The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-05-25

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explanation except oral testimony,
$4,000. ali marked % bis report, was
for quarantine and $500. selling cot
ton. These warrants are explanatory
Of themselves and amount IN sum to-
tai to $295.00. Exhibit No. II Of the
same report shows sS64e9. vouchers
not credited. aixty-flye dollars Of the
81, ,721.27 includes the three small
items drawn during the Buck term
mentioned above and evidently for
home specific purpose. And $500,
$4,000 and $4,000, total $500 Of like
amount during the Edwards term, all
dated 1905, checked md approved by
ormer committee a lso $i56.S9 Of the
Whitecap fund, approved By former
committee, less these items which
amount in sum total to s95608. The
so-caIled unexplained balance IS FL
765.19. The credits for vouchers do
not include some items mentioned in
Mr. Moore's report, as iseceipted bills
paid to A. ]. Hoyt for detective sery-
ices rendered Mr. Moore's statement
" tn reference to t.lese receipts Il as
follows:
There are also some receipted bills
from a. J. Hoyt, detective, for sery-
ices rendered, but as there is also 3
letter from him stating that he was
to be paid at least part Of these
amounts out Of money subscribed by
the Law and Order League, and as
these bills were not filed with the
regular vouchers make no adjust
ments for same. but would advise that
the committee examine same and, il
they see fit, said amounts should be
credited to GOV. Vardaman.'
The committee did not examine
these receipts and | do not know how
much they we're for nor for what par
ticular work the money was expended.
An examination Of these vouchers
might furnish more documentary evi-
denee as to these expenditures. On
several occasions. as the testimony
shows. Gov. Vardaman supplemented
money furnished by citizens by sub
scr .ption and otherwise, BY additional
expenditures from the contingent fund
in the prosecution Of detective work.
All Property Accounted For.
But against this balance Of $1,765.19
there is the testimony Of Mr.. Chas.
G. Smith, one of the trustees of the
state penitentiary, and Mr.. Edwards
that about $4,000 of the contingent
fund was expended lin addition to
amounts appropriated by the county
of Claiborne and the citizens Of that
county,, in an effort to recapture a
man named Reagan, who was con
Victed Of murder and escaped from
I Jail during the Yardaman administra-
tiioE. Also statement of Gov. VaTda.
man that about $4,000. not shown on
the account. was expended IN certain
detective work, forget what, in Tu-
a.ca county and $4,000 III similar
work connected with the Sandy Bayou
matter. IN addition to this, about
100000 was spent in the Marsh case
In Jackson that is not shown on the
account. The total amount spent in
that case was about 100000, while
only one warrant Of $429. rs was found
on file Id the governors Office. This
item may not be fully explained in the
testimony before the committee, per
haps only mentioned, but can be yer.
fled by those who were familiar with
the transaction at the time and who
now live in the city Of Jackson. Thus,
by oral testimony, It has been estab-
lished, through the vouchers, in some
instances, have been lost, practically
every dollar OF the Vardaman con.
tingent fund has been properly ac-
counted for, and the full proceedings
Of the committee, when published with
the testimony, viii bear me out In
this. (Gov. Vardaman testified as to
the transactions, not the amounts.
He was not questioned along this line.
The amounts are from a letter written
/ by Gov. vardaman to Chairman Pol.
lard Of the committee during the In
yestigation).
About Those Personal Items.
Ten dollars Of the $4,000 account at
Addison q Bauer's store was con.
sidered By Mr.. Moore as an item for
personal use of Gov Vardaman. Per-
haps by inadvertence some small Items
Of personal expense were paid by
Gov. Vardaman out Of the contingent
fund, amounting in sum total to $I0.0 90.
If remember correctly, the greater
part Of this $1,000 was used BY Gov.
Vardaman in buying some kind Of
washing machine and was used at
the mansion and left there when he
retired from office. / notice Mr..
Moore's report strikes from Gov.
Noefs report two items Of like ma
ture paid BY Gov. Noel on September
LIST, 1909, to G. A. F'rans oil, and
amounting In sum total to s1460 If
MIR. Moore il correct iii calling these
items personal there can be no doubt
that neither governor pnrposely spent
the money for their personal use III
these sums. but til both cases It was
mere matter Of inadvertence that
would likely occur IN the best and
most carefully managed business es.
tablishment il the country. and Is no
reelection on any one. either as to IN.
tegrity or business ability
Concerning PublIe InstItut ems.
Now. as to Table lk Of said report.
where the same sholEs thaE the con.
tingenf fund contributed I'd the exs
penses, where part was allowed By