The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01

lie Sa. Lyon 10 Mad Because tie Is No
( Allowed to Run the Dispcnsary and
IL Tr, Ing TO Dam His Private
Character By Unfair
Means and Methods.

ber OF the legislative dispensary in
yestipatinR committee, had stated u
the full committee that Msjor BACK /,
member OF the State Board OF Cop'
troll, had that morning used very
violent language towards him, ant
then rtuuding tff thirgs by telling
him that he had q roticn then an(
there to shoot" him AID bio" n,m
up" on the spot. We publish Whal
MIR. Lyon says below.
We also give Ma jor Blacks version
who makes some damaging statements
about Mr.. Lyons nosing about ano
prying into private mat ers In his ef
forts to damage his (Black } private
character because le would not al
low LION and Christensen to run tnt
dis pensary to suit the mSelves.
MIR. LYON S STAT EMENT.
"Mr. Chairman, tLeIe has u matter
come up Friday morning that l deem
it my duty, though unpleati n, t.
call to the attention Of this commit
tee. l also will state that the part
OF it that aff cts me personally l &c
not consider, but that part OF 1T that
Affects the welfare e ur con mittet
l do consider, al o,, m 1t impor
tant to the final particular determine
tion of cur Investigation that 1t be
brought fvrward TO the attention Of
this c, mmittee.
'This morning IN coming FRI M my
room, VIII ch is above the hotel, oyel
the store Of Giradear & Marshall,
was stepped by Mr., SoLmCn, who Is
the agent of the Big Creek DistillinR
Company, CT Savannah, Ga. lie "as
talking to ne about some accounts
which the committee has held up.
These are accounts due by the dis
pensary. We have had some CONVEX
sation about this matter before anc
he renewed the conversation UheIe
ard wished me to give him sCme de-
finite information about when We
could reach 1T.
AS l was standing there talking tt
him, Mr. Black, OF the dispensar]
board Of directors, appeared before
me. l really could not state from
what direction he came. l could no
say whether from the front or rear.
was intent with my conversation witt
Mr.. Solomon. MIR. Backs face show
cd decided alg3r and he used o q,
very insulting language towards Me
lie said that he understood that
had been spyirg out on him -on hi
private life aud things 0f thai kind
and that it was his purpose to kill M,
on the spot.
Il do not care to use any OF the par
ticular language he USED on that occa-
sion, but he SAID that he had nOtioi
me up on tie spot-to Use his expires
sion. There was In his company per
son that do not know to Lave seel
before. My recollection Is that ther'
was @ person In his company with ;
blue suit Of clothes, red mustache ant
straw hat While he was making MI
threats against nee and daring me tt
investigate his II sirs he also used very
violent language against Senate
Christensen, which suppose was ii
the nature Of rebuke TO me fer at
tending such person ahCut thu
streets.
81 remarked that there were three
Of them there. that did not care tt
discuss the matter with them that
was Investigating the dIspensafy ant
expected to continue to do so. He wa
SO impetuous, though, that scarcel.
had ali opportunity Of putting In
word, and believing that he intended
to make an attack CE me al q In put
ting his hands about his person that n
intended to do violence, .urned AM
walked bt ok to ICY room, and he use'
some very unpleasant epithets to
wards noe and told me that l Nigh
20 and arm myself.
Il returned to my ro M and short
ly afterwards returned to Wright
Hotel. AS / passed the Columbi'
Hotel l did not see Mr.. Black or tn
gentleman with him. Ipresume, MI
Chairman, that Mr.. Black exhibited
or attempted to exhibit, a letter fror
Manning, which l understand wa
from Mr.. Blacks former home Wa
terboro it was. l foun 1t NJ tcessar
to 20 to Walte1boro few days sine
for the reas on that / had heard an
can rccagnize the dliculties tina
1t is likely to Place us in--l hear
that Mr.. Black and Mr. ii. III. Evar
had been parties to bribing memot
OF the General Assembly who lives
the town C Wa tefb0rO. l do nc
know the f8cts In that case. l ha
some information along that line an
, went there TO get some addition;
( information in regard to the matte
That wan the Oh jcct OF my visit
Walterboro, and | presume that M
Black has been informed by these {
whom | IL qulred there Of the purpos
OF my visit.
wish to say this: That | did {
to Walterboro for the purpose OF IL
yestlgating MI. Black aud Iii. IL.
Evans ard this member OF the Gene
al Assembly, whOee name do ~
care to mention, as | do not think
Is proper, as he Is not party TO th
transaction. want to say th1
that / do not know how the comml
tee feels about thing OF tills soi
but 80 far as | am individually co
oerned [ shall continue TO invcstiHa
Mr.. Black and Mr.. Evans, ana an
else who is on there and II IT. is ne
cessary to he blown up in this matt
MIR. Black or somebody viii have 1t
o."
WHAT MAJOR BLACK SAYS.