The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-09-09

| Hoping Your state will have n favorable de-
ciSion In the case how pending at washing
ton, and with best wishes, am, yours truiy,
Geo. Hubbell.
MIXSoN'S son is SAID TO HAVE RE-
CEIvED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
FROM WHIsKEY PEOPLE.
Shortly afterwards I had occasion to
send for MiXson and reprimanded him
l for dealing with a man who he had
told me had offered him bribe. This
man then represented the Live Oak
Distilling Company. MiXson replied
that he did not believe the old man,
Mr.. White, intended it. 1 then show
ed him Hubbell's prices and he stated
to me that Hubbell was as guilty as
White and that he, Hubbell, had Of
fered a bribe also. | then replied to
him that he was right and not to pur-
chase from Hubkell or any other COM
pany whose agent was so corrupt. MIR.
Hubbell returned shortly afterwards
and made the statement to me as pub
lished in the papers. I could not ask
MiXsOn to purchase from Hubbell in
view of his (Mixson's) statement.
And not gallon was purchased from
| ullli buG allel luS law was CiIapSeu
l advised Mr.. Hubbell to state to the
new Board Of Control what he had to
me. He did so, and as result the
Board gave him an order.
1t was, also, reported to'me that a
son of MlXson had gone to Cincinnati
and was being entertained by whiskey
dealers and marked copy of news
paper was sent ,ne from that city CIV
ing an account of an interview with
him. / sent for Mixson and told him
that if this thing did not cease he
would also be convicted by the public
Of getting rebates whether it be true
or not.
INNOCENT FATHER-GUILTY son.
The boy afterwards called upon me
and endeavored to explain his con-
duct, stating that he had gone on
business trip, something about bicy-
cles, 1t turned out, however, that he
was not the bicycle boy, but the steno-
grapher of the Sixth Circuit.
But to return to the efforts of Mr..
Scruggs to catch the guilty parties.
Mr.. Scruggs proceeded to Cincinnati
and returned with evidence, as he
assured me, to convict Mixson of hav-
ing received rebates from the Live
Oak Distilling Company. Upon his
return he saw MiXson and Secretary
Tompkins before he did me and they
Immediately came up to the Mansion
and stated to Inc that Scruggs had
been to Cincinnati and had returned
with evidence that MiXsOh's son had
received thousands of dollars from
PEBBLES & Co., and the Live Oak Dis
tilling Company, and asked me what
to do. I told them that if Scruggs
had told them that he had evidence to
|substantiate it; the best thing to be
done was TO see MiXson's son and get
him to tell the truth. They left with
this determination and the next morn
ing Mr.. Tompkins came into my Of
flee and wrote on slip of paper that
the boy confessed everything and had
gotten the money. Mixson soon called
upon me and stated that the boy con-
fessed, but that he (Mixson) was as in
nocent as lamb.
THE SONS SORROW FOR THE DIS
GRACE BROUGHT UPON HIS
FATHER.
He produced letter from the boy in
which he confessed and deplored the
fact that he had brought disgrace
upon his father and family and had
left home never to return. [ was
moved with sympathy for them and
told MiXson to see the boy and not let
him run away. That if Mixson was
innocent the boy had been overreached
by whiskey drummers. l was called
to New York on business for the State
and stopped in Washington and told
everything to Senator Tillman. Till
man suggested that Mixson should re-
sign. l returned and told Mr.. Tomp-
kins what Senator Tillman had said
and we agreed upon that policy but
thought it best TO wait until further
developments. MiXson came to me
afterwards and stated that he was in
nocent, and his friends had told him
not to resign; 1 replied to him that
the Board of Control could only re.
move him for cause, and that if he
could show his innocence that we
could not remove him. I saw Mr..
Tompkins and he agreed with me in
this, and stated to me that MiXson's
friends had advised him not to resign.
1 told Mr.. Norton that l feared that
something was going wrong at the
Dispepsary and wanted him to stand
by me in my action if the issue came.
He replied that he would do so. Mr..
Scruggs has never handed me the
written evidence but the boy's confess
sion made it unnecessary to require it.
THE NEW BOARD REMOVED FROM
TEMPTATION.
The meeting of the Legislature came
proof direct against MiXson to drop
the matter, but to take away from him
any chance of temptation and recon-
mended that the entire control be
taken from his hands and from the
hands of State House officers and place
it in the hands of Board consisting
of five members elected by the Gener-
al Assembly. This offended Secretary
Tompkins, who stated that in view of
the charges made it would look like
kicking him out by reason thereof.
replied that no evidence had been pro-
duced against him, but that if he felt
that way I would change my recon-
mendation and leave the old Board,
but would ask for two additional mem
bers to be elected by the Legislature.
He replied that this would be satisfac-
tory.
Mr.. Efird, Senator from Lexington,
had consulted nee and he agreed with
me fully and offered to see Mr.. Tomp-
kins and endeavor to get him to with
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