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

A. NO, sir.
@. Now, Nj. Chi!ds, this is very
Important matter that I an qlest.on
az you about.
A. Yes, think 1T is. II knew
,nything that would assist you In the
natter I would be glad to give it to
'Ou.
G. Especially this matter Of the
Carolina Glass company. I wish to
understand the mstter fully and free.
ly, and If understand you, you know
nothing about any stock being held IN
trust for anybody else?
a. No.
G. That you have never been a
party to any such?
A. No, sir.
@. That you have not transferred
any stock for any one?
A. Yss.
@. Ycu deny that Without any
mental reservation?
a. Yes.
c. That you have stated everything
fully and freely without any reserVa
tion?
A. Yes.
G Now, did Mr.. L'nahan ever dis
cuss with you the matter OF graft and
rebates and so on?
4. No, sir.
@. He never made any statement
to you in refereoce to matters Of that
kind?
A. NJ, sir.
@. Mr.. Childs, how many miles are
you president Of in South Carolina?
A. Seventy-fve.
Q. Seventy dVs?
A. Yes, sir.
G How many miles OF railroad has
the Southern in the state Of South
| Carolina?
A. On, I have no idea.
@. We'll, sir, you have rough idea:
A. think five or six or seven hun
dred. I have never figured it out. Or
course could do it.
9 How many has the Atlantic Coast
Limp.
A. Oh, I should think three OF four
hundred. May be more.
@ Well, sir; what about the Sea
board?
A. Well, the Sesbo oard has about
three hundred or four hundred; about
three hundred and fifty miles I would
say.
@ Now, Mr.. Childs, you keep up,
l presume, with the freigats that pass
over these lines, you have a general
knowledge On that subject Of the
treights that come into the state OF
South Carolina?
A. I have a general knowledge OF
! what comes in on my road. do not
know ab"ut anybody elss.
@ What percentage Of 5hhs csspen-
sary business do you handle?
A. I haven't the slightest idea.
G. Have you any idaa about what
your road handles at al ?
A. No, that would b. a matter for
the auditing department.. h c uld
figure it up for you without any trou-
BILE.
@. It Is not a matter Of belief that
your road handles the larger part OF
tie freight that comes into the dis
p; nsary?
A I think we ought to.
@ You think you ought to?
A. Yes.
@ Why?
A Because we are the only Till
mantle ro,d d the towl, AID it IS a
Tillmanite institution, and when the
dispensary was started every road
ooycotted it. When the Darlington
riot came the other roads cut it. I
went right up to Governor Tillman
and stood Tight By the administration
and the G.. N. and L. stood right up
to it and Ssns toc Tilman and myself
are personal friends, and We have been
getting big part and ought to have
a big part.
@ Are you sure you are accurate In
those statements you have mad.
a. Yes.
| " atS you pOSGlVe Ol IL
A. II am. You nev.r heard OF any
CIR being shipped ten OF twelve miles
out OF town on the c., N. and L. and
blind tigers unloading the wiskey
from it.
9 Explain the situstion.
A. II you read the papers you would
have seen where man got killed
sending his wife up on that road.
G Did you see thai?
A. resd it in the papers.
@. So that is hearSay?
A. Yes; but you are making me give
you hearsay.
Q. Won't yen give US hearsay on
those jokes?
a. Nc; that is too serious; would
not tell joke Stat would effect the
character Of somebody else.
@ Don't you regard that as ss1ious
this man getting killed?
A. That Is bis own fault.
@ Well, be got shot down9
A. BE wasn't shot down; the train
ran o7er lin and killed him. sup.
pose the ccur:s will will a6judicate
that.
@ Don't you know that the Sea-
board road paid those taxes along
al the same time that ycu paid
yours?
a. Yes and did it at my Suggestion
because YVES very close along with
them.
@ I supposed you said that you paid
ycurs first?
A They didn't do 1t until l got
them to do it. wanted them to bring
that Western Whiskey in here.
@ I thought you said they protest
ed?