The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-08

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was explaining to DR.. Snlder the re-
ceipts and disbursements tor the month
of February, 1908: that the matter OF In
vestigation went on for some time, when
DR.. Snider announced himself as being
satisfied that everything was straight,
that there were no irregularities, but
Capt. Kelley insisted on his making a
complete investigation, and after they
had gone over the general fund, the dis
pensary fund and assessment book were
examined, and DR.. Snider thereupon
announced himself as entirely satisfied
with the result, using the expression:
that the books were as plain as the
nose on your face" Capt. Kelley then
asked DR.. Snider if there were any
charges that he had to make. or any re-
ports he had heard, which he Capt. kel-
ley could throw any light on, to which
DR.. SniGer replied that there were
none: that he was entirely satisfied that
there were no irregularities and that
everything was straight. Capt. Kelley
then said, well Dr., according to our
understanding this morning, you were
to make suitable reparation ifyop found
everything straight; to which DR.. Snl-
der replied, II have not come to explain
or discuss that;" Capt. Kelley then said,
Or. YOU remember / told you this
morning that the article published by
YOU last week charging the town coun-
Gil with fraud and corruption was very
offensive and insulting to the town coun-
Gil, and to myself individually, and say
ing that if you found that the municipal
affairs were straight, that the town
council would expect you to make suit
able reparation. and that you then said,
Yes: will certainly do what is right,
I will give the Devil his dues, let alone
a human being" to this question DR..
Snider replied, ''Yes; remember it:
then Capt. Kelley said, "Well then, l
expect it," DR.. Snider said, II cannot
give it this evening"" and Capt. Kelley
replied 81 demandit it." DR.. Snider said,
''lrefusen Capt. Kelley arose and ask
ed, ':Are you armed?" DR.. Snider said
No" Capt. Kelley then closed the
door and locked it and put the key into
his ispocket, and then stepped to the chin
ney corner IN the same room and pick
ed up his palmetto walking cane lone
he has has been constantly using for
quite while) and walked up to DR.. Sni-
der and struck at him across the edge
OF the table. Mr.. StAmand jumped up
and caught the lick on his arm. Capt.
Kelley told Mr.. StAmand to get out of
the way, ara struck again, which blow
struck Mr.. StAmand on the head.
By this time depOnent had rushed
around the table and jerked Mr.. St.
Amand out Of the way and taken the
stick from Capt. Kelley, leaving Capt.
Kelley and DR.. Snider, who by this time
was on his feet in front of Capt. Kelley,
facing each other: they then clinched,
and in few seconds Capt. Kelley had
foored DR.. Snider and jumped on him
and commenced beating him in the face
with his fist. DR.. Snider in few sec
onds said to depopent ''Take this man
of OF me-" Towhich deponent replied,
mo, DR.. Snider, not until YOU say you
have got enough and you will make sat-
isiaction:" that in few seconds more
DR.. Snider said: "Take him off have
cot enough, and will apologize" That
deponent then took Capt: Kelley off.
Capt. Kelley, for the first time, pro-
duced the written statement which was
published. Before signing the state
ment DR.. Snider said, "Capt. Kelley, I
want you to understand that I am not
going to be forced to sign anything: but
there is nothing ID this statement that
I find any objection to and I will sign
it," and he then sat down and signedit it.
After the statement was signed Capt.
Kelley asked Dr. Snider ifanyone help
ed him to prepare the article signed
;'NIore Anon" DR.. Snider then said,
':No." Capt Kelley then said: "Dr. Sni-
der, will you swear that no one assisted
YOU in preparing that article?" and DR..
Snider replied; SY es: will; no one help
ed me:'' Capt. Kelley said, DR., didn't
W. H. Kennedy write that article and
and you could not read it and he had to
carry it back and get it copied and you
then copied it and had it published?"
DR.. Snider hung his head and said,
"Since you seem to know something
about the facts, Capt. Kennedy did pre-
pare skeleton and I filed it in.
Capt. Kelley asked DR.. Snider how
much of the article did Capt. Kennedy
write, and DR.. Snider said about one
third. Capt. Kelley then got the artl-
Gle and asked DR.. Snider to show him
how much Capt. Kennedy wrote, and
DR.. Snider pointed out about one-third
of the article. Capt./Kelley asked DR..
Snider why he went to Mr.. Wilkins
and explained to Mr.. Wilkins that he
did not mean the article published over
the signature of "More Anon as any
reflection on him (A1r. Wilkins, but he
meant to refer to Kelley and Heller,
and DR.. Snider said he did not tell Mr..
Wilkins that. Capt. Kelley then said,
''Mr. Wilkins said you did," and DR..
Snider said, II did not tell Mr.. Wilkins
that" and Capt. Kelley said, ''Gentle-
men, bear witness to that:
DR.. Snider then asked for some water
and was shown by Mr.. Fairy into the
back room of the Office building, where
he bathed his face and soon returned
TO the front room and said to. Capt.
Kelley, Capt. | don't blame you. you
have done no more nnder the circum-
stances than or any other man would
have done" Capt. Kelley then re-
piled, Yes, Dr.: am sorry that you
have been made fool of and used as a
cats paw by W. H. Kennedy Dr.
Snider remarked IN locular manner,
that if his back and kidneys had been
well he would have put up better
fight" Then Capt. Kelley said, tWhen
your back and kidneys get well. if you
want satisfaction just name the time,
place and circumstances and will give
it to you.' At the same time he hand
ed back to him the written statement
saying, Here, take it and tear it up, |
don't want it till you are satisfied" and
DR.. Snider replied that she had signed
the statement Voluntarily" and handed
the statement to deponent, and then
addressing Capt. Kelley said, :'he did
not court further trouble and would
like to be friends. that it was cowardly
to live at enmity." and then,a at the sug-
gestion of deponent. Capt. Kelley and
Dr.. Snider shook hands and parted ap-