The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-28


Q. Did he give you any other assur-
ance: A. No, sir; l thought that was
enough.
In the Governors letter to the COM
mittec in part OF one OF the evidence
page y will he found the following:
In his answer to the notice Major VIE
SOM says that he received a message
from the authorized agent of the rail
road company that if he would open the
hotel. or cause it to be opened, the COM
rany would give it its patronage as
IN eating-hoase for Its trains going
both ways.
Major Wilson tcstifcs on this point
as follows page 40
.. You say You had been spoken to
ly the superintendent that they wanted
to reopen Round Knob Hotel as an eat
ing-house? A. Yes, sir.
Q. | think You apprscd' Ohio Wilson
of that fact? A. Yes, sir,
O. And that Ohio Wilson. before You
said anything about it to him, said his
mother wanted some place to live in the
Western part of the State? A. Yes, sir.
@. And then you suggested possibly
that YOU could rent him this place! A.
Yes. sir
This leaves no room to doubt that ).
Ohio Wilson never rented the hotel UNI
til he had a guarantee through Major
Wilson from the railroad that the hotel
would be made an eating house. That
fact of itself is enough to prevent re-
instatcmcnt.
Here is piece of evidence that shows
that $. Ohio Wilson tried to keep out
testimony that might damage him.
J. c. l.. Bird testified pages - and
40.
O. What is your occupation? A, 1 am
a lawyer,
Q. Have YOU ever had any dealings
with s. o. Wilson on account Of sup
plies bought for Round Knob Hotel?
\. | decline TO answer the question, on
the ground that what | may know or
whatever business | may have trans
acted in that connection is privileged by
reason of my position as an attorney i'll
the matter.
q. Well. your merely being an attor-
ney may not prevent you testifying!
\. Well, l appeared in n matter not
exactly for Mr.. 5. o. Wilson, but in
which he was and is. at least indirectly,
interested. and | was employed by his
son really, as l understood at the in
stance of Mr.. s. O. Wilson.
Judge Avery: Mr.. Wilson. do you as
sent to allow the witness to testify. waiv
ing the privilege? Mr.. Wilson: j decline
to give my assent to the witness testify
ing, ON the ground that no courtesies
have been shown me by the other side.
The mortgages executed by Major ].
w Wilson to Colonel A. r. Andrews to
secure a loan made by the Citizens Nat
ional Bank in which Colonel Andrews
is an officer and large stockholder) will
be found ON pages % to %. Major VIII
son testified as to that transaction as
follows page ID;
Q. Who was dat money borrowed
for? \. From the Citizens National
Bank.
q. For whcmT asked YOU for whom?
a. II Was IoF lily SON, WHO NiiS running
a cotton factory in Morganton.
q. 1t was in fact your factory? A.
| only owned part Of the stock,
.. La other words, your son borrowed
money for the cotton factory, and he
borrowed the money for YOU? A. He
was the manager.
q. You owned the biggest lot of the
stock: 4. Yes, sir.
.. He was practical manager. but you
were in fact manager? A. No, sir, l was
seldom in it,
Q. Owning the controlling stock, you
elected the officers? A. Yes, sir.
=. SO the money was borrowed for
"A cotton mill You owned the majority
of the stock in? A. Yes, sir.
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