The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

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cure q settlement. ! tim unable to
give you any flattering assurance Of
success, but / am free to say that
your claims will be in the hands of
men Of unquestionable financial re-
sponsibility; men who are also in
close business relationship with
members Of the commission, and IL
they cannot get our money for Ut no
else can.
IF you care to join me please sign
and date the enclosed agreement and
return 1t to me, with statement of
your account, by next mail, care Of
tho Columbia Hotel, Columbia, S. G..
Let me beg Of you also not to insert
any time limit III this agreement, for
If you do my parties hero will not
handle your claims. You are at lib
erty to withdraw when satisfied that
no substantial progress Is being
made, and remember / shall stay
right here on the ground until m
cr mOre, if the worst to the
moro, if the worst zones to the
worst, and we have to appeal to the
Legislature, or any local tribunal
which that body may establish to
pass upon the claim, we would have
in my organization the strongest rep
rescntation to be gotten together in
President, Belroy Distilling Com
pany, Louisville, Ky"
Accompanying this letter was tho
following proposed but unsigned
agreement.
Agreement Proposed.
we. the undersigned creditors of
the State dispensary Of South Caro-
lima, hereby appoint the National
Loan and Exchange Bank, Of the city
Of Columbia, S. G., and w. ID. Roy,
Of Louisville, Ky, attorneys in fact
for us and in our name to represent
us in the adjustment and collection
or claim and demands against the
South Carolina State d%ispensary,
and to that end employ such attor-
ncys and others and to do all such
other thing rs they may deem neces-
sary or advisable with power Of sub
stitution. Provided, however, that
no authority is hereby given to in
stitutc any proceedings at law with
out first referring it to us and OBJ
tanning our consent thereto.
"And we do hereby agree to al
low the said National Loan and Ok
change Bank and w. y. Roy six Ecr
cent. of all sums as may be hcrcaf-
ter collected, or paid, or satisfactor-
lily secured to be paid on Il claim
for such services as may he ron
dcrcd by them or other persons an
ploycd by them.
"And we do hereby authorize and
empower the said National Loan and
Exchange Bank and w. ID. Roy for
us and in our name to collect, re-
ceivc and acknowledge receipt for
all such sums as may be paid on II
claim, renting to us the balance
after deducting the said six per cent.
for the services and expenses.
"In the event disputes or differ
ences shall arise as to the amount
| due on said claims or the prices
charged In said claims and demands,
for as to any other matter offecting
the amount thereof; it is understood
that the same shall be referred to US
for advice and instruction.
1--WE also agree to waive interest
on said claim and demands if such
will be found necessary to facilitate
a settlement.
And we do hereby agree to fur
! nish to our said attorneys in fact q
full itcmiZed statement verified Of
our said claims and demands, forth
with upon the execution Of this
agreement by u.s."
Lyon Questions Roy.
After the letter had been read Mr..
Roy was questioned as to It's contents
Mr.. Lyon asking the questions. Mr..
Roy said that the agreement with the
letter had been signed by only four
or five creditors whose names he
gave, and that these claims repre-
scented less than $4,000 altogether.
Ills information as to the deposits of
the commission had been obtained
from Mr.. Melton and Mr.. Kohn.
The gentlemen referred to as aSS0-
ci"ttcd With him were Motion. KoEn
and Nelson. Others we're Indirectly
interested, as referred to further on
in the letter. Pressed by Mr.. Lyon
to say what others we're Interested,
either directly or indirectly, Mr.. ROY
said that only the Loan and ok
change Bank was interested and no
others.
"Who occupied the relationship Of
codircctors with members Of the
commission" asked Mr.. Lyon. Kohn
and Melton" replied Mr.. Roy.
Mr.. Lyon called Mr.. Roy's attcn-
ton to the fact that in the letter he
used the word banks in the plural,
and wanted to know what other