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?"IM"-" M MI'KIN fWfliin IN HICll. .\IU>S<>N FASfc. Hi. lui??W?#i WUl Not FmmIucv Hook* -l aunpkla iHinVs TUat Tlveiv Was Aujr UvaJ Will* OoNvruor?Herbert Insistent That Record^ TV- IVxluced ?? fc? Tvlegraiu*. ? < lumblu, Feb. 8.?The senate <? luuuee continued its hearing of charges of the governor against v A. Richardson former chief game wunden? yesterday, taking up the whole of the session with the cross mutation of Mr Richardson by Mi Herbert, attorney for the gov triior. Onl> ttjfg teutuies narked the s??sion. lnamediatt)l> upon the con? vening of the committee. XI. K\ Lump kin appeared and made a statement before the commlttst. in regard to stMXemeata concerning him that had | been made before the committee dur? ing the Investigation. Another sensa? tion wm the railing to the attention Sjf th? committee, kg Mr. Herbert, ih t a record who h had been intro? duced by Mr. Richardson failed to Show the earmarks of use. This causes! -some excitement m the com- , nil'Ve* when Mr. Richardson attempt-' sd to eaplnin the d iff ore me. and i branded as a ' liar ' any person who insinuated otherwise. No blows were' Passed, but the sei ?eiint at arms was Cailetl to keep order Permission u.im requested of the committee for the entrance of t N tfapp. assistant at-' goiney general, ss counsel tor M . Htdsardaon. Captain Lumpkin. >n regard to the statements which hud l?een made in the v hearing yesterday concerning Mbsj stated, in substance, us follows: That previous to the opening of the session of that year he had called at th* office of ths governor. He had I boon a Manning supporter and called so offer ths governor his support again. He stated to the ftoveinor t he was very desirous of being T 11 placed on the wsys and meaas com? mittee, and he retailed that the go v. ernor told him that he did not have v?ry moeh Influence With the speaker, hut eroeU do his best for him. >?\ter In tire conversation the gcv ?^s^^oi stated to him that there were <\isures m shuh he wanted his ppo-tWn h* veto. The govern >? I ol beam courteous to him and M mid the gdYwnor that he would sop- I port him. \me of these was the game' narden bill, me, veto of which he sup Later he was met by Mr.; laharrtson and asked why he had uot supported him in ths houee. anJ Ue tohl Mr. Richardson thst the force of the bill at the time of the promise n I not strike him. but as he had promised he could only do us he had i Id he e/autd It ? desired to sup i ? t Mr, Richardson for the reason, issong jiaera. that he was n neighbor ?nd u friend of several years' stand-, lag. These tacts he cited to Mr. Rich- \ i 'daon. and did not know thst they v era regarded differently until th? s atement In ths paper this morning. 1 he governor did not offer him a po ? Ron on the Judiciary committee in rt turn for supporting his veto, but the (?marks that he stated came up In general conversation. and the ?mlae that he made was in no way < onnected wuh the reqUfflJ for g pla< I the ways and means committee, as i i did not know that the governor had I power of Influencing the apnnjnt i< Th. -dateinent, Mr. Lumpkin d, h? made of hi* own free will sod in fairness to himself. Following this statement sevwrgl Mentions Were asked by Mr. Richard hin of Mi Lumpkin as to the state n ent mentioned in the answer to < sarg*s yesterday, \ir. lUtilatxfleoa i sked Mr. Luippkln If he did not have i conversation along this line with It F. <\ L Adams, to which Mr. -Kin replied that he did not re? member auch a conversation, but it could have b?en nothing concerning | an agreement air Qovoraot Manning i no such an gglgstusnl had bp SB \ \f\\\r Mr. Richards? m also asked Ifi he hne net Maid In the judiciary com? mittee room that Governor Manning had helped to put him on th*? com? mittee, but that tie was footloose) and free to do as he plained of this ( Mr. Lumpkin said he hud no recol-' hetion. I I umpkin ftttrthei stated th ? - ?ha? had come up In the omco oi flgsgrmat Manning was In tits trend a general taSgrogBitem, and that ther? had beOg no semblance of the trade mentioned. The attorney for th I ggffrtSOff thee toeH up the cross ekomlnatleo where it had been left off the evening he 'nre. Mr H fi.ert again requested thit ths committee have the financial Srds of the ?ame w ai .len's offl lought before the committee, for the de. -ding of ?nv point that mieht <e Again Mr. fllehardson declined I ? bring the voluminous records to the committee, stating as his reason "nit he W'is under bond for the safe iciivery ot those records to his legal I appointed successor, and thut if \\%my were^troirght*fc> Ifio Worff^arf? ' scattered abo?t ho would ask to bo relieved from his responsibility an 1 bond. Tho attorney for the governor th.cn renewed his questioning of tho item