The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-06
The lie PASSED
By ]. NJ. Walker and ". ".
Smoak of WATERFORD.
IN INVESTIGATION.

Attempt to IDgratiate Himself lnto
the Favor of Representative
Walker Along with Chair.
man II. H. Evans,
At the meeting OF the dispensary
investigating committee in Columbia
Wednesday M. Lyon put up witness
es in the matter OF TIE charge that
Msj. John B:ccS ard NJ. &. Il. Evans
had tried to lng-atia-e the-s ,ir2sinto
the favor Of the house OF repr> Sosisa-
tives from Co!leton county.
Mr.. Walker made as:a'e:asIE a de-
claring firmly that Msj Back b.
had nothing to 60 with the Siansfc
tion. He said that SO much OF 1t IS
related to Nj. Evans and himself was
purely OF a personal nature. He dsniec
that he had been warned or advised
not to make draft en- Mr.. E7ans for
s75 60 ps7 for gun. He declared IN
effect tnat it would have been unnst-
ural for him to have voted against
Maj. Black.
Mr. W. ". Snoak, cashier Of the
bank at which the draft was present.
ed TOR payment, swore as positively
that Mr.. Walker had connected tie
names OF Maj. Black and Mr.. Evans
in telling him for wha5 purpose the
money was TO be used. Mr. SnoSk de,
clared further that he had pointed
out to MI. Walker that he was max
ing a step which be might regret sno
that, when the draft came back with
out payment because OF Mr. Evans
absence from Newberry at the time,
Mr. Walker stated to him that he was
glad that it had turned cut that way
for the sake It appearances.
Befors the session for the afternoon
was over, quite lot OF feeling sroSe
between Mr.. Snoak ano Mf W alker,
and toe lie was passed. The marshal
Of the con m;ttee, Mr.. F. S. SSrick
land, grabbed Nj. Walker, and others
held Mr.. Smosk until the Two wit
nesses ouiested down. Q lite lot OF
comnoblon was made, sud Chairman
Hay announced that continuance O:
the disturbance wluio result in some
body being jsiled. The dispute arose
out of matter CT which Nj. Lyon
himself knew no particulars until Mr..
Snosk told it. Mr. Lyon knew IN 8
vague way that Mr. Snoak knew
something else, and by MI. Lyons
handling the situation soneWha5a5to
ttedly Mr. Snosk was prevailed upon
to testity that Nj. Walker had uolc
him that Mai. Black had given Mr..
Walker a $40 suit OF clothes. THIS is
the statement that Mr.. Walker denied
with so much feeling.
MR. WALKER STATEMENT.
The first witness put on the stand
yesterday afternccn was NJ. ]. NJ
Walker OF Coleuon, who has repre-
sente6 that county in the house o!
representatives for four years. he was
asked by Mr.. Lyon what he knew OF
3 certain matter, and in frank man.
ner he told all that be knew. He put
the whole business on the ground OF
personal friendship, said thas bis con
sciencs had been clear in the mstuel
and that he had regarded Mr.. e. q
Evans, the other party OF the tran
saction, as an honorable gentleman.
he declared that Maj Black had moth
i z whstsver 10 co SIth tle transac
u.Un.
It all startsd last year, during fair
week, be said. BE was In his loom
at the Columbia hotel With several
gentlemen, among them Nj. q. n.
Evans, Mr.. Richard Back, a brother
OF Maj. Black, Hon. E. T. L. F.tse Of
Bsmberg and Hon. J. E. Rariey OF
Barnwell. It was discussed there thst
MI. Evans would be z candidate for
reeiec ion and that Maj Black might
ofrer as candidate for PICS lcs ol ths
board. Ths talk arifted to the su5ject
u ali going CT hunt and he invited
them all to cone down to Colleton 10
60 on 8 aunt with hjn1s.
MI. Evans asked Nj. Walker If he
Had good gun. Witness replied that
he had nothing hut single baCreleo
pun. Mr.. Evans :hen said that be had
e good gun which be would Ike 20
give MI, Walker il the latter wtu d
accept it. Mr.. Walker stated that he
would be glad to havs good gun. Ga
his return to his home, he received a
letter from Mr.. Evans in which it
was stated that he didn't know how
to buy gun and for Mr.. Walker to
draw on him Tor SIS for the purpose
OF buying gun.
Mr. L7on asked Mr.. Wa.ker If Mr.
Smosk had not cautioned him when
he vent to the bark to make the
draft. This Mr. Walker denied. Mr
Smoak had not said that 1t was high.
ly improper and would appear that be
had sold his vote. he said that he
had not heard that be had been criti
ctse6 by the people OF Walserboro. As
soon IS be had heard CT it ne had stat
ed that he would like to come bsfore
the committee.
M. Lyon, he said, had tol5 him
then that he did rot think that be
would lu,h the il quiry into this mat
ter. Mr.. Lyon asked il he had not
qualified that expression Ct cpluion,
and Mr.. Walker said that be could
not recollect it. MIR. Walker state5
that during the session OF the legisla
ture he had seen Mayor Peuritoy and
soEe other witness who had been SUM,
no1ed here from Walterboro and they
told him that they die not know fer
what they had been sonnoned, but
thought it was in connection with the
use OF request BOG ks, ard it vas not
until after the legislature had ac journ