The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-12
COMPLETE VINDICATION.
The Foul ISLANDERS that Have Been
Circulated Against TilfmRn are
Proved to be False.
ha

Ihe fOul StanuerS tnAG hHSe Dcea
Circulated Against TiIIman are
Proved to be False.
The State.
What has Induced Governor Tilman nT his
friends to take notice OF the charges OF Perry
about his receiving "rebate or refund" money
IL not known. Yesterday, however, for the
first time, Governor Tiliman's friends, with
his sanction, arose to explain certain or the
int ina tions that he had received more than
his salary, and that he had paid cash iol
more property than his salary warranted.
To begin with, IL the charge that he palo
cash Tor the 'Jones plant and liquidat
ed other indebtnesses and that he did not gel
the money honestly. :.
STATEMENT OF MORTGAGES.
First came the affidavit from Clerk of Cour
Hill OF Edgetield. who says:
South Carolina. Edgefield County.
|. I, John b. Hill, Clerk OF the Court %
Common Pleas and 4. NJ. q. for Edgefiet
county. do hereby certify unto whom II may
concern, that have carefully examined The
records Of my office and find upon record In
book %, page 357, mortgage given by B. Il
Tillman to SIS. Tompkins, master, for 5000 on
:. Mortgage given by B. R. T!llman te
2i5h acres, recorded in book 50, page l56.
3. Mortgage given by B. Il. Tillman TO Car
olina National Bank OF Columbia, S. c., fol
s6,lO5.eO on 9li acres known rs the "Jone!
tract" also 3ll acres, also %s0 acres, also Il:
acres, part of the X. g. M. Dunovant lands
recorded In book 90, page ll6. None OF tht
,bove mortgages are satisfied. These are all
The mortgages ever executed by B. h. Till
man and recorded In this office.
John b. Hill.
&C. G. p. and Il. NJ. Z.
THE BANK LOANED THE MONEY TO BUY HIS
TRENTON PROPERTY.
Yesterday afIernoon, President Clark Of the
Carolina National Bank, was seen, at the sug'
gesLion Of Governor Tillmnn, and made the
following statement regarding Governor TIL.
mans loans through that bank:
"All transactions between bank and lts
customers are private and confidential and
never made public except with the consent OF
the latter. This information IN therefore only
given with the consent OF Governor Tillman.
"Govern0r Tlllman has been borrower or
money from the Carolina National Bank ever
since the early months OF The year 1891. He
owes the Carolina National Bank now about
5000 In the form OF two notes; one for the
sum of $1,000. which has been running for
some time and which will mature at an early
day. This note Is made by Governor Tlllman
and endorsed by Two endOrsers, who are Sc
cured by a mortgage on one OF his plantations
10 Edgefield county; the other Is for the snn
vember, 1884, and is endorsed by three en-.
dorsers, who are also secured by mortgage OF
what is known as the Abraham Jones planta-
ton, near Trenton, and two other plantations
ey was borrowed by Governor Tillman for the
purpose of paying for the plantation near
Trenton bought by him from the executors OF
executors by checks upon the Carolina Ma
tional Bank and by them distributed 10 those
Interested In the estate.
"All of these transactions we're had through
the bank. Tue plantation purchased WAS In
ciuded In the mortgage given to secure the
endorsers. All OF theSe mortgages nave been
matters of record ~ Edgefeld court house."
NO REBATE FOR FREIGHTs-AND so THAT
LIE Is NAILED.
President Childs OF the Columbia Newberry
and Laurens road, has come to the front with
reference to the charge that the road that
hauled most Of the liquor allowed q rebate on
the freight rate. Mr.. Childs sent Governor
riInan this statemen:
"Hon. B r. Tillman, Columbia. 2. c.:
Dear Six In bis letter 10 Mr. Josh Ashley,
published In to-day's State. Mr.. Ben Perry
makes the statement that he has Information
that you have been allowed rebate OF freight
on liquors purchased by you for the dispen-
sary. 49,.
"Those liquors have been shipped 10 Colum-
bia mainly overtwo lines-the Seaboard AIT
Line via the Columbia, Newberry and Laur-
ems Railroad and the Atlantic Coast Line. AS
president Of the Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens Railroad and representative at Co.
Iumbla of the Seaboard Air Line. l am I'm q
position TO know whether any rebate has been
allowed on shipments TO the dispensary over
these roads, and In the interest OF justice and
fair play I desire to state that no rebate OF
freight on these shipments has been allowed
by these roads to you or to any one else.
"As to the Allan tic Coast L. ne. have just
q telegram from Mr.. T. NJ. Emerson,
traffic manager of that line, emphatlcally
denying that any rebate has oeen aitowea on
that was present at the interviews between
the traffic managers of those two lines and
yourself at which the freight rates on dispen,
III nn,t - or q
that ut these Interviews. while you endeavor-
ed TO secure as favorable rates 10 the State as
possible, rebates we're neither asked nor Of
'ere'' very ". SpeH'SiiiS G. Chiids, President"
THE FABRICATION AS TO STOCKS KNOCKED
Asto The allegation that Governor Tillman
has in pyested In stocks he authorizes the state
ment that his entire stock holdings are Two
shares In an Edgehed nank and one share In
the Alliance store here, alLogethers22'.
WHAT THE DIsrILLERs SAY.
There has perhaps been more said about the
rebate matter than anyth ing else. esterday
Mr.. Hubbell, who ~ here looking after the In
teresis OF the Mil Creek Distilling Company
made r statement which Ia given and In
which he Insists that no rebates we're ever al
lowed or paid any one for the d!spensary pur-
chases.
THE REBATE HUMBUG EXPOSED.
When asked what he knew about the re-
bate matter, he said
"If the Mill Creek Distilling Company had
issued rebate vouchers TO D. II. Traxler, COM
missioner they would have charged cents
proof gallon more for the goods they sold him
that were produced by the Distllling and Cat
tie Feeding Company. II was certainly more
TO the advantage OF the State TO buy goods
without the seven Genus voucher than 10 pay
take voucher for II payable SIX months from
date, For that reason we never issued q
voucher TO Mr.. Traxler, commissioner, Tor
the State OF South Carolina.
goes, but the people OF South Carolina DO not
know very much about the rebate matter and
the details OF the whlskey business, and
would be very glad If you would give me
ating This rebate business"
"Well, the rebate system was put In force IN
the summer of 1885 for the purpose OF retain
Ing business and allowing the wholesale mer-
chant q greater margin of profit on their bus.
iness than they would otherwise have had"
THE wHIsKEY TRICK.
"How could the distilling company afford
Fay this rebate control of the pro-
duction of spirits and spirit goods couio MAKE
The market. temporarily. what they saw nj.
The day the vouchers look effect the Market
Was by agreement, put up sn,s seven eSyance a 81
the time OF securing the goods, and received
u voucher payable in six mont hs subject TO
condition printed ou the voucher for the sew
en- cents per proof gallon from the Dlstilling
and Cattle Feening Com pany of Peoria.
..This relate system was discarded on the
Sth of August last.
"Duripg the time that the rebate system
was in operation there were great many
wholesale mel ichants who preferred 10 DO
their business upon a cash basis, and II they
SO desired could secure their liquors from
dealers who were not members OF the asBoci-