I of the record of the Hutchinson case,' which the committee adjourned for Hm purpose of allowing Mr. Richard iOn to obtain from his olllce yester duy. The cau.se concerned Hie dis? posal of a tine of $5? which was not shown on the report of the office. Mr. Klchardson produced the copy of the file, showing the recording of the case, which was included in an unltemi/ed remittano- from his office to the comptroller general. The rea? son why the name of Mr. Hutchin? son did not appear was given by Mr. lin-haVdson as follows: That M. Ik Hutchison. R. F. Taylor i und T. T. Hyde. Jr.. with two others had been apprehended in Dorchester county in the act of killing game out of season by Deputy Warden Sloan. Owing to the fact that some of the parties held Rlelal positions in the Audubon Societv, and Mr. Huehin hou'h position with the Clyde Line Company, the parties came to the game warden's office to ask that the publicity of a court process and the names be suppressed and assurance was ^iven by the chief game warden that it would. Whereupon they WClf asked to pay the amount of $10 each.' or $">0 in aM, which was done and a receipt taken. Mr. Hutchison was called to the ~ i stand by Air. Richardson and asked to verify the statement made, which he did. On croas examination, however. he stated that he did not knew whether a warren! was issued or not. ? I but he did know that none was serve 1 un him. That he was asked lo put up no bond but to pay a tine of $10. Mr. llichaidson then introduced the cor? respondence of the olllce with Deputy' Sloan of Charleston. A great sensa? tion wan caused when Mr. Herbert laid that "he would not be trim to his - luty us an attorney if he did not cull o the attention of the committee the. fact that the writing which wus done j u pencil was not as old as other* papers in the same file which had presumably been written at the same lime. Furthermore the holes punched J n the top of the sheet for filing pur poses were not similar placed." Mr. Richardson took exception to bis, aiKl stated that the file oft m od ivas bouu tide in every respect and ,va? taken within 1 j minutes after theI aase had been heard in his office, and 1 lhat any person who said or insinuat-, ni otherwise "lies.* Mr. Herbert re- j tented the epithet, and after some! ?fords between then, th*) chairman of I the committee was forced to call fo. Lhe sergeant-at-arms to preserve or? der. In regard to the $&0 fine which had been collected Mr. Richardson stated; that it had been sent to the comp? troller general in a monthly remit? tance of $19:?. This account was not itemized and no mention was mude of lhe individual item for the reason of evading publicity. There was no rec? ord In tho office of the game warden I to show the whereabouts of this sum, except the checks and stubs of the voucher book. He further stated that he had kept no record of individual ?.(?counts of lines and cases for his Of* lice, but that was filed in the office of the comptroller general. Mr. Her bert again asked that the committee request that the records of the olllce 09 tor lied Over to the committee,; ?vbieh, after much discussion, was re-I meed on the p <rt of Mr. Richardson's, ittor neys. They did agree, however, to get any specific record for which Mr. Herbert might Inquire. The Item covering the automobile hire was then taken up by the attor? ney for the governor, and Mr. Rleh irdson Started under cross examination lhi? after the refusal of the assembly 10 furnish the requested machines. under adele* from the attorney gene erol he bad purchased maohinea of I . OW1I which he rented to tho do partment at so much 4 day. That Ihli dries charged was t;.:to, but the upk.ep in each case had boon paid by him personally. When asked by the tttorney if these claims against the department for the hue of his own m .chines did not have to i>,- o.k'd by io n. he admitted that they did. The attorney then asked where the rec? ords of the amounts paid were listed, Mi Ntcbaroswn stated that .such an a ? OUnt WOO HO! kept m bis olfice Ml If erbe l OlaO asked || hj rented any machines from the Carolins sax ? n (tampOny in I 'olumhia in 11! t;. ||r< Richardson stated that he bad. and while he did not remember exac iv b< thought the amount paid was about $10 per day and that tl.