Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-27
FRIDAY, MAY Fl, 1910.

remember the rate Of any hotel in the
state or at least he would make no
definite answer as the result Of que5-
tiOns asked him by counsel.
The years Of 1909 and 1910 were
compared and the nigh cost of living
and its increase played an important
part In the questioning.
Col Brock refused to make a def
mite statement as to the amount that
he had paid at any hotel in the state.
Counsel for Gen. Boyd used the
statements of Col. Cabaniss in ques-
tioning Col. Brock and tried to gain a
statement from him as to why he had
charged the state more for his ex-
penses al different places than the
United States army officer had paid.
The expense account Of Lieut. Ben
nett was discussed at length.
On cross examination 1t was devel-
oped that Col. Brock was out on the in
spection trips for SO days. He carried
a trunk and grip. He always travelled
in civilians clothes and only put on
his uniform at certain towns where he
was to make inspections.
1t was the statement Of Col. Brock
that his expense accounts did not show
up lin view Of the manner in which
we have kept the accounts" "All of
the expenses" said Col. Brock, "were
actually incurred"
Col. Brock in answer to questions
said that he did not think that mis- ex-
pense accounts had been unreasonable
as compared with the expense of Col.
Cabaniss and here stated that Col. Cab
aniss did not eat as much as he did
for he had known the officer to go for
a day without eating or drinking any
thing.
Col. Brock was asked concerning ev-
cry hotel bill that he incurred since
becoming assistant adjutant general.
His answers were general and he al
ways stated that he had explained in
his statements to the court.
Being cross-exarlined as to his stay
in Pelzer he said that he did not re-
member when he left, whether ne came
by the way OF Greenville or whether.
he had had a meal en- route to Colum-
bia.
At the afternoon session there was
much said as to the mileage books used
by Col. Brock He admitted buying
four books in 1909. The dates on which
these books were purchased were
brought out by the questioning. Col.
Brock would not make a statement as
to whether each book had been used
when another was purchased and said
they might have been.
1t was stated by Col. Brock that he
mad told Mr.. Holmes, the bookkeeper I'm
the office Of the comptroller general,
when he filed his expense account for
the present year, that there would be
a refund. Counsel for Gen. Boyd said
that Mr.. Holmes would be called later
to prove that he had made no such
statement. He said that he had filed
eralan amended expense account at the
F~na 1nk t@s.
Inquiry Concluded.
Yesterdays session was devoted to
the hearing of the balance of the tes-
timony and argument by counsel.
Counsel for Gen. Boyd did not desire
to say anything, being content to leave
the evidence as adduced for the con-
sideration Of the court. Counsel for
Col Brock spoke at length. requesting
the court to exonerate the colonel from
the charge Of political disloyalty, and
arguing that the total expenses of the
inspections were really not large in
proportion to the amount allowed by
law. Counsel undertook to draw COM
parsons between the expenses Of Col.
Brock and Col. Cabaniss in such a way
as to show that the fact that Caba-
Miss had spent less, did not mean that
Brock was not entitled to spend more;
Dut the. court stopped this on the
ground that 1t tended to be too per-
sonal. Attention was called to the fact
that the main conflict in the testimony
Of Col. Brock and Col Cabaniss was as
to whether Cabanlss had paid a part
Of a livery bill from Chester to Corn
well as he claimed. Cabaniss had said
yes, and Brock had said no. Counsel
argued that in matter like this both
could have been mistaken.
In the cross examination of Col
Brock yesterday there was an effort to
have him explain why he should have
used funds for one account and
charged them to another: why each
item was not allowed to stand for it
self. The general purport of Col.
Brooks explanation was a claim that
all amounts had been expended legiti-
mately and 1t was only necessary to
nave the vouchers correctly cover the
total expenditures.
At the conclusion of the inquiry,
Gen. Jones, the president of the court
announced that a conclusion would be
reached as soon as possible after the
members Of the court received trans
cripts of the stenographer's record Of
the testimony.