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

him $50 70 withdraw his application.
He gave ME the money and | gave
it to Mr.. Wall or Cunningham. one,
I won't say which,. but Cunningham
got it.
Witness said he did not know why
Foster did not go to Cunningham and
give him the $50 himself. He said
Mr.. Thackston had never paid him
cent for voting for him, and he had
an affidavit from Mr.. Thackston to
that effect. He did not know of any
money that passed on that election.
if any had passed. He said he sup
posed he would have got part, and he
did not get any. After considerable
questioning as to his opinion Of Mr..
Perry Wall. witness stated that he
had seen him little full sometimes.
and that he would not care to swear
that he was all right.
Voluntary Benevolence.
Did you ever go to Mr.. Wallis
house in buggy with Mr.. Thackston
and with Mr.. Thackston sit in the
buggy out in front of Mr.. Wallis
house, and you go into Nh. Wall and
tell him that if he would vote for Mr..
Thackston there was $500 in it,
If you had asked me that before l
would have answered it then. I
won't deny anything of that kind.
Yes, I did it. I was not authorized
to do it. though, when I did it by any
one.
Examined by Mr.. Sims: Witness
said that he had taken drinks in the
dispensary, and he got something like
quart of whiskey each month. He
got a bottle once in a while. he said,
but he bought a great deal more than
was given him.
Asked if he had ever been drunk
at a show and been put out, he said
he had never been put out Of house
Or a tent either, that he did not think
they could get up enough to do that
hardly, but he was pretty full at the
show.
Mr.. Blease asked that the suD-com-
mittee put into the testimony the let
ters which he had furnished them.
which were sent 70 him from Spar
tanburg. county, and, said Mr.. BIease,
I would like to ask the sub-comnit-
tee if have not given them that kind
of information, I ask that because
there has been some insinuations that
was trying to hide something.
MI. Lyon said that the committee
had the letters which Mr.. Blease had
given them.
Examined by Mr.. Sims, Mr.. Smith
said Mr.. Thackston was out in the
buggy when he was saying something
to Mr.. Wall about the $500 and nelth-
er Mr.. Thackston nor any one else
had authorized him to do it. Mr..
Wall On one occasion had agreed to
support Mr.. Thackston, and after
wards he came down and said he
| could not do it, and / thought him
turning away from me like he did
after being together like we had been.
there was probably something wrong
somewhere. and I made that crack
unauthorized.
Only a Bluff.
Witness said he did not mean to
give him the money, but lust wanted
to see how much the other fellows
had offered him for something else,
if they had done SO.
After reading of the affidavit OF
Mr.. Perry NJ Wall, whom, Marshal
Schumpert stated. had refused to come
before the committee, Mr.. Smith
again took the stand and stated that
in his previous statement he had not
recalled going to Mr.. Wallis house
twice. that at the time offering him
the $500, his father-in-law was with
him. Mr.. Thackston, he said, was not
with him that time. He had forgot
ten about the two trips. Mr.. Smith
said he had never gotten any money
from any breweries or from any 9TH