The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-02
NC NJ DIGNliIS Ali, CHARGES.

All fcnnc:s About the Shortage in
hi%' Accounts Are Untruc-Hc
Wnnts Il Thorough Investigation.
Ihc state, > rd instant.
CuI w. \. Neal, superintendent of
the Siatc pcnlLrnLiary, returned to
Columbia late Tuesday night, after
spending Stone Time in Anderson on
personal and State business combined.
Ga account OF The snow storm, Col.
y IA Wa Kept indoors iOr five days at
tbs sisters nome and this DELAYED his
rcturE to this city. Whcn seen in re-
gard u matters IN which his official
rcCLltuuc has uCyn recently questioned,
Coz. \ !al talked freely IN Il gCu.ral
way.
He began hy saying the reports that
EG was short IN his accounts were all
rot aud totally untrue. He said that
when /, e otlicG is turned over to his
successor everything will be found to
bG rurtGCt hnl in perfect condition so
far is The accounts and management
are concerned. He invitcd Il full in
VrsGlght!ou and WAS glad that Il iegis-
I;.t!Vc committee has been appointed
iur tnnt purpose and he would aid them
III any wny possible. He stated that
n n,.u nUtuing whatever TO fear from
an uvc,tiEuvlun. The committee, he
"uad, has u0ty ono man on IL who voted
iOr nina, bat the members arc all fair,
Square inch and would do what was
right.
Col. Neal said he had had pleasant
task yesterday morning with his sue
ueaaur, Capt. Gritli;h, and it has becn
arr"ugod 2nat Coz. Neal should give up
!!tr ol)itG right after ,hu next dircc-
l"r,' meeting, which takes place
| March N5h.
| Coz, Neal said he would take great
pir">uro in giving Capt. Griffith all
! pJ,"lU!c Information about the institu-
| LtUn and It's workings and intended to
| 20 wilu Capt. Griffith to the State
! farms and explain everything. Hc
said that the only thing which was no;
II perfect order WAS one or two dams
% the DsSuuSsure and Reed farms,
which hNA ben ipj jlrcd by the recent
n|ah water III the WHtcrCe. The out
standing couIr :cto, ne said, ere al
"Ncrtirnt, ANA Capt. Grilith's ) admins
trAtiOn 0urh! TO be very successful.
| Got. Veal expressed his friendly feel
! iug, towards Capt. Griffith several
| tlnlcS.
| Gov. Neal remarked that he had held
| -"r Ii iJc iur six years, which was about
a. t"na- rs any man ever held it, and he
- 10 NOT Ht All disgruntlcd Az his defeat
nor has he any feelings Of Resentment
towards those who opposed him. lie
| expects to 20 back to his farm near
lIa5i"y, retire frO,h rOtit!cS and en-
| icuvur 10 regain bis health. His family
| viii leave Tor thClr nome near Easily
GA Saturday. Coz. 'Nnul will go "ltn
| them and return in IL lew days.
| The )int icGialatlv investigating
| "a
the pcnitentiary. The members nrt
Senators Livingstone aud HAY and
X representatives Stevenson, Patton and
! Mellow. Mr.. Stevenson Is cnairman
| DY the vUtO OF the cOmmlttCr. The
committees hcaru ~ 8tatuuunt from MIR
| II. j. CunninShHm ChH!rlnan Of the
| beard OF directors, aud clNCICu Mr.
John Taylor, formerly Of tnO State
trGilsur&r's Uilicc, as TIN II expert to rX
anime .hc books OF Lhc pGnlLuntiary.
MIR. rIy Tor VIZ. authorized 10 begin
At one" aud will investigate everything
from The bcginn!ng to the end Of Col
y cafS administration a. supGrintcn
dent.
Tnc committee will meet next or
March S,h at L. O'Clock, when the cX
pert Is expected - max" at least Il par
Oinl report upOh tNu cuadiJion Of affairs
| NC iHStHHSS " "il' o|pP III Sbu tno rep
rreputatiVcS OF tho press anu all Others
are AZ liberty to po present during tho
session. L. .S pc$5lUtr tnat the work
Of taking testimony will begin at thi:
tinr.
| Air. Stevenson, tho chairman, stated
that the committee had merely starteG
The work yesterday and no action WA:
tAt.cn nor WAS Anything brought be
tore tNCm except the statement Of Mr
CanujnguIm, which it Is not deemed
pradHnt 10 make public 81 this t!mo.
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