The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-07-07

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Jude some items mentioned in I
Mr.. Mooress report, as receipted
bills paid to A. j. Hoyt for de-
tective services rendered Mr.. |
Moore.s statement with refer |
ance to these receipts is as fol |
lows: : I
There are also some receipt
ed bids from A. j. Hoyt. detec-
tive. for services rendered. but
as there is also a letter from him|
stating that be was TO be paid
AT least part of these amounts
out of money subscribed by the
Law and Order League, and as
these hills were not filed with
the regular vouchers. | make no
adjustment for same, but would
advise that the committee exam
inc same, and if they see fit
sa m amounts should be credited
TO Governor Vardiaman
The committee did not exam
inc these receipts, and | do not
know how much they We're for
nor for what particular work the
money was expended. An exam
nation of these vouchers might
/! furnish more documentary evil
ience as TO these expenditures.
On several occasions. as the test
imony shows, Governor Varda-
| man supplemented money furnish
ed by citizens by subscription,
and otherwise, by additional ex-
| penditures from the contingent
fund in the prosecution of de-
tective work.
But against this balance of 81
1868 there is the testimony of
| Mr. Chas. C. Smith. one of the
trustees of the state penitentiary
and Mr.. Edwards. that about So.
OO.00 of the contingent fund was
expended. i'm addition TO the IA
mounts appropriated by the Ciai-
borne county and the citizens OF
that county in an effort TO re
capture a man named Reagan,-
| who was convicted of murder
and escaped from Jail during
the Vardsman administration
Also statement of Governor Var
iaman that about 800 not Vet
shown on the account. was ex-
4 pended i'm certain detective work
: forget what, in Tunica county
and $500 in similar work con
nected W 18th the Sandy Bayou
4 matter. In addition to this about
$500 was spent in the Marsh
ease in jackson that is also not
: shown on the account The to.
tai amount spent in that cast
was about 81 900, while only one
warrant of $429.25 was found
on file I'M the Governor office
J This item may not be fully ex
planned in the testimony before
the Commute, perhaps only men
toned. but can he verified b,
those who were familiar with
the transaction at the time. and
who now hive In the city o
Jackson. Thus, by oral testimon,
t has been established. though
he vouchers, in some instances
have been lost, practically ever,
:. dollar OF the Vardaman contin
gent fpalh has been properly ac
counted for, and the full proceed
ings of the committee. when
published with the testimony
Twill bear me out in this. Cover
nor Vardaman testifies us to
ne transactions. not the amount.
tie was not questioned alons
these lines The amounts arr
trom letter written by Cover
nor Vardaman TO Chairman Pol
lard of the committee during
the investigation.
| Ten dollars of $40 account al
Addison q Bauers store was
considered by MIR. Moore as an
item for personal use of Cover
nor Vardaman. Perhaps by in
| sdverteIlce some small items Oh
personal expense were paid b.,
Governor VaI<haman out of the
centmgent fund. amounting in
lsum total to $40. If | remember
correctly, the greater part of the
so was used by Governor Var
daman In buying some kind OF
a washing machine and was us
ed at the mansion and was left
there when he retired from of
flee. | motto Mr.. Mooress report
strikes from Governor NOel's re-
port two items of like nature
paid by Governor Noel on Sep
temher l. 1909. to G. A. FranSi-
oil and amounting in sum total
tn LII 60 IL A. AIo<.o