The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18
80 SUMTER. s. c.. WEDNESDAY MARCH 1e 1908

A.. Hither signing checks sin CO.
iumbia Tor Union. When signed
checks in Union charged one days
service.
g. Did You charge mileasys
IA, No. t
Q. How long did 1t take you to
siGn the checks?
"a, Fifteen or twenty minutes
Later on in the examination Mr..
Arthur stat.d agiin that he constru-
ed tho law to allow him compensa.
ton for the signing of the checks
when they were sent to Union for him
20 sign,
The following is asso interesting:
Q. Something was said about your
being here az delegate to the Epis-
copai conventions during tho sprlng.
DID you charge ,he time while you
were here?
\. I do not think that / ala. Not
''n ! came 70 the convention did not
charge the time.
Mr.. Arthur was then asked II he
had anything he could bring out a.
he stated this morning. a. to the trans
actions ofsany member OF this board
Or any enAploye Of II. which was un-
lawful or . subject Of critic,sm.
Attorney General Lyon. who was
present. aiso assured NJ. Arthur that
if he knew anything against any NOM
ber Of the state administration now
was the dime to maks II known, and
the matter would be sifted to the bot
tom. Nr. Arthur replied:
Il have no charges to make ut this
time" 3sc
/ When asked b. Mr. Lyon IL he had
any eharScs. ana y : Why. Mr.. Ar
thur replied.
II have not approved OF everything
which has been u,ne by the chairman
Of the commssni,h--a sooi many
tinss thst e would take some timo {,
|ftate.' u
He said hat hs would ..brinr in !
minority report. covering these mat-
ters" ana he did not think 81 would
- weil to state shess things now.
4tterney General Lyon again ,as.I
ssssd Mr. Arthur that Il hs had any
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cen ea,lash - anvois - tie a3tor-
ney ssnss@i wesld IN sp< matter 70
Mr.. Arthur was then asked n he
had anything to state against any
member OF tho commission. their
names being ssven,ily called. or
against Mr., Stevenson or Mr.. Lyon.
In regard to Mr.. stvenson he at
frst said ne d.d not care to ray, but
later he stated that No thought Mr..
Stevenson had made personal, attack
on him In bis report reeardinx me
vouchers--that hs had shown him
discourtesy. He thought he shouid
have been consultt d before the report
wa s1bmittsd 70 the commission.
Mr.. Arthur stated In answO~ TO fur
thor questions that he had no other
chargO TO make against Mr.. Steven
son. ana no was then ssksd to specify
what his objections were TO some OF
DR. Nnrrxy's acts - chairman Of the
commission. He said that tho flrst
thing was the way the fund was dis
tihutsd-<hat he objected Z" r.r.
Murray takins everything into his
own hards and running this thing a.
= ,ne-mah proposition. He aid that
he had made his objections known at,
ths time 70 several members OF the
commission. and that he supposed the
protect was sprea1 on the minutes Of
the meeting. He was asked II the
acts OF Dr. Murray were not lAssed
on and approved by the commission,
AMI he replied that they were. Asked
Il any Of tho funds were placed In
his (Artb0r) bank he said, they were
$4,000. and that hs did not desire
any moro than this.
The foiiowin9 are the n.st que. tons
and answers: -
@. what bank did you particularly
object to receiving any money?
A. did not object to any.
@. II was satisfactory to you
where II was placed?
A. Yes, In . measure. =
@. In what particular was II un.
satisfactory?
A. would rather not state now.
Q. Do you regard the banks that
received these deposits as safe and
sound institutions7
A. So Tar an I know,