The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-22
MAKES REPORT
Bayd-Broek Case Now Viii Governor
Ansel For Decision.
TESTIMONY REVIEWED

.asxistan, Adjutant General William
T. Brock Eaoncrated OF Political
Cha-Ses.-It Is Thought that the
O.ace Will Be Made an Appointive
One in the Next Few Years
| The court OF inquiry sitting Fri
! dav night eXonerated William l..
Brock. the assistant adjutant general.
Of the charge Of acting politca!
traitor 20 J. c. Boyd. the a5jutant
general. but condemned his actions
| in several instances with reference
| to the fling Of expense accounts and
his expenses incident to the inspec-
| tons o. the State militia during the
past several years.
The court in its report severely
criticised the general system Of fl
ing expense accounts as practiced By
| Col. Brock.
All OF the testimony taken by the
court i. reviewed in detail. The
court reached no decision as TO what
steps should be taken. but simply
reported the facts in the case.
1t is left with Gov. Ansel as TO
what action will be taken. Gov. An
sci instructed the members OF the
courts to make the report public.
Gov. Ansel will no doubt make some
announcement when he returns 20
the State.
AS to Col. Brooks expenses while
in Columbia during the period OF
inspection. the court holds that by
no rule can this charge to the State
be justified.
With reference to the letter OF
General Boyd. in which be charged
chat Col. Brock has wantooly vast
ed the States money" it is held by
tne court that the evidence fails to
disclose any criminal intent on the
part Of Col. Brock. but that be was
unfortunately ignorant OF the respon-
sioility Of the high trust reposed IN
him and careless and extravagant in
his administration Of the trust"
In reviewing the mileage book
charges as to the number Of mileage
books used by Col. Brock. the cour;
says: 1T appears to the court that
the public business did not demand
so much travel on the part Of the
accused Officer.
Concerning the fling OF expense
accounts by Col. Brock with the
comptroller general. the court says:
Ii such has been the custom OF the
Office it is TO b. condemned. but VIC
fall to see wherein this can justify
Col. Brock in fling in the Office OF
the comptroller general accounts con-
tanning items which were false and
which he knew 10 De false at the
time"
The members OF the court who
were appointed by Gcv. Ansel are.
Willie Jones. brigadier general: Col.
William ". Lewis. Of the Firs; resi-
men,. Col. Edwin e. Cox. Of the Sec
oad regiment and Col. Julius E. Cogs-
we'll OF the Third regiment. Gen.
Jones was the president Of the court
and Coz. Cogswell the recorder.
The court was to have met Fri
.aay morning at O'Clock. /: was
found tha; Col. Lewis would be una
BILE TO attend. so the session was
postponed until o'clock Friday
night.
Ssveral weeks ago Adj'. Gen. Boyd
announced that he would not offer
for reelection. Following this an
aouncemet ". T. Brock. the assist
ant adju,ant general. announced his
Intention OF entering the race for ad-
jutant general.
For several days there was notf-
Ing said concerning the situation IN
the adjutant generals office. Gn.
Boyd wen, 70 Charleston and Orange
burg. When he returned he was
very bitter tcIaEi Col. Brock and
issued 8 s,atemsnt TO the press IN
! which he charged that his assistant
had acted as political traitor.
When the first statement was IS
| sued Col Brock was making the an
nual inspection OF the State militia
He Immediately directed a letter TO
Gov. Ansel. asking that he appoint
a court Of inquiry to investigate the
charges OF Adjutart General Hoyd
Gov. Ansel took the matter under ad-
visement and did not appoint tn
court at that time.
| While Gov. Ansel was considering
the matte. Of appointing cou'; O.!
inquiry. Adjt. Gen. Boyd went 70
him with statement as 10 the item
lied expense account OF Col. Brock.
| Later Gen. Boyd issued state
men; in which he charged Col. Brock
with wasting the money OF the State
while making the annual inspections
OF ,hp State militia during the past
four wears. Several other charges
were made in the letter Gen. Boyd
in an unofficial way called upon GOV
Ansel 70 appoint a court Of !nqulr!
to investigate thu expense accounts
OF Col. Brock Again Gov. AnSe
took this charge under adrisemen'
IN an unofficial way.
In the meantime Col. Brock com
oleted the inspections Of the STATE
militia and r;uCneG 10 Coiuho'a
5 Before Gea. BOYD made public hi
? charges. Col Brock wen; 10 Gorarno
? Ansel and asked II a paper had Il"
, been f!.d with him By Gen. BOYD
Gov. Ansel explained the charges o
Gen. Rovd as 10 the expense account
To Gov. Ansel Col Brock gave a sat
: !stactcry explanation.
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