Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-09

cOu1tG1t report S-et0s =
exclamation except oral testimony
sei0 %. as marked on his report. Sas
f,r quarantine and $500. selling COZ
ton" These warrants are explanatory
q, themselves and amount in sun 10
tai to sss50 %. Exhibit No. II OF the
sane report shows sSstss. vouchers
no; credited Ssx,y-aye dollars Of the
ss.-si.s- Includes the three small
items drawn during the Buck term
mentioned above and evidently for
some specific purpose. And $500
ys900 and see.ee. total 1880 Of like
amo-n, during the Edwards term. all
dated 1906. checked and approved by
former committee. Also tI5s-ss OF the
zhltecap fand. approved b. former
committee. less these items Ehtch
amount in sum total to ss5S.0s. The
soesIied unexplained balance Is 81.
.e5 10. The credits for vouchers do
rot include some items mentioned 10
Mr Moore's report. ~ receiptet bills
paid 70 A J. Hoyt for detective serv-
Ices rendered Mr. Moore's statement
With reference to these receipts ID as
follows:
There are also some recelpted biils
from A. J. Hoyt. detective. for serv-
Ices rendered. but as there Is also
letter from him stating that he was
to Be raid at leas: part OF thess
amounts on. OF money subscribed By
the Law and order League. srt as
these bills we're not aied with the
regular vouchers. make no adjust
nsatx for same. but would advise that
the committee examine same and. II
they see AZ. said amounts should be
credited to Cor. ysrdaman-"
The committee did not examine
these receipts and do not know hos
much they we're for nor for what par
ticular work the money was expended
An examination OF these vouchers
might furnish more documentary evil
teace as TO these expenditures On
several occasions. as the testimony
shows. Cor. vardanan supplemented
money furnished By citizens By SUD
scription a1f Otherwise. by additional
expenditures from the contingent fund
IN the prosecution Of detective work
All Property Accounted For.
Bat sssinst this balances o. N.7ssIs
there Is the testimony Of Mr. Cn.s
c. Smith. oae Of the trustees % the
state peniteatisrT. and Nr. Edwards
that soo1; $4,000 o. the contingent
fund ras expended Gin addition TO
amounts appropriated By the county
OF Claiborne ana the citizens % tia.
county. IN an effort to reca2ture =
man named Reagan. rho vas coz
vicisi Of murder and escaped from
Jail during the Vsrdanan sdninis;Ta-
ton Also statement u Gov vsr1a-
nsn thst about $4,000. nor shown 81
the account. wss expended Ia certain
detective work. forge, what. IN TG-
nscz county. and $4,000 in similar
work connected via the Ss'iy Bayou
matter. In addition 20 this. aSor,
$4,000 sas spen, IN the Marsh case
in Jackson tha, Is no, shown OF TIE
s-couat- The total amount spent in
that case vas aSou. si.0lo09. while
oaiy oce warrant Of st2se5 was found
OF fis Ia the governors o,dc~- This
Item may not be fully e1p,aines in tse
testimony before the COMMITTEES. per
ha2s only mentioned. but can Be YER
lied By those who we're familiar with
the transaction n the tine aad xh5
nov live In the city o. Jackson. Th.s.
by oral testimony. :, has been .s.,s
nsAed. through the vouchers. in souas
fasfa1cs&-kAx-- - E.-@--A--ff-
every dollar o. the ysrds-s, Con-.
ti1ssat fund has beea prop@-Iy ao
counted for. sa1 the frll proceedings
OF the committee. vhez published With
the testimony. viii bear ne Oh, in
this Gov. vsrdanzn testified a. %
the tTa1s1ctiocs. not the a--ou-.s
He vas not questioned slo1z this linz
The amounts are from a letter v-i.tea
By Gov. yardaman to Chairman Pol
lard Of the committee during tie IN
vesti-aiioal.
asoyt These Personal tiers
Ten dollars o. n. ssa.a9 accou-, =,
Addison & Ba1er's store vas en-
sidered by yr. Moore as an item for
personal use OF Gov Vardanzo- Per.
haps by inaiyeTfe1cs some small items
OF personal expense were pxx hv
Gov. vardanan out Of the coats1xsat
fund. amounting in sun total 10 sie.es
IL l remember correctly. the greater
part Of this 5000 vas used By GOV.
Nartaman in buying some Kind o.
washing machine and was used NJ
the mansion and left there when he
retired from Office notice Mr.
Aoores report strikes from Gov.
Noefs report txo items Of a like IA.
ture paid BY Cor Noel on September
LIST. 1879. to C A. FranssoI. aad
amounting In sum total to yi4ss ~
Mr. Moore Is correc. in calling th>,.
items personal there can Be no doubt
that neither governor purposely spen,
the no,ey for their personal use IA
these SUES. but In both eases IL vas
mere matter Of inadvertence tnat
would likely occur IN the best and
most carefully managed busines. a.
Enlistment In the country. and /. no
rejection On any one. either a Tn In
tesrity or business ability.
Concerning Public Institutions
Non. as to Table A Of said repc-,
where the same shows that the con.
tingent fund contributed TO In. en-
peases. where part was aIloxed Nv
the Institutions. I Will call your at
featton TO the fact that Of 1851 90
drava daring the four years iron, the
ssser7i institutions. there is one itern
OF $1,000 allo~ed by the board a
trustees Of the insane hospital for
expenses incurred by Gov. ysrdam.n
during his entire term of ofere :,
connection sithshis work at ,ha, IA.
sti'ution- This sleo.eo vas not ,yo1.
for money spent in going to ara rs-
turning from meetings Of the board
Oh trustees, for. OF course thfx ~,,YS