The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-24
THE ALLIAECE WAREHOUSE MATTER.
MIR. Keitt Replica to MIR. Sligh md 81" tPs
His Side of tho Qurstion.

consider Mr.. Sigh in his dotagc, or
subject to an attack of temporary de-
mcntia, and | could be charitably dis
posed, had | not on more than orc 0c
casion penetrated the mask that dis
guised him. His practice of making
maliciOusly false statements and inSin
uations has become Il chronic habit.
The latter | shall not notice, as any
reader will understand that they arc
con njcctural. AS to the former, | will
call attention to sOmC published in
your issue Of Goth INST. Speaking Of
the resolutions adopted at the first
stockholders meeting he says "Mr.
Hunter handed the resolution To Mr..
Keitt with the request that he have the
same publishcd." This statement is
absolutely false and both Mr.. Sligh aud
Mr.. Hunter know it. | took chargc,of
the resolutions us secretary, to place
them on record, but | received no int
strurtion from Chairman Hunter 10
publish them. While the board Of di-
rcclors were in session, and Mr.. Sligh
was not present, he not being Il mcm-
bcr, | WAS authorized by Mr. Hunter,
as is usually the case, to cali the meet
ING Of stockholders, but nothing WAS
said as to The publication Of the rcsolu-
tionS. At the subsequent meeting MIR.
Hunter expressed regret that the rcs0-
lu!ions had not been published, but he
did not say that had been instructed
to publish them. Mr.. Sigh says: ole
took good care to have every share OF
stock that would 90 his way represent
Cd" Absolutely false again. J knew
| before leaving Prosperity that the sea-
timcnt, | may say. OF Indignation
| against his scheme was so strong that
! work vas not needed to defeat it. 1t
was too transparent. AS Il fact there
arc three stockholders living within |!
miles of me, whom | have heretofore
| represented, and who would undoubt-
edly have given me their proxies with
| pleasure had | taken the trouble to q. k
| for them, but did not go to the troublI,
because l knew thy would not be ncc':
| ed.
conceded that l could have carried
every point throughout the meeting :;
l did during the time | remained" &c,
"my idea was that the scvcrcst rcbukc
that could be given to. the bossism OF
Mr.. kcitt was to withdraw from tho
meeting" Speaking of inconsistency
and absurdity, let MIR. Sligh look upon
his own picture as others saw it. Dur
ing the time Mr.. Sligh remained no
issue of any moment was voted upon
none that required u count. He inso-
lcntly charged the directors and the
stockholders with being bosscd. The
charge was resented. After he had oc-
cupied the floor a great while l offered
some resolutions. | did not comment
upon them. Mr.. Sligh spoke against
them and said the resolutions were ar
insult % him. When he sat down
said the vote would be taken by ballot
in which [ was sustained by the chair
, 4 man as the rules required. Mr. SliSl
objected to the vote being taken in thi:
way. He said, 'Thcrc it is again,
"Let us leave here and let them pas:
it, No sensible person will for Il nc
, mcnt believe that any one will bolt ;
meeting when he thinks he can cont G
! it. Mr.. Sligh knew he could not con
, troll this one, ana he did what he coult
to break it up. He ran to escape dc
feat. Mr.. Sligh ridiculcs my cstimc..'
Of his bid at about so per cent. Of thu
y money expended for the property. Hi
| bid was to purchase for fifty per cent
OF the stock issued. After calculation
. of the data gave the stockholders a
+ the last meeting, | now say positivcl,
Z that his bid would be between 35 AM
DO per cent of the money expended. Ii
concluding, Mr.. Sligh must know tina
he expresses q falschood.
He says: SIN conclusion for tn
9 week, I pronounce it as being at
=, soluteiy false that I am to max
, money out of this transaction. A
, 10th of the stockholders meeting
Mr. Keitt tried TO put words i
G my mouth concerning this matter
and he went so far with it that MI
Hunter stopped him and told him tha
he was misrepresenting me-" III
facts are, l did not put words in +
mouth. Mr.. Hunter did not stop me. Nj
Hunter did not say that misreprescn
cd Mr.. Sigh. The only time rcmcn
Der Mr.. Hunter making any remar
=, exoncrating Mr.. Sigh was when | sal
. that the most trouble we had ever ha
was caused by Mr.. Sligh reporting ft
r. the building committee, and throug
negligence or bad Judgment had i
, volved the company in financial d
y culties. Mr.. Hunter only remark
that he did not blame him for that
tho board had adopted the report.
Now it may all be very well for M