Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25

Boyce would know what to do. Mr.
Bilbo came to the door and handed
Mr.. Majors something. which he put
in his vest pocket. After a little time
for effect, Mr.. Majors pulled out this
paper and read this question. It is In
the records. He said, Governor.
have you the Manchester Canal
weights OF the Manchester Ship Ca
nal for a lot Of cotton shipped on one
! certain day." I said, Which CanaIZ'
He said, els there two?" said, NC,
know you are asking something that
you know nothing about. I want to
know who gave you that question"
| He said, 81 don't know who give you
that question" did the lieutenant
governor give this question To your
| He said, Il am not on the witness
stand" you are trying to find In
| formation for the Acknowledgements
| Of Mississippi for the benefit OF the
people who are fighting and defraud
ing the state" So the committee
said we will cut that out. The next
day was Saturday. He came into the
office and said, Governor, have you
the Manchester Canal weights OF all
this twenty-one thousand bales
shipped there" 7 said. YES" He
said. 81 want 1t for the committee
said, 81 have a letter from the at
torney-general to be careful with these
as Boyce G. Company are making a
special effort to get this information
through the members Of the commit
tee" He said, 81 will see tie com
mittee.' turned to- a young man and
said, Il want to know where he goes,
whether to the office Of the lawyers
of Boyce & Company" He came back
and reported that he had gone nortt'o on
the Y. & NJ. V. train. l called up a
friend In Memphis and told him to
meet No. 4 and see where Sam Majors
goes. He called me later and said,
81 saw him get off Of the train. and
he went to the office Of Boyce & Com
pany as straight as a martin to- his
gourd." He came back, took a letter
and lost 1t out OF his pocket at Parch-
man. A convict sent it to me-. read
It to the committee the next day,
very much to the chagrin Of Mr.. Bilbo.
Well, they were going on then with
this farce. Mr.. Boyce said he vas
going to bring his books right down
and show them that his transactions
with the State of Mississippi had been
fair. Next thing | knew he was down
before the committee. | would pass
down and remain a little while. 1t was
a CASTOR and Alphonse affair. Like
this: Now, Mr.. Boyce, we want to know
IL you have anything further that you
would like to state, not anything That
would be of your private affairs. |
went and picked out a half dozen men,
and most Of them Bilbo men. said.
81 want you to see 1t and hear 1t so
that when | come l can show you that
the rottenest thing ever pulled OIL IN
the State OF Mississippi Is going on
here. Several Of them went in the
committee room, and later l went In
and | said, "Mr. Chairman, may ask
Mr.. Boyce a question:" said, "Mr.
Boyce, where are your books?" He
said, Here they are" He said,
/, These are they" ~ see these papers
I here. Where are your bound books?'
, "I haven't got any" | said. DO you
, mean to say that you have no well
, bound books to keep reeords-of TWEEN
ty-one thousand FIVE hundred bales
!. of cotton bought by your" And he
said, 81 haven't" + said, "Where are
4, the invoices?" He said, They are
n copies of them, Governor" said
n II understand you have copies here
I The originals are lost I said. "WhJ
did you bring the copies and lost the
1 originals" He said, "They are exac'
copies and balance with the States
d books said. THAT Is what is worry
~ ing ME. The States books have beer
10 doctored and there Is a man In thu
" p%enitentiary who has pleaded guilty t.
"a having doctored the hooks"
or read a letter, stating that I an
to informed Of the fact that a governo
10 Is investigating the records. | SCI
Sample is doing his damnest to ge
n. things straight. He said. Il enclos
10 you a recap of the amounts. whicI
i'll put on your books and destroy tn
Mt originals" I said, "Mr. Boyce, wher
are those youchersf" He said, "
n have lost them" Have you got ther
", for last month"; He said. No" ID
a you mean to state to this committe
n you have bought millions Of dollar
worth OF cotton and the only receiI
M you have Is the vouchers and you hav
We lost the v%ouchers?" Are you willin
he to give me your written consent ths
to these thirteen people you have sol
or this cotton to are authorized to tur
he over to me the weight, grade and prit
i'll of cotton delivered to them?" He sal
IN mo, | won't | said, Why" h
we said. Because that is my private a
ok fair" | said. rs that all?" He sal
he Yes" | said, "Weil, in order
zee demonstrate that this is nothing
ty, don't already know, hand you a II