Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-02-20
Of this commission? A.
don't say there has been a pur-


don't say there has been a pur.
chase
Q. Do you mean to say there has
been an effort to do so? A. 1 mean
to say, If be correctly posted, that
have got right to infer that II
parties to whom claims were due. or
who allege that amounts are owing
TO them by the dispensary, will come
forward and give testimony that
there claims will be paid. There was
report In the paper this morning of
claim paid on yesterday.
Is that the publication you refer
to. the publication in the State this
morning? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Then you state that all you
base your charge on is what was
published in the paper? A. AS to this
present commission.
Q. Is there any publication that
you base your charge on A. No.
Q. The publication in the State this
morning? A. Yes.
Q. With reference to the Paul
Jones Company? a. Yes. The first
claim said to be paid was the Paul
Jones Company, which was of excess
sive volume, but on account of mat
ter behind 1t, it is stated that the
payment of the claim was ordered
Immediately after obtaining testi-
mony by them.
Q. How do you connect Mr.. Lyon
that 1 rightly connected him with
that action; but at the same time, l
considered him as adviser of the
commission.
Q. You don't hold him RESPONSE
BILE for the action OF the commission
in aujudicating the Paul Jones
claims? A. Not directly.
Q. Or that this charge that he is
purchasing testimony at the present
time is based on that2 l understand
you to say that the only basis of
your charge at the present time is
from this article in the State. Now,
you admit that you cannot hold him
responsible for that. Then you have
no basis fort the charge that he is
now purchasing testimony? A. No,
sir can't say that l draw that in
ference.
Mr.. Patton:
Q. Is that the only source OF in
formation you have, what you saw In
the State? A. That is all l based my
article on.
Q. You stated that you had infor-
nation about to-day. Is what you
saw in the State to-day all the in
formation you have? A. That was
all.
Q. Answer by question? A Yes.
/ said, except as to the old commits
sion.
@. You have no further informa-
tion of the purchase of testimony,
except what appears in the State? A.
No, sir
Mr.. Lyon Enters Discussion.
Attorney GeneraI Lyon:
l wish to make n statement in re-
gard to this matter. l regret, ex-
ceedngly, that it becomes necessary
for me take any action or to notice
that may be said or done
by this creature -(pointing his finger
at Mr.. Koester.)
Mr.. Koester
If this be a legal proceeding, /
desire that that gentleman be re-
quired TO use proper language
Mr.. Lyon:
/ wish to say that as far as shown
this afternoon that the man that
wrote that article in the record is
most infamous and dirty liar.
Mr. KOester.
/ ask for the protection of the
Court.
Mr.. Lyon:
l will be on the streets of Colum-
bia, and you need no protection.
say, Mr.. Chairman, that | regret ex-
ceedingly that | have to notice that
charge. 1t has come to my notice
that he has written and published
in his paper a tissue of infamous and
scurrilous lies. 1 have not seen fit
to notice them, and | would not have
noticed this now, but it comes before
this commission in an official way.
simply wish 20 say that he has prov
en- himself a self-convicted, infam-
Gus liar. And l want to say to you,
sir. Indicating Mr.. Koester,) that
am personally responsible for what
say, and 1 dare you to resent it,
Mr.. Koester:
Now, Mr.. Chairman, in regard to
this matter. / have nothing further
to say in regard to this editorial fur
ther than to say that | did not mean
to charge any personal dishonesty on
the part of any one Of the present
commission. 1t seemed to me mat
ter of policy that an editor had a
right to criticise and condemn. If
1t was the policy of the commission
to withhold the payment of claims
until parties came forward and gave
testimony duplicating others, that it
was wrong policy. | stated it and
state it again.
Mr.. Patton: Who said that was the
policy of the commission? A. l in
ferred it from the action of the COM
mission.
Mr.. Patton: And furthermore we
passed Judgment yesterday on a
claim and nothing was said about
that and a half a dozen today.
Mr. Koester: | was not aware OF
that when wrote that article.
distinctly disavow the intimation oi