The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-28
MT. De Funiak Makes Statement.

With reference to Mir. B. B. Comer's statement in his letter of March 12, 1904. to MT. W. E. Knox. Anniston, Ala. that T would suggest that you get Mir. de Funiak to inform you, etc, the entire correspondence in this matter was re- ferred to Mir. de Funiak and of his own Knowledge he can say that I have had no interest in or benefits from this ir- regular shipments
 In answer to this statement Mir. de F'uniak says that he personally received MT. k. WflkinsOn's complaint to the ef- feet that Mir, B. B. Conner was underseIl- ing him in Birmingham market on flour. where flour was purchased from the same sources, etc. and that Mir Conner could not possibly under-sell him on flour un- less he was either receiving a rebate or was manipulating his shipments in some manner, and that he personally investi- gated the matter and located the mis- classification of flour from Carters Creek, and that he personally prepared a bill for the undercharge on the nine cars of flour shipped from Carter's Creek as MEAL, and in person presented the under-charge bill to MT. Conner and in person received a check from Mir Com CT in person, and at that time and at no time since has Mir. Conner or any one for him shown him any correspondence. in- voices, telegrams or any papers of any character or description or made any verbal explanations, tending to indicate that Mir. Conner received no benefit om this fraudulent or irregular mis-classifi- cation, and that he cannot of his own knowledge state that he believes MT. Conner did not receive such bene1t, but inasmuch as MT Conner in person refund- ed this $129S6 under-charge, he is in- clined to believe that MT. Conner either directly or indirectly. did receive the ben eft of the mis-classlication.
 With reference to the affidavit pub lished in the afternoon papers of BIr- mingham on March 24. 1904 signed by Mir. c. A. Tyson. which affidavit sets forth the fact that Mir. Tyson in 1892 represent ed the Maury mills of Carter's Creek. Tenn. ,as broker, in Birmingham, Ala, and as such broker sold flour to B. B. Conner.
 MT. de Funiak states that his informa- tion, which was obtained from MT. Ty- son direct subsequent to the discovery of the nis-classification of flour shipments from Carter's Creek to MT. Conner in Au- gust, September and October 1892, Is as follows:
 That MT. c. A. Tyson did represent the Maury mills as their broker in Birming- ham, Ala. prior to October, 1892. and as such broker did sell for the Maury mills flour to B. B. Conner. Western Grain Company and others, and that such sales were properly billed by the Maury mills as four but that in August 1892. MR B. B. Conner conceived the idea of buying flour from the Maury mills direct, over their brokers head. thus avoiding the payment of brokerage charge, and, with this end in view, made a trip to Carter s ICrcek, and there purchq sed from the Maury mills some nine carloads or more of flour and that this purchase Is the FLOUR that was shipped. according to MT. J. M. Hunters affidavit, as MEAL. and at Mir. B. B. Comer's instapce and instructions, and that Mir. c. A. Tyson.
 as the broker for the Maury mills. dis covered that this sale had been made by the Maury mills direct to MT. Conner without any allowance for his brokerage. as per contract or agreement, and mace
 a demand both in person and by corre-
 spondence upon the Maury mills for ms regular brokerage on this sale, and that the Maury mills protested against the payment of said brokerage on the grounea.s that the sale had been made by them ua'