The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-15

saws I have been drunk. and Mr..
Chairman. | have been pretty lull. |
don't deny that. So lar as this
Thompson business is concerned,
that was only joke with Mr.. Thomp-
son. That is something l have never
drawn on man, a knife, because l
think | am man enough to handle
the majority that come along.
Mr.. Sims: Why did you say You
failed to do your duty while mem
Der of the county board? In what
respect did you fail in your whole
duty?
By not turning him down right
then and putting man in his place.
! underestimate haven't read the
testimony-but I understand, Mr.. To-
land has said he sent money to me
to secure his election. When was
first put on THAT board whether
through Mr.. Totand's Influence or
not, I am satisfied HE tried what he
could and I see two OF the gentleman
therethat supported me. | believe that
! IS all now in the court room. Nheth-
er he did any good for me or not, l
don't know, but he led me to believe
he had When I put them there they
here that supported me. I believe that
were supposed to be put there as
nv friends. When I was elected on
the board | told Mr.. Toland | would
support him in his next election,
which I did. Now, why would l
send to Mr.. Toland for S275 when
was going to support him anyway
and as for sending for THE money
to give Mr.. Wall, that is q lie. Mr..
! Wall was not going to support MI.
! Toland under any circumstances.
! Money could not have brought him
to support him. So he goes along
and he was reelected-Mr. Lan1ord
and myself supported hin1-and his
business got in bad shape and he got
behind with the county, and | would
60 to him and make him pay the
county. He got behind in some way
with the state. I don't understand
his first shortage. but it seems he
went to the brewery and they helped
him straighten that up. So he came
home again and started his business
and he was way behind with the state
still. He fell behind again. So ne
was going away. l tried to work
every way I could when he was closed
up. I believe Mr.. Carson, attorney
for the Atlanta Ice and Brewing COM
pany, took something like 72 hall
barrels and turned it over to Mr.
Huseman. That beer was sent to
him on consignment. He was TO pay
so much a week on back indebtedness
to the stare Tha4 did not work and
he went away 10 .Asheville on trip
and There was a certain woman in
this town OF ill-repute (the witness
was interrupted by Chairman Hay,
who stated that ti1e witness need not
refer to the character nf the woman.)
Helping The D;spe7sary.
Mr.. Smith said he was trying to
show what he mad been trying to do
for the dispensary Chairman Hays
said he could do that. Mr.. Smith
said the woman was where he was
going 20 get the money.
Mr.. Blease suggested that the wit
ness ought not be allowed to tell any
thing as to the virtue of any woman,
but if there was money transaction
he ought to be allowed to tell it.
Mr.. Smith: I followed her TO the
station. and in the freight depot tried
20 get her to give me the money
which then she had. and has yet. and
probably to pay up this shortage for
him. That is my stewardship. Mr..
Morris: I see, says he asked me for
book of instructions, and Think he
did, and I told him he ought to know
tlow to run his place, to open his place
as soon as he could to run it as long
as he could. and to make as much