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

there is no record of his having paid
for them. Governor Ellcrbc got hams.
Captain WesttieId says he charged
them up but does not know if they
were ever paid for. He seemed to
think not
An outside suggestion is lat#Ellcrbc
exchanged some of his hams for those
at the penitcntiary.
Some outsiders gotscoal ut cost, Cap
tain Westtieltl said.
CoLrMElA. S. c.. March, 23-Gov
crnor Ellcrbc to-day gave out the fol-
lowing statement regarding the pcni-
tcntialH' matter:
'.Fron the testimony Of Captain
| Wcstfcld the public would think /
have been getting my laundry done
free at the ncnitentiary. Some time
ago orl washerwoman left the city and
we could not get one odo oul work
satisfactorily. I told Col. Neal about
the matter He told me he had 4 good
laundry at the pcnitcntiary and that
he could ,lo my laundry for Inc. sent
part of it only. and am to pay three
dollars per month. About Il month ago
/ succeeded in gettinga washcrwoman.
I have not had any laundcrn" done ut
the penitcntiary since.
The pcnitcntiary Investigation COM
1nittec to-day dragged along rather
heavily Except for some spicy Incl
dents the mostof the time was devoted
to trying to straiglltcn out the oats and
brick accounts, which have now been
practically explained and emphasize
the w0rthlcssncss OF the annual re-
ports.
The board seems to have accepted
the statements of farm superintcnd-
ents and they seem to have bccr#indlf-
fercnt as to facts when reporting What
seemed to be facts.
The investigation to-day developed
the fact that there was;l regular GOV
elnor's mansion account run by Till
man, Evans and Ellerbc. Thcacconmts
seem to be for coal. wood. COY. ana
horse food and provisions generally,
including nolasscs and such things.
bought by Tilllnam and others.
Tillman's account has been partially
settled, but there is balance against
him outside OF the brick account OF
S57.0G. No bills seem TO llavc been
sent to him, and the money has not
been collected on the account reported
to be due the farm or the pcnltellrlary.
This, us all other mansion accounts,
was kept in the comnissary book.
Governor Evans account, still due,
is S1S1.14. This was never reported rs
an asset Of the pcnitentialy, Neal say
ing that he would attend to IT,.
Governor Ellcrbc's commissary &c
count still due is S21G.;5G. OF this
amount $111.92 is due for oats which
he expected to trade out for Il horse.
Governor Ellcrbc has been paying on
his account.
Colonel Meals commiss;ry account
shows that he owes S;l513.92. None OF
these items, aggrcgating $1,000. have
been reported to the board as assets
except the Ellcrbe oats.
Manager Cooley, OF the Read pl;lnt;l-
tion, testified to-day that lie had sent
Col. Neal ut his Easley plantation 20
0n0 pounds OF cotton seed for which no
bill was made nor did he report the
shipment for payment.
Among the pigs given away by him
was pair to Director Ciarris.
Mr.. Garris says that about three
weeks ago he tried to pay Tor the pigs
but no one seems to have known what
what they were worth.
The evidence to-day showed tElat=l1i
addition to what free furniture has
already been accounted for. that Il
number Of large pieces were sent to.
Tillman, IL book case to .AsbnlA Latl-
mcr and two wartlrobes to Dan Tllomp-
kins. No charges have evelsbccn made"
for these articles of furniture.
Frank Weston testified that he
bought and paid for four tons OF soft
coal at $40 per ton. Manager Cooley,
of the Read farm, testified that he
snapped COW with his sonin-llw,
and that the COW which the farm got
died before his son-in-llw took bis
swappcd COW away, but the swap WAS
made before this COW died.
He treated Il horse for Miss Ellclbr,
charged and collected S1:i for his per-
sonal services hut never rendered Il
bill for the feed, whichlla not been
paid.
Captain Wcstiicld testified tllat NIL
man, Evans and Ellcrbc#all ran small.
farms near Columbia on wlic!l@tlcy
made their COW, horse and other stock
feed: that these small gubcrnatolal
farms were worked by convict labor
AMI ploughcd by pcnitentiary mules
and that no charges have been made,
or expected, for file laboior plough
ing.
Tillnall rented about Il two acre plat
from Newman and Ellcrbe's farm
seems to have been from 10 10 20 acres.
One Of Ellcrbc's credits is 5000 pounds