The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-30
Finding Motto Be Known For Some Time. IUVERNE CAPTAIN GIVES
 HEARING ITS SENSATION Says Portion of Affidavit Was
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  nssniser srssks Admits That He Did Net Imply That Ccie.ss Brieke. .it Apuroprsatsd Honey To
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attached to the report of Assistant state Examiner of Public Accounts II. r. Brooke. to be false. Capt. W. H.. stoddard. of Company at Luverke. furnished the sensation at the meeting of the Board of Inquiry Investigating the charges contained in 'the report. The hearing came to close Friday afternoon.
 Captain stoddard declared. when questioned on the stand by President Clarke of the military board. that cer- tain sentences in the affidavit. as It appeared in the report of the Assia- tant State Examiner. did not appear at the time when he afiixed his siE- nature. That as . matter of fact the exact opposite was true. The sentence referred to, relates to the drills of Company I at Luverne. and the voucher drawn for $500. as pany for such drills, as are prescribed by law. The affidavit attaching to the report of the State Examiner contains the sentence, 'T did not receive the $500 called for by voucher 35se7..
 On the stand Captain sfodard stated that he did receive the voucher re- ferred to in the affidavit. that he did his personal account at the bank. and later paying the members of his com pany.
 Ali of Captain stoddard's testimony related to the Luverne company and the item of $500 which the Assistant Examiner reports as having been paid out without the members of the com. pany complying with the regulationa in the matter of drills
 A further turn was taken when the examination closed Friday morning. All witnesses had been examined by the court. and Colonel Bricken was asked if he wished to ask any ques- Bricken signified his intention of so doing and propounded the question:
 "I would aslx Mir. Brooke if he thinks personally or by reason of his report that have been the benea- ciary of a single cent of this money appropriated for tho regiment"
 Examiner Brooke replied immediate iy;, .I do not think 70 giaysel9 and I think you will not find q single. word in my report that would convey this idea"
 The members of the court asaem- bled at the Capitol about 10 o'clock for the second days sitting. but it was not until 10:3e o'clock that Frssi- dent General Clarke called the body to order. The taking of testimony was immediately begun, Major A. C., sexton swearing in as witnesses Ass sistant State Examiner IF. Y. Brooke Captain J {. Hunt Taylor, Captain c, ". Brame and Captain B, s. Chap man.
 Captain Brame was first called His statement consisted of on emphatic as- sertion that marked zealousness on { the part of Colonel Briclen, concerns ing the expenditures at Informal uleet- ings of the officers of the. regiment characterized the conduct of the camp. That Colonel Bricken repeatedly warned against loose financial acc counts aIid at various times required the officers under his command to handle all funds allowed them with the greatest caution.
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 Capt. B. s. Chapman. precticing physician. also member of Colonel Bricken's staf, was questioned along lines of the expenditures ct Daphne. pr. Chapman stated that he had re- quested Colonel Bricken to purchase whiskies and, beers for medical pur- poses. That the liquors so bought were disposed of with propriety and not miscellaneously. That the 94s.sD paid for liquors was "a very small proportion" as compared with the needs of a regiment of l5O men. The nature of the climate demanded a stimulant. Colonel Briclen was called to the stand and questioned about bills never. presented to the State for payment. Some of the bills. Colonel Bricken stated, were not prop CT claims against the State, and were therefore paid out of private purse. Other claims were properly made against the State, but were paid out of private purse to avoid tedious de- lay and worry on the part of the merchant.
 Major Ben F. Noble was calied to ths stand and questioned regarding the customary expenditures of camp due ring the ten years he had served in the Alabama National Guard. He detailed In some measure to the court how the State approprlatisR was supplemented by private additional luxuries.
 Adjutant General Bibb Graves testi- fled as to the Selma encampment along very general lines. The States policy regarding the method of aDpropria- tIons for regimental debts was entered into very generany.
 ExamineE on stand.
 Examiner Brooke was then called to the stand and remained as q witness during the remainder of the morning session.
 Examiner Brooke outlined the policy pursued in .he accumulation of detntis for a report, of the afnaawata which had been secured. and every step necessary. to making a fun re- 1~~@A~@ of a regiment.
 The examiner stated with great pos ieiveness his report that the ss00 and e200 vouchers of Company at Lu- verne, belonged to the State and thai the money spent should be returned to the State, according to his report HiS reasons for sucn statement we're most emphatic
 He told the court that he lived in Iuverne at the time of the drills of the company. and that instead 0f the sixteen drills as were required by 1AWs but three drills were held.
 Colonel Br1aken stated to me.' said the Examiner. ''that all of the money for the drills had been paid out by the State Auditor. hgving knowledge of the of drills held, Bince that docu- ment was on fife in the oface Of the Adjutant General.
 Governor In e Hole.
 When came to the s1.210.s2 Item, sAid the Examiner, T went to Cover nor Conner and asked him whether he haA he RnVfAr kn 0RAav otff