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could he think of anything which had
been left out and the reply was that
the evidence would be read over care
fully to see.
MIR. B. B. EVANS.
General Barber then suggested that
Major B. B. Evans next be examined.
Governor Evans: He knows nothing
about it. These charges are against
Barney. He don't make any charges.
Mr.. Tompkins was then asked did he
wish to say anything else and he re-
sponded that he did not.
After some consultation Mr.. B. B.
Evans was called to the stand. He tes-
titled: Just before Mixson's appoint
ment, he came before me in front Of
the Executive Office and we walked to
the end of the building. He asked me
to take his son w. T. in business with
me. He said we could run a brokerage
business in whiskey and said; "IIl
buy all the whiskey from you and no.
body would know anything about it."
I told him would think it over. The
next day w. T. Mixson came to me in
the Senate chamber and said his father
had talked to him about the converse.
ton with me. l said I don't care to
talk to you about it and he said we
could make good money. told him
| didn't want q partner and that was
not the place to talk about such mat
ters: In January was about to leave
for New York and F. M. Mixson call
ed to me. "Be sure and make that ar
rangement.' I paid no attention to
it. said nothing more about it until
the latter part of March, when I asked
John what he thought of the PROPOSE
ton. He said, Don't you have any
connection with it." I said didn't
see why. He replied that if I was in
it they would connect him. 1 didn't
want to do him harm and told him so.
Later in the day I mentioned the pro.
position % Judge Eugene Gary and he
gave me the same advice.
saw atelegram from J. w. Mixson
to his father, who was at Old Point
Comfort. 1t was from Atlanta and
asked to be sent memorandum.
Scruggs showed me a letter from Pee
bles asking +. M. Mixson to come out
to Cincinnati and bring friend Tomp'
kins," and asking can't you buy two
or three more carloads per week and
let the cars be labeled ''5old to the
South Carolina dispensary."
Mr.. Scruggs-I suppose every man
connected with the dispensary has
been invited. Isuppose this board has.
Chairman Jones and Mr.. Nicholson
simultaneously, II haven't"
Mr.. Scruggs said he had turned over
the telegram and letter to +. M. Mix
son.
Mr.. Evans resuming said the tele.
gram was sent about July Is, 1895.
Mr.. Abney-This conversation with
Mixson was during the session of the
Legislature2
Mr.. Evans-Yes. 1t was conceded
he would be appointed. knew he
would be-. I didn't think there was
anything wrong in his proposition
then, but I do think so now. I asked
him whether he was to get the com.
missions. He replied no; he would
give them to his boy. 1t never occur,
red to me it was an improper PROPOSE
ton. Mr.. Abney asked him why he
thought 80 now.
Governor Evans remarked that il
wasn't a question for this "boy" to
say what was ris hit or wrong, and Mr.
Abney ought not to be asking such
questions.
Mr.. Abney,-I want to show that the
proposition OF Mixson was for his son
to 90 into legitimate business. He
asked Major Evans did he not consid'
er that his Office would receive the ad
vantage over other firms.
Mr.. Evans said he so considered it.
Mr.. Abney-Why then did you ad,
vocate his appointments
Mr.. Evans-That was before. /
thought that anything was wrong with
him.
| Governor Evaps-It is not ques
ton what he thinks or Mr.. Abney
thinks is right or wrong. You know
you are not bringing out testimony
right.
Mr.. Abney-I want to bring out the
facts and am acting more a friend o.
your brother than you.
Mr.. Evans don't need any one to
defend me. My statement is clear and
explicit.
In reply to Mr.. Abney, he said he
refused to discuss the proposition with
young Mixson because he didn't want
to and he told his brother nothing
about it until March, because he had
been to New York and had thought
nothing more Oft until he came back.
Mr.. Abney-You mentioned some.
thing about Peebles's letter writing
Tompkins to come on. Anything
wrong with that.
Gov. Evans-Let the letter speak
for itself.
Mr.. Abney and Mr.. Barber had
some talk about the irregularity of the
examination, both admitting that the
legal forms had been very much dis
regarded. Mr.. Abney said he didn't
propose to make any objections.
Gov. Evans: object to you having
this boy (B. B. Evans) saying what is
right or wrong. That is for the board
to decide.
DIsPENsARY INSURANCE.
Major Evans said the dispensary in
surance business had been drawn in
and it had been asserted that he wrote
insurance at higher rate in Anderson
than it could be put at. He asked to
be heard on that question. After con,
sultation the board decided to hear
him and he said, In November, 1894,
before I was placing this insurance the
tariff association issued circular tax
ing dispensaries out of the barroom