The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-11

gwen 1Or the ;uud4 eI1l..
Farnum as Adjuster.
A new line was then opened. Mr..
Curiel claimed that Farnum had
brought him in 1906 orders for 1000
eases and he had refused these tor
the dispensary was even then IN MS
debt for $4,000.
The stenographic report OF the
questions and answers is as follows:
"Did YOU have a difficulty IN dis
solving partnership with Farnum and
Wilson in 1904?"
FEI had no partnership. Mr.. Far
mum threatened to tie up our account
if we did not pay him."
"Did you pay him."
"No."
"Was the account ever tied up?"
"Tied up for four years.
"Mr. Farnum have any instrument
tality in tying it up?'
II am afraid he did. He had a
great deal Of influence with the last
board"
"Do YOU really think 500 Who was
the last board?'
II do not remember"
"Maj. Black, Capt. Rawlinson, Mr..
Wylie? And YOU really think he had
some Influence with those three gen.
tlemen?'
HE had seen me in my Office about
the matter.''
"What did he say about that?'
"He then sent me a telegram say
ing for s1,5OO' he could settle my ae-
COUNT
"Got that telegram with you9''
"No."
"Could YOU find it in your fles?'
E'I think I could.''
"He sent YOU a telegram that II
you would send $500 Your account
would be paid.'
"He had an order which I declin-
ed to fill in my Office
"Was that at the time the account
was tied up?"
F'No, the account had been teleas-
ed"
"By the legislative committeeg 2
But the gentlemen with whom Far
mum was dealing were holding down
the limb
II think So
"And he wired you what?"
"He sent me a telegram to New
York in my office. -
"He telegraphed you that if you
would pay him $500 your account
would be paid?'
.';He telegraphed with no explana-
tIon, only Fifteen hundred dollars,
50 or 90 days
"He had personal interview with
you in your office in New York about
the payment Of your account and
told you the board Of directors were
holding up the account unless you
paid $500: that would have been
exactly $500 apiece, would it not?''
"He brought an order for 1000
cases Of goods which that board want
ed to buy and which refused to sell,
and I said. why don't they pay my
account?' Ny account was $4,000 at
that time
"Farnum was lawyer. was he?''
II do not thiak he is. But he is as
sharp a. any lawyer. I, said to him
before | do anything in tie way Of ac-
cepting any order from this board L
want ny account Settled-that Is. the
account I want settled now by this
commission. He said | will advise
You how soon your account Will be
settled and then he wired. $1,000, 90
or 90 days.. acceptance from the
bo>rd 1t so or 90 days was the way
I understood it,
"And you had to pay a commission
to get your goods in and a commls-
sion - some one to get your money?''
81 declined to do it,
Chow about that conversation
about The S1.5OO9 Did he tell YOU
what you would have to do?"
"He said he would advise me-
Gas soon as he could see the
board of control?"
"He did not say"
Witness stated that he had not paid
the $1,000 and had not got his
money.
~. Fielder then went into a tech
mica! discussion with Mr.. Curiel as
to the relative merits Of whlSkies,
| and Mr.. Curiel declared that he had
, .o,,,o,O1 of * rvo for