Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-05

that he never. had but one occount
with the Farmers Bank as Treas
urSr, and that this was his de-
IspNsit account. He knows that this
account balanced TO a cent, and
that he has never questioned this
account for Que cent. He knows
that on this account there was
meyer credited anything except the
'mnnay which he brought to the
bank, or which some other officer
deposited to his credit aa Treas
urer. He knows that he has re-
ceiv"d credit for every cent of this
and he has nevrr questioned this
one time. H. further knows that
nothing has over been charged
against this account except his
own checks signed by him. He
has had statements every time be
has called for Such promptly, and
has had his checks surrendered to
him. He has never questioned this
account. If this is not true, let him
show it.
He attempts to taxi advantage
of the fact that the Cashier sur
rendered to him warrants that the
Farmers Bank had paid for him
without stamping the name of the
bank ON he back of the warrants,
by saving that YOU must show that
you paid these warrants now. The
Cashier has shown that the baLk
paid The warrants by presenting
lhtm to The Treasurer with the
mama of the payce on the back.
The Treasurer has proved that the
Cashier Of the Farmers Bank has
paid these warrants by giving to
the Cashier of the Farmers Bank
his check for tn. amount of these
warrants from time to time. The
warrants were never delivered to
him, the Treasurer, except in his
office. Ii these are not the facts let
the Treasurer show the contrary
[ adm t that The Cashier should
have t.ken he precaution to
stamp he uame of the bank on.
th.. bacs Of the warrants. The
Cashi-r sa 5 this now. He says
hat he thou 5ht he was furnishing
list Of The warrants and sur
rendering The warrants and as il
was nec a., to stamp the name
of the ha:ik he did not do it. As
soon IS fou..d that the Cashier
was quitting This pr caution, al
once ca..>l his attention TO it.
Taxing a,,vlntsgn OF this omission
is all the ella m the TREASURER has
against the Farmers Bank. In
taking Advantage Of this ha inn
peaches his competeLcy 10 add up
a LIST q iisllres such asaay school
boy OF IL sears cnu'd aid, and he
admits o. ccnvicts himself of
giving ch h'cks when lie did not
know va! he VS. doing. This is
to> thin. Mho canaot see through
a.?
Th FL N RS Bank ba, be II al
stated !.:,rvals examined by ex-
prrts os 10 thu c>rrac' ness of its
accounts before any bank. exami-
ner was arpoint,l hy Sonth Caro-
lima. aud iho o experts haze yiu-
dicated it's methods and b ,oks aud
accou ats. These examina ions hay-
been mada besidrs the examina-
tions made BY ifs directors. Now
since all banks are examlued by
a state officer, let him and his
records show, if the Farmers Bank
has not all up-tu-date system Of
keeping it's accounts. Let him show
if the Farmers Bank is not as con-
serva!ively managed rs any bank
| in EdgeGeld County. He oughtto
be better authority than a Treas
urer Pattison.
DR.. Pattison charges .ne with
heing responsible for his suspen-
sion from Office. The records brand
this as untrue The records state
that he was removed upon the re-
port of the Comptroller made TO
the Governor that his clerks had
checked up the Treasurer in Sep
tember and found him short. I did
report to the Governor that the
Treasurer had refused to allow the
Grand Jury Committee to examine
his vouchers Oh the 3rd day of
October, and asked the Governor
if he could put the Committee in
possession of the Treasurer's
vouchers. He replied that we
would have to apply to the Court
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