The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-30
PAID FOR JOBS.
Members of the State Constabu'
larry Bought Places.
SENSATIONAL TALK.

SEN> TALK.
The Names Of Prominent Gentlemen il
, Public Life in South Carolina Fig
ure in Dispensary Investigation
on Hearsay Testimony
Before Committee.
In the dispensary examination IN
Cciun5ia on Thursday Division Chief
FAINT, OF the conStabulary toEce, made
some sensational sta asemen:s. A good
deal Of 1t was hearsay, and this is un-
fortunate, bus perhaps it Is just as
we'll for everything to cone out, al.
though heassay evidence is often en-
barrassing and proves utterly ground.
less. Mr.. Fant, in bis evidence, gave
the distinct impression that certain
parties in Spartanburg were regularly
bartering positions on the constabu-
larry force, from the smallest to the
highest position.
| BE said it 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
500 to $500, and that at one time
when his position was in jeopardy he
had Tolsnd offer MI. MCGOWAN $500
for the position Of division Chief, but
this was done merely TO gain time to
puncture the scheme, and that he
never intended paying cent for his
position, but that he wished to ex-
pose the affair.
he then went on to gay he reported
the entire matter to Governor Nc
Sweeney, and that be was retained in
his position, but that Governor Nc
Sweeney could not expose the affair,
and that then be appealed to Mr.. Geo.
E. Prince, and later on to Senator
Tillman, to expose the affair, and, be
said, he offered them the evidence.
Senator Tillman wrote him that he
had turned the matter over to Col.
James q. Tillman, but that nothing
came OF the repeated efforts to secure
publicity.
Again be testified that he had tcla
Mr.. MCGOWAN one day that be was
very much annoyed by persons asking
him for jobs on the force. Cspt. Nc
Gowan had told him to turn all such
applicants ever to him and be would
take them off Capt. Fant's hands.
The grim old Chief then narrated with
evident satisfaction that be had In
writing the names OF % persons who
had applied tor places through Nc
Gowap and the amounts paid by eacn.
He had a record Of the circun-
stances. MI. MCGOWAN was running
the mill up there" he explained, but
be had helper down here in Colum-
bsa. Private's places on the force
were going at s25, and for the place
Of chief the bids were from $3.50 to
$780," Capt. Fant then continued
that be wrote to Gov. McSweeney,
giving him all Of this information.
The i'll treatment Of myself which
had been going on for Z long time was
stopped then," he declared, and I
was given enough men to enforce the
law
Mr.. FAINT said that the claim was
made in Spartanburg that Mr.. Nc
Gown had a worker In Columbia, END
finally, when pressed to name who this
worker was alleged to be, said that 1t
was merely heresay, but that the name
used was that OF MI. q. x. Gunter,
Jr., then assistant Attorney General.
Mr.. Fant did not know tnat any one
had ever paid for position on the
constabulary OF that it had been got
ten through the alleged mill in Spar
tanburg, but that be was prepared to
show that % men had taken the mat
ter up.
Mr.. FAINT fnrther alleged that it was
reported to him that Chief HoWie paid
s275 to Chief Clerk W. W. Harris for
his position, and that William Gross
alleged that he paid s125 to get on
the county board OF control. These
mstters will be heard from and the
other side presented. MI. FAINT 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.. Fant and MI. 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 expense.
They both stated that it was Volun-
5ary Offering on their part but that
1t was with the understanding that it
was to pay election expenses.
JOE sEAY TESTIFIEs.
Joe Ssay, an ex- constable who's e
name tad been mentioned before, was
next put up. He explained She pistol
Incident referred to by Capt. Dllling-
hSn. He was trying to buy a pistol.
There was nothing crooked In the
transaction, he declared. When Hey
sard was running for governor, be
had gone out and worked for him be-
cause Russell GAffney had told him to
20 ahead aud work hard for Hayward
and after the election Mr.. Dillingham;
would pay him. he had favored Gov,
Hayward anyway. Mr.. Dillingham;
gave him So for bis days work at the
, polls the first primary. He net Mr..
Hayward that same day and was ask
. ed to work in the second primary. He
bad carried all but three votes OUT OF
lO7 at his box for Hayward in the sec.
ond primary.
Mr.. Dilllnghaoo had then offered
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