The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-23
AFTERNOON SESSION.

gram.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reassembling at o'clock Mr..
Scruggs stated that he could not find
the letters wanted. Ee said there was
nothing in the Francis Kelley letter.
The letter Governor Evans refers to
cant be obtained unless it is written
for.
l stated in my testimony I said the
first letter had suspicious statement
because the writer said something
about freight rebates and the money
being sent by currency.
Mr.. Nicholson-Col. Mixson, can'i
you get that letter?
Mr.. Mixson-No, sir. Ifitis on file
Mr.. Scruggs has it; he has charge OF
all such correspondence.
Mr.. Scruggs-The second letter dis
sipated suspicious about the first.
Governor Evans-Oh, yes, there is
nothing in that. The letter I referred
to was from the Live Oak Co., which
l cautioned Mr.. Scruggs to keep.
Mr.. Scruggs said he couldn't remem-
Der the date OF the letters. But by
reference to his cash book he could
tell the time. But there is nothing in
it. The second letter brought the
freight rebates which were deposited
in the bank and the first letter was
dissipated.
Mr.. Abney: When the board went
into office, who had charge of CORE
spondence2
Mr.. Scruggs: I and Col. Mixson.
AL was put together and filed away.
Mr.. Abney: You didn't say any
thing to Mjxson about your first sus-
picions? When the second letter came
you say your suspicious were dissipat.
ed when Mixson placed freight rebates
in the bank?
Mr.. Scruggs: Yes.
In answer to another question he
said the Live Oak letter referred to was
one :" reply to one written by Mr..
Mixson to the Live Oak Company. I
judge he had written about mark
down in prices. The substance is that
if our goods are marked down White
can't get any more commissions.
Mr.. Abney: What's that to do with
Mixson2
Mr.. Scruggs: That's for the board
to say.
Mr.. Abney: Was anything in that
letter which came officially that justi-
fed yor in thinking Mixson dishonest?
Nh. Scr1ggs: It was curious thing
to me that White was getting commits
sions and Colonel Mixson knew it
without protest.
Mr.. Aoney: Do you see anything
wrong in that2
Mr.. Scruggs: / see no wrong in
White getting rebates.
Mr.. Abney: Was any attempt to
conceal letters made on tie part OF
Mixson2
Mr.. scruggs: I got i,>Grst while
Mlxson was absent. ! placed It "a file.
Was filed in his desk.
Mr.. Abney: The Governor says y0e
exhibited letters to him?
Mr.. Scruggs: That was the letter.
Mr.. Abney: You showed it to him?
Mr.. Scruggs: Yes, but 1 told him of
other letters and then filed them in his
desk. l received and opened more let
ters in his absence. l don't remember
the time of this Live Oak letter. Think
it was last winter. I don't know when
Mixson wrote to White. I never read
their correspondence.
Mr.. Scruggs said he had looked for
the J. W. Mixson telegram but Mr..
Gray OF the Western Union told him
it had been forwarded to New York
and had kept no record of it. Records
were only kept six months, then de-
stroyed.
Mr.. Abney remarked that this tele-
gram was very important and the
chairman could get it by sending to
headquarters in New York. He asked
MIR. Scruggs to tell what was in the
telegram. BE said it was sent in July,
1895, aud was, ''Send memorandum
at onca," and signed by James Mixson
in Atlanta. 1t came to the Office un-
sealed.
Mr.. Abney: What was in that to
say any man was dishonest?
Mr.. Scruggs: / cad't draw infer
ences for the board.
Mr.. Barber next questioned the wit.
ness about when the telegram came.
He said ne was sitting at his desk. B.
B. Evans was there and read if before
/ did.
Mr.. 3. B. Evans: No, you showed
1t to me. Q4aughter)
Mr.. Scruggs said he had sent it to
Mixson's house, knowing that he was
going away that morning.
Mr.. Barber: Do you know anything
that would connect James and Colonel
Mixson in receiving rebates before
James left2
Mr.. Scruggs: Not a thing. James
had nothing to do with the Dispensary
l had charge of the invoice books, but
Colonel Mixson had access to them.
They lay on my desk and his sons
could look at them # they wanted. I
don't know as a matter OF fact that
they did, but one might when I left
work. Colonel Mixson and one of his
sons were left in the Office. When I
came back next morning the bookwas
in Colonel Mixson's room. This was
several days before receiving the tele.
gram. | think it was w. I. Mixson
in the room, but don't know as mat
ter of fact that he looked at it.
In answer to Mr.. Abney he said Col.
Mixson had right to look at the
books end ordinarily there would be
nothing wrong in him having it in his
room.
Mr.. Barber started to ask him
whether he believed anything wrong
had been done. when DIR. Abney re-
marked: Lets stop this irregular
THE STAR WITNESS.
Before introducing Colonel Mixson
as g witness Mr.. Abney said: We ap-
piled to the Western Union Tor that
telegram Of July Is and Mr.. Gray
says he finds the record of no message
passing between J. W. and +. NJ. Mix
son on that date or in 1896. If the