Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
GOV. TILLMAN'S DEFENCE.
Reply to Ben Perry's Charges
Proof Conclusive as TO How
Money Was Raised.


The statement went out that Gov.
Tillman did not propose to notice
the charges of Ben Perry against
his private and official conduct,
but his friends saw that this was
an incorrect position, and several
of them have made statements
which show that the bulk of the
charges are without foundation.
The documentary evidence is too
long for our columns this week,
and we will summarize their con-
tents for the information of our
readers:
1. John B. Hill, Clerk of the
Court for Edgefeld county, certi-
fes that there are three mortgages
on record in his Office given by B.
R. Tillman, as follows: One for
5000 on 245a acres of land, given to
S. S. Tompkins, master; one for
$4,000 on 2454 acres, to Willie
Jones and w. A. Clark, and one for
$6, ,1O5.6O on four tracts of land ag-
gregating 1904 acres, to Carolina
National Bank of Columbia, S. C.
None of these mortgages are salts
fed, and they are all the mortgages
ever executed by B. R. Tlllman and
rec orded in 'Edge6eld county.
2. President w. A. CLARK, of the
Carolina National Bank, has made
the following statement in regard
to the loans negotiated by Gov.
Tillman that bank:
Gall transactions between bank
and it's customers are private and
confidential and never made public
except with the consent of the lat
ter. This information is therefore
only given with the consent of
Gov. Tillman.
"Gov. Tillman has been bor-
rover of money from the Carolina
National Bank ever since the early
months of the year 1891. He owes
the Carolina National Bank now
about $4,000 in the form of two
notes; one for the sum of $4,000,
which has been running for some
time and which will mature at an
early day. This note is made by
Gov. Tillman and endorsed by two
endorsers, who are secured by a
mortgage on one of his plantations
in Edgefeld county; the other is
for the sum of $1,000, which was
dated on the 26th of November,
1894, and is endorsed by three en-
dorsers, who are also secured by
mortgage of what is known as the
Abraham Jones plantation, near
Trenton, and two other plantations
in Edgefeld county. This latter
sum of money was borrowed by
Gov. Tillman for the purpose of
paying for the plantation near
Trenton bought by him from the
executors of Abraham Jones. The
money was paid to the executors by
check upon the Carolina National
Bank and by them distributed to
those interested in the estate.
Gall of these transactions we've
had through the bank. The plan
tation purchased was included in
the mortgage given to secure the
endorsers. All of these mortgages
have been matters of record at
Edge6eld courthouse"
8. Mr.. w. G.. Childs, president of
the Columbia, Newberry and Lau-
rens railroad, has furnished the
following statement with reference
to an alleged rebate on freight on
liquors purchased for the dispen-
sary. His note is addressed to
Gov. Tillman:
"Those liquors have been ship
ped to Columbia mainly over two
lines-the Sesboard Air Line via
the Columbia, Newberry and Lau-
rens railroad aid the Atlantic
Coast Line. AS president of the
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
railroad and representative at Co.
lumbia of the Seaboard Air Line,
I am in a position to know whether
any rebate has been allowed on
shipments to the dispepsary over
these roads, and in the interest of
justice and fair play desire to
state that no rebate of freight has
been allowed by these roads to you
or to any one else.
"As to the Atlantic Coast Line, /
have just received telegram from
MI. II. NJ. Emerson, traffic manager