The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-06-10

IHShhN4ONN.
onnsnrass In Reference to Charges
Prcserred BY Chairman Of Police
OnnnnaAtsec <zcvidenco Given BY
AhAsunanY LAsos. Chsef Of Police
2sAfsra saf Oacer Grady.
1r ,. n. Ason. chairman of the
oe&lno csmmittee. again began his
eonosmsat by saying that council had.
~ resDIutions. left it to the discretion
- ~ pelice committee to abolish or
eu0aue the Once Of plain clothes
ooAn IN connection with the police
eosoe- me committee. after consid-
esoeapo. haA decided TO abolish that
enpe> Ths selection Of . policeman
- esosst street taxes bad also been
~ . Ne police committee. The
Seonfttss referred this matter to the
eAa1Enan. asthorssins him to select
- eocsr 10 collect the street taxes.
"a - chairman. had NO other
opoGne Or essire than to do the right
en1ng 80 ts detail the man best 1T
- - ds tals work. After consider
- ~ matter carefully he had con-
@1n1no that Omcer H. q. McKagen
- ehs bsst man for the place, and
- - accordingly detailed him for |
- sos&. In this connection ne
eAenGha u well to state that q major
~ - she commmittse favored the
aoootueDsst oe 0fncer McKagen. As
= onessr - Information. ne also de-
evse - $3.50 that ne was guided in
cnhing nis sction by the fact that
80 stre~ tax collection last year
verV esee lees than for the previous
49, whereas the income from this
es~scs shouid have been. according
~ thc estimate of Clerk Hurst. at
least ssoe more than for the previous
war. IN his opinion Onscer McKagen
= collector for this class OF
49, tcrce. and the best
f yception, to be
o result OF ON
Al :. thus far. goes
ltt aistake was made
r collect the street ,
f day night ne had
-. the primary which
that he. Lyon. would
= smber OF city council, ,
n. come to him and
~, him. Grady. any
..ecsks 81 MS having cir
| -.,.,,~, 20 ust the negro
He had TED ~, ~ '"a
- him no III wiiL ".' !" H
: ne had mo- grounds ' .uen
!. that ir he should tsvv .ee
II resentment against sHys "e. -
ala - against others In aashA ~"
- AaA required Ofacer Grady "
lrcalass the petition. Mr.. AgsA u
enk Into further details respecting(,
- ssavsysation with Mr.. Grady.
- days ago II came TO his ears CO
- s<usrts and criticisms deroga- Gl
~ - IN easciai action a. chairpan M
: ths pssscs committee were being W,
|Beun1ssA ~ 0nlcer Grady. These WI
Fo11oisms wese % prep0sterous In Ut,
- earcumskances that he decided to CO
= lRr. 0raav u the reports that he Iy
- circulated such statements were dy
~ He therefore asked Chief Brad CT
"a n bring O6icer Grady to his Of re
- When shey came he told Officer or
|sadv What he had heard. and asked I'm
~ when he had done him dirt" M
lls- ossAy replied that he bad CIR al
naAAsd ths rtUorts refevred to and OF
D0ulA continue TO tell his friends. h,
- AIDED htm why ne had been TAX w
y 20 90 ths ~ Of tan collector and to
- ds<sctivs and had been put on cs
- regular fsrce. that Mr.. Ligon had ct
- u cse % spite. and that was N
- enly szVaanstion for the change
- cDuia ssHagine. Continuins. Mr.. n
n1aev mia. Look here. Lyon. you m
- opne me all the dirt you could. ft
- 1sfy you TO do any more"
= sssssse that Mr.. Grady had TAX
- sDss~s. not at being made to put
- = ussferm. but because the tax
loueetins tcb had been taken from
-
~. UgsA said that he had never
no1n any dIsparasins remark con-
ssrsang 1&r. 0rady--bore him no III
~ sna haA No desire to do him an
03sxy. perycaaily. or In his oficiai
snu,elsy. During the course of the
GoovssnHtloN ne had asked Ofsicer