The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-29

Have you laundry at the penlten-
tiary. if so, how long and who operates
it,"
Yes, there has been a laundry there
for two or three years and the work IN
it is done by convicts.
Who have their laundering done
there:
convicts, of course.
"Whom do you mean by the Off
GERS
From the superintendent down.
You mean the superintendent per
sonally?"
Yes, and his family.
".Are there any places Of amusement
inside the penitentiary, such as a bill
lard room?"
YES there is pool table.
''Who uses that table?
4 have, and other members Of the
guard
. s.What was the object of such a
ROOM
The object Of placing that there
was to furnish some amusement to in
duce the guards to stay in at night
while of duty.
Where did the pool table come
FROM"
From the asylum.
rs there a room fixed up for it:
well, it's not so well fixed up but 1t
will do to play game Of pool IN.
How long has it been operated?
Three years.
Does that belong to the renitentiary
outfit
Yes. l suppose the penitentlary
would claim it now.
Il don't see mention Of it in the re-
port, as fixtures or anything of the
sort, said Mr.. Stevenson. Then he
asked:
"Hava you any furniture or cabinet
makers?
Yes, sir: very good one, Napoleon
Laval.
How long has he been in the peni-
tentiary?
Three or four years.
Does he do anything besides make
furniture?
Yes he does lots Of carpenter work,
such as keeping up the place and max
ing repairs.
when he is up with that work he
makes furniture?
Yes, sir.
What is done with the furniture he
makes?'
We'll, some of it has been sold.
can't tell just where or to whom.
you can't give US any definite In
fo1mation?"
''Mr. Stevenson, if you will tell me
what you are driving at or trying to find
out I will tell you all | know"
1T has been reported to US that state
officers and prominent men have been
given furniture. Now give US the
names Of as many of those men as you
can
There's Mr.. Cugningham, chairman
of the board Of directors, he got book
case; Mr.. Garris, he got one or two
pieces Of furniture, washstand and a
bedstead." ;"
''Yes, and bookcase and tool chest,
added Mr. Garris, ''but I have paid for
them.
Mr.. Tatum-"Did l get anything?'
Not that I remember"
Capt. Westfeld contipued-''Maj.
Tompkins, secretary Of state, got
something, bookcase l think. MIR.
Hardy got q couple Of tables, | think i
was, made. l don't believe there is
anybody else in here who got any,
thing.
did Col. Neal get any furniture?"
;'Yes, I can name few things he got.
He also had bookcase made, had a
bedstead made, and several small ia
bles."
Mr.. Patton-'When you said these
people got these things do you mean
they were bought
Eyes, most Of them, but some Of
them were not paid for, and it was
pretty we'll understood when they went
out that they were not to be paid for.
There were some things that | didn't
much think would be paid for"
''Were these articles in every In
stance charged up?"
''No, might have overlooked charg.
ing up certain things.
''Who board at the institution out.
side of the convicts?'
''The guards, the clerk and physician
eat dinner there, the superintendent
occasionally, and the board of directors
stay there when they are in session.
"Has there been any great iufux Of
visitors there from time to timer
Eyes, there have been more visitors
since Col. Meals administration than
before. >
"Were there rooms where these peo.
pie might sleep?"
''Yes, the board of directors sleer
there.
"Does il cost much in the way Of
supplius to board these visitors?"
IF it was summed up in dollars and
cents it wouldn't amount to much.
The fare is sufficiently attractive tc
induce them to stay?'
''Yes, its better than paying hotel
bills.
"We notice in the reports transac,
tions in wood and coal. Is it custom.
ary to deal in them"
No, but when parties run out Of
coal sometimes we let them have it.
We have supplied the city waterworks
at times when they ran out, and few
others.
Il notice here Gov. Ellerbe is charg,
ed with wood and coal to the amount
af s246. 60"
''Yes, we have sold the governor his
coal and wood"
DID Col. Neal get his wood and coal