tanner has ordered two companies OF
the Fourth regiment, in command Of
Col. Bennett, to Carterville. He received
telegram this afternoon from Sam
uel Brush, manager of the st. Louis and
Big Murdy Coal company, at Carter
vile, that five of a crowd of his negro
miners had been killed a mob having
fired upon them. Later dispatches re-
ported several killed and number
wounded. The governor gave out the
following statement tonight
Il received a message from Captain
Brush, stating that the mob had at
tackled and killed the negro miners
while waiting at the depot for train;
that the sheriff would be unable 10
control the situation and was powerless
to arrest the parties, asking me to or
der troops to Carterville. In response
to his message, knowing something of
the condition of that place, and withou,
waiting to hear from the sheriff or
other authorities, / Immediately ordered
Lieut. Lowden of Company c, of Car
bonGale, to proceed at once to Carter
vile, procuring a special train, if neces-
sary and when reaching Carterville
to suppress the riot, protect life and
property, but report to the sheriff of
Williamson county for orders, in the
event that the sheriff was on the
grounds.
Il also ordered Capt. Hersh of New
ton to proceed with his company by the
quickest route to Carterville. At the
same time l ordered Col. Bennett of the
Fourth regiment, who lives at Green
VILE, to proceed to Carterville atFS nee
and take charge of the troops. 1 also
ordered the commissary officer of Mt.
Vernon to prepare and be in readiness
to leave on short notice"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-18
BATTLE AT A COAL MINE,
Carterville, Illinois, the Scene of a Labor
Battle-Non-union Blacks Attacked By
White Strikers Tanner Orders Troops
Two Companies of National
Guards Are En- Route.

Carterville, ILL.,, Sept. 17-Carterville
was the scene of bloody riot about
noon today in which six negroes were
Instantly killed and one fatally injured
while two others are slightly wounded.
Trouble has been brewing since the
militia was recalled by Gov. Tanner last
Monday The white miners of this place
have refused to allow the negro miners
to come into town, always meeting them
and ordering them back.
Today, however, thirteen negroes, all
armed marched into town, going to the
Illinois Central depot, where they eX
changed a few words with the white
miners Then the negroes pulled their
pistols and opened fire on the white
men, who at once returned the fire A
running fight was kept up. The negroes
scattered, some closely followed by the
white men up the main street while the
remainder fled down the railroad track.
After the fight was over six dead bodies
were picked up and another man was
found mortality wounded.
The killed:
Rev. T. F. Floyd.
Huse Bradley
John Black.
Jim Hayes.
Henry Brauum-
One unidentified.
Mortally wounded: Sim Cummins
Trouble has existed here off and on
for over a year, but no fatalities occur
red until June 80, when passenger
train on the Illinois Central railroad
was fired into and one negro woman
killed. These negroes were on their way
to the mines, having come from Ala
bama A short time afterwards pitched
battles ensued between the union and
non-union forces, during which time the
dwellings, occupied by the non-union
negroes were burned. Several arrests
were made and the accused are in Jail
at Marion awaiting trial on the charge
0. murder.
superintendent Donnelly of the Brush
mines, where the negroes worked, says
that the negroes are worked INTO
frenzy, and that while he is doing all IN
his power to hold them in check he IS
afraid that he cannot do so much long
Err
Company C, I. N. G., arrived here to-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-18
SETTLEMENT EASIER.
A Few Forced Closines on London Ex-
change But Nothing Serious.

A Few Forced Closines on London Ex-
change But Nothing Serious.
London, Sept. 1.-THE stock exchange
settlement proved easier than had been
expected. There were some forced
closings of accounts, and the checks
of the firms were returned, but moth
ing serious occurred. Prices, however,
were very irregular throughout the
week and closed badly depressed,
though somewhat above the lowest fig
ures of the week.
Consols touched 1041s, but closed at
104s4. Americans, after a sharp re-
covery early in the week, closed fat
mainly owing to disappointment over
the dividend in Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul, which went off about four
points. Norfolk and Western common
fell "a point: Norfolk and West
ern preferred. Il Baltimore and Ohio,
" Chesapeake and Ohio, " Illinois
Central, " and Erie lists, " New York
Central and Hudson River, " and 9TH
ers from " to u. Money. though quiet,
was in good supply and firm at from
u to per cent on call; 21s per cent for
the week. and from S1a for three
months.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-18
RIDDLE TO SOLVE.
Cambridge Police Strike a
Case Which Puzzles
Them.

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 1I-Edwin
A. Walkup, who claimed to have in
herited a large estate from his uncle
in the Philippines, was arrested tonight
and locked up as being suspicious
character. Walkup, who is As, but
looks to be 60, acknowledged to the
officers that he promised to pay $4,000
to the girl he married, provided she
would marry him.
Tonight a policeman was called from
the street by brother OF the girl VINO
said there was man in the mouse
who owed his sister money; that al
though he had a bagful with him, he
raf,,sed TO nay, and that he further be-
lieved that the man should not be al
Lowed to go at large. The man was
taken to the station, and with him the
hog which was found to contain
nackage of what purported to be Sl00
hills aggregating $4,000. Inc paper
wae slammed with the denomination on
both sides, and was more IN the ma
fire of advertising bills than OIL couh-
terfeit money; still it looked enough
like genuine money to cause person
to look twice ,rht
Walkup claimed that he had a rlgnt
10 he in the house as the young woman
u,as his wife. The latter admitted heI
y, ar rriage to Walkup, and said he had
promised ,i, her $4,000 within Is days s. % %
tbeir marriage, but he had never PAD
~ Tbe connie have not lived together
- late and Walkup has made ms heau-
onarters at the Salvation Army par
racvks Asked where he optaineu car .,te
money, Walkup said he got II OF geo 60.
Darker ,o Of quincy, who had settled ms
uncies estate and If the l,no money Y Vas as
t t6en produced one Of the registration iI,l
t hlenrs upon when Massachusetts Wills
o o,s't made The reference to Ma ASA
abnset t was crossed off and IN pace
t thcreof we're the words, lloilo' Phiiip-
| pines. nl,,ssed and con-
oodino. II to be the most curious ease
eeo," RAJ ever been called upon to nan
t ~, th nav decided TO hold Walkup as
| s,,snicious character.