Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-05

nave heard that. That Is wha1
the investigating committee brought
out, and was very much surprised
to hear 1t.
And that that stock was transferred
when the Olympia mills became in
volved and the parties who held II
wanted 1t transferred?
No. sir; never heard 1t until re,
Gently.
Did a transfer Of that sort take
place to your knowledge?
There has never been a certificate
Of stock in my name that I know Of
and have never endorsed a Ger.
tificate.
Do you know Of a party who has
ever been connected with a transac-
ton Of that kind?
No, sir
You have no knowledge or infor-
nation on that subject?
No, sir.
Mr.. Childs, wasn't that reported
around Columbia a while before the
investigating committee started?
1 never heard anything Of 1t until
sixty or ninety days ago-since the
investigating committeeman I could
never understand how the report
came through, because there Is alb
solutely not one iota Of truth in it.
And I could not understand how II
could be in my name and I not know
II. 1t would be a liability, and
would not carry stock for anybody.
You didn't make the remark that
this stock was in your name and tl,al
you held 1t as trustee and you really
didn't know who you held 1t for"
Never made any such remark.
Did you ever hold any stock In the
Carolina Glass company for anybody
else?
No, sir.
Nor in trust for any body else, Mr.
Childs?
No, sir.
You deny that, Mr.. Childs?
Yes, deny that.
Positively and emphatically?
Yes; never held 1t in trust for an
body.
Did you ever hold any stock 70,
anybody in the Carolina Glass COM
pany?
Yes; held some for myself, in my
own name.
How much?
Ten or twelve thousand dollars.
What sort Of dividends did you re-
ceive on that?
i never received any. 1 sold out
before-I think when I sold last it was
at $115. My recollection Is that
sold before the dividend was declared
That was your own individual in
vestment?
Yes sir.
And nobody had anything to dc
with It?
No,S'Sir. -pa-zsszs1 sa---
Anu nODOuy tiC
No, sir: nobody but myself.
Who did you sell that to?
Mr. E. G. Seibels.
And he paid you?
One hundred and fifteen dollars Is
my recollection. 1t may have beer
s12O.
Haven't you made the statement to
persons around Columbia that you did
hold stock In this Carolina Glass COM
pany in trust, or that you held 1t fol
somebody else, or something Of that
sort?
No; never did.
Do YOU know whether any of the d.
rectors of the dispensary had any stock
in there?
I dc not know anything about 1t.
Do you know of anybody holding II
in trust for them?
No, sir.
Or The Richland Distillery?
No. sir.
Have you ever heard anybody con
fess or acknowledge In any way that
they received any profits or dividends
arising from either Of these institu-
tions?
No, sir.
Nov, Mr.. Childs, you are In active
business around the city of Columbia
here I presume, very frequently?
l very seldom ever leave my office
except to go to dinner or on business.
Your bank does some collecting fol
creditors of the dispensary?
I think So.
Don't the liquor drummers go tc
your bank there, or you have a gooo
deal Of correspondence or things of thai
sort with them?
Yes, sir, liquor drummers come
around when they want checks cashed
Have any Of them ever stated thai
they paid any graft to any of these
dispensary officials?
have no recollection of anything Of
that kind.
Let's see If you can't remember
1t would not be fair for me, in jok,
ing conversation, to MAKE remarl
that would reflect upon anybody, anc
I never heard anybody say in serious
ness that they paid rebates.
Tell us the jokes?
I cannot remember the jokes. 1t has
been four or five years ago.
What was the nature Of those
jokes.
| would not be able to testify as tc
Jokes in remarks made. / have never
heard any remarks rejecting seriously
upon members of the board Of control
We want to know the nature OF the
jokes.
| do not remember distinctly enough
to specify.
You know distinctly enough to state
whether they were complimentary, ol
whether they were not complimentary
about that board?
No. sir; l do not.
You do not?
No, sir.
And yet you recollect that there
were jokes?
Yes, sir; there always was and there
is now.
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