The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-04-09
"a Reasonable Contract

a question by Mr.. Carlisle. Witness
told of the retaining of Mr.. W. A. Hol-
man in the Fielder prosecution and
other matters. "It was on the receipt
of a letter from Thos B. Fielder sty-
ling himself the chairman OF the ant
Blease Investigating committee that
the prosecution of Fielder vas begun" +"
said the witness; he declared the mat
ter had been discussed before. "For
Fielder was generally discussed before
we took charge by the other commits
sions," said Mr.. Dominick.
Mr.. DOminick's Expense Account.
Mr.. Dominick's testimony at this
point concerning his charges for mile
age and how he construed the matter
when riding ON a pass is taken from
the official stenographer's notes as fol-
lows:
@. "Did you make any Investigation
to ascertain whether the members of
that old board had charged against
the State expenses they had not real
ly incurred?" asked Senator Carlisle
A. "No, SIR" replied Mr.. Dominick
eve were Informed by Mr.. Stevenson
at one of the meetings that we had DR..
Murray before US that he took the po-
sition that we had no right whatsoever
under the act to investigate any OF
the acts and doing of what is COM
monty known as the Murray commis-
sion"
@. "The whole business, your COM
mission, the former commission, seems
to be under investigation more or less
Do YOU know of any sums charged by
YOUR commission against the State
suns that were not actually paid out"
asked Senator Carlisle.
A. "Not that I know replied the
witness.
@. "Any mileage charged up that
was not paid?''
A. mo mileage charged up, Ex-
penses were charged"
@. "Any member of your committee
that didn't pay fare?"
A. 81 travelled on pass on one
road"
@. "Taat is from Newberry to Co.
lumbar"
A. eyes, sir"
O. Railroad fare charged on that
road?"
A. yes
@. con the Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens?'
A. eyes, sir
@. "Was that fare actually incur
red?
Rode on Pass
A. "Here is the. way of considering
that. When I use mileage in matter
of that kind and charging up expense
account 1 charge actual railroad fare,
because when I pay $40 for railroad
books that money is tied up for year
or more before it is entirely used. AT
Newberry 1 am and have been for sew
eral years past the local counsel for
the Columbia and Newberry and Lau-
rens Railroad company. AS retain
er I get a local pass.
81 am paid for actual work just
in accordance with bar fees in New
berry. AS, a retainer receive my rail
road pass, which is not a free pass,
and I consider that just as much my
own private property as if Mr.! Childs
were to pay me a retainer fee for $1OO
or $500 per year
! @. "The only way you get any &C.
tual cash out of the railroad pass is
when you are travelling for the State"
A. ''Wnen I travel for clients
charge up railroad fare, in coming
here to argue cases in the supreme
court or have any other business here. .
@. "Were any other members Of the
commission similarly situated with
reference to railroad mileage or fare?'
A. "I don't think so,'' replied the
witness.
Witness took the ground that a
great part of the expenses paid by the
State should have been paid by Fielder
as set out in the report, of the Blease
commission. His construction of this
matter was similar to that of the wit
nesses yesterday.
LyOn-HOIman Matter.
Mr.. Dominick told of the employ