The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-04
PENSION BOARD
OF CoIleton Comfy Presented by
the Grand Jury
FOB STOPPING CASES
Against Certain Part;hs Charged With
Pension Frauds, aud Jury Insists
Upon Trial OF All Persons
Charged With Illegally
Obtaining Pensions.
FOB STOPPING CASES

NuaESSQ WIu AlSSGli5
Obtaining Pe1siors.
A special dispatch from Walterborc
to The State says the grand jury
sprung sensation in court Thursday
morning when their preseltment was
read. They were not satisfied With
the course taken by the county board
OF psDsion fraud cases against G. W.
Ulmer, p N. Warn, G. J. Warn,
Henry pub!os, alias a. B. Warn, 50
they handed in the following present
ment.
's1he grand Jury were astourded
when information reached them that
certain cases known as pension fraud
cases, known az pension fraud cases,
.ere mol pressed b, the solicito-, but
they are aware that such acticn is In
the discretion of the prose cutting
officer and they csnnot interfere with
suc'l discretion. He has, however
given bis reasons therefor IS EN- DO
digd 10 the letter from G. G. Hend r
SOD, Stobo Z. Perry, B. G. Benton, J.
r. Polk and ". 3. Acksrman, NJ. ID
The grand jury are unable to find
from such letter that the parties sigo.
ing the same had any good reason for
their attior, which am onnts to NIL
fsasance In cfhce. They, therefore,
present the above named parties as
members cf the county board Of pen
sions for Colleton county, who s!gned
such letter, for malfeasnnc7 IN cf1ce
and name James E Peurifoy, q. D.
Padgett and L G. o 7ens as ma a-srisl
witnesses to prove the same, Uatii
conviction Of a crime they cln1ot be
presented for conpounding a feloay.
They present O. W. Ulmer, b. NJ.
Warn, G. J. Warn, Henry Dubois,
alias J. D1bois, alias A. B. Warn. for
fraud llent nissappropriaSion OF funcs
and forgery as alleged in the indict
nents DOW OF I, I'D il this court and
mol pacssed. And name as witnesses
those named OF back OF said indict
nelts and earnestly urge thatEew IN.
dictments be prepared against them.
Taey regret that they have no legal
grounds upon which to pretent the
solicitor, but as they see that be
needs assistance to properly present
che cases above referred to they r
q lest the co1rt taat it may au5hogi ze
5ne employmen OF some counsel learn
ed in the law to sid him."
(Signed) -. B. Dodd, Foreman"
At the conclusion OF the reading o!
this presentnent, Judge Dsntzer took
occasion to compliment Solicitor Jsr
vey on his ability and record as q law
yer aud sol;cisor, and to say that it
was not in MS province to appoint an
assistant to the solicitor, but that be
felt Mr.. Jer7ey would do his full duty
in the cases referrep 10.
Solicitor Jsrvey also stated to the
court that he had nc apology to make
for bis action in the case; thst the in
dictment was brought by the county
board OF pensions and he fully inten
ded the cases TO come up az this term
Of court until he received the com;
runicstion from the said board, and
On their re 9 lest be mol pressed these
cases. Puoiic sentiment Is against
the action taken by tie county boaro
and the solicitor, and approves the
action taken by the grand jury.
THE BOARDS LETTER.
1.-THE communication tron une pen
sion board which was read IN court
Monday, and on which the solicitor
based bis action as follows.
THE State VS.. O. W. Ulner, P. NJ.
V.rn, CD. Warn, Henry Dn6ois. alias
a. J. Daoois, alias A B. Warn, for
conspiracy:
"Walterbo-o, March I, 1905.
THE Hon. w. St. Julian Jerver,
Solicitor Ninth Ciruit,
Oar Doar Sir: We have already
requested OF you that all indictments
against G. j. Warn (No. in above
CASE be- mol pressed Internationally,
snd ne nov renew the REQUEST.
I'VE also request Of gou that upon
any payment OF s423 9S7 into the
State treasury for the beeeft OF pen
sions (recelpt to be produc7d), the
same being the amount legally OBJ
tanned and receipted for by The oShsi
three descendants above In pension
Gains Of Mrs. D. c. Crosby, Mrs. NJ
C. Drawdy, Mrs. @. S. Robihson, Mrs
A. J. Smith, Mrs Q. J. Crosby, Mrs
@. J. Varr and Ms. a. NJ. Warn, Wao
cannot be found in the county, anc
the paynent to the clerk OF curt o.
the cost Of this action (receipt also tt
producec) by any one or all OF the de
fendants above other than G. J. Varr
at such time as you may designate
that you do not mol pros this case il
it's entirety, it bsirg our opinion tina
the ends Of justice will then te suf6c
lent subserVed-
Yours most truly,
&c. G. Henderson, Chairman,
'sStobo E. Perry,
/ ''B. G. Benton,
81. T. Polk,
s'W. B Ackerman, NJ. D.,
pension B ard for Colleton County.
It will be remembered that thes
parties were charged With falsely oh
tsiniae over s4oo OF the pension mon
ey intended tor Confederate veteran
in the county by forging csrtai
names to FALSE af6daaits, which wer
presented as CLAIMS for pension:
Clerk OF Court 81. D. Pa6get 1eporte
th9t upon Investigation he found th2
no such parties existed, and he report