The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-01-17


=. =. 49,. =. $40 O0
Making a total OF :. ..$1O,55S rs
In addition to this there
were disbursements made
at sundry times for pur-
posses unknown to me, for
which no vouchers were
submitted, and consequent
ly was obliged to charge
same to Mr.. aGrington,
amounting to =. :. =. 1850 O2
In addition to this they paid
to A. d. Mckinney and
Wilkie Edwards, in stock
of the company e.. :. =. 25,50n 90
Which was in accordance
with a resolution of the
Board of Directors to can
eel contract which
these parties had with the
company for the sale of
the stock.
The total of which amounts
10 >. ..$5O,60 n
The amount alleged to have been
misappropriated by Darlington and
Young.
The stock issued to Mckinney and
Edwards was charged to Mr.. CARING
ton, but Darlington and Young did not
receive any benefit whatever from the
issue Of this stock.
1t will be seen from the above that
the statement made by Mr.. Tompkins
is misleading, as 1t implies that they
misappropriated a much larger sum.
Mr.. Tompkins further states that in
July, 1908, aGrlington and Young is
sued stock to Darlington in the sum
OF 34.500 shares; but he fails to state
that at subsequent time he cancelled
27,441 shares. leaving a net amount
of stock 1853 shares, as stated above
Mr.. TOmpkins states that Mr.. Carl
ington has filed a claim against the
estate of the Seminole Securities Com
pany for some $4,000, balance due
him on account of this transaction
The actual amount for which Mr.. Carl
ington has filed his claim is $24,397.
% which is the difference between the
amount charged to Mr. Darlington
S50,GO2.77 and the $4,000 OF
the Carolina Agency stock, which was
to me and In my possession
for several days. properly signed by
the officers of the Carolina Agency
Company in the name Of John Y. Carl
ington.
will not attempt to make any
statement in reply to Mr. Tompkins
in regard to the suit Of he Carolina
Agency Company against John Y.
Darlington for $4,000, as know
nothing about it; but / do know that
it was not matter considered in the
trial Of Darlington and Young, and,
therefore, a matter not before Your
EXcellency In the consideration of this
case
In reply to the remarks of Mr.
Tompkins in reference to the books
shipped from Laurens, for which the
express company paid a claim of $50
for the loss Of same, / would state
that at the stockholders meeting of
the Seminole Securities Company,
held in Columbia, s. c., on December
~, 1908 it was thought that | had
something to do with the loss OF the
books OF that company en- route from
Tenn, to Columbia, s.
Cy to the said meeting. / could not
explain to the stockholders how the
books were taken out Of my posses
sion, and 1t was intimated by some
that / had knowledge of same,
whereas / was perfectly innocent and
1t was afterwards discovered that the
books were taken off the train at
Knoxville, Tenn, by a party living In
Knoxville, who after discovering 1t
was not his grip turI ed them over to
the ticket agent al me union station
at Knoxville, where / subsequently
recovered them. So you can see that
! was falsely accused and it reason
able to suppose that If the books from
Laurens were shipped to Columbia
and the express company subsequent
ly paid claim for the loss of same.
that they were responsible for said
loss and that they could not have dis
appeared by any act of Darlington
ana Young; and, therefore, cannot
see why Mr. Tompkins should have
mentioned this as bearing upon the