< % had been rented altogether about one month. When asked if there w** j, record of this money being paid out by the of flee he replied that there was not, but his vouchers would show. H?j also Stated In reply tO questioning that be had rented moohloeji from other peo pie in tho CltV, but did not remember the amounts paid, would have to look through the llles of his vouchers for tho correct amounts. Again Mr. Her? bei t requested the presence of the mianciM rfObrdaHfcYAbo verification of* 'evidence submitted. j Mr. Richardson Hien Mild that if be were given t list of the recordj wanted he would bring them down to .the meeting tomorrow, and this list ' was given. Several such questions pertaining to the financial report of j the office was asked and in each csso I the reply was the "l will tell you to? morrow." Again .Mr. Herbert reques\ ed that the committee ask Mr. Rich jnrdson to produce the records, which was flatly refused by counsel for Mr. Richardson. The item of $l,o98. which the report of the office snows was expended by the office for auto and boat hire was placed in tho ex jaminatlon and the question asked if the office had any records of these ! expenditures. The answer was the i same, that all such information \va.i contained in the vouchers and war? rants which had been issued by the comptroller general, Mr. Herbert then brought forward the telegrams which were mentioned in the statement of Governor Man? ning, and which Mr. Richardson Btat ed were incorrect as those of a per? sonal nature had been paid by his personal check. Mr. Herbert then called to the attention of the com? mittee that. Mr. Richardson had paid for the telegrams which he claimed he had settled with his "personai check," were paid for, only on the; second day of the committee meet? ings. Further than that ho brought out on cross examination that the statement made by the governor was correct, in that a statement signed by Mr. Richardson, had stated that the department owed the telegraph com? pany $S7. and later Mr. Richardson hail found several more telegrams, the cost of which amounted to $4.5! Which were of a personal nature, which reduced the amount still moi>. This Mr. Richardson explained by say? ing that he checked the bill the first time without a list of the messages, and thought that it was for one month, but found out? later that the account was for two months, which, of course changed the statement just that much. Mr. Herbert then went over the list of messages which had been put In evidence the first day and show ing to the commitee that several of the telegrams which were on the cer? tified bill, recommended for payment by tho department, contained some of a personal nature, and were not contulnod in those marked out by Mr. Richardson. This the former chief game warden cUiimed occurred by reason of the fact that the Wes? tern Union had failed to obey his in? structions in regard to separating tho telegrams of his office on private bur iness from those of the department, after his term expired. Mr. Heihe"t then went over the list again nn'd pointed out several that were marked out after tho date of expiration among those that were murked out. The committee then adjourned un? til this afternoon at the usual hour, at which time the cross examination will hi continued, and Mr. Richard? son will have a chance to produce the records, a list of which were given to him following the meeting yesterday, which are desired by the attorney for the governor, in lieu of the financial record which Mr. Rich? ardson has declined to bring In. Co.hinib.lai Feb. 9.?The senate com mlttoo reuched the conclusion of the Rich land investigation yesterday af? ternoon at G o'clock, after sessions ex? tending over four days for a total of more than ten hours. The committee will now review the testimony sub? mitted and in a short time make its recommendaion to the senate The last day of the Investigation was taken Up in the further cross examination of Mr. Richardson, and the intro? ducing of new testimony on the part of the attorney for the governor. The attorneys for Mr. Richardson entered a flat refusal to bring any more of the records of the office before the com? mittee, and stated that tho committee was permitting too much latitude in the matter of evidence that was sub? mitted, and that, in the future the at? torney for the governor would be asked to commit himself to the charges, stated in tho veto message, as they felt that they had permitted too much extraneous matter already. The effort of the attorney for the governor to demonstrate laxity in the ofilce management of Mr. Richardson extended throughout the session yea terday, the telegrams and telephone '?in were again brought before the oommltoe, Mr. Herbert, on Thurs ??"V naked that Mr. Richardson pro duce some record iron, his office to ihow what salary was paid to c. H. ?Haze, and what was the rate per diem, The list of various expenditures of this nature w.u.