Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-11
Friday, August IL, 1905.


cussing the matter those gentlemen ad-
vised Mr.. Morris to sign the receipt
and accept the money, which Mr.. Nor
ris did. think handed three IS bills
to Mr. Wilson. think Mr.. Morris IL
right In that. gave him my receipt
and he gave me his. We walked down
the steps together, Mr.. Morris insist
ing upon my going back to his place
of business with him.. In the meantime
Mr.. Morris said something to me about
$25 which he had paid for some news
paper business. don't remember what
It was and that he paid 1t with the un-
derstanding that he was to be re-elect-
ed. said TO Mr.. Morris, did you pay
that money with the promise Of being
re- elected? He says I did, ] says,
then you were treated damn dirty, and
II were you would demand my mon-
ey back"
Mr.. Farley (witness): "I would like
to make statement to Mr.. Blease.
So far as my feelings toward you are
concerned they are OF the kindest. The
conversation between me and Mr..
Cathcart last night was when he said
Mr.. Toland had seen you and knowing
you as a member OF the committee I
quit trying to persuade him."
Mr.. Blease: II am glad you told him.
honor you for not doing the dirty
work some people are trying to do"
Mr.. Blease Continuing his state
ment): "Mr. Morris said I don't know
how to get It. said, 7 will write an
order for you,' and / wrote the order
In my own handwriting with nothing
20 conceal from any man. political ene-
my or otherwise. gave II to Mr.. Nor
ris. I didn't ask Mr.. Morris at any
time for any papers or letters In con-
nection with this investigation, bus
only such as were to be used In this
settlement between him and myself as
attorney for the Atlanta Brewing COM
pany. Mr.. Christensen and Mr.. Lyon
were not mentioned by me to Mr.. Nor
ris nor by Mr. Morris to me at any
time. / may have said to Mr.. Morris,
don't remember that, that you boys
have talked too much, but IL did 1t
was In relation to the difficulty be-
tween him and Mr.. Dunwoody and not
In relation to this committee or any
subdivision of It. That so far as !
know is my entire transaction in the
entire Spartanburg investigation. I
have never advised any man not to
come before this committee. have
never advised any man that he could
not be made to testify before this COM
mittee. / have never done aught by
word or act other than to help on this
investigation and any man who says
so or intimates to the contrary Is a
liar"
Yesterdays Proceedings.
Yesterdays developments, verba-
tim report Of which appears in the Co
lumbia State Of this morning, are thus
summarized by Mr.. william Banks, the
States correspondent. in the introduce
ton to his report:
There were dramatic periods In the
taking Of the testimony at the dispen-
sary investigation today.
The court house was filled at the af-
ternoon session, for 1t was thought
that Mr.. D.. NJ. Miles would testify as
to the alleged Irregularities while he
was chairman Of the dispensary board.
Mr.. Miles was led, teased, coddled and
cajoled by the earnest Mr.. Lyon. but
every time he would come back to the
same point. He could tell nothing as
having occurred under his observation
and he would not "slander' others by
voicing his suspicious.
But there was q surprise In store.
Many might have thought that the
crippled ex-Dispenser Morris had
wronged Senator Blease In causing the
sub committee to think that Mr.. Blease
was not entirely in sympathy with their
work and UP to this time there had
been no evidence to corroborate Nor
ris. But there was another witness to-
day B. L. Toland, whose testimony
along that line conceded somewhat
with that Of Morris. He repeated con-
versations he had had with Senator
Blease and the latter was moved to
make very searching examination Of
the witness. It was drawn battle. to
say the least of II. II II be true that
the witnesses have misrepresented Sen
ator Blease, no motive has been shown
on the part Of Morris, although SEN
ator Blease declared that there had
been unfriendly feeling between him
self and Toland and that he had twice
refused to speak to Toland.
In reference to Mr.. II. II. Evans,
there was sensational hearsay evidence
In the testimony of Mr.. Morris, but
Jesse H. Mahaffey today swore that he
did not tell Morris that Mr.. Evans had
given him $40 bills with which to In
fiuence legislators to vote for Evans.
and that he had not been given unlim-
tied quantities of whisky by Evans
nor had he been taken to opera
shows" or suppers. He denied that
Evans had tried to influence the cleo
ton Of I. C. Blackwood and the latter
then made very manly statement, ac-
cepted by all as the truth, in which
he declared that not only had he new
er been intimate with Mr. Evans, but
It is a fact known to many in Spartan
burg that his defeat for reelection to
the legislature Is due to the hostility
Of the dispensary people. whom he Is
representing as attorney only.
But in reference to Mr. Evans, 1t
may be stated that Toland made q
strange statement. Toland was none
too eager to testify, but he gave his
evidence In a straightforward manner
without much show Of personal inter-
est until he was prodded on cross-ex-
animation and then he began to un-
ravei. Had 1t not begun to get dark,
and had Toland another hour on the
stand, he might have told much more.
The incident of particular interest,
which was brought out on redirect ex-
animation, was a statement to the ef-
feet that JEFF Dunwoody, the now no
torious JEFF, had displayed a check for
500, which had been given him to write