The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-10-01

a headache and don't feel like set
ting now." | insisted that no though
was necessary, lie just had to sign /;
rapcr transferring his stock. H,
He said he would settle after break.
fast Monday morning.
Monday after breakfast / went t.
Meador and told him I was
ready for that settlement. Meadol
replied, am not going to set.
tie this morning. says, DR.. that is
too much like ten year old child,
what is your reason for not wanting
to settle. He said he had written to
parties in Fairfield who might buy
the store and wanted to hear from
them, that | will settle with you when
the train comes up on Tuesday morn
ing. | told him | would not sell to
other parties, but would sell to him
if he would pay up his Indebtedness.
If he sold to me | was to pay him so
much for stock, the balance, if any,
to 20 to him after paying debts.
After [ left the store after being
notified seeing preparations for fire,
l employed n man to watch the stere
--Drayton Smith. When l came
back Tuesday, DIR. Meador met me
at the door and ID there has been
disturbance during night. lie asked
me ''what it was? l told him an at
tempt had been made to burn the
store. lie asked me where did they
get i'm" L told him Sin the front
door"
lie turned around and left.
Tuesday ] got Wm. Munro to draw
up PAPER to settle with DR.. Meador.
l invited Capt. Farr and DR.. Meador
up 70 set lie. DR.. AIeador l said,
Il suppose the most painful
duty that ever devolved upon two
men devolyes upon us this morning.
You know there was an attempt made
to fire this building, and there are
reputable witnesses who will swear
that they saw you leave the building
d sxr md d few rii6sltes after.
wards thisS p pyeparatisn for FIRE was
ers. / brought you up here to have
you sign this paper, eff l sign your
paper are you going 10 prosecute me
for trying to fire this building? My
reply was when you sign this paper
as long as you try to establish your
innocence am hands off,
lie asked Capt. Farr would he
prosecute him. Capt. Farr replied
Ec would not promise not to prosecute
lin. He then signed the paper, in
which | allowed him $4,000.
In cur conversation on Saturday
he SAID he would sign the paper if |
would let him stay in a month or two
longer. He asked how much insur-
ance we had. l told him we had but
a small amount-S3000. We had
carried $35O0.
Here Counsel for the defense OBJ
jcctcd.
The ncAt day my attorneys thought
words could be better, and they drew
paper which DR.. Meador signed Tues
day. 1t was a dissolution. Capt.
+. Nj. Farr was witness.
DR.. Mcador staid in the store all
the time.
The Solicitor asked if any instruc-
tions had been given Cotton previous
to the fire.
at length by the opposing counsel.
Dir. Smith said he had given him
instructions. That day Dr. Meador
was moving every thing he had from
the store. Cotton came to me and
told me about it.
Question: "What were the duties
of Cotton as to remaining in the store
while Dir. Mcador was in. there!
Objects to.
Answer: His duty was to remain
and sec the door closed, it was drawn
| to his attention Saturday repeatedly
also drawn to his attention Monday
several times.
On Friday after five, DR.. Meado1
came down to me and and Capt. Far,
and asked us to 60 to my office. III
said he had been instructed by hi
lawyer to demand that We discharg
Cotton. l said "you can 60 bacl
and tell your lawyer | won't do it
that we regard that Cotton had save
the building" Nothing was said a
that time about my instructions t
Cotton. A telegram was handed Dl
Smith reading as follows: