The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-06-12
of furniture

stated: "IIcre comes Mr.. Walker
now, l will introduce YOU to him.
After the introduction Mr.. johnson
told me to state my request to Mr..
Walker, saying, "Mr. Walker knows
more than I do and see what he can
do For you. | related to Mr.. Walker
the same thing | had said to Mr..
Johnson. Mr.. Walker stated at once
that they could not afford to furnish
me with the information, that it
was against their business rules and
ais" against the request of Blumen-
thai and Biekert, that in buying the
bill OF furniture they did not want
anything to be known about it. I ask
ed Mr.. Walker the question if "the
handsome bedstead was given Mr..
Evans by BIumenthal e. Bickert 20
I1e stated, "No, Mr.. Evans bought
that himself and had it shipped with
the furniture Blumenthal and Bick-
ert bought.' He stated Mr.. Evans
had bought several other nice things
and paid cash for them and that on
that account they could not furnish
me with copy of anything Mr..
Evans bought and that they would
not furnish copy of the Blumenthal
and Bickert bill, but that it was all
very handsome furniture l then
asked, "What was the amount Of
the Blumenthal and Biclkert bill2"
and he stated is was about 81 800 and
that Mr.. Evans bill was in addition
to this. He left the impression that
Mr.. Evans bill was between $400
and $500. That the bcdstead was
something like 5000. J. remarked
that it was more than that, that the
carload was something like $4,000.
They made no reply to that. Mr..
Walker stated that Mr.. Evans was
present when the purchase was made
by Blumenthal & Bickert and that
Mr.. Evans selected the things that
he paid for and that they were all
shipped together. I then said, "Gen-
tlemen, T think you ought to give
me this information that I have ask
ed for, you know me personally and
know that 7 would not do anything
that would iniure YOU" Mr.. Wal
ker stated that they could not do it,
that it was against their business re-
lations and their duty to their Gus
toners. He said, "We cannot do
anything that would hurt us with
Blumenthal & Bckert.' -
/ thanked them for the time I had
taken up and then left them, re-
marking that I would come back next
week.
On the following Monday I went
in there again about 10 o'clock and
goin" to Mr.. Johnson again and eX-
! blamed to him why I wanted this
information concerning this transac-
ton between Blumenthal g. Bickert
and H. H. Evans Mr.. johnson want
! ed me to talk with their attorney
who was in the building. told him
I preferred to have the conversation
perfectly private and III perfect con-
|. .
Johnson left me and sent MI Du-
Bose to me. Mr.. DuBose said Mr..
Johnson had requested him to take
the matter up with me. "Just come
into the office" he said. remark
ed to Mr.. DuBose that 7 did not come
to take up the matter with any one
but Mr.. Johnson as I wished the mat
ter to be perfectly confidential. He
says, "That is alright, Mr.. Johnson
aud 7 understand this, I'VE have talk
ed the matter over before.' I re-
pcated to Mr. DuBose what I had
said to Mr.. Johnson and I told him
that thought it was his duty as an
honorable business gentlemen, to
give me this information. Mr.. Du-
Bose laughed and said that I had
already gotten too much information
out of Mr.. Johnson and that ought
to be satisfied with that and that
they could not give me the informa-
ton unless requested by law to give
it. That they were perfectly willing
if requested by law to produce their
books and transactions that occurred
in the matter. We do not want to
hurt ourselves with the Blumenthal
& Biclxcrt, they are good customers
Of ours and, Of course, we cannot af-
ford to give you this information
unless compelled to do so by law and
then we would be clear in so doing.
Mr.. DuBose stated that before they
made the purchase that Blumenthal
& Bickcrt tried to make arrangement