The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-09-17

general agent. | madc an appointments
with Mr. Eckert to see him in Cinrin.
natl on such day. Before lcnyino
Columbia, however, my brother hand.
ed me letter to MIR. Yost. Upon
/ inquiry, nc told me that it was com.
missions ON whiskcy. | asked him if
our M 1 .tI'rr or NhoW anything OF the mat
, Cold him would collect thc o,r,s,,,t No,
Tor him provided he would dr"n otn' tho
matter in tho future. He told ND ~ Smt =
! he would DO SO. After | comnlot'.S
my business with Mr.. Eckert, 7 rniIe y
on Mr.. 1ost while in Cincinnati nn1
he paid me on my brothers writtnn
r>uucst, the sum of $74O.5O AS to an,,
So!d-hcadcd canes or any other nrns,
cnts OF any character know nothinp
o. j. w. MINSON.n .
NoouI 'hc sano time my wife and
myself went on on trip--she had
hcon at deaths door with tvnhnid
fever. We remained some 10 re dave
GA my return, Governor Evans mon.
toned TO me about }. WIS trip to Gin
clnnati. J. told him that j. w. was his
own man ami had Il right to go where hc
pleased unquestioncd. 1T was not long
after this before | began to hear Of
rebates being gotten by me.
something in----, Mr.. White OF Gin
clhnati was in my Office and informed ne
that the Live Oak Distiling Company
hau Informed him that some one here
was Claiming II commission on goods
SOLD; ! wrote MIR. White the follow
!n% letter and sent Il copy to the Live
Oak people:
August 3 1896. (5?)
MIR. y. j. White, Cincinnati, O.
Dear Sir: Replying to your inquiry
IN reference to whether or not know
ui any person claiming Il commission
from the Live Oak Distilling Company
| ocg 10 say | do not know OF any party
getting or claiming any commission
whateI cr, unlcss yourself, and should
the Live Oak Distillinw COMPANY be
paying any party Il commission for
selling me their whiskivs they arc
having fraud practiccd on Them ;,s !
nNN from them direct ana from no
inllucncc cNcrtcd by any one. Should
have reason to think or believe that
"hy one was practiciug this deception
on them | would notify them at once
ana ascertain if such were Il fact, and
instruct them that il they did not cease
10 pay such commission | would not
huN from tncm longer. II there is any
commission to be given | want it for
the State OF South Carolina in the wav
o! discounts or lower prices on goods,
and rs no influence bears on me secur-
ing these orders, | think thai should
nave any commission that they arc
disposed to give in the way | mention.
hoping that the above is fully salts
factory to you. and since this sCcms to
have arisen will send a copy OF this
letter to the Live Oak Distilling Com
paNy. Respectfully,
r. NJ NI\Cn\
heard nothing from this letter and
supposed That Mr.. Whites statement
WAS not correct. Some little time ter
th!s, Mr.. ). w. Scruges, who was my
nonkNcPGr, asked permission to go up
To hrccnviilc for Il few days. He re-
mHlncd away longer Tran | expected,
bat returned, | think. on Tuesday
morning. lie did not report to the
otiice. | saw Hon. ID. H. Tompkins
during the mOrning, who told me that
ScruggS had sent for him carly and in
formed him that he had been to Gin
clnnatl and discovered that rcbntcs
were paid ms boys and wanted to sec
mo AZ his house. | went immediately
to sec him aud was informed that such
was a lact. returned to MIR. TomDllins
ana SO soon AS we could, on the same
/ evening, we went to the mansion and
| reported ihc whole matter to Gov.
! rrnor Evans, the chairman Of the State
! Board Of Control.
lie stated then cmphaticallv that he
! know nntnlny OF Scruggs' visit to Gin
! crnnaLl, ana put the question To rs.
| "hE 90 YOU suppose the damned
! scouhufcl went Governor Evans
| tod us to say nothing OF the matter ia
any one, but keep quiet and see If
! Scruggs would report his linl and be-
sides he would take action when nee
caSary. Colonel Tnmpkins went to nv
home with me and there we fourd the
boy. We asked him about the matter
and he acknOwlC' that it was true
but stated that he had done no orra,
wrong, rs Colonel Tompkns and saw
lt--oniy IN dccclving me. This | re-
| ported TO the Governor on the follow
ing morning, Which placed him in pos
session OF all the facts. The bOy saw
how badly was hurt: he went up town
and wrote me the following next
! morning:
! Dear Pa: | left you last night before
| having quite rcgaincd my equilibrium.
should have asked you to keep every
thing from being known publicly if
possible. | know you well enough to
believe you would hang your own son
| If he deserved it and possibly deserve
to have this whole affair published, but
| my mlnu Is too marrow to see such
cnormity in it as Colonel TomDkins
and yourself have made it out to me. Tn"
| only wrong | see in it is the fact that [
| have injured you and the family in de-
| cclvIn@ everybody at the same time.
| wanted to withdraw after you advised
me against such q course, but had
conc too far in the first place and be-
| sides Julian Yates was receiving com
| missions from the Pennsylvania Glass
Company, as | happened to be aware.
and why not who was not connected
with the dispensary as close as he. for
he was then acting clerk Of the Board
Of Control if | am not mistaken. The
only difference was that he was being
| aided while | was hustling for myself :
for soon after he accepted the position
the Board Of Control adopted the Penn
sylVania glass style bottle and you con-
tracted for about fifty car loads of bot
ties from him. suppose you and
Governor Evans wanted to help out
latos. Why not help me out? There
is distinction without q diff
ference. lr neither case was there
any actual wrong, but Barney Evans
l. I IL.