- given to Mr. Rich ardson following the adjournment ?1 the committee. Vest er da) When Mr. Herbert asked again for those recordi Mr Richardson statod that he had misunderstood the quectlOO ami ac? cording to the Information that he had obtained from Lhe stenographer, be was gSked to bring the records for tho >?ar 1*H ana thai he had brought Were Wagged by Mr. Herbert were for the first two months :of If lit when C, II. Glast was employed as court steno? grapher, and also as clerk of the ju During the investigation this after Inoon. Senator Sink let* of the judiciary jcommltet. was called to make a I statement before the committee in re? gard o the resolution which was passed by the judiciary committee keeping anyone but members from I holding meetings in the committee room. Mr. Richardson rose to ask if this had meant as brought out by the aturney for the governor, him and his friends. To this Senator Sinkler stated they had been included, but that their names had not been men? tioned at the time. The investigation session was fea? tured by the introduction of testimony by \V\ H. (libbes, the governor's ap? pointee for the office of chief game warden. There was much humor caused by the play of wits between the attorney for Mr. Richardson and Mr. nibbes, several sullies of the witnessj on drOSS examination convulsing the , room with laughter. Upon the convening of the session Senator Bonham, for Mr. Richardson, made a statement to the committee in Which he stressed the fact that SO much new and irrelevant matter was introduced that the committee could adjourn immediately without losing any needed information as to the facts in the case. ' It seems to me," stated Senator Bonham. "that the time of the committee is being tak? en up rambling around in a circle. The purpose of this investigation, as I understand it, is to clear the name of Mr. Richardson if the charges ot Governor Manning against him can not be sustained. The committee has before it all Information needed in? telligently to render an opinion As to Mr. Richardson's integrity and man? hood. Senator Bonham referred the com? mittee to the statement made by Mr. Herbert, attorney for the governor, on the day before wherein he Stated that nothing that was said or dorn was in any manner to reflect on the honesty and integrity of Mr. Rich? ardson. That, the attorney declared, had been the purpose of the investi? gation. He did not think "that the governor had refused to sign the bill under contention because the man then in office had gotten his personal and business telephone accounts mix? ed." Ho did not think ' that the gov? ernor had vetoed the bill and stated the charges in the message because Mr. Richardson had hired this man or that to run a motorboat." "The time of all of us is valuable," stated the attorney, "and all that we ask of this investigation is that Mr. Richardson he given a clean bill of health. There is no need of personal feeling in the matter. Men with the best intentions often run afield in the discharge of their duty, in matters of public Interest. Is it necessary to fur? ther go into the petty details of Mr. Richardson's office, and if so where will it end?" When asked by "Mr. Herbert if he asked that the investigation be drop? ped, Senator Bonham stated that it tvas up to the committee. Mr. Her? bert then took the position that us Mr. Richardson had courted the inves? tigation that it would be stopped on his request for such a procedure. The governor had no desire to car? ry it on against Mr. Richardson'* wishes. Mr. Herbert then took up the questioning of the automobile ac? count, saying that Mr. Bradley had stated that he had itemized the ac? count in the olficc, and had also item? ized the personal account of Mr. Rich? ardson, which was not included in the itemized account of the State; and that the account had been paid by the State he had been led to believe by Mr. Bradley's srnlenient. Senator I'onham again took the floor and stated that for the benefit of the attorney .and the committee he wanted to state, and for which state? ment he took full responsibility, that the counsel for Mr. Richardson abso? lutely refused to allow the bringing In of any more of the records of Mr. Richardson's office. He stated that the matter had been placed in the hands of Mr. Richardson by the committee when they ruled that it was a mat? ter of what Mr. Richardson cared to do about it. Mr. Richardson then stated that he had not asked for the Investigation because (Jovernor Manning had Charg? ed him with dishonesty, or because he bad cast reflections on the chief game warden, but that general reports that were going a.ound the city ami State It had become a widely spread runnr that if the office was investigated thai a shortage would be found. Eft then asked f??r the investigation so that his reputation could be vindicat? ed ' if T have made official mistake! I am SOr?y, I have madS the depart? ment pay more th. ti twice as much money as I spent. I claim the credit for having mads it Whul it is today, ll* it is the will of the committee to go ahead I am not asking that the Investigation stop." Mr. Herben then took up the letter