The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-09-01
PAID FOR JOBS.
Members of the State COnstabu-
larry Bought Places.
SENSATIONAL TALK.
The Names Of Prominent Gentlemen In
Public Life In South Carolina Fig.
lire In Dlspensary Investigation
on Hearsay Testimony
Before Committee.

on Hearsay Testimony
Before Committee.
In the disponsary examination In
Columbia on Thursday Division Chief
FAINT, of the constabulary force, made
some Sensational statements. A good
deal Of 1t was hearsay, and this Is un-
fortunate, but perhaps III ia just as
well fer everything to come out, al
though hearsay evidence Is often en-
barrassing and proves utterly ground.
less Mr.. FAINT, in his evidence, gave
tho distinct impression that certain
parties in Spartanburg were regularly
bartering positions on the cOnstabu-
larry force, from the smallest to the
highest position.
He said 1t was reported that Mr..
William MCGOWAN, Of that city, was
credited with having regular con-
stabulary mill and that he had the
record Of % men who had arranged
with Mr.. MCGOWAN to get jobs on the
constabulary, and that the offers for
the positions ranged all the way from
$40 to $500, and that at one time
when his position was In jeopardy he
had Toland offer Mr.. MCGOWAN 5000
for the position Of division chief, but
this was done merely to gain time to
puncture the scheme, and that he
never intended paying a cent for his
position, but that he wished to ex
pose the affair.
He then went on to say he reported
the entire matter to Governor Nc.
Sweeney, and that he was retained In
his position, but that Governor Nc.
Sweeney could not expose the atflir,
and that then he appealed to Mr.. Geo
E. Prince, and later on to Senator
Tillman, to expose the fair, and, he
said, he offered them the evidence.
Senator Tillman wrote him that he
had turned the matter over to Col.
James IL. Tillman, but that nothing
came OF the repeated efforts tO secure
publicity.
Again he testified that he had told
MIR. McGoWan one day that he was
very much annoyed by persons asking
him for jobs on the force. Capt. Nc
Gowan had told him to turn all such
applicants over to him and he would
,Itske them of Capt. Fsnt's hands
The grim old chief then narrated with
evident satisfaction that he had In
writing the names Of % persons who
had applied for places through Nc
Gowan and the amounts paid by each.
He had a record Of the circum.
stances. Mr.. MCGOWAN was running
the mill up there, he explained, but
he had q helper down here In Colum-
b!a. Private's places on the force
we're going at $25, and for the place
OF chief the bids were from $3.50 to
$500" Capt. FAINT then continued
that he wrote to Gov McSweeney,
giving him all OF this information.
The III treatment Of myself which
had been going on for long time was
stopped then," he declared, and l
was given enough men to enforce the
law"
Mr.. Fant said that the claim was
made In Spartanburg that Mr. Nc.
Gown had worker In Columbia, and
finally, when pressed + name who this
worker was alleged to be, said that It.
was merely heresay, but that the name
used was that OF Mr.. U. X. Gunter,
IT,, then assistant Attorney General.
MIR. FAINT did not know that any one
had ever paid for position on the
constabulary or that 1t had been got.
ten through the alleged mill in Spar
tanburg, but that he was prepared to
show that % men had taken the mat
ter up.
Mr.. FAINT fnrther alleged that it was
reported to him that Ohief Howie paid
8275 to Chief Clerk w. w. Harris for
his position, and that William Gross
, alleged that he paid 1925 to get on
the county board OF control. These
matters will be heard from and the
other side presented. Mr.. Fant and
Mr. Seay testified that they had given
$50 and $40 each to Mr.. Dillingham;
for alleged expenses In connection with
the candidacy Of Governor Hayward
In the primary.
/ Mr.. FAINT and Mr.. Seay stated that
they paid Mr.. Dillingham; this money
on what they understood to be the
representation that Mr. Dillingham;
had spent over 81 900 In the election
OF Governor Hayward and that they
were asked to share in that ex pense
They both stated that IL was volun.
l cary Offering on their part but that
} 1T was With the understanding that IL
1 was to pay election expenses.
JOE SiGAY TESTIFIES.
Joe Seay, an constable who's
. name bad been mentioned before, was
. next put up. He explained the pistol
incident referred to by Capt Dllllng.
! ham. He was trying to buy pistol
r There was nothing crooked In the
0 transaction, he declared When Hey
ward was running for governor, he
had gone out and worked for him be
cause Russell G Affney had told him tt
90 ahead and work hard for Heywart
: and after the election Mr.. Dillinghan
), would pay him. He hnd favored Gov
= Hayward anyway. Mr.. Dillingham;
o gave him So for his days work at thu
:, polls the first primary. He met Mr.
y Hayward that same day and was ask
q = ed to work In the second primary III,
= = had carried all but three votes out 0
lO7 at his box for Hayward in the sec
= Ond primary.
MIR. Dillingham; had then offered
aim ID position on the constabulary
Witness said he didn't want the Job
"a but afterwards concluded that II ther
O was certainty OF getting the job h
n would take 1T. Dillingham; then tol,
. htm to go home, rent his place anC
!, move TO town. lie complied and Will
a others waited In Spartanburg to &c
v jobs with Dlllingham's assistance. Ill
r had waited and waited until he got II
n debt for rent and rations and had 20
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