The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-25
SPEECHES STORY.
Greenyille's Defaulting Supervisor
Would Have Explained Had He
Lived.

Fee1nS tnaJ IN 1uSClce 70 the ITleHOS
Of the late Supervisor Speegle, the
public should be informed Of the lines
along which he would have been de-
Tended had death not prevented him
from standing trial, Attorney 3. II.
Shuman talked Of the investigation Of
the county's financial condition which
he has been conducting for several
months as Mr.. Speegle's legal adviser.
"It is too bulky to. be covered here"
said Mr.. Shuman last night, "but I
have an affidavit which explains in
detail the transactions with the Paris
Mountain Water Company in which It
is alleged Mr.. speegle failed to ac-
count for $3.50 received from Attor-
ney Ansel. This AFFIDAVIT gives an
idea Of just how all such transao-
tons would have been explained had
Mr.. Speegle lived. The Irregularities
are all due to bad bookkeeping, am
sure, and not to criminal motives"
The affidavit, which had never been
served, was signed by Mr.. Speegle
and is as follows:
Personally appeared before me J..
E. |Speegle, who being duly sworn,
says: That he is one Of the defend
ants in the above stated action. That
he is informed and believes that it has
bsen charged by Avery Patton, one
of the special commissioners appoint
ed to examine the Office of the county
supervisor of the said county Of
Greenville that he misappropriated
tht sum of twelve hundred and fifty
dollars paid him as such supervisor
by the Paris Mountain Water Com
pany. That he denies said charge.
That he received said money on the
18th day of December, 1902, and de-
posted it in the Peoples Bank Of
Greenville, S. c., on the same day that
he received it to his credit as county
supervisor, where he had some mon
ey deposited to his credit as county
supervisor, which money he had bor-
rowed from said bank as county su-
pervisor and left it there on deposit
until he should check on the same and
cause it to be drawn out in payment
Of claims against the county. That
he paid out said twelve hundred and
nifty dollars for county purposes, that
is, he checked it out to persons who
held claims against the county in pay
ment thereof. The following are the
names Of the persons to whom he paid
said twelve hundred and fifty dollars
with the exception of about twenty
six dollars, which he had in said bank
when said twelve hundred and fifty
dollars were deposited therein, and
the amount paid to each person is op-
posite his name:
(Here a list of names follows:)
The above was paid on presenta-
ton and endorsement Of the claims
by the claimants without any check
being drawn, being paid on the order
Of J. E. Speegle, but said claims will
be herewith shown to the court when
this affidavit shall be read to the
court.
The checks for the above amounts
with the endorsements of the persons
above named thereon were paid by
said Peoples bank, and said checks
Will be shown to the court when this
affidavit shall be read to the court.
That the above amount paid to J.
o. Speegle was paid to him to pay
for mules that had been bought for
tie county, the said J. o. Speegle
being entrusted to deliver the money
and pay some other expenses attach
ed.
That it cost the county four hun
dred and eighty dollars to build the
road for the building of which said
Paris Mountain Water Company paid
him said twelve hundred and fifty
dol, the county thus deriving a clear
profit therefrom.
That the Chick Springs Hotel Com
pany paid him one hundred dollars,
during year 1904, and he turned the
same over to the county treasurer of
said county May y, 1904.
That he is Informed and believes
that said Avery Patton charges also
that he misappropriated this amount.
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