The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

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Mr.. Scrugg iced llfs testi ftiofly
! by saying ttttt hate 10 ID 8
i penqeon his memo an 4 mi axe slate
ments from recol \ iectlst He iisld "a
1 treach herous. memory on Dun Os blse
! basiless he was ins Qoh keepipg ebus
I ne had thurfted y w eti out his tesin&
lections of -conyersatio etc. itch
to the, best of his knowl dge aud b8;
/ lief were trues be then read tho fosss
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! Whati shall say relating ng to the de
tails W hIch led up TO this fnVesti g&Si0n
by me of this bate q nes lion feust %:
| necessttys yscome5 from memory and some
things whlch have hap d 1na hssye
passed from my mind, but hin K al
essentials are still lremem bered by ne
| All the knoWledge Hwhi hi have OF
this affair bearing Upon m y ohie eiai tns
yestigation when fully told cannot ep
much more than confirm as ~ whole
the puoHshed letters of Governor
Evans, commissioner Mixson and w.
IL Mlxson, as ! remember them.t
nave read these letters only oncesss,ar "a
tnen hurrleoly-ands 1ort nat te ason
Woulu not nndertake 70 confirm them
unequlVocaliy, lesb possibly some point
oi issue containeu thefeln3 escaped my
attention. q. 80
from my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sioyeruor
Evans's letter. so much thereot as res
laCes 10 my omclal allnSestlgatien OF this
,naCter, | ls In 'tne main correct, although
nls staceuheht ol the uetalis leadlnS eup
10 the anVestlgatlon are not wholiycors
fece, Ihis can easily account Tor,
i!oln Cne iac1 tnat ne Is depending en-
Sirely on MS memory Tor every detail
reiaSlng 10 Ohe earllest period OF This
case. ~ 10 true, as governor Evans
sIh!es, Suao reporIeo 10 MN that
oeileVeu commissions were oelng pald
Co some one out not, as ne states, that
irNeu, III Eroau SENSE, at tieSc suspl-
clohs IRON letGers lnuiscrimlnately
oPe1eu ny me curing the aosence OF
cne commissioner. MY recollection on
Chls po,nt, mink, Is distinct, and l
am conndent GoVernor Evans VIII bear
n' 1ne ouS In the loiiowlng statement:
me oniy ietters wnlch nave any re-
coliecIi0h ol ever discussing Win Co
Veshor Evans whlch at the Time pore
any evidence 10 my nina OF suspicious
,!"s1hnceS. was letter from an
eastern whlskey dea.sr Who vas sell
ing MS liquors TO the Dlspensary. And
tnls hlter ne had told me ] was his
personal representative, and that he
W. was oepShu1ng On me 10 keep the al
,airs OF the DlSpensary straight. This
letter, TO the pest of my recollection,
stated that the wrlter thought he
Wouiu Do aole TO get you (meanlng
Commissioner Mixson( some freight
reoaIes on "hlsKey shipments, but
tnaC Ile commissioner must keep IT
perlecGly quiet ana'that ne would send
Uile reoaIes III currency Dy mall or eX-
press; subsequently the rebates were
senC ny hall In currency ana were
Iul neu oVer 10 tne oy thc cCommissloner,
anu were auly deposlted In the oank to
eno credit ol Tue Dispensary iund, a.
Che RECORDS Vi thls once "lil snow. 10
suosequeht conversation with Cover
nor EVans, told MN there was moth
ny III Ihe nrsI ieIIer, as GEe second
leUIer huu orougnt iOrth the lrelght
a. aoatelhelC auu lo had oeen turned INTO
'iiT T, Ireasury.
ne present poara nave aeait WIN
Sno sanhe nrin anu nave also received
iIoig ~ eoa'es rom bheEl' as Inc re-
Goius 'ho"' WY purPose III "ibhholu'
.ns lne nau'e olth,s hrin is pecau:E
'ehey haVe requested H. sta1ihg, as they
oin.n, thae II Ihe natter was maze
Puottio ~ "oulu uesVroy 'helr chances
~, iuCure repates.
Mow as w Vne history ol Cn's ln'esbt-
saoon, as menhorS serves ihe,
snorIly aiIet l Cook charge as oooK-
aoopei H los ehe plspehsary 1oVerhor
tavahs i,i .oio lGe InaI ne hau reason 10
ii oeile'S GnaC CGolhinissloheI MlHsoh was
10; nie oihoo iot p.one aslue iroh,
naS,sS n,s sS aSi vi VIRUS W 'ha' Giece, anu
S "onSu iio n"u ho'iceu any ehins ln MS
I...i.n ~, ~ %Ious1 my susPicloit. !.
,ranH,y ,naa Soiu nnn .uaC l uiu not, LOT ~
I ""9 ~ ia S'e @ naSuto Si; W surprtse W me-
90 aHn.inm @ S nS'o[ .; ueai1Yeu GiaI auy COT
rupSion llau ever eXisCeu IN c0nheGSlon
tL; mSn eo " DlsPensaiy' AlCnougn l
..i1l Snish ~, ~ was oelore Ine 9oVerhor hau
LnS sas onio io'ua, n:a W nio narIey Esahs