The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-13

he had them back thcre.' Scruggs
said he had and said Como back
with me and will show them to YOU"
Srruggs and went out of tho office to
the contraband room door, and he
took key out Of his pocket and stoop. |
cd down TO unlock the door, and while |
htclng The key into the door he turned |
TO me and said: Don't tell anybody |
| nave got this key" He then un-
locked tho door aud VIC went il |
ScruEgS walked over to some empty |
cigar boxes scattered about the room, |
picked them up and threw them down |
and said: - will be Id if he has |
not smoked the last ono" was near
lhc door and asked him if he had not
told me that they were in Il trunk, and
he said EYES," then said "Thcrc
Is tho trunk under tho table" He
then went TO the trunk, lifted the lid
and moved aside some wine and pulled
out three boxes containing cigars and
handed them TO dcpOnunL. He then
rcach"d on top OF pigeon holes over
Inc trunk anu took down another box
containing cigars and said Here is
one | had up here when | WAS here
this morning,' and handed them to
dcponcnt and said "Takc the boxes
TO The ollicc.' Dcponcnt then asked
HIM How about the peaches ," llc
replied, "Thcy arc not here in the
trunk" DGpuncnt then pointed to
cans OF peaches on the desk and said :
'Thcrc they are, over there" Scruggs
then went over and got them and gave
them to him and said Go on to the
ONCE with the things" but again said
- Wait until sec if there is any one
In the hall" He opened tho door and
looked, and said "Thcrc is no one
there go ahead" Dcponent then
went to the telephone room, and as he
started into the Office Scruggs said
Let nc sec il there is any one in
there" He said "Go ahead there is
no one in the Office take them in and
mae them" Scruggs then started
Dack out OF the door and as he WIS
leaving, dcp0ncnt, facing Mr.. Moblcy,
remarked, "Mind. did not take these
things" DcpOncnt then placed them
on his desk and Scruggs came back in
the Olicc and said "Cuarlic, hide
u Csc things before MIR. Blakclcy comes
IN: | don't want him to sec thcm.n
Dcponcnt then took them OF the desk
and put them in II box ut his feet.
ScruggS came over and said : "Givc
Nose one Of the boxes (mcnning Mr..
Moblcy). DcpOncnt reached down and
got ono of the boxes and dcp0ncnt |
handed him over and he took it and |
put it in the drawer Of his desk. lie |
then went into the next room and |
peaches and called him and asked him
If he did not want some. He replied |
he did not believe he did just then, as
he was going up street. D1p0ncnt, |
MIR. Charles and Mr.. Moblcy ate the |
peaches. Dcponcnt then opened. u
second can and took il into the next
room where MIR. Scruggs was, and |
using paper cutter, took one OF the |
peaches out ON it and handed il to Mr.. |
Scruggs, telling him TO try it. He ate
that and dcpOncnt handed him another,
which he ate. Dcponcnt then went
back into the Office and Mr.. Scruggs
went up street. While eating the rest
Of the peaches dcpOnCnt showed Mob
ley and Charles the peculiar manner
in which Mr.. ScruEgs brushed aside
peaches. DcpOnont then went 80 Mr..
Moblcy and said "Givc me back
that box OF cigars You don't want it,"
He replied, Yes; | do DcpOncnt |
then said: There is going to be III
raised about them, and you don't want
them" Mr. Moblcy then said "If
that is the case, don't want to have |
to do with thcm," and handed |
them back TO dcponcnt, and took |
the box and locked itup with the other
two ! had. DcpOncnt took the two
cans Of peaches and hid |
them in tho Office, as Mr.. Scruggs had |
SAID: Don't eat all the peaches, ITS
| want some Of thcm.' These two cans
OF peaches arc now in the Office. a
few days aftcrward drpOncnt took the
three boxes Of cigars and carried them
home for safe Keeping and has them |
there now. Several times he had |
missed things out OF his drawer. a
few days after this Scruggs was in the |
Office and said: "Mo5c, give me a
cigar" Mr.. Moblcy replied, haven't
any, sir" lie left the office without
saying more. The next day Scruggs
came to dcponcnt and said :" Charley,
where arc all thoscc igars ?" Deponcnt
rcplird,n o." All gone, sir" ScrugGs
said "Th" pieces OF boxes, too p
- D,poncnt replied, Yes, they are all
gouc.' ilo then left dcponcnJ withou,
any farther remark. a day or two
afterwards S@ruggS asked dcpo.
ncEt il ne had told CASTOR he
had taken those cigars. d poncnt
replied, "NN SIR" D,poncnt says
that at the time he and Scruggs
went into the contra band room and
while he was taking tho cigars out OF