gictarg committee. RrHiic?1 Mr/ltifchardson fetid WYKten to the State treasurer in regard to the Hutchison matter, in which he asked Mr. RtobardlOn to explain why he had stated that he had remitted this in [the first sum sent in by him after its ] collection when the record showed 'that the flno had been collected on (the third of March and a remittance had been sent in on the sixth which did not include the $50. Mr. Rich? ardson stated that he was out of the city and that the remittance on the third had been sent in by him from I the lower part of the State and did not pass through his office, he merely indorsing the check on the back. Mr. Richardson also stated that the diffcr enee in the records which were point? ed out by Mr. Herbert on the after? noon before were caused by the files being sent in by different wardens, and for that reason some were dirty and some clean. The question of the Audubon So? ciety was brought into examination at some length, and Mr. Richardson was questioned in regard to the packed meeting, at which new mem? bers were brought in the s?oeiety on the day before the meeting was held. Mr. Herbert asked if Miss Belle Wil? liams did not resign on the 23rd of December, rather than transmit Mr. Richardson's name to the governor, chosen under such conditions. Mr. Richardson stated that she had re? signed, but he did not know the rea? son. The letter of Mr. Hampton, the president of the society at that time, waft offered as evidence by the attor? ney for the governor, Btating why he had withdrawn his support from Mr. Richardson, giving as the reason that the voting of proxies, who had no right to vote and allowing it to stand would break up the society. Mr. Richardson was asked if he had not been appointed as one of the committee to pass on the credentials of those who would be allowed to vote, which he admitted. He was also asked if the committee did not state that those who had not paid their dues for the year 1?17. which still had several months to run, would be ruled ineligible to vote on the ques? tion, and that the ruling of the com? mittee had been overruled by Dr. K C. L. Adams, the president who had I appointed them. Mr. Richardson stated that this was true. It was also i introduced as evidence by Mr. Her? bert that the Hampton letter had been sent to QOV. M anning live days be? fore the veto message was signed, showing that it had affected the charges as made by the governor. Mr. Richardson stated under fur? ther examination that all 26 o! the members that had been present at the meeting of the society which had caused so much discussion had voted for him. When asked if he could name any five of the old members that had voted for him, he said he could not remember. When the sub? ject of the telegrams and telephone messages was again introduced and the question naked if he had not rec? ommended that the bill he paid from the funds of the State Mr. Richard? son stated that he was at that time a private citizen and his recommenda? tion meant nothing to the acting chief game warden. Mr. Herbert then brought in the resolution which had been adopt ?d by the judiciary committee to prevent the holding of conferences in their committee room or the use of that room by others than the members of j the committee. Senaor Slnklc-r who was called to substantiate the resolu? tion stated that while Mr. Richard? son's name had not been mentfoned at the time the resolution had been brought up In the committee that he and his friends were included in the order. The committee was asked to strike the resolution from the record as incompetent as it did not follow the rule of evidence. Senator Wil? liams, after a consultation, stated that they had failed to observe the raten of evidence so far and that it would be admitted. The letter of Mr. Rich? ardson, which was written prior to the naming of the committeo, giving his reasons for not turning over his books to Mr. Gibbes, where he stated that he would turn them over to the committee from the senate, which he understood would investigate the n at u.r." This was cited by the attorney for the governor as a reason tor his insistent request for the records which h:*d been denied to the committee. W. H. Gibbes, serving under a con I tested title as chief game warden of I the State, took the stand and told of conditions as lie had found them. Re told of the statement made to him by , Mary Hays in regard to the manner) I In which any one in the office could use the telephone for Ions: distance c.iiis and have them charged to th I i _ department, paying them later le related the incident of the telephone .md telegraph bills which had come to him for payment and on which as asked a Certificate from Mr. Richard? son as to their being for official busl m ss. That the telephone and