The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-14
STARTLING REVELATIONS.
Witness Says Money and Presents Were Given
State Board Of Directors.

Witness Says Money and Presents Were Given
State Board Of Directors.
COLUMBIA, June 1.-THE most startling
revelations that have yet characterized
the dispensary investigation were dis
closed this morning when the much talk
ed of Newberry situation was entered
upon for the first time in really aggress-
i've manner.
c. c. Davis, a Newberry contractor
who had worked on ex-Ctairman 81. 81.
Evans fine new house in Newberry, in a
cool and somewhat reluctant manner,
told of Evans admitting to him that on
various occas; MS he had been getting
presents of various kinds and great wads
of money on account of his taking care
of his friends on the dispensary pur-
chasing board. Evans showed him on
several occasions big bunches OF green
backs of all sorts of denomination, bills
as high, more than one time, as $1,000,
and several of these in each bunch. On
one occasion when witness told Evans a
certain door in the house had better be
moved Evans pointed to beaver hat
sitting on the floor full of greenbacks of
large denominations, and asked witness
if he did not think that would move it.
Evans never did call it rebates or graft
but admitted he got the cash as we'll as
the presents and said they were in con-
sideration of his services on the board to
these houses. Among the presents was a
handsome suit of furniture, with $500
poker table among the pieces, which EV-
ans admitted getting as present from
Bluethenthal and Bickart Of Atlanta.
Witness denied that Evans told him he
bought the big Kinard plantation in New.
berry with dispensary graft, and also de-
MED that Evans said he used poker play
ing as a blind. Denied that Evans told
him that on one occasion he won $4,000
in a poker game with some whiskey drum
mers.
A whiskey man named Jonah Loeb
told him that in order to get a showing
he paid Evans 81 case on several thous-
and cases. The most important part OF
Davis testimony was perhaps that in
volving direct case of bribery, against
Evans two associates on the board,
John Bell Towill and L. W. Boykin.
Witness said Evans told him that Evans
was not getting the proper showing for
his friends in the purchases and he and
Briggs Wilson of the Richland distillery
here laid trap in which they caught
Towill and Boykin. Evans whiskey
friends got Towill and Boykin in a hotel
room here and Evans and Wilson stand
ing on table in the hallway saw the 9TH
er two directors pay the money.
E.W. Robertson, president OF the Ma
tional Loan and Exchange Bank and OF
number OF other Columbia enterprises,
and interested as director in number OF
cotton mills throughout the State, was on
the stand today. He corroborated the
testimony of L. W. Parker, given yester-
day, as to Samuel ]. Lanahan having Di-
rector Boykin as his State middleman,
but there was decided difference as to
what Lanahan said about having mid
dleman now who is State officer but
not connected with the dispensary.. Mr..
Parker said Mr.. Lanahan's statement was
made in New York in the presence OF
Mr.. Robertson, but Mr.. Robertson did
not remember this and thought Mr..
Parker must have been mistaken as to
this point. The committee yesterday did
not insist on Mr.. Parker giving the name,
although the supreme court had just
ruled that he could be compelled to ans.
wer questions.