The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-22
HELD IN TRUST.
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Brevard Miller swears that Glass
Stock was given Directors.
+. STATEMENT DENIED.
The Glass Company officials Assert
That the DlsOensary Officials
}, We're not Presented With
n Stock In the Glass
Company.

m Stock In the Glass
Company.
Wednesday an afidavit from Mr..
Brevard d. Miller, organizer of the
company which built the Carolina
SCSass company in Columbia was put
ia evidence befole the dispensary In
vestigating committee.
M1LLERs AFFIDAVIT.
y Personally appeated B1Cva1d u.
Miller, who being ouiy sworn deposeIh
and seyeth.
That up to sometime In 1892, he
was for q, net,me previous NWng In
tho city OF Columbia, South Ca1ollna,
being at that time connected WIN
Granby cotton mills that city. Dur
ing the time OF his leslo.nce there he
developed the ioea, and was one OF
the pICmotels In the trRaD,ZaslOn VI
the Carolina Glaes company. Being
associated In tho CrganlZatiLn II inns
glass company with Jno. j. Seibels,
ThomaB Taylor, Jr., w. G Childs and
&c. G. Selbels.
The inco1porators Of the Carolina
Glass company realizing that tue oua@
iness OF the State oispenSary would be
an advantage and insure the success
OF the company, approached IL. H.
Evans and l.. j. Williams, then dl'
reotors Of the State oispensary, with
the fer to sell them b certain amount
OF stock of the Carolina Glass con. pa
ny TO he paiu for In money at tne
Same price Ss the stock VAS Bold W
other parties. Ii was understood at
thiB BtaRe In the TRANSACTION thAu The
/ Uarolina Glass company was to meet
3cmEeting prices.
Later, 1t WAS decided by the con-
trolling interests Of the Carolina GLASS
Z company to give the said II. ii. evans
Z ana Il. j. Williams block OF bh1s
stOck In return for which the Carroll q
GiRas company was TO be given all, or
4 q part, Of the State djspensary glass
business. Abou5 this time, during
s conversation between j j. Seibels ano
* III. III. Evans, In my presence Jno. J
q. .SeibelB stated that the Carolina Glass
company, not being very strong tinan.
ctally, would not be able to stand for
any length OF time cut In prices by
tholf competitors, If 1t should be made.
To which statement I'll. II. Evans re
piled, "Oh hell, we are put here to
Judge glass.
When the policy Of giving the stock
TO the directors Of the State dispensa-
ry was decided on, WAS not in ac-
cOrd with 1t and objected to 1t, real
i2lDg that was In the minority, and
n r., a Ill In tho nnliou 0f
the tncOrporatOrS, and that | could
not prevent this gift OF stock, or such
actions as would naturally follow,
Withdrew from the company and my
interests were taken over by other
parties.
1t was my unders. anding at the
time Withdrew that this gift OF
, stock was to be made to w. G. Childs
as trustee for H. II. Evans and l.. j
Williams.
1t was my understanding, up to the
time OF my decision TO withdraw from
the Carolina Glass ompany, that the
Carolina Glass company was 10 meet
competitive prices, and that the o.
Yectors Of the State dispensary were
to be stockholders on the same basis
esD tho pOloIOloj WhClChb CIIo
xagift Of stock, to which objected
'swould give the inference that the
Carolina Glass company would be Ia
vored by the directors OF the State
dispensary.
At o mef ting Of the incorporatOrs
OF the Carolina Class CO mpary a,
which tins Rlfs 0 ock vas discus &c
ard from aiJc! / drcw after re-
bigDink ny lLt,r Sc, / uas t,Ql,ste
a by Jno. j. Seibels 10 say notDlng o
" my kno ledge OF the transactioDs o.
the Carolina Glass company. This
refused to do
~ Ii has been several years since the
transaction related above occurred
but the same is substantially as re-
lated above.
Brevard d. Miller.
Sworn to and subscribed to before
me, this 17th Gay Of April, 1906.
j. r Wharton,
Notary Public.
MILLER FLATLY CONTRADICTED.
The dire ctofs Of The glass company
who were In the city gave out the
following statement, which fatly
COhtia NIL bI6UCACnt.
Hon. j. r, Hay, Chairman InveBtiga.
ting Committee.
Columbia; 8. O., June 13, 1905
Our attention has just been called
to an affldavit which was placed In
evidence before the State investigat-
Ing committee just before It's adjourn
ment today, and which pur ports tC
eminate from Brevard D. Miller, now
OF Alabama. but formerly Of thit
place.
~ He states that the ircorporatort
approached II. II. Evans and l.. j
Williams With an offer to sell then
stock In the glass company. We car
Btate with certainty that none of u.
approached Mr.. Evans or Mr.. VIM
anns In reference to this matter; ant
II Mr., Millor approached said gentle
men for the purpose stated In his afIi
davit, he did 80 OF his own volltion
and without the knowledge or sanc
tion of the other incorporators.
The main gist Of the afiidavit
contained In the statement 1T wa
decided bI the controlling interes
to give tho said II ii
Evans and L. j. Williams block q
this stock In return for which tn
Carolina Glaaa company was to
given all or O. part OF the State dispen
sary glass business" And the sam
ppYtv etatAa that ha Ynaioned hia n IN n