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W.T.. MIXsON.
A suggestion was made that w. T.
Mixson be called, while the board
swaited for Mr.. Tompkinks, who had
been sent for, in order to let him
make statement.
Mr.. Abney thought it would be un-
kind to ask him to testify to matters
he had already told. The confession
has been made and it would be humi.
liating to make him 60 over it. The
board. of course, can do as it pleases.
After little consultation the board
decided to hear him and Mr.. Mixson
said that to the best of his knowledge
his father had never received any com
missions. His father never knew his
connection with commissions. Some
time in December mentioned some
thing about me going in with Barney
Evans. He said he intended to give
Barney the Dispensary insurance. l
determined to 60 in it as my salary
had been cnt one-half in the Superin-
tendent of Education's Office. I men,
tioned the matter to Barney and also
the brokerage business which my faith
er said nothing about. 1 did this be-
cause I saw st. Julian Yates getting
commissions from the Pennsylvania
Glass Company. He was clerk Of the
board. 1t put me in mind OF the
brokerage business. thought if [
could get a good house my father
would give me the preference. I
didn't see anything wrong in it.
While talking to Barney about it in
the Senate chamber he said: Don't
talk so loud. Somebody will hear
you" talked to my father about it
but he advised against it but didn't
seem violently opposed to it. | made
contract with Meyer, Pitts & Co.,
and Live Oak Company. My father
told me to drop it; that he would have
nothing to do with anybody [ had
anything to do with.
never said nnythg, more about it.
Yost was down here and when l first
made the deal didn't tell him to keep
it secret. But when he came the sec
ond time I told him TO tell no one
not even my father. 1 had put all I
had in the bicycle business and was
hard up for money. hesitated to
trust my brother with my secret but
needed the money and gave him the
statement. Then he told me to let it
alone. I promised to do so. He
brought back $3.50. I knew the amount
because I was a privileged character in
my fathers Office, and got the amount
out of the invoice book. Inever talked
to my father except indirectly about
Live Oak Company. My commissions
were 81 for a barrel OF K, 81 for Xxx
and 50 for XXX. I examined the in
voice books about dinner time when
nobody was in the Office. got the
So. 300 odd dollars and that was all.
The last payment was in January.
Liquor was bought in February, but l
got nothing for it.
My father never received cent OF
these commissions.
Mr.. Abney-Do you swear positive.
ly that your father knew nothing of it
until you made your confession3
Mixson-I am under oath.
Mr.. Abney-But I want to remind
you of its solemnity.
Mixson-He certainly knew nothing
from me and I don't suppose the Live
Oak people told him.
Examined by Mr.. Barber:
The first money my brother got.
The next was gotten at the Atlanta
Exposition, I having written to M.
Yost to meet me there and told him
that a package of labels would be ap-
preciated. He replied that the labels
were in the hands of Harry Gilmore
and could get them. Labels meant
cash. The last payment was collected
by myself N Cincinnati. After I got
back my statement didn't agree with
him by $50 which he owed me. I got
81, 800 from Gilmore. My first con
tract was made in Atlanta with Mr..
PEBBLES. I was to sell the liquor to
the dispensary. My father had been
buying from them and [ heard him
say it was good liquor.
Mr.. Barber-Then in return for this
money you were to use your influence
with your father, which you say you
never did except indirectly.
Mixson-Yes.
Questioned by Mr.. Williams:
What indirect remarks did you
make to your father in favor of Live
Oak2
Mixson: Yost wanted me to get an
order for so barrels of xxx. 1 re-
marked to my father few days after
that that Live Oak was pretty good
stuff. Everybody liked it, and if l
was him I'd buy all xxx. He could
not suspect anything from that. He
knew nothing of my going 10 Cincin-
| natl. 1 have collected commissions
twice since my brother advised me not
to, but he knew nothing of it.
Questioned by Governor Evans:
Why did you think it would influence
your father to say that Live Oak wa s
good liquor, when he knew you didn't
drink?
Mixson: Well when anybody praises
Anything it has an effect. [ made ov-
ertures to, the whiskey men, telling
them 1 could influence my father.
Yost claimed to be employed by the
Board of Control.
Governor Evans: He had nothing
whatever to do with it. He assisted
Gunter during the Legislature, and
whatever pay he got came from Gun
ter.
l don't know what 1 did with the
money. Some was put in my business.
The rest was spent-it's hard 10 say
how. I never bothered the invoice
books in Scruggs' presence.