The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-29
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port.
Mr.. r. i. Bulriss, the bookkeeper,
was put on the stand as the first wit
ness after dinner and a bill from the
Stewart Stone Co.. for 400 feet of
granite cnrbing for 1920 under date of
Oct. ). 1898, was shown him. He said
that the granite had been ordered by
Governor Tillman for use at the execu-
tive mansion and that the pay for it
had been deducted from Mr.. Stewards
account for convict hire. This granite
he understood had never been used and
Mr.. Stewart told him under the contract
for it he was only to prepare it and not
deliver it. The granite was still at the
quarry and could be gotten when sent
for. Governor Tillman had promised
to get special appropriation passed to
pay for it but had not,doac so.
Another bill Of S3l Of the date Of
March -, 1895, was shown Mr.. Burriss.
He said it was for furniture for the
executive mansion brought by Cover
uor Evans There was no fund to pay
for it the governor had said and he
asked that it be paid by the peniten-
tiary also saying he would get it paid
for BY appropriation.
There was also claim Of SS7 against
the executive mansion for putting in a
sewerage system.
Here is a bookcase which Senator
Tillman got-was that charged to
him?
NO, sir. only heard that he got
bookcase.
WAS the bookcase Congressman
Latimer got charged to him or ever
paid for?'
NO, sir. 1t was never turned in to
me.
About two wardrobes which, ex-Sec-
retary of State Tompkins got from the
penitentiary, Mr.. Burriss said: II un-
derstood from Capt. Allen that he was
to make him present Of one wardrobe.
| didn't know he got two.
well, was there any charge against
Capt. Allen"
NO, sir.
In answer to further questions the
witness said there were no charges
made by him against COL Neal foc furni
ture.
Mr.. Burriss stated that his books
showed that Governor Tillman had set
tied his account with the penitentiary
up to Oct. 81, 1893. About the addi-
tional account contracted after that
time of S57.06 he knew nothing. 1t
had never been turned over to him.
About Governor Evans account l
would state that my understanding was
that Col. Neal had told Capt. Westfeld
to let it stand and he would see about
collecting it. The account was never
turned over to me and if anything was
collected on it l don't know. l don't
know what the amount of it was.
Governor Ellerbes account, the wit
ness said, had had payments made on
it and had been properly reported to
him.
About Col. Meals account Mr.. Bur
riss said that no bill against him had
ever been given to him. He knew Col.
Neal had been furnished with his ac-
count by Capt. West6eld, butif he ever
paid it he knew nothing of it.
Capt. Westfeld was recalled to the
witness stand. In answer to questions
he said that Gov. Tilluan had worked
eight or ten acres Of rented land in and
near Columbia while governor. The
work was done by convicts and with
penitentiary stock. No charge for
either convict hire or the mules were
made against him on any Of the peni-
tentiary books. The governor paid for
the fertilizers used. This same thing
was done by Gov. Evans, and is now
being done by Gov. Ellerbe. No other
governors prior to Gov. Tillman had
ever done such thing. The pea vine
hay with which Gov. Ellerbc is cred.
tied on his account to the amount OF
$50, he said, was made on this small
Columbia farm Of his.
Capt. Westfeld corroborated the
statement of Mr.. Burrls that Col. Neal
had said just to let the account Of Gov.
Evans stand open and he would see
about it being paid. Turning to that
account he showed where credits to it
should have been given for lumber so
as to reduce it to sl91. That was the
amount Col. Neal had said to let go
over and he would see to its being paid.