Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-05

not entruSt IL TO any or tnelr clerks Oh
subordinate drummers. I know II there
was anything going on in anything
that was the head Of 1 would be the
only one that knew it.
| You cannot remember any Of those
jokes?
| No, sir.
Now, Mr. Childs, this Is a very i'm
portant matter that / am questioning
you about.
Yes, think 1t is. II knew anything
that would assist you in the matter
would be glad to give it to you.
Especially this matter Of the Caroline
Glass company. I wish TO understand
the matter fully and freely, and II
understand you, you know nothing
about any stock being held in trust fol
anybody else?
No.
That you have never been a party to
any such?
No, sir.
That you have not transferred any
stock for any one?
Yes.
You deny that without any mental
reservation?
Yes.
That you have stated everything full
ly and freely without any reservation
Yes.
Now, did Mr.. Lanahan ever discuss
with you the matter Of graft and re-
bates and so on?
No, sir.
He never made any statement to you
in reference to matters of that kind?
No, sir.
Mr.. Childs, how many miles are you
president Of in South Carolina?
;Seventy-five.
Seventy-five?
Yes, sir.
How many miles of railroad has the
Southern in the state Of South Caro-
lima?
Oh, have no idea.
Well, sir, you have a rough idea?
/ think five or six or seven hundred
have never figured it out. OF course
could do it.
How many has the Atlantic Coast
Line?
Oh, should think three or four hun
dred. Maybe more.
Well, sir; what about the Seaboard
Well, the Seaboard has about three
hundred or four hundred; about three
hundred and fifty miles, I would say.
Now, Mr.. Childs, you keep up, pre-
sumo, with the freights that pass over
these lines; you have a general knowl-
edge on that subject Of the freights
that come into the state Of South Car
olina?
l have a general knowledge Of what
comes In on my road. / do not know
about anybody else.
What percentage Of the dispensary
business do you handle?
I haven't the slightest idea
Have you any idea about what youi
road handles at all?
No; that would be a matter for the
auditing department He could figure
1t up for you without any trouble.
Is it not a matter Of belief that youi
road handles the larger part of the
freight that comes into the dispensaryi
/ think we ought to.
You think you ought to?
Yes.
Why?
Because we are the only Tillmanite
road in the town, and it Is Tillmanite
institution, and when the dispensary
was started every other road boycotteo
the dispensary. When the Darlington
riot came the other roads cut 1t.
went right up to Governor Tillman and
stood right by the administration and
the c. N. and L. stood right up to 1t
and Senator Tillman and myself are
personal friends, and we have beer
getting a big part, and ought to have
big part, and besides my road paid 1t:
taxes when the other roads refused tc
do so.
Are you sure you are accurate ir
those statements you have made?
Yes.
Are you positive Of 1t?
I am. You never heard of any cal
being shipped ten or tweve miles ou
of town on the c. N. and L. and blinc
tigers unloading the whisky from 1t.
Explain the situation.
If you read the papers you woulc
have seen where a man got killed send
ing his wagon up on that road, tt
B.aney's, on the Seaboard.
Did you see that?
| l read 1t in the papers.
| So that Is hearsay?
| Yes; but you are making me give
you hearsay.
Won't you give us hearsay on those
jokes?
| No: that Is too serious; l would no
tell a Joke that would affect the char
acter of somebody else.
Don't you regard that as serious
this man getting killed?
That is his own fault.
| Well, he got shot down?
| He wasn't shot down. the train rar
over him and killed him. l suppose
the courts will adjudicate that.
Don't you know that the Seaboarc
road paid those taxes along at the
same time that you paid yours?
Yes; and did it at my suggestion be-
cause l was very close along witt
them.
suppose you said that you pait
yours first.
They didn't do it until got them tt
do 1t. / wanted them to bring tha
western whisky In here.
| thought you said they protested?
The Seaboard did protest at first anc
afterwards reconsidered 1t and paic
their taxes on my advice.
| Who were these alleged jokers tina
you-?
Oh, | am not going to tell you any
thing about those jokes. I do not re-
member it definite enough to make
| Mr.. Lyon: Mr.. Chairman, of course
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