The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-31
tir. Lyon Says Major Black
Threatened To Kill Him.
MAI BLACKS SIDE.
de SAYS Lyonl Is Mad Because He Is Not
Allowed toRna the Dlspsusary and
Is Trying to Dam His Private
Character Bv Unfair
Means and Methods,

HAESMS SAu WAclloUSs
There was quite sensation IN Co
lumbia on Friday morning when 1t
became known that Mr.. Lyon, q mem
bar OF the legislative dispenSary In.
vestigatlug committee, had stated TO
the full committse that Msjor Back,
q member of the State Board Ct Con-
troll, had chat morning used very
violent Ian guage towards him, and
then rounding of things by telling
MIN that he had q notion then and
there to Shoot him aad blow him
up, on the spot. We publish what
Mr.. Lyon says below.
We also give Major Blacks version,
who makes soma damaging statements
about M. Lyons nosing about and
prYlng into private matters in his Ell.
forts to damage his (Black't) private
Uharsctsr because he would not al
low Lyon and Christensen to run the
dis pansary to suit themselves.
MR. LYON STATEMENT.
'sMr. Chairman, there has matter
cone up Friday morning that l deem
it ay duty, though unpleas2 NJ, to
call to the attention OF this commit
tee. also will state that the part
of 1t that affects me personally do
not consider, but that part OF 1t THAT
afrsots the welfare Of our committee
I do consider, and I deem it impor
tant to the final particular determine.
tiun of our Investigation that 1t oe
brought forward to the attention OF
this committee.
'rrhis morning in coming from my
room, which Is above the hotel, over
the store Of Giraoeau & Marshall, l
was stopped by Mr.. Solomon, who Is
the agent Of the Big Greek Disabling
Company, Of Savannah, GA. He vas
ralking to ne about some accounts
which the committee has held up.
These are accounts due by the dis
psnsary. We have had some conyer-
sation about this matter before and
he renewed the conversation 5here
and wished me to give him some de-
finite information about when we
could reach 1t.
"As 1 was standing there talking to
him, Mr. Black, OF the dispensary
board of directors, appeared before
me. T really could not state from
what direction he came. I could not
say whether from the front or rear. /
was intent with my conversation with
Mr.. Solomon. Mr.. Blacks face show
cd decided anger and he used so ne
very insulting language towards me.
He said that be understood that /
had been spying out on him-on NIB
private life-and things Of that kind,
and that it was his purpose to Kill me
on the spot.
II do not care to use any Of the par.
ticulsr language he used on That occa-
sion. hut he said that he had a notion
then and there to shoot me and blow
me- up on the spot-to use his express
sion. There was in his company per-
son that I do not know to have seen
before. My recollection Is that there
was q person In bis company with q
blue suit of clothes, red mustsche and
straw hat. While he was making bis
thrests against me and daring me to
investigate his az airs he also used very
violent language against Senator
Christensen, which I suppose was Ii
the nature of q rebuke to me for at
tending such 8 person about the
streets.
81 remarked that there were three
of them there. thai I did not care to
discuss the matter with them; that l
was investigating the dispensary and
expected to continue to do so. He was
SO inpetuous, though, that l scarcely
had an opportunity OF putting In q
word, and believing that he intended
to make an attack on me and in put
ting his hands about his person that be
intended to do violsnce, I turned and
walked back to my room, and he useo
some very unpleasant epithets to
wards me and told mo that l might
20 and arm myself.
II returned to my TO I'M and snort
" afterwards returned to Wright's
Hotel. AsI passed the Columbia
Hotel did not see Mr.. Black or the
gentleman with him. 1presume, Mr.
Chairman, that Mr.. Black exhibited,
or atuemp mpted to exhibit, letter from
Manning, which / understand was
from Mr.. Blacks former home-Wal-
terboro it was. I found it necessary
to 90 to WalGerboro few days since
for the reas on tnat I had heard-and
] can recsgnizs the DIFFICULTIES that
it is likely to place US in heard
that Mr.. Black and Mr. 81. b Evans
had been parties to bribing nemoer
OF the General Assembly who lives In
the town Of Wa'terboro. do not
know the facts In that case. hao
some information along that line and
! went there to get some additional
information in regard 10 the matter.
That WAS the object Of my visit TO
Walterboro, and I presume that MI.
Black has been informed by those OF
whom inquired there OF the purpose
OF my visit.
I wish to say this: That I did 60
to Wsltarboro for the purpose OF In
vestigating Mr.. Black and Mr. b. b.
Evans and this member Of the Gener-
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