The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-06
governor BREWE
ExASPERAIED BY
QUESTIONS
ASKS COMMITTEE IF OBJECT IL
TO CONTRADICT HIM OR FOR
STATES GOOD.
has met ONLY OPPOSITI0N
Chief Executive Continues Evidence
About Alleged Irregularities in Cot
ton SaIes-Assures Nabors He WIN
Attempt to "Trap" Him.
has met ONLY OPPOsITIas

Special to The Netos.
jackson, Miss, Feb. 6.-Somewh6k
exasperated, after repeated questiona 81
by Representative Nabors regards
figures on cotton shipments involvof
with the transactions Of Boyce an(
company and the board of prfsoG
trustees in the sale and purchase e
the cotton of the state, Gov Brewor.
before the special joint legislative
committee yesterday afternoon asked
this direct and flat-footed question:
May inquire if the object OF this
committee is to contradict my reports
on this matter, or has it at heart the s
good of the state?" 81
Mr.. Nabors and Senator Norwood
assured the governor that the sole
object of the inquiry was to arrive e
| the true facts and upon them make 4 s
report to the legislature. Gov. Brew
er then told the committee that an
the information in his possession wao
at the disposal of the committee. He
| confessed that he was a bit Impatient
but said he could hardly be blamed
for that when everything he had done
to ascertain the true facts had been
criticised, his motives questions, and
impediments put in his way by the
members of the old prison board,
Boyce and company and others. He
said he hoped the committee would
join him in an earnest and conscien-
tious effort to arrive at conclusions
for the good of the state. He spoke
of the fight he had made alone. and
single handed, to run to earth the
truth about the alleged Irregularities
in the sale of the state cotton, SAYING
where he should have received hean
he met with strenuous opposition.
This sensation came after one at
the beginning of the meeting when
Mr.. Majors told the governor that he
did not want any detectaphones used
on him in connection with the efforts
to be made regarding the identity Of
the thief who stole papers from his
desk in the house of representatives
i Tuesday night. The governor 6iz-
claimed any such intention and told
Mr.. Nabors very frankly, looking him
squarely in the face, that If he enter
tained suspicious that he was tfyf6(
to trap him." or thought he suspect
ed him in connection with it he wAa
talking to the wrong man." Mr.. M.
bors later said that he had misunder,
y stood the situation and from then uf
;, harmony prevailed, while the cover
J. nor continued his statements reenrd
!, ing his efforts to secure eyfdencu
against Boyce and company He Anal
ly wound up by suggesting that ths
only way to get the needed infofma
i tion was to take the matter into Il,
chancery court and secure Z 1uds
: ment against Boyce, which might con
n pei him to submit for Inspection boolv
{. showing the weights Of state cotfo
,t as delivered to the spinners abroad.
MI The governor explained 7llat .
le two-thirds Of the cotton sold 10 ~
le he was able to get weight flrurS
y. from the prison ofnce. but he ~
ty sure he could not set them on u
Be other one-third, saying All kin boo,
had been destroyed, ana he intimats
D. that he do6bted the correctness a I,
a. WEIGHTS given in the bcots IN az :
er fice Of the secretary Of the bosrd /,
re trustees. He believed. howevef. fro,
Sc calculations and estimates bsssd q
~ available Information TIT Boyce ha
.. inskA1Iy pro6ted to the tu6e Il -
er than ssoo.ooo by his des1znss in -
al cotton.
lp- The commftteemen wanted g Z
,st L Bo9ee coaid moi IS hrcax
er Jackaon, "a 3sss Nk1S1 ~ /
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