The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-26

Governor and Chairman"
"P. S.--Mr. Unkefer informs me
that until surrendered his surety bond
! is costing him $1,000 per month"
Upon receipt of this letter from you
| rccOllect that gave you orally my
Official opinion. rs attorney general.
that as said action of said commission
was final and conclusive as to said con-
tractors having performed their con-
tract tto secure the performance OF
which said surety bond had been given
10 yau as chairman OF said comlnis
sion), said contractors were entitled to
the return Of the bond; ard further
action by the commission being un-
necessary, / advised you TO surrender
said bond to the contractors With an
endorsement thereon signed by YOU
which ! dictated.
Very respectfully.
G.. Duncan BellinSer.
That at the request of said cX-GoVer-
nor NJ. u. McSweoney dcponcnt pasted
the original OF the foregoing letter,
written by eN-Attorney General G
Duncan Bcllinger to cX-Governor NJ.
B. McSweency, in the back of the min
ute book of the commission for the
completion of the State house, SO as 10
preserve In writing the evidence of the
reasons and circumstances under
which said NJ. y. McSwecncy while
governor surrendered said bond to said
contractors, McIlvain. Unliefcr co.
That subsequent To deponents said
examination the secretary or Steno-
graphcr Of said committee requested de-
ponent TO give him access Ia the rec
OrdS of the commission, for the COM
pletion of the State house. for the uur-
pose OF said Secretary's comparing and
verifying with said original records
said secrctary's copies of portions
thereof. TO be used i'll said Joint com
mittce report. That ut this time de-
ponent called the attention OF said clerk
or stenoSraphcr 10 said origina! letter
from eN-Attorncy-Genera l3ellinEer to
Ex-Governor NJ. B. McSweeney, pasted
as before stated, in the back o! said
minute book, and requested said clerk
OF, said committee 10 take Il copy OF said
lette.' and show il to the chairman
OF said joint committee, thinking that
said chairman might desire To use said
letter. as il contained Il statement by
eN-Attorney General Bcllingcr OF i'm
portant facts III reference to the sur
render Of the said bonds to the said
contractors To NJ. Il. McSwecney. up-
on which matter deponent had been eX-
amncd
That said secretary or stenographer
of said joint committee did make and
take with him a copy of said letter.
which letter did not appear in said
joint committees report TO the legis-
lature
Sworn to before me this 10th day of
February, 1904.
Lewis W. Haskell
Notary Public for South Carolina.
ENHIBlT +.
state of South caroina-County OF
Richland.
Personally appeared before me, Joe
b. GarfunlSel, who, being duly sworn.
says that he was summoned az . VT
ness by the committee investigating
the work upon the State house, and
that Whom he appeared and gave his
/ testimony Senator j. @. Marshall was
present in the room. Deponent fur
ther swcars that he was present in the
State house when the contract for the
! work on the State house was let, and
| knows that it was the general under
! standing among the bidders that the
! junk removed from the building i'll
4 doing the work provided in the plans
and specifications Of Frank p. Milburn
would so to the contractors: deponent
| is peculiarly qualified to know this
| fact because lie wished to buy this
junk, and talked about ii to every one
of the bidders whom lie met
Deponent flTther swears that prior
| TO The letting OF the contract Tor the