The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-08-14
THE BEAUVO|R MATTER
IS FURTHER DISCUSSED
Friends of the MatOn Are Indignant and Deny Charges But
The Old Veterans Confirm Some of Them.

I against the management were
consistent with the facts. Thei
replies and comment were ir
every case to the same effect.
1t was good home, they were
very well treated, they had good
clean rooms and clean beds
they had no cause to grumble
yet there was some foundation
for the charges made. Some
things were not as they should
be. There were about seventy
of them in the Home. The food
was good. 1t was very plain
and one or two said there was
not the variety there should be.
Was ii true that the negro ser
wants lived better than the sol
diers? "Yes," several of them
answered, "that was a fact"
"We have mush and milk for
supper" said one of the inmates,
"and | have been in the kitchen
after supper and seen the negroes
eating ham, Others were OF
the impression that the negroes
Jared better than the soldiers
and had about everything they
wished. Sometimes they were
a little imprudent, especially
toward some of the weaker old
men. However, the most of the
soldiers would not stand for inn
pudence from them and they
protected the weaker men. The
servants were changed often.
The thing that they were most
exercised about was the contri-
button box which is placed in the
home, the soldiers state with
the understanding that such
money as was put into it was to
be given to the old men for their
own use. None of them have
ever received any of this money,
according to their statements,
and they do not know what use
has been made of it. At one
time last winter two old Yankee
soldiers put in the box S15. They
saw it put in, and the Yankees
'em arked that they wished to
cave something for the boys.
None of them ever received this |
money and they do not know
what became of it. They could |
lot say that they had ever seen
he box opened or money taken
rom it. They stated that during
he winter there was a consider
Ible sum put in every month.
)ne man had remarked that he
would like to rent the box for
80 a month, as he believed he
would make money during the
winter months. Ii the money
'ut in the box was not for the
lse of the old men, then they
'elieved that those who contrib
ted should not be given to
Understand that the money went
D them. They had no money
yer except what they got from
he outside.
Yes, it was true that if they
yanted TO have a shirt starched
hey were compelled to pay ex-
"a for this.
Pigs were raised on the place
nd they knew that some of them
ad been sold. They told of
pecific instances. Yet they had
ork in the winter when it was
{ to kill. None of them knew
nything of pig having been
ccidentally drowned and after
ards cooked and served to the
oldiers. !,
Did they ever receive fruits, .
sliies or other delicacies from
le u. ID. c.? As to this they
ere all of the opinion that such
had been sent to the !,
ONE. but they had never gotten
ny of them. Asked if these
id not go to the hospital, they
aid they did not see how SO /,
luch could have been consumed
! the hospital oy few sick peo-
lie. Were not these good things
srved TO them at times, say on ;,
)ecial occasions, was asked. +
o, they could not remember =
yer receiving any of them. One f
AN had helped haul box from ! !
le depnt. It must have WEIGH q