The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-01


Now 50 far as the amounts spen,
are concerned. they are stated with
absolute accuracy in my expense ac.
counts But with to explain tha,
the hotel people. Ny expense &C.
counts do not specify any hotels.
For Instance. IL had small items
to pay like laundry or getting ry
leEgicgs cleaned. I would put the
whole amount to charge for hotel.
BY way Of introduction he took
mp the matter OF Cabaniss charging
s525 for hotel at Anderson and his
charging IS. Th.s :s included his
expenses at Clemson. where he stop
ped for a short time. as was testi-
fed 20 by Cabaaiss.
Witness. IN answer to further
questions, said he could not renem-
Der all the details OF expense accounts
on his trips In 1907. 1905 and 1909.
For while he kept a small note
book carrying the items in detail.
but this had gotten lost He had
now only copies OF his statements
dled with the comptroller general.
Witness then explained MS ad-
vancing money to Lieut.. Bennett.
which was agreed to by Boyd.
Witness ic explanation Of 50 much
team hire charges on the 1910 in
spection trips testified that he had
been instructed by Gen. Boyd to col
lect and turn in the obsolete masa-
zioe rifles scattered over the State.
In order to coved this expense he had
estimated the ccss Of doing this and
,rew the money. He found later
that this expense could be paid from
national funds Consequently. he
refunded to the State see in addition
to $50 refunded This was before
General Boyd made any charges
against his accounts.
The defense offered in evidence re-
ceipt from Lieut. Bennett for all
moneys advanced by Brock. This re-
ceipt was itemized. showing amounts
spent at each place. This receipt
was given BE- Bennett officially and
acknowledged officially
The army requires its officers to
remain In the service until their oo-
legations are discharged and witness
was informed that the pape. ~as
good for cash to reimburse the State
for che amounts advanced to Ben
nett
Explaining the hote! charge Of
1880 at Charleston when the local
nilitiamen paid the bill. witness said
the amount charged to hotel was
for Incl entails and part Of It was
for a hotel bill for General Boyd.
This datly contradicsed GeDcrai
soyd. who testified that be paid his
own hotel bill by check
In explanation Of 81 charged for
hotel at Peizer when he was ecter-
tanned there by Capt. j. a. Smyth.
Jr.. witness said tae amount vas for
trip he had to make to Columbia
to attend to some duties Of the office.
Part OF this charge was for hotel
expense II Columbiafi which he felt
he had right to charge as he had
broken up housekeeping here for the
time
The hotel charge at Barnwell o!
s2.75 each Tor witness and Bennett
IN which Proprietor Mclai- Of :hs
Earnwel hotel had testified thai
Capt. Cole still owed for this bill
which was only 81 for the two. was
next taken up. Witness explaineS
Row expenses had been incurred IN
the stop-over at Blackville. which
were not entered. All these details
amounting 20 s2.75 for each. ver:
.harsed to hotel a. Barnwell. The,
,,opped at the hotel annex. where
,oly the porter was in charge. anc
he paid the bill OF ST.
In explanation Of Mr.. cabanis'
| md his hotel bills at Camden oein:
s1.5e for Cabaniss and SIC for wit
ness Col. Brock said the CamdeI
hotel charge included hotel bills a
co!umbia and the $l2 was fo- three
days.
AS to charge Of 81 for team be
.ween Chesterfield and Chera"
whereas Cabaniss had testified n
had paid half this bill. witness sait
be thought Cab2niss was mistaken
that witness paid all this and woui'
not allow cabaniss to pay any poT
ton would have borne the eIpens
personally.
| Other hotel and similar expense
were similarly explained
| Must Remain
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