The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16

rection, which cost me a whole lot o
money, did everything could for th'
men be said were his men. He salt
that anybody who was in favor Of tht
dsspensary he wanted elected, ant
those who were not he didn't if ht
could help it, and he also told JeS:
Mahafey, You remember what ycu
did for noe in Columbia and I vii
not forget it.. -
@ did Mr.. Mahaff=y tell yor
what be did for him in Columbia?"
A. He said when he was wanting
to be elec5ed as chairman Of the State
board he had IN his room nearly az
much whiskey as there is in a whiskey
di: psnsaEy, and he would just invite
people in there to take DRINKS, and he
said he stuffed several $40 bills in bis
(Mahafey's) pockets
G What do you suppose Mr. Ma
haney did with those $40 bills?"
A. Il don't know, sir, unless he
got drunk on them"
@ 'Did Mr.. Mahaffsy tell you be
was pretending to bs opposed to Mr..
EvanS?"
A. Yes sir, he said they way he
worked it, he went on to brag, be
said that he would get in with q
crowd working against Mr.. E7ans and
pretend be was going to be against
him and find out how they were going
aud size up the certain members be
could get for Mr. Evans, and ne would
report t) Mr. Evans and Mr.. Evans
would tell him how to narrower"
The witness here req lested that he
be allowed to wait until MIR. Mahafey
could be present before testifying fur
ther along this line. He was asked
if Mr.. Maheffey did not rather brag
about having some OF that money In
the legislature where it would do
good. The witness replied, YES sir,
but I would rather he would be here. "
he was told that an effort would be
made to secure Mr.. Mahaffeys at
tendance.
c. O. Smith, the member OF the
board, Of whom so much was said, Is
in HendersorVille, n. =. M2haffey
could not be found when Mr.. Schum-
pert, the marshal, went for him.
HUB IN EVIDENCE.
On Wednesday it was only after
being reassured repeatedly that Ma
hafey had been sent Tor and was
mon est inventus" that Morris re
sumed bis testimony. BE said:
AFTER Mr.. Evans came here and
told MI. Mahaffey and myself to do
all we could to get all the candidates
elected who favored the dispsnsary
law, and be said, You fellows can az
ford to spend some money, as [ will
reimburse you," asked Mr.. Mahaffey
If be reckoned he would do it, and he
said yss, be knew Hub, and he was all
right. I asked him where be knew
him and he said he knew him in the
legislature, and then he went on to
tell about his working to have Evans
elected as chairman OF the State board
and be said if he didn't stick to him
he ought to, and I asked him why.
He said be had gone into the COM
mittee room with those WHO opposed
Hub Evans and found out what they
were doing, and had gone back and
reported to Evans"
@. Where were these committee
rooms?"
A. "In Columbia. "
@. In the State house?"
A. II don't know what house they
were in: never asked him."
@. you say be just said the com.
miutee rooms, and that was during the
session OF the legislature?"
a. "Yes, sir.''
@. when Mr.. Evans was running
for member Of the State board Of di-
rectors?"
A. "yes, SIR
AT EVANS EXPENSE.
@. What did Mr. Mahaffey say In
regard to that NATTER"
A. she said that Evans had Of.
tered him-he didn't have to pay for
anything. He went to the opera
shows and suppers and various other
places iG Columbia at Evans expense,
and got all the whiskey he wanted
and brought a satchel full home,
which be got out Of Mr.. Evans
room"
@. "You say that he brought a
satchel of wniskey away from Mr..
Evans room every night be went
there?"
A. eyes, sir"
@. ''What else, MIR. MorriS?"
a. well, he went on to state,
which I suppose maybe lot Of peo
pie in this court house heard on sew.
eral other cccasions-Hub Evans was
asked on one occasion ia his room
shat was the salary Of the State board
Of directors, and he went on to say
that two OF them received 3 salary OF
s40O year. Evans was asked what
bis salary was and he said ne couldn't
tell until his term vas up"
@. Didn't Mr.. Manaffsy tell you
at the same time that he put some Of
these s20 bills in the pockets OF mem
bers of the legIslature?"
A. "Yes, sir"
Q. TELL US exactly what you
know"
A. ''He went on to state who he
gave the $20 bills to, but can't recol
lect the names; III don't remember
them"
@. THAT was in the interest OF
having Mr.. Evans elected a member o!
the board OF control?"
a. Yes, sir.
@. ''Do you see any gentleman ir
this room who heard MI. Mahaffey
make that ststenent?"
a. MI. Biackwood there I thinl
heard It,"
@ Look around and see If yo1
can see any others around here Wht
you Can recognize as having heard it. ;
EMoct onvboSv hoard IT. wf1f