The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-21
CREIGHTON A DETECTIVE.
GIVES OUT CHARAC-
TERISTTC INTERVIEW.
BIease Tells of Work of Deposed Min
ister-Green Investigating Lynch
ing in Bamberg County.

Governor Blease was in NeWberry
a few days ago and while there gave
out the following interview:
Governor Blease was asked for
statement as to several matters of
general interest with which he and
his administration are now being
connected in the newspapers and in
the dispensary investigation now in
progress. His attention was direct
ed to the comments and inquiries of
several newspapers as to the 5000
paid the Rev. c. w. Creighton, of
Greenwood, out of the public funds.
Rev. c. w. Creighton Inspector.
WELL" said Governor Blease,
instead of Mr.. Creighton getting
5000, presume that by now he has
been paid $1,000. Along during the
first of my administration l secured
the services of Mr.. Creighton for the
purpose of giving me general in
formation in regard to how the Of
fcers in different counties of the
State were enforcing the law, and as
to violations of the dispensary law
and other laws throughout the State.
Mr.. Creighton has made his regular
reports to my Office from different
parts of the State, and in those re-
ports 1 have received very valuable
information, and from them I have
gained information which I have
transmitted by letter or otherwise to
the sheriffs of the different counties,
to my detectives, which I have had
working in the various counties, and
to other officials whose duty it was
to enforce the law, and in this way
1 have been enabled to have better
enforcement of the law than I would
have otherwise had.
Creighton's Services Valuable.
Creighton's services have been very
valuable in the assistance he has
rendered my administration by secur-
ing this information, and thus en-
abling me to keep in touch with the
situation throughout the State. His
reports are on file in the Office, and
are public property, and can be in
vestigated at any time by any one
who wishes to see them. His vouch-
ers were made out regularly and sent
to the comptroller generals office.
The amounts were deducted from the
law and order fund, and not from
the contingent fund, as was falsely
stated by the newspaper reports.
They are on file in the comptroller
generals Office. The comptroller
general then furnished him a check,
which he endorsed, and these checks
are filed in the treasurer's Office.
They are all public property. Moth
ing has been secret or under cover,
and the public are entirely welcome
to the whole transaction.
Salary 500 Per Month.
"Mr. Creighton is still, in my SER
vice in this particular line of work,
and will so remain. at the salary of
s1O0 per month, if he desires to hold
the position, until his services be-
come unnecessary, or he tenders his
resignation, regardless of what any
newspaper or others may think or
say or do. Of course, his useful
ness, to some extent, will be impair
ed by it's now becoming public prop
erty that he is doing this line of
work, because, until it was so made
public, he could gather much in
formation which, of course, now, the
world knowing his business, will be
a little more cautious in allowing
him to catch on to.
Leon NJ. Green Inspector.
ION Saturday I gave like COM
to Col. Leon NJ. Green, who
will perform a like service through
out different parts of the State. l
presume the newspapers would like
to have this, in order that they may
know that Col. Leon Green is not
starving, Notwithstanding the fact
the News and Courier beheaded him.
1t is true I am cursed for standing
by my friends, but l am continuing
to do so, and am doing business at
the same old stand-Room No. l,
State house building, Columbia, S. c.,
where l will be for the balance of
this and the next two years, unless
Providence takes hand by bringing
into play the all-powerful DEATH
what work is Col. Green doing
just now?" was asked.
Green Sent to Olar.
Il have sent him to Olar," replied
Governor Blease, " to make thor
ough examination of the lynching OF
the three negroes few days ago.
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