The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-06-12
CAPT A. n. DEAL
DEN0UNCEs DETECTIVE
SAYS HE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF
~'<' SOCIAL VISIT. '@"i&f
Swears to Remark of DR.. Earle Made
While On Social Visit to His
House-Dr. Earle and Mr..
Deal Objects.

The senational incident in the dis
pensary investigation, says the Re-
revolt of the committees own Of
ficial stenographer at the ungentle-
manly conduct of Representative Ly-
on and his detective, Mr.. Klingen-
berg, in dragging before the commit
tee private conversation that there
that there was nothing in, made at
whist party in the presence Of par
ty of guests at DR.. Earlc's home.
The Stenographer, Capt. A. NJ.
Deal, well known throughout the
state, and who has been prominent
in social affairs here for" several
years, denounced the detective, whom
he had introduced at DR.. Earle 5
home. as ga dirty. sneaking, spy"
for "going to gentleman s home
in the capacity of gentleman and
acting rs detective.' and he would
apologize for taking him into the
presence Of ladies and gentlemen" "
And in the succeeding breath, shak-
ing his finger at Representative Ly-
on, who was n guest at DR.. Earle s
and at Mr.. G. r. Remberts', told
him that brining out such matters in
the circumstances did not square
with his ideas of what constituted a
gentleman, if it did with Mr.. Lyon s.
Mr.. Lyon several times attempt
ed to suppress Mr.. Deal. but failed.
and even the committee quieted him
only after repeated efforts.
Mr.. Lyon defended himself by ask
ing Mr. Deal if he did not know Mr..
Klingenberger' business when he
escorted him to DR.. Earle's home.
eyes. I did; but I took him there
as gentleman, and not as a spy
was the hot reply
Mr.. Klineenber" is Western man
of apparently limited opportunities
in such matters. and his conduct is
not so great surprise as that of Mr..
Lyon, who was bred a gentleman.
The tilt started on the heels of the
testimony Of ex-Mayor Earle, who
was indignant at the turn affairs
took, though he did not hesitate to
answer questions.
"Doctor, do You ever recall that
You ever made a statement that one
Of these dispensers told you that
there was a good deal of money in
the business-that there was $4,000
on the side, but that he had to give
up $4,000 of it to the state board
of control. and some other part of it
to the county board of control?
81 d" not remember any such
thing as that.
" Don't You know that YOU made
that statement 20
- d" not. | cmphaticalIy deny it. !"
lou are sure of that -
"Iou have heard what | Said.'
"Don't You remember maxim" that
statement. and going further and say
ing who the party was, that that was
another party9'
"No. I do not. -
$50 now. doctor vou say that YOU
know absolutely nothing about it?"
Absolutely nothing. I might
have sponken at times about vague
rumors, or something like that. but
personally know absolutely moth
ing
"Well, doctor. You know we are
looking for graft 2"
81 know that, and if there was
any way I could assist you I would
be glad to do it. I believe that every
CRATER ought to be punished, and
have said so generally. I know moth
ing but vague rumors, and | do not
know the parties who made them,
and I would not feel like repeating
them.'
"Who did you make that state
ment to, to Mr.. Deal and Mr.. Kiln
genberg7"
"No, sir; I did not. I was talking
about the investigating committee and
made some statement about vague ru-
mors that I cannot recall.'
"Then you say that YOU have
not made statement in the presence
Of these two gentlemen that would
indicate that dispenser got graft,
and that he had had to give some of
it up to thosatwo boards, or to either
of those board, or to some person
for those boards7'
'Do you want me to repeat that
again9" 81
"Yes, SIR" =
"All right, once more I say no."