The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-21

Cnnsty Treasurer Lee his check on
~ samter Savings Bank for S2.500.
a. aet amount paid to him on March
~. nss7. by n. y. Hardy and r.. L.
yrght sreties on the bond of
0sorgs washington Murray. former
cDnsressman, convicted forser and
fugItivs from the state. Clerk of
0Dun Parrott handed the check to
Trsasurer Lee and took his receipt
hnbrncor IN the presence of Supervisor
0en1s and several others. and every
aAAns In connection with this much
Aiscussed phase Of the celebrated
9Errsy cass In now calm and serene.
n9r. Parrott In explanation of his
GAnure TO pay over this money to
fssasurer Lee Immediately upon Its
ssceipt By him on March rs, 1907.
ooA~ Substantially. the following
aeasznsut
When . check for sa.5oo was de-
u1versd 10 him by Mr.. H. J. Hardy,
4hnf gentleman remarked to him that
ehs cheek was drawn on the Sumter
2nsnngs Bank and asked II II could
"a bs arranged to let the money re-
rzuaSn on deposit In that bank.
Il replied" said Mr.. PARROT. "that
= enuld not do that without Mr..
Ussne's consent. To which Mr.. Hardy
rspssd. see Bill. I think II will be all
eighR with him."
CUnsinsins his explanation, Mr..
Rwrott said that. In pursuance Of this
oonv~rsation ne Immediately hunted
- Supervisor scale. told him ne had
psolsetsd the Murray bond and stated
1GR. Marby's request.
~. Scale replied that Il would be
novDeabss TO him for the money to
suwsasn sn deposit In the Sumter Saw
Qngs Bank sntli tho county needed II.
-, Hnrrott. then said to Mr.. Scale
eAat ne would put the money In that
oonk and asked that ne. Scale. let
- know when II was wanted. He
1spssitel the check to his credit an
C1Drk Of Court. and this money has
eDSnAinsd IN the Sumter Savings Bank
onn1lnuously from that date. March
-, 1ses. 20 this day. which fact II
esrtinsd - by Mr.. Geo. L. Ricxer.
1nnhicr of said hank. who today fur
e1Shsd hr. Parrott with written
uGntsmsut 20 thst effect. Mt PARROT
nys hshad not paid over the money to
3fsasursr Lee because he was never
onked Tor n by Supervisor Scale or
0cD.srwise noesned that Il was needed
~ me county. He freely admits that
80 made . mistake In agreeing to
ltd the money . day after II came
- his hands. but should have paid
aw~ to County Treasurer Lee I'm
ansdlase,y.
~ is clearly evident that Mr.. Par
rott has received no beneft from the
trsnsactioa and that the only benefit
thst mas injured to any one has been
% t1ss bank. which has had the use
- 31.sse of county money for eight
~pn months. The county has been the
rsssv by being deprived Of the use of
thb money. for during the period that
this money was on deposit the county
has had 20 borrow money from the
smiling Fvnd Commission and pay
Hutervxt ON the same. This money
uhouid have been turned into the
county treasury on March rs. 1907.
and the records show that on April
~. 1897. the county borrowed Sf5.-
oee from the Sinking Fund Commits
sSCn and In August OF the same year
smother loan was obtained from The
same source. This shows that the
county really needed the money and
shss cicrk of Court Parott was Mt
xAufn IN holding this money In bank
and mat Supervisor Scale was also at
fxuft to a less degree In not following
up the matter and seeing that the
money was turned into the treasury
Tor use iu the payment OF ordinary
county expenses. But the fault was
uot vensl one and no hint OF graft
attaches thereto. At the worst Mr..
Parrott can he charged with nothing
more grave than an error OF Judgment
and easy going negligence In practi-
<aly forgetting about $4,000 for
sishteerOmonths.
rs "a side issue 20 this Murray bond
matter. which was pretty generally
sffrrussed on the streets this morning.
n report was circulated that Clerk of
Court Parrott had failed 20 pay over
60 County Treasurer Lee the $1,000
collected on the estreated bond OF AL
fred r.. Danvery on December 2s.