tele? graph were charged altogether, IUI they were in the hands of tho master com? pany for collection. When asked by Mr. Richardson as to why he had not come to his ofilce kg an effort to have I them straigntencd out, Mr. Gibbet' I stated that very little consideration iiad been shown him and he did not feel the iecessity of bothering about Mr. Rii irddson's private affairs. The a torneys for Mr. Richardson gthen bet-an the cross examination of Mr. Gibbes in regard to the Audubon Society meeting. "Mr. QihtNM, you voted about 225 proxies tor yourself at that meeting, did you not? You must hare been do? ing some hustling as well as Mr. Rich? ardson," .sked Mr. 8app. "Oh, yes," answered Mr. Gibbes. "I always found it a sdom to follow precedent." When SSOted5 if Mr. Barron. the vice president, !iad not been called to this city from Greenville for the purpose of holding this "rump" meeting, Mr. Oibbes said that he had, because it was the general report around the city that the president. Dr. Adams, had left the State to keep from hold? ing it. A number of items were in? troduced by Mr. Richardson's attor? neys to ah? w that certain sums of money had been paid to Warden Lit? tle at Greer vi lie and to Mack Hays f or keeping books and acting as warden for Richla ad county. This Mr. Gibbes exp- ined by saying that this large amour z was paid during only a few months in the year, and that the total for th* year would be shown to be about the $1,200 allowed by law. Mr. Gibbe1 was also asked if he did not bring 16* proxies to the May meet? ing to vote them for himself. This Mr. Gibbea r.dmitted and added that "of that number only 63 were voted for me, as .:hey were ruled out by that famous committee on creden? tials." At the completion of the testimony the governor made the following state? ment to the oommittee In regard to his position In the matter. The state? ment is as follows: "In my veto message I did not charge Mr. Richardson with any crime or with the misappropriation of funds. I simply gave my reasons why, in my judgment, he should not be continued in office. I thought then, and still think, that thi office was being con? ducted Irregularly m the respects set out. "I am doubt.'ul whether or not the general assembly has the legal right to inquire into uel, reasons as I gave in my veto message or on* what grounds same vere based since it ap? pears to be in the nature of an en? croachment by the legislative power upon the power of the executive. How? ever, I have waived this and in courtesy to the innate I have answer-) ed its summons I have nothing to * hide in regard to the matter and am entirely willing o put the senate in possession of all the facts and records' in my possessio;? *' Following thi? the committee ad i ?*.??? journed the investigation and an? nounced that tr ?y would go Over the testimony as scon as it could be transcribed and make its report to the senate. This will be done before the adjournment of the legislature, declared the cho rman. HIRED U\ GERMANY. Rolshcviki Lead* a On Pay Roll of Kaiser Government. Paris, Feb. 8.?The Petit Parisiene continues today p it he at ion of official German document which, it sayS, were brought to I rauce by a promi? nent French sei- at ist who obtained them from a Russian revolutionary paper. The latest installment con? sists of a series nf documents tend? ing to show that tne Bolshevlkl move men in Russia bins been financed by Germany. Among these documents is a circu? lar dated March 2, j917, from the Ger? man imperial bank to all representa? tives in Switzerland instructing them to honor all demands for money from Nikolai Lenine, M. Zinovieff, Leon Trotsky, M. Kamen off, one of the Russian representatives at the Brest - Litovsk peace negotiations; M. Sou menson and Mazsta Koslovelsky who has been described as the ohief Gor? man agent In Russia, all of whom have taken a prominent part in the Bolshevlkl movement as well as to Mine. Alexandra Kollintay. a support ter of Lenins and now in charge of the Bolshevlkl department of public welfare; General Sivers and M. Mer caln. The money was to be paid "un? der certain conditions." Another document * a letter dated Stockholm. Scptembe? 21. 1917. from V. F?rsten burg tc Raphael Schu? mann at Hn reran da fading; "Honored ComiO e: Varburg's bank, on receipt of i. telegram from the president of the -iheuisch Wtst phalian syndicate has opened an ac? count for Comrade Trotsky's enter? prises. The lawyer hSfl brought arms and arranged for their conveyance as far as Lulea and Yur< a. Instruct tho firm at Lulea as to whom they are to be consigned, and the name of th? confidential person to whom the sum asked for r> Comrade Trotsky is to bg paid over." Other letters announce the paymert to Lenine of sums var\ ng from loO, DOu to 300,0U0 marks. . -?kA