The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-01
BROCK ON STAND
Gives His Yssiea Of the usly Caarses
Made Against hm,
SOME OTHERS TESTIFY

SOME OTHERS TESTIFY
Col. Brock Explains Frcn, His Stand
pcins Tapense l:ems In His .ic
counts--Adjutans General Boyt
also Put Up By Defense. at Sug
Eestion From ehe Cou-t
Tuesday afternoons session OF the
military court OF inquiry was ye, an
other damag,, ono against Col
Brock in the eSSenee which was tax
en- for the prosecution. The most
important evidence was tina: intro
duced by the prosecution through
Lieut.. Cabaniss. U. S. A.. Chief Clerk
Holmes Of the comptroller generals
Office and Mrs. V. G. Moody. the stem
ographer in the adjutant generals s
Office, to show that Col. Brock secur-
ed s10a from Mr.. Holmes for a trip
for himsel, asd Lieut. Csbaniss to
Washington
Gen. Boyd gave check on the
Union Savings Bank to Col. Brock
for $50. and check 20 Lieut.. Cab
aniss for $30.57. although the vouch-
er aled with the comptroller generals
Office showed two i.emized expense
accounts to cover the hundred dol
lars Of $50 each for himself and
Lieut. Cabansss. The Cabaniss state
men: OF $50 had been placed in Cen
eral Eoyd's private drawer. to ee at
tached to the voucher later. bnt Mrs-
Moody testified that Col. Brock. n
the absence Of General Boyd came in
and in her presence removed the
Cabfness statement with key to the
private drawer.
Another feature Of the afternoon
session was the reply the prosecution
kuSxSStS SC SAC QSo&%6SA "a $AS oSAS-AcS
that so much money shown TO have
been spent by Col Brock for team
hize at different points over the state
was IN Col. Brooks work inspecting
rifle ranges II wac shown by Lieut.
Cabaniss' testimony that he also hae
this rife range business on hand for
the federal government and his team
aiTe did not appear heavy. as fire.
Qaently local officers would drive
them out to the proposed ranges.
And besiee this the federal govern
ment was meeting the expense OF this
rsAle range business
sim another feature vas testimony
from Nr. Holmes In contradiction Of
the position OF the defense that the
Ack statements attached to vcucs-
ers were mere estimates. naade out
before the trips were entered upon.
the difference between these and
amounts actually spent being later
refunded. Mr.. Holmes testified tina,
n no case was this retunding done
The warrant was tssaed and the
ieemi1ed statement Of expenses rem
dercd atterward to cover.
It was sAowu By the aerused that
two amounts had heea refunded. at
Ger tie TOW wss on. asgreEssing near
II SIS. The hundred and stxty-odd
collars Col. Srock got from the treas
ury TO advance to Lieut. Bennett Of
the regular srrny. who accompanied
HIN on one inspection trip, has new
er been returned to the State. but
this matter win l<Sly be straShtened
cut later. Lieut. Bennett, 1t ia Tn
terstood. has hardly had time 20 get
his money from the war department.
which requires its osacess to advance
money from their own funds for ex-
penses % occasions OF this kind.
Gen. Boyd In bis testimony In
"wednesday said that when be wsn:
.ue occasionally On inspectso IS :.
paid his OWE expenses out Of his WE
private funds He denied that Col
Brock paid his hotel bill IN Charles
ton when Col. Brooks expense ae-
count for this trip showed him caars-
ing up $3.50 for hotel when Lieu:
cabaHiss had nothing to pay. aaca
Lieut.. Cahaniss was told by the 10
tel man that his bin bad been 2ai'
by Charlestonians. Witness said ne
had stopped at the Charleston t-:c'
and paid his bill By check. But
he had not saved the cheek - She
thiA
When the crossexaminatior s'a
ed il developed that Gen. Boil ~as
rot the desense's witness. o1t ha
tees ru, on the stand by the dese" :
a, siae suggestion es members Of tae
court The croasexamination Ess
brief. the only object beins to max
more emphatic the point that ~h"I
Gen. BOYD went out on inspecf'o.'s.
which were being conducted By Col.
Brock. witness paid his own expen-
see. esking tie position that she
State could be properly charged with
the expenses Of only cne man.
Col. Brock then took the stand
and the attention Immediately dis
played by the court and spectators
showed that they were ANXIOUS 70
know how he was going to explain
various matters connected with the
Investigation.
Witness began by explaining no"
when starting out on an ins2eet'o'
trio # had been his custom and the
custom OF the Office fod years to dra"
warrant for an amount sufficient tc
carry him FOR a time. taking up Item
lied statements to cover these VIZ
rants later.
When be hrst went out he PM
down everything and brought oaci
vouchers for everything He wal
told at the comptroller generals OF
49, <Sse uy,S unnecessary. tna