Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-17
GRAFT CHARGES
 AGAINST SEXTON l.. l.. Lloyd, Former Assist ant Accuses Sexton Bar ton of Bellwood Cemetery COMMIT TT E E MI EFT s Cemetery Committee of Council Hears
 Witnesses-BartOn Is
 Defended.

A special meeting of the Cemetery Committee of the City Council wal held Last night at the City Hall fol the purpose of Investigating graf charges, filed with that body by L. P Lloyd, white man and former assist ant sexton at Bellwood cemetery against Sexton w. l.. Barton. Sev. eral witnesses, including Lloyd, ne. gro, who is said to have made an af. fidavit against the Sexton, and Bar. tion himself, were heard. The com. mittee will report its findings to the City Council Monday night.
 When asked regarding the matter last night Mayor w. l.. Toney and Chairman E. A. Sheppard declined tc make any statements, but Mayor Ton. ey asserted that in his opinion he , did not give much credence to the charges. He says he believes that Barton will be vindicated. The affi- davits, attached to the written charges of Lloyd, who it is said was discharg- ed by Barton some time ago. were from negroes whom Barton is alleg- ed to have represented he employed for work at the Cemetery.
 Lloyd says he filed the charges some weeks ago with Alderman Sheppard and has been urging him to take some action ever since. It Is known that the matter has been discussed among the aldermen and at the last meeting of that body an executive session was held, at which the charges were read and talked about. Lloyd, according to persons who defended Barton last night, came here some months ago from Hot Springs and they charge that Loyd's charges are not worthy of consideration. Lloyd says he is now in the timber business, two miles from this city on the Princeton road.
 The charges as filed by Lloyd fol- low:
 Pine Bluff, Ark, Oct. 26. i91o MT. k. A. Sheppard,
 Chairman of Cemetery Committee, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
 l Dear Sir:--I, desire to submit here with the following charges against MT. w. l.. Barton, sexton of the Bell wood Cemetery, as to his mismanage- Ne 1,fxy &~ ,l,- said cemetery:
 l. He has failed and neglected te perform his duty in keeping tho streets and alleys in good condition 1 ill the said cemetery as required D. section GAO of Coleman Digest, neg lecting to cut the weeds and grass iy said streets and alleys allowing same to grow to such height that it was necessary to .eXpend extra money i, having the same removed
 l ?. That he does not devote his ful time to the said cemetery as reluir. ed by section 640 of Coleman's Di gest; devotsng at least half of his time to other cemeteries; and usins the city's teams and wagons for doins work, hauling, etc, in the cemeterie. other than the Bellwood, for whicl the city receives no revenue.
 5. That he uses the city's teams wagons and employees in putting III and removing tents in the cemetery and from the said Bellwood cemetery to other cemeteries and then return, ing them to the Bellwood for whicl he charges the sum of one dollar fo, each removal of the tents. and tha, he does not account or pay over tht said sum or sums to the city, and dur. ing the seven or eight years he has been sexton of said cemetery said sums amount to about fifteen or six teen hundred dollars. that H. I. Hold erness can substantiate the charge that the sum of one dollar for each tent removal has been paid by him, and Ralph Robinson can do the same. 4. That his report of extra labor performed in aid cemetery for the month Of November. 1909. shows that Nip Smith worked for the city on th. srd. 9th. sth. 9th 18th and 18th days of said month. That the said Nip Smith never performed any work for or under said Barton on the said days.
 That his report of extra labor per1 formed in said cemetery for the month of August, 1910, shows that Henry Williams worked five hours on the fifth day of the said month, for which he was paid sixty-five cents. That the said Henry Williams performed no such work for the or under said Barton.
 That his report Of extra labor per formed in said cemetery for tke month of September 1910. shows that