The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-15

aunt the none: ucDoSlicts II! tie Dunk
for it. The cotton WIS delivered 1t
Piedmont and 'rlzer and sold by. YOU
at both places. and the money deposit
cd in the Farmers and Merchants
bank"
81 beg yoli" pardon. One draft was
on the Bank OF Anderson. replied Mr..
Watson.
"AnyIlow, the money was deposited
in your name in the bank and then and
there paid ont by me for expenses. Mr..
Ragsdale got his salary right in yoHr
prcsencco'
"No, he wasn't there. Nobody was
there but You and me and it was dis
tinctly understood when that note was
given
"What notc.''
"That note you are talking about.
Tlatl w;ls TO sell the cotton myself
and take out the first payment and pay
you for that note on convict hire.
-"NO, sir.
"Ln accordance with tAat we had the
settlement.
"Now, Bolton. You know that the
balance OF that cotton crop aside from
what went to pay you that year was
paid out that day in town TO Dick, Tom
and Harry for expenses Of making that
crop and that no part OF it was paid 10
me as superintendent OF the penlten-
tialy.
"Will you say that that WAS not cred
tied to you at the Farmers and Mer-
chant bank to your individual account
on that day."
LAS superintendent,
II don't know how you deposited it
but 70 your individual account.
II know got the balance OF the
money after paying you, but ! didn't
get it to pay any claim here and it was
not to go for that purpose at all, con-
cluded Col. Neal.
Pressed to state whether Oh not he
had given the receipt Col. Neal said
that it looked very much like his sig
nature. He cOuldD' remember having
given the receipt, but didn't deny it.
. He explained about the Ragsdale
notes. He said they were given to
keep from bothering MIR. Watson. The
Ragsdales were working on salary and
were in no way responsible for the hire
of convicts, though they had given
their notes
Asked If the board knew about him
taking the Ragsdale notes, he replied:
"NO, the board didn'tknow anything
about it,
After some other questioning it was
brought out that in every other case
the board knew the terms of the cor
tracts and the notes which were carried.
He said that these notes were not
secured bya honda as is usually the case,
but that was because Mr.. Watson Was
IL responsible party and good for the
convict hire.
IF the Ragsdales are notrcsponsiDle
parties and were not interested in the
matter why did YOU take their notes"
"Tokeep from bothering Mr.. Waston
and because the money was needed"
answered Col. Neal.
Later on the management of the farm
was reverted to and after number OF
questions Col. Neal finally admitted
that he was to look after the payment
of notes for convict hire used in work
ing it.
The draft on J. S. Fowler for $500
under date Of Dec. 9, 1S9J. was shown
Col. Neal. He said he had gotten the
money and had had it charged to him
self for travelling expenses. He kept i
memorandum OF his travelling expenses
and settled with the State at the end
of each year. The settlement for 1897
and 1898 for travelling expenses was
now pending. The boollkeeper had
nothing to do with the matter except
ut the end of the year.
Attention WAS called To the soc
which he had used for travelling
Ses and it WAS pointed our that it was
collected in 1905 and should. therefore.
aOpcar on The books with his settle
mcnt with the bcol1llccpcr.
When the $500 WAS received he lie
posted it in the bank to his personal
account. At thar time he did not know
whether the pcnltcntiarl- wa> due him
for travelling expenses or he due the
.pcnitcntiary for having overdlawil for
travelling expenses.
1t appeared from wIla, was asked
and answered thai Col. Neal had COZ
lcctctl this $500 and used If. he says. tto,,.
travelling expenses. but that so far Us
anyone knew it had never appeared or
the books.
This concllided the testimony for the
ayand 1T 5:}0 o'clock the committee
adjourned To meet 1T 1920 o'clock this
morning.
CoLuNslA, $. G.. March lo.-Up 10
the present time the specific claims of
the tho State against Colonel Neal, as su-
pcrintcnlcn1. arc us follows:
Cooley and Fowler Dee 9th. 1895. $500.
,. Money collected from W. g. Ham
mond Nov. 25th. 1926. $500.
used by Neal on his farms in 1897. So,-
$3.50
/. c. w. Ragsdalc's similar note for
labor used BY Neal on his place in 1896,
S22,012s.47.
5. Conyicthire for 1858 for labor used
by Neal, $4,000.
Q. ", ", Russell's note, endorsed by
Neal as superintendent. and for which
the bank holds the State liable, 5000.
:. To balance of 81 .3352 % collected OF
Coolcy& Fowler and W. e. Hammond.
February "a 1897. deposited to personal
credit of Colonc! Ncala and reported fov
credit, S539a5.
$. Cash received of j. j. E'retwcli for
oats ami not accounted for. S3S,.11.
8. Check given by Colonel Neal to
balance Watson account for 1891 and
still unpaid and carried rs cash SIP.
Total S10,101.56
COLUMBIA, S. C.. March l3.-lnterest
was added to the pcnitentiarv nvesti-
CATION to-day by the finding an un-=
paid and unchanged cl;sim for 10000
brick which the pcnitentiarE had fur
nisllctl to Senator ETillman in 1925 This
added new phascto the investigation,
and much time was given to it.
LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK T. CHENEY makes oath tnat he is he