The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-30

but Col. 4. s.FeIder'S object TODAY
was to find out Mr.. Matthew's knowl-
edge, If he had any at the time. of
the meaning of arrangements" in
that letter. Witness persistently and
repeatedly declared that he did not
know now what he meant then. unless
IL should mean the arrangements for
the getting of business. In fact. the
matter was not explained. Upon the
law as to the sale to the dispensary
Mr.. Matthews stated that she ought
to have been informed" and added:
mo man made statements to me as
to payment of graft" In this same
letter 1t was added: "And that we
shall have the pleasure of arranging
bond for your company etc.
Q. Did not BARLEY come to South
Carolina, and was he not introduced
by you to your friends, and in con-
sideration Of this the firm was to give
you their account?
Witness stated that he had not in
troduced Farley that he recalled, and
that he did get the business of making
collections, etc.
Farley was sent down here just af-
ter the election Of the board, Of which
III. II. Evans was chairman, and John
Bell Towill and L. w. Boykin were
the members.
What were those arrangements ?"
Col Fielder asked again.
He added that this was written be-
fore the board actually met. and be-
fore there were any bids. IT don't
KNOW" was the only reply of witness.
Q. You swear Farley didn't tell
you?
A. No, couldn't swear.
Il would give considerable to know
what those words meant" said Mr..
Matthews.
Q. Did Farley tell you that he had
gone to your man and agreed to pay
commissions? q
A. No. he never told me about
commissions.
In letter to Paul Garrett witness
had written: Everything looks nice
for our friends. The election comes
Thursday. Then the agony will be
over. We will be glad then to discuss
your affairs Witness did not ex-
plain this letter. either. He said Car
rett never told him he paid commls-,
siOns.
That he did give the Carolina Glass
Company, the local concern, the BEN
eft of his influence" witness admit
ted. He did, he said. try to get men,
bers of the board to buy from this
concern, in which he felt an interest.
That he would speak to his friends
on the board about the purchase of
glass, and did not think there was
anything wrong in this.
October II, 1905, witness wrote to
Paul Garrett: 81 have a small interest
in the Carolina Glass Company. I will
write you fully later and make it to
your interest to do business with this
company"
In reference to this, Mr.. Matthews
said he had been considering purchas
ing $1,000 worth Of stock In the glass
company, but later had decided not
to, that his Interest" consisted in his
friends Interests in the business. Mr..
Siebels was vice president of the bank.
The exact wording of the latter part
OF the letter was: "Will make some
deal some time to make it to your in
terest to do business with the Caro-
lima Glass Company. Will run up and
see you some time" Witness did not
explain exactly the deal" but said he
meant he supposed that he would use
his influence locally for the firm, and
that they should buy glass of the local
glass company
Just at this point Mr.. Matthews in
dicated that he was later going to
make written statement in reply to
the questions that had been asked
him.
That Hub Evans had endorsed
note of G. H. Charles for 1915 and
that about half Of this was unpaid
was an astonishing little matter
brought out. Witness said he
couldn't get anything from the erst-
while member Of the State board of
control. Yes, they say he is worth
something, but we never could collect
on this note. 1t was charged to profit
and loss. No, We never sued him "
This last remark in reply to aues-
ton. And Clody Charles had written: