The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-13
Lanahan Says lie Did Not Tell
What Was Quoted on
THE WITNESS STAND
By Parker and Robertson IN Tue Dispen.
sary Investigation About His Bny-
ing Boykln. Says :. Those
Gentlemen Misunderstood
What He

Mr.. VIM. III. Lyles, a'iprominent<
lawyer of Columbia, appeared before
che dispehsary Investigating commit
tee while 1t was In session last week
and made the following statement:
just as l came in on the train, q
paper was handed me by William
LAnahan with the request that. I
make tho statement to the committee
shat they would be glad to have any
OF their matters investigated shortly.
rna6 they had expected same to be
Investigated, but the subcommittee
while In Baltimore had not called
upon them and they would be glad to
make any showing chat was wanted"
Mr.. Lyon made the following ak.
planation why Lanahan 81 Sons were
not investigated:
would like to explain why tho
subcommittee did not call on Lana.
nan u Sons. The list Of creditors
thai we had that had been furnished
Senator Christensen at Columbia had
Lanahan q Sons down for 5000. I
knew that 5000 was no inducoment to
Lanahan, and Ii was reported to us
that lie said he would prefer to lose
that than submit to an Investigation.
we nave heard since that time that
ais Claims were somewhere between
Sl0. 600 and S12, ,O00-that tho state
nent furnished us was not correct. I
6elepboned Mr.. Tatum this morning
20 send 1t up, and presume he will
send 10 up some time this EVENING"
Mr.. II. H. Welch, another lawyer,
who Was present, arose and made the
following statements: ~ M
Wish TO Introduce the affl davis
OF Mr.. hanahan In the matter OF tha
testimony OF Lewis w. Parker and 10,
VA slSobertgon. / wish TO Introduce iii
.as % parrot the record. !. L Ioannot pro-
duce Mr.. Lahahaf and this Ia tins
BEST 4 can do, Affidavits have bean
accepted under similar ciScamstanoe
before And "a do no "a, no VI iib csn loes
refused. 2 NJ
. will be Remembered that Mr.,
Parker testified to Mr.. Lanahan's en-
ttre dissatisfaction with conditions ct
The SGate dlspensary, as Lanahan had
thousands or dollars invested In South
Carolina. This was oorroborabed by
Mr.. e. w. Robertson, and Mr.. w. A.
Clark testified to other conversations
OF like hauure which he had had
With Mr. Lanahan.
Mr.. Parker went more into q stalls
AND testified that Mr.. Lanahan wish
ing to remedy tile situation hal EN-.
ployad Mr.. l.. w. B0ykin to repre-.
sent him on the board, or at least it
was testified that Mr.. Lanahan had
so stated. Furthermore he had be-
come dissatisfied with Mr.. Boykin's
services aud had employed another
agent whose name has never been
made public.
Now, In reply to this testimony,
Mr.. Welch, representing Mr.. L. w.
Boykin, presented the following
all liavit from Mr.. Lanahan:
State OF Maryland, County of Rioh-
land.
Personally came before me s. J.
Lanahan who, upon oath, deposes and
says that with reference to the testi-
mony OF Mr.. LeWis w. Parker before
The dlspensary Investigating commits
tee at Colum ola, S. o., on tine Oh day
Of June, 1905, he makes the following
statements:
Mr.. l.. w. Boykin was employed by
6he firm Of William Lanahan s. Son
as q salesman, but this was months
prior TO his elecGion as q mem Der of
the board OF directors Of the State
dispensary; that Mr.. Boykin had
severed his connection with said firm
as said salesman and otherwise about
q year before his said election. While
Mr.. Boykln WAS Ia our employ as said
salesman he was paid q salary, OF
course, but this salary ceased the mo-
mont he severed his connection with
The hfm as salesman. He mas never
oeen IN our employ since nor have I
or any member Of our firm paid him
one dollar or otherwise since he sever-
cd his connection as above stated win
our business. never told Mr.. Park
or anyUntng different from this. From
what M. Parker has testified to be-.
lore Che committee he has evidently
either enJiroly misunderstood what 1
nave said and meant or his recollee.
Oion OF what WAS said is absolutely
erroneous. / never meant by any.
thing that was said to convey the ino-
srcssion that while Mr.. Boykin was o
member OF the board he represented
ma or my firm or that we were paying
nim one cent. Samuel j. Lanahan.
Eat Candies.
A dispatch from London says after
baing imprisoned sly days IL = aooasd
oaradocYale Of the Wales Colliery, two
mIners Of tne six originally imprisona