The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01

Mr.. Lyon Says Major Black
Threatened To Kill Him.
Nj j. BLACKS SIDE.
lie Sa. 8 Lyon 10 Mad Because lie Is No
Allowed to Run the Dispcnsary and
Is Tr,iag to Dam His Private
Character By Unfair
Means and Methods.

Character BY Unfair
Means and Methods.
There was quito q sensation III W
,nmh,a IN Friday morning when II
beoame known that Mr.. Lyon, d meM'
her of the legislative d%ispensary IN
v~eatipatipp committee, had stated tt
the fnll com mittee that Msjor BACK,
q member OF the State Board OF CoD'
troll, had that morning used very
violent language towards him, ano
then Rounding tf thirgs by telling
him that he had o poticn then ant
there to shoot" him aud blow him
up, on the spot. We publish wha,
Mr.. Lyon says below.
We also give Major Backs version
who makes some damaging statements
about Mr.. Lyons nosing about ano
pryinp into private mat ers In his eff
forts to damage bis (Black' private
character because nc would not al
low LION and Christensen TO run the
dis pensary to suit the mselves.
MIR. LYONS n a EMENT.
"Mr. Chairman, tLslt Las u matter
C0me>up Friday morning that l deem
it my duty, though uDpleas; n, tc
call TO the attention Of this omm1t-
tee. i also will state that the part
of it that aff cts me personally l &c
no consider, but that part OF 1T that
Affects the welfare e ur con mittet
l do consider, aid | nttm 1t impor
tant to the final particular determine
ton Of cur investigation that II be
brought forward to the attention OF
this CT mmittee.
"This morning In coming fl, M my
room, which is above the hotel, ovel
the store Of Giradeau 81 Marshall, l
was stepped by MIR. SoiImcn, who Is
the agent of the Big Creek Disabling
Company, Of Sa ghnnah, Ga. He was
talking to ne about some accounts
which the committee has held up.
These are accounts due by b dis
pensary. We have had some CONVEX
sation about this matter before ano
he renewed the conversation Chefe
ard wished me to give him some dc.
finite information about when we
could reach 1T.
'As l was standing there talking to
him, Mr.. Black, OF the ~dispensary
board Of Dir ectors, appeared before
me-. l really could not state from
what direction he came. could no
say whether from the front or rear. l
was intent with my conversation witl
Mr.. Solomon. Mr.. Backs face show
cd decided al ger and he used 20 ut
very insulting language towards he.
He said that he understood that l
had been spying ont on him-on his
private life aud things Of that kind,
and that 1T Was his purpose to Kill mt
on the spot.
Il do not care to use any Of the par
ticular language he used on that coca
sion, but he SAID that he had a notion
then and there TO shoot me and blow
me up on tie spCt--tO Use his express
sion. There was In his company q per,
son that l do not know to Lave seel.
before. My recollection Is that there
was a person In his company with a
blue suit Of clothes, red mustache ano
straw hat. While lie was making his
threats against ne and daring me t.
investigate his ii .irs he also used very
violent language against Senator
Christensen, which | suppose was IN
the nature Of a rebuke TO me for at
tending such a person arCut the
streets.
81 remarked that there were three
OF them there. that / did not care to
discuss the matter with them that L
was Investigating the d%ispensary and
expected to continue to do 40. He wan
SO impetuous, though, that scarcely
had an opportunity Of putting In a
word, and believing that he intended
to make an attack tE me al q In put
ting his hands about his person that ut
intended to do violence, | turned and
walked bt ok to ICY room, and he uset
some very unpleasant epithets to-
wards me and told me THAI l might
20 and arm myself.
II returned TO my no m and o
ly afterwards returned to WriRht's
Hotel. As passed the ColunbiS
Hotel / did not see Mr., Black or tn,
gentleman with him. presume, Mr..
Chairman, that Mr.. Black exhibited
or attem pied to exhibit, a letter from
Manning, which / understand wa
from Mr.. Blacks former home Wal
terboro it was. l foun it n(cessarl
to 90 to Walte1boro q few days since
for the reas on that / had heard-ant
| can recagnizs tho difficulties tina
1t Is likely to place US In heaf'
That Mr.. Black and Mr., ii. III. Evan
had been parties TO bribing a memoe
Of the General Assembly VINO lives II
the town Of Wa tefbor0. l 90 no
know the f8cts In that case. l ma
some information along that line an
l went there TO get some additlona
r. information In regard to the matter
That was the object Of my visit +
Walterboro, and | presume that Nj
Black has been informed by these q
whom / II quired there OF the purpos
OF nay visit.
| wish to say this: That | did <
to WATERFORD for the purpose Of In
%yestigating Mr.. Black aud Mr.. III. II
Evans ard this member Of the Genel
al Assembly, whoee name DO nc
care to mention, as l do not think
Is proper, as he Is not a party TO tn
transaction. / want to say TIL
that I do not know how the comml
fee feels about a thing Of this sor
but 80 far as | am individually COZ
oerned / shall continue to investiga'
MIR. Black and Mr.. Evans, anu an
else who Is on there and II IL is ne
cessary to he blown up In this mat
IL