The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-06

les. and as he had worked hard for |
Mai. Back S election he could exeect
them to hs?r him in bis campaign for
solicitor. That was ali there was in
It and be regrets that Maj. Blacks
name has bean brought into the tran
S c5ion in this way. NJ ]. Black had
been one Ct the most popular man in
Colleton county and had been mayor
and sheriff and he has great many
friends, and it vas natural for him to
support Maj. Black.
Mr.. Walker said in reply to MI.
Lyon that he does not know why MaJ.
Black severed bis connection with the
dispensary as shipping clerk and Goes
not know, except by information tnso
Mai Black was connected Tlto VI
mar & Co. He had gone 10 MI BACK
while the legislature was IN SESSION
snd had asked Mi. Back oio ne al
that time represent them IN aaY "ss
and NJ j. Back had replied uhat ne
did nos. Mr.. Walker said be hal oone
this because some people we're making
cam mpaign tax to that eh7cv and NJ
wanted to be able to rsassure M.
Blacks friends.
Mr., Lyon wanted to know how long
before this had Maj. Back ceased to
represent Uimsn & co.
BLACK PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Walker said be was unable to
say, as he was not going around pry
.ag into Maj. Blacks private affairs.
he stated in reply to Mr.. Lyon that
re knows 1t to be unlawful for the
dispsnsar7 to buy wniskey from a
house represented in this State by
drum ners, but be denied With some
feeling that Maj. Black was a drum
mer.' MI. Lyon tried to find out in
what ca pacity Maj. Black represented
the house, but Mr.. Walker was unable
TO say.
he admitted that he had felt glad
that the draft on MI. Evans had been
returned unpaid, as Mr.. Evans vas
away from Newberry at the time--er
he had confded afterwa1d 10 mis- wife
that although be had made the draft
as between friends, still under the
circumstances somebody might try to
make capital out OF it. rs denied
making such an admission 10 any one
else. MIR. Walker stated positively
that Maj. Black had nothing to dc
with the gun transaction and thai
after the return OF the draft he hao
aever mentioned the matter to Mr..
Evans in any way.
Foil wing the testimony OF Mr,
Walker wss that OF MI. Reid, mana
ger OF the Bell telephone tf1ce at
Walterboro. He Is the son-in-law OF
the dispenser at that plscs, be sid,
and sometimes woiks in the d!spen-
sary. He admitted that it was through
MIN that the conversation between
Mr.. Walker and q member Of mis- "a d
lily was made public. On the day o!
the oisoenssry elections there nat
been numoer OF inquiries at bis Il
fee to the result, SIS many people
we're interested IN MAJ. Backs caAdi-
dacy. There had been 10 news ult.,
Mr.. Walker called no and be told sew
eral WHO were in the exchange at Sne
time making inquiries what Er.
Walker was saying as to the result Of
the election. Mr. Reed said that al
the moment be had not thought c1
any significance in Mr.. Walkers say
ing that the election Of Maj. BIC !
meant good deal to himself, Walker.
he had not commented On it at Uhe
time. Upon being questioned by MI
Walker, MIR. Reid said thst Maj
Black Is one OF the most popular ma1
OF Colleton county an1 that when hs
vas a candidate s number OF Collector
county people came up here to worA
for hin-among them the mayor c:
Walter boro and other responsible citi
ZenS.