Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-01
THE STORY OF A GUN.
Mr.. Walkers Vote For Dispensary Di'
rector Was In High Demand.

GreenVllle news.
COLUMBIA, May 30.-Said Chairman
H. II. Evans, chairman of the state
board of control, to Mr.. j. Monroe
Walker a member of the house OF
representatives from Colleton county
I'D like to give you a good gun II
you will take it,
Said Legislature j. Monroe Walker tC
Chairman Evans, candidate for re-
election, Thanks. I'd like to have it.
Two weeks later, Chairman II. H
Evans wrote to Legislator Walker
that he knew nothing about guns. bu
TO draw on him for SIS and to buy
the gun for this money. Legislator
Walker drew for the seventy-five dol
lars, clearly indicating his willingness:
to accept the money, but the draf
was returned, with the note that Mr.
Evans was out of town.
Now 1t is to be remembered tha
Mr. Evans was then chairman of the
board and candidate for reelection
and that Mr.. Evans subsequently re-
ceived the vote of Mr.. Walker.
Neither Mr.. Walker nor Mr.. Evan:
might have meant any harm, but thi:
is simply a gratuity that has come tc
light in connection with the election
to a $400 position. Mr.. Walker doe!
not even now appear to appreciate
any wrong in his willingness to have
accepted the SIS from an officer II
whose reelection or defeat he wa!
actively to participate. He told
frank story and whether it was pure
downright innocence on his part, or
disregard for what was improper
does not matter. Mr.. Walker say:
the fair week promise of the gun anC
the subsequent offer of the $I5 II
lieu of the gun were not made good
and that he has never gotten either
Then there was suit Of clothes
Cashier w. w. Smoak, who handled
the draft of Legislator Walker or
Chairman Evans, said that Walker
told him that Major John Black, now
member of the state board, had Civ
en- him a $40 suit Of clothes Mr.
Walker says that Cashier Smoak lie:
when he says he told him that Ma
jor Black had given him a forty-dol'
lar suit and that Mr. Smoak says tha
Mr.. Walker lies if he denies telling
him that Major Black gave him a S4(
suit
There is also a conflict between
Mr.. Smoak and Mr.. Walker in theil
testimony about the gun. Mr.. Smoal
is under the impression that Legisla'
tor Walker told him that the gun wa!
Evans and Major Black, both candi
dates for the board at the time.
Mr.. Smoak insisted that he eau
toned Legislator Walker not to make
the draft as it would be misunder
stood and would be certain TO leal
out, but Legislator Walker denie:
this, and says when the draft wa:
returned unpaid, he expressed his 10!
to Cashier Smoak, but promptly re
turned the SIS advanced on the draf
on Chairman Evans Mr.. Walker
said the whole thing was matter o.
friendship, with no other considera
ton.
Legislator Walker says that Cashier
Smoak is mad with him about some
forgery case he won against the Far
mers' and Merchants bank and be
cause Mr.. Smoak was defeated FOL
captain of a military company by {
Mr.. Black, not Major Black, and tina
he is sore.
1t was on this line of inquiry tina
Mr.. Fraser Lyon made his now ia
NOUS pilgrimage to WATERFORD. abou
which Major Black tackled him OF
the report that he was going into nj:
personal affairs too far. The evidence
seems perfectly clear that Mr.. Evan:
offered a gun and later the $15 sub
stitute to Legislator Walker and tina
Mr.. Walker accepted 1t, expected IL
drew a draft for il. but the draft wa:
returned. Walker says that he go
nothing out of this offer.
Mr.. w. w. Smoak was an unwilling
Witness but he gave the impression
that even though he felt that he haC
to speak he spoke exactly what he be-
lieved to be true i'm every way.
Some Of these days the people vii
wonder how all this mess was ever
tolerated i'm this great old state.