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

Becker gave me pitcher ard tw-
cups. I only purchased from Becker
when he baited ms. told him if his
liquor did not cone up to sample I'd
turn it on him.
Isn't his house an unreliable Jew
bouse2 1t is Jew house, bat good
many Jews are in the whiskey basi-
ness. ! got no more presents.
Didn't l tell you l didn't waot to
hurt an innocant man2
You might have told M something
OF the kind.
Remember wla! l sail abont your
designations
l offered to resign but you told me
not to. | offered again and you told
me- not TO. Afterwards l heard you
wanted me- to resign and l refused
Didn't tell you l didn't want to
hurt an innocent mla2
l think you said somothlng like
that.
Have you ever heard OF my getting
rebates
Imly have. | have heard OF Till
man, TraXler, you and me- aud the
present beard. (Llughterj Bat I'm
willing TO swear that you never got
any rebates.
Mr.. Nicholson (som mewhat indig-
nanO Have you any reason ID be
lieve the boord got rebates?
No sir. Reports are the same with
everybody who touches liquor. I'm
positive Governor Evans got none.
Chairman Jones: Aren't you posi-
tive about the boarde Laughter)
I believe / am. .Laughter.)
Mr.. Williams: Can you state VIII }
told you the board got rebatesa
No sir. You can hear anything.
Mr.. Nicholson: 1t nust'have made
an impression on You since you re,
member it.
No sir. it did not.
Mr.. Weston: Did the Governor ex.
press au opinion as to your guilt or in
noceace?
Pm not positive, bat think he said
"Mick, doa't think you did wrong"
Did you hear any reason why he
wanted 20 rssign?
Moth ing except Mr.. Tompkins came
to me from him.
Governor Evans denied that Tomp,
kins went to Mixson from him.
Mr.. Abney asked was it possible tc
trace rumors OF wrong doing in the
DisDenssry.
Colonel Mixson said it was not
Even the hands wouldn't tell wher
rumors were out that some Of then
were taking whiskey. The air seems
infectious with idle, meaningless ru
morS.
Mr.. Williams jocularly asked whe
ther he couldn't recall who cast asper
sions on the board, for the board
would hold him responsible.
). W. MIXSON.
Mr.. j. W. Mixson was the next wit
ness. In reply to Mr.. Abney's ques
ticn about the telegram, he said i
didn't in any way or form relate tc
liquor purchases. He went through
Atlanta on his way to Cincinnati anc
stopped about an hour. He never sem
any telegram and never signed hi:
name "James," but 81. W. -
B. B. Evans: I saw the telegram
It was signed J. W. Mixson.
Mr.. Abney: You received $685.
| from the Live Oak Company. Wha
| was that for?
That was commissions on whiskey
suppose. I suppose W. T. Mixson was
the general agent. Icollected it fol
him. I was going to Cincinnati any
| way and he asked me to collect it fol-
| him from Yost. After he told me
was commissions on whiskey I tole
him ne better let it alone, ss 1t nligh
cause pa to give up~ms position ant
me lose mine. asked W. T. whether
my father knew of it and he said he
did not and he didn't intend for hin
to.
Have you had any agreement, un
derstanding or partnership with hin
to receive any of the commissions2
No.
I wasn't here when Scruggs re
turned. This was absolutely my only
connection with itand I don't know
whether my brother has received any
more. He promised me not to.
went to Cincinnati to see the Southern
agent OF the Peerless Bicycle Com
pany.
What about an entertainment there
I met the agent, Mr.. Eckert, an,
was with him all day. We went t.
the theatreat night. About 10 o'clocl
next day Ireceived note from Yos
to call on him at the Live Oak Office
" went there and with another gentle
man we went to what they called GO
ney Island. That is all the entertain
ment Iknowof.
What abouSaa Interview
a newspaper man called on me a
the hotel and asked me about politics
I didn't know much aboutit but talke,
about Tillman, the Constitutions
Convention and the Dispensary.
Examined by Mr.. Barber: | sen
no telegram to father from Atlanta
Didn't send one to W. T. M.xson
didn't give Yost any receipt for th
! money. I simply handed him tn
statement given me by my Drothe
and he paid me in currency. Fathe
didn't know anything about it from
me.
| Mr.. Abney: Tell about that damon
stud.
Mixson: Idon't mind telling, bu
| the board has no right to ask me. Il
March or April Yost was here and
was in my farther's office doing som
| typewriting. having then no office Q
my own. Yost asked me to write hin
a list of Dispensaries and Dispenser
addresses. I promised to do so.
took copy Of them on paper am
copied them on typewriter when
was in Sumter and sent them to him
got letter asking me where I woul
be soon and replied in Columbis
| Soon after he sent me this damon
shirt stud, which I wear. | expecte
no remuneration-and didn't look on
SIS a bribe. l don't know anythin
about any contract with whiskey me