The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-04
Col. Neal's Bondsmen.

COLUMBIA, Sept. Gas eIOFcCdSIctl
in the News and Courier this morning.
the whole shortage OF Col. Neal, so far
as he has been criminally responsible,
has been paid up by his bondsmcn.
Col. Jones sent his check yesterday,
and Mcssrs. W. Scott Pope and PHI.
Haltiwangcr settled up to-day.
AS stated, they paid their proportion
ate shares of S2,s13.41. 1t WAS expected
that some official statement could be
obtained to-day as to who lost the re-
maindcr, makingup the total of S11, 900.
But for good reasons the exact figures
have not been given out just yet,
awaiting probably Col. Meals promised
visit Saturday or Monday, when he
says he will be ready to arrange the
whole matter.
So far as that is concerned the matter
has been arranged by his bondsmen,
and the only question is how much the
State has lost by his acceptance OF bad
notes. which were in some instances
discounted, but the proceeds OF which
the Penitentiary got.
In round numbers the State will lose
about $4,000, the Carolina Bank about
S5,5OO. These two items, in connection
with the amount the bOndsmcn have
paid, do not make up the full amount,
but other smaller items. which either
the State or the bank will lose. will be
fully shown when an official statement
is made of all transactions as learned
from the very volnmlnous report OF the
investigating committee.
Uc T,.t MI oo,,oc l,oroi and noyS IN
what he is due and the rest OF the
amount lost by reason OF his bad busl-
ness Judgment, it will be accepted.
But attorney General BellinGcr wi u not
accept any amount with which TO re,
imbursc bondsmcn. Col. Neal Will
have to pay that to them personally.
One Of the interesting features OF the
whole matter is Il check received Dy
Mr.. Bcllinger from Senator Tillman IN
settlement of the amount due by HIM.
The check was for S109.W and was
drawn on the Carolina National Bank
of this city. The check was turned
over to Superintendent Griffith. OF the
Pcpi.untiary. who receiptcd III full Tor
the amount due.
Before the check was sent Senator
Tillman had some correspondence with
Attorney General Bellinger. He said
that the charge Of S19 against him as
made by the committee was for convict
work done around the fences and
grounds OF the Executive Mansion.
This he did not believe he ought to pay
and Mr.. Bcllingcr agreed With HIM on
this point.
AS to the brick he got from Col. Neal,
the Senator said he was charged So per
thousand, while the market price on
the day he received them, in Augusta,
was S4 per thousand. Mr.. Bellingcr
found this to be fact and charged
him 81 per thousand, plus the freight.
which amounted to S12.
Senator Tilllnan also paid for oats
received from Col Neal, which did not
appear on the books, and which he ac-
llnowledged that he had gotten, but
that Neal had never sent him bill,
though asked to do so. At the market
price at the time the oats were worth
SIG.
The committee found that Senator
Tillman owned SILT and Il few cents.
Taking off the S24 for the two items
mentioned, that would leave him owing
S93. But at tho Senator's suggestion
MIR. Bcllingcr added SIG to that, max
ing the amount S109.O6.
Nobody else Of all those who got
desks, hat racks, etc, have sent IN
checks for what they owe and the
b0ndsmen arc going to call on them to
nav mn. They do not like the idea Of
paying for furniture Just: TOR the tIin Oh
the thing and allow other people to
use it,
1t is also likely that hir. j. J. Fret
we'll, of Anderson, will be asked to pay
np S3S7.11. lie got some oats iron Col.
Neal, as superintendent, but ut the m
stance Of Col. Neal charged it to hls
account with Mr.. Fretwcll. Of course
Mr.. Frctwcll is in no waya party TO
the fraud, but having confidence III
Col. Neal, thought it would be settled
with the Penitentiary. AS 1T was not,
it is said that be can be held legally
responsible for the amount.
In the statement OF Col. Jones APP
pears the amount OF SG:}S.2? for COM
missary supplies obtained by Co!. Neal
during six years. The present bonds
men have only been on the bond for
four years, and they believe that Il re-
bate should be allowed them Tor what
was taken during the two years they
were not on the bond Col. Jones
called on the Attorney General About
this matter this morning, but the AZ
torncy General held that, while ''siX
years" were mentioned. that period
covering the period OF the inycstiSa,,
ton. the books really showed that all
of this official misconduct occurred
within the four years for which bonds
men arc responsible. Taking it at an
average it would be only about 500
q year, or about S35 for each OF the
bondsmcn, and they will not kick at
that.-Ncws and Courier.
Last June there graduated from