The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22
Consolidated Aug. 3, 1881.
WARRANT ISSUED TO GREEN.
STATE PAYS $50 \ DAY FOR
BERKELEY COUNTY WORK.
Expense Account rs Itcmizcd Was
Accepted Yesterday by Comptroller
General Joncs-Statcment Issued.


rant for $3.50 to l.. nj. Green. lieteu-
ant colonel on the stan of the COVER
nor for 81 days service as a special
detective OF the office OF the chief ex-
ecutive. The account Is itemized by
Col. Green and was accepted by the
comptroller general. On April Is Col.
Green filed an account with the
comptroller general for $2O5 for one
months services. OF this amount
sio5 was for expenses and 500 sal
airy. The account was turned down
by the comptroller general on the
grounds that II was not itemized ac-
cording to law. Col. Green on May
i3 fled n second account for $3.50
which was accepted because the dates
Of the service were given.
In his first account Col. Green
charged the State OF South Carolina
$50 for investigating the Olar lynch
Ing. In his second account ne charg-
ed $50. According to the expense ac-
count OF Col. Green he spent five days
In Berkeley county from May to 10
for which he received 500 or $50 per
day In his first account submitted
Col. Green charged the State $3.50
for investigating the Tolley- Muldrow-
Cheshire affair in Anderson and In the
second account this investigation was
put down at $50. The report shows
that Col. Green received on an aver
age OF $40 n day for his work as q
detective. The services were rendered
between March Is and May 10.
The following statement was issued
yesterday by Comptroller General
Jones:
"Col l.. NJ. Green has filed the fol-
lowing itemized statement dated May
1s. account for services rendered rs
special detective:
March 1928. inclusive. Inves-
tigation Olar lynching. s days
mt $40 per day.. =. E. IS 5000
March 25-27. inclusive. Inves-
tigating killing Of Bryson. at
Mountviile and with regard
TO negro lodges around
Mountville. 3 days at $40
rer day. e. ... :. E. 5000
March $3.50. inclusive. Inves-
tigating lynchIng at Blacks
burg. 2 days at 10 per
day.. -. -. =. .. .. 5000
April SIS. Securing informa-
tion as to enforcement laws
at Anderson. and as to
Cheshire affair 2 days at
$40 per day. =. =. =. 1000
April s-ie. inclusive. Inves-
tigating enforcement OF law
in Hampton and as 10 Fair
fax. s. c., 5 days at 10 per
uay' - 5000
April 1870. inclusive. Trip to
Dorchester county. investi-
eating whiskey situation and
law enforcement. q days at
$40 per day. .... e.. 5000
April 22-23, inclusive. Second
trip into Dorchester county
to make further investiga-
tions as TO liquor situation,
2 days at 10 per day.. 3. 5000
May clio. inclusive. Trip into
Berkeley To see as to burn
Ing of property OF Messrs.
Thornley, and Birmingham
at Monck's Corner. days
Iotal'. $4,000
Inasmuch as this account Is go
itcmizcd that IL shows what particu-
lar work was being done on the days
named by Col. Greer and the amount
which the governor agreed to pay
him. with his approval thereon. tho
comptroller general will issue his
warrant for the payment OF the
amount.
The contention of the comDtrolIcr
general Is that accounts mus, bc So
uemized that the auditing officer and
the public may know Cor what par-
tlcular services the rdbIic funds arc
being paid out. Ac To whether or
not the contracts on which such ser
vices were rendered were. or were
not reasonable. Is a riattcr which the
comptroller general can not review.
as II ~ left hy the Legislature To the
discretion and sound judgment OF tho
governor or disburslng officer.