The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-18
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must be %, else how could Tillman
meet the expenses with one daughter
in virginia at school, son ut Clemson
and living az he does
s'Mind, now, this took place only in
February, whom We were all elated
over our success. went direct from
Governor Evans's Office 20 that Of w.
ID. Mayheld and thence to that Of d.
H. Tompkins and told them of this
conversation and can furnish their afa- ,
davits, which will disabuse the minds
OF the people that made this up and
told il ON Governor Evans after had
reasons to be mad with him, a. is said |
by Senator Tillman.
''Senator Tillman also says: "Mix-
son has never had the manliness to
either affirm or deny / must ask the
Senator If he or Governor Evans either
had tho manliness to ask of me con-
ffmation or denial. He (the Senator)
was In possession of this charge against
him for months before it was made at
Barnwell. He has never asked me to
confirm or deny. Things moved along
smoothly for some time. About June
LIST my two boys entered into q copart-
nership under tke firm name of J. w.
Mixson & Co., bicycles, and the latter
part OF that month J. w. wont to Gin
cinnsi to keep an appointment with .
bicycle manufacturing firm.
REBATE NATTER REPORTED TO EVANS.
Some little time after this Mr.. 8.
w. Soruegs, who was my bookkeeper,
asked permission to 60 up to Green
Vile for few days. He remained
| away longer than I expected. but ere
, turned, think, on Tuesday morning.
He did not report to the Office. saw
Hon. D. 81. Tompkins during the
J morning. He told me that Scruggs
had sent for him early and informed
him that he had been to Cincinnati
j and discovered that rebates were paid
Y mtNoy and wanted to see me at my
house. "Lwent Immediately to see him
and was idrrmed that such was q
fact. I returna to Mr.. Tompkins,
u, and al soon as we cohf- on the same
evening, we went to the mansion and
reported the whole matter {, Governor
Evans, the chairman of the Stks Board
/. of Control. He stated then, empcti-
oally, that he knew nothing of Scruge7
visit to Cincinnati and put this quss
! don to Us:
''Why do you suppose tho damned
/ sooundrel wentf"
''Governor Evans told us to Say
nothing Of the matter to any one, but
!. keep quiet and see il Scruggs would
! report his find and, besides, he would
9 take action whom necessary. Colone
VI Tompkins went to my home with m,
and there We found the boy. We ask
cd him about the matter and he &C
D, knowledged that it was true. bu
stated that he had done no grea
wrong, a. Colonel Tompkins and
paw it-only in deceiving me. This
reported to the Governor on the fol
Allowing morning. which placed him il
possession of all the facts. The bo,
saw how badly I was hurt; b
{, WE:. pp to and wrote mo letter
Came sna tRe In sssBBs gss aBseSts St p
% proof against Mixson L decided t
,e dfop the matter, but to take ava,
Il from him any chance of Temptation
q and recommend the entire control b
ia taken from his hands, etc.
9 "The Governor had probably for
v gotten when he wrote this that he sen
{ his dispensary message to the Legisla
d eure on the 10th day of February, an,
J. told him of Scrugg's trip on the nigh
OF the 18th of February, seven day
: after his message had been read to tn,
Y General Assembly. While my boy die
0 get some money from the Live Oal
people, never got a cent of it, ant
knew nothing of it until the money hat
all been squandered, and I have neve
received q cent since I have been 1,
3 40 .--se dispensary other than m,
salary.
: ACCUSES THE GOVERNOR.
''And now, since Governor Evan
accuses me SO lavishly of getting tn,
public money, will he tell us how b,
ran up his expense account against tn.
Hispensary under the following circum
stances: In March, 1895, while ht
was in Washington l sent him by ex-
press papers to 60 before the interna
revenue collector to have twenty bar
rels OF whisky released which had beer
seized by the United States govern
/ ment. On his return he made an ex
pense account of $3.50. approved il
sinself and received warrant for same,
The records in the dispensary show
this. P. F. MIxsoN."
h GOV. EVANS SPEAKS AGAIN.
When Gov. Evans was shown Nix.
Tson statement, he replied as follows
concerning the Washington trip:
II $50 far as my expense account il
concerned for going to Washington
stnd New York to save to tho State
about $4,000 worth CT contraband
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