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


did with those 500 bills?"
I don't know, sir, unless he got
drunk on them"
did Mr.. Mahaffey tell you he was
pretending to be opposed to Mr..
Evans?"
"Yes, SIR He said the way he work.
ed 1t, he went on to brag, that he
would get in with crowd working
against Mr.. Evans and pretend he was
going to be against him and find out
how they were going and size up certain
members he could get for Mr.. Evans,
and he would report to Mr.. Evans, and
Mr.. Evans would tell him how to man.
oeuvre."
The witness here requested that he
be allowed to wait until Mr.. Mahaffey
could be present before testifying fur
ther along this line.
He was asked II Mr.. Mahaffey didn't
rather brag about having some Of that
money in the legislature where 1t
would do good.
The witness replied: "Yes, sir, but
would rather he would be here"
He was told that an effort would be
made to secure Mr. Mahaffey's attend
ance tomorrow This closed the testi-
mony for the day and about o'clock
the commission adjourned until 10
o'clock in the morning. when other wit
nesses will be summoned.
Transactions With Cole L. Blease.
There was intense stress when Mr..
Lyon brought out the transaction be-
tween Mr.. Blease and Mr.. Morris. No
one seemed to know exactly what was
coming or what was the drift. Mr..
Blease took keen interest, but sat pas
sive and said nothing whatever.
After the first trip Of the sub-com-
mittee to Spartanburg they took the
mayors affidavit and on the second
trip the affidavit was taken. Mr.. Lyon
said: I'VE have another affidavit which
we took. You will recall when Senator
christensen and were here, think In
April, or some time after that. we re-
turned and took another affidavit. This
| Is that affidavit as our stenographer has
taken It down, and wish you to pay
particular attention to these and see
II 1t is correct"
Mr.. Morris: "Since Mr.. Christensen
and myself were here the last time
were you consulted about the dispense
ry situation by Senator Blease OF
Newberry"
"Yes, sir"
did he come to see you about any
thing?" ...... - ..y
| ,-"Yes, sir, to see me about a settle
ment between the Atlanta Brewing
company and myself"
"Whom did Senator Blease repre-
sent?"
Witness: II thought the Atlanta
Brewing company from the way nc
talked"
Mr.. Lyon: Your answer here is: He
did not say whom he represented but
from the start I took 1t that he rep
resented the Atlanta Brewing company
or Dunwoody.'"
Did he have bill. Your answer
was, No, he did not have a bill.
had the bill and he asked me for It, II
that correct?"
"Yes. sir, that Is correct"
did you produce that bill on his re-
lquest?"
"Yes, SIR"
What did he do with It? Your an
swer: He carried 1t up to the Argyle
hotel and got Dunwoody to receipt 1t
80 he said' Is that correct?"
"Yes, sir"
"Is this the bill?"
"Yes, sir"
Now 1 will tell you I think I re-
ceived this bill and settlement In Stan
yarne Wilson's Office In the presence o.
Mr.. Howard Carlisle and Mr.. wilson
He agreed in the beginning to pay $12s
on my Ice box"
Mr.. Morris explained his transactions
with the Brewing company and ther
the inquiry went on.
"You say you had this bill on ths
Atlanta Brewing company In your place
of business?"
Yes, SIR"
You say that Mr.. Blease returned te
you with this bill receipted by Mr.
Dunwoody?"
"Yes, sir"
What else transpired at that time
You state here that Mr.. Blease also
had three five dollar bills which M
offered me to pay the $685.; in Other
words the $13.35 which the Brewing
company owed you for bottles?
"Yes, sir"
"You say he also presented another
paper which he said was a receipt
but I refused to sign 1t and refused to
take the money until I could consult
with my attorney, Mr.. Stanyarne Will
son. Mr.. Blease and I then went To
the office Of Mr.. Wilson, and after
consultation with Mr.. Wilson and Mr.
H B. Carlisle, I was advised to sign
the receipt for 1895. I signed the
receipt and accepted the amount OF
| money lndl Was 90 "SAf 49,
can recoilect, and the same time think
he had an itemized bill from some
body for the amount Of stock I had on
hand, which I refused to take for my
bottles and other stuff, and after
wards I got more for them.
THAT was after you were talking
about selling your place after you had
not been relieved?"
"Yes, sir"
did Mr.. Blease pay that money
there in the presence Of Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Carlisle?"
IT think he paid it to Mr.. Wilson,
and Mr. Wilson handed 1t to me-"
You were all three together?",
"Yes, SIR"
Mr.. Morris testified that on this oc-
casion he complained to Mr.. Blease
of having been forced to contribute
$25 to the Spartanburg newspaper
fund, and that Mr.. Blease offered to
try and get his money returned, or to
20 and get 1t himself, and that he vol
unfairly wrote an order and suggested
that Mr.. Morris send it to Mr.. Har-