Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-12-16

| A. 'Ohs yes; went 70 MS r0off
one ytime and sat Down and talked 4
him a good while,
a. Ibid he ofler you bride?
la. mo. never limited bribe.
Q. did YOU take drink Will
himg
7 A. Eyes. sir.
O. was that drink given to yor
TO induce your vote?
A. Nothing said about it,-jus'
an old acquaintance.
Q. did you meet Senator Leroy
Percy?
"A. Eyes, sir; met him two o.
three times.
@, did he attempt to use any
undue influence to get you to change
your vote?
A. mot a bit, no, sir. He never
limited such a thing TO me.
@. did you take drinks with the
supporters OF all the candidates dur
ing the caucus?
A. Eyes, | believe ] did. ! am
satisfied I took drink with lBrelanc,
he was supporter of-Alexander;
took a drink with Mr.. Green who
was a supporter of Anderson and
know took drink with several OF
the Percy supporters Iknow took
a drink with Tyson two or three
times. 1s
@. Where, at their rooms?
A. eyes | reckon 1t wasFin their
rooms. 1t was where they were stay
ing. rss
q. Ibid you drink with the sup
porters Of Major vardamani
A. ooh. yes. very often.
@. who?
A. ..wsll, I can't call all the
names now
70. A great many OF themE
+. A.. "a good many"
Don't You know that when Stega"
thinks OF this sworn testimony re-
duced to cold print Gas has been done
with all 5the testimony in this case,
and 1t is now all open to the people
Of Mississippi), II cramps HIS oratory.
i interferes with the flow Of his elc-
1uence? He feels like negro wit:
ness that my friend, Ben Humphreys,
now in congress, then prosecuting
attorney, tells of who on the stand
knew all about a blind tiger case, Shut
when placed on the stand knew abso-
utely nothing. Ben, compelled to
lol PROSE- the case, said to the negro
when he left the stand, "Bill, what
made you lie to me like YOU did?"
rhe negro replied, "Wesl, boss, /.
suess / Just over-spoke myself" So
when Stegail thinks OF his sworn tes-
imony. he feels in HIS speech that he
,ver-spoke himself, j said to the
people; You all may feel
hat you have a great orator in Bill.
nut you have no real conception 81 4
low great an orator he really Is mn
ess you have heard him speak for
liquor. He reminds ME Of d Gordon
etter dog given me. and the boys
aught II when a pup to dance. and
shen you tofd Il 10 dance It would |
ance around and afolnd antt II
lnai.y added Its brain, Ind II you
cid d bone before that dog and saii,
Speak. Tidg.s he would bark his
pol head ON. Stagali had composed |
speech which ha said be vas going |
. deliver. when the ballot cams down |
nally. bstweea vardanSan aRa Par |
vi fIe was going to 'vote nm open
ailot for Percy and deliver this
peecf IN fepddtating vasdaman, At
rst 1t souhdaa like a great speech.
vhen iieam wori& rim isow' IN the
.sasi head srtefs ana stegali
'oaifd learn that some green, iInso-
histicated friend of tnins mad droaI I
Cd down from the Delta With a BOZ
e. ne would come over to the Eds
ayds mouse, and deliver this spesch
id take The bottle away from him.
ny tIoar Of che night. three Of foaf1
clock in the morning, II you hap
ened to be coming down the corrf-
or OF the Motel, and heard "a crest
disc in one Of the rooms. aud turn
! the knob, you would mud Stegaii
Iaking this GRAFTON with HIS eye on
lie bottle. and when he flnished the
stxiA Nculd BE- gone FnhlzE Thsl
~ daught on to It, the Fataoub were II
II Oh. the sfatory died out, ana vel
'st Isfll. Thia Is the man who a.
10 interest of rarlansan. istaow
aveaiing arenpd over Misssssippi
Istfactiag tbs people in civic right
and deemed BY his chisf-'
i'm a worthy exponent ofshis rauss.
FAIR AND THOR
OUCH. .@.s Nv
The Legislature did not conclude I
3 investigation until every man IN
ississfppi had the opportunity Of
stifying, every one who entertained
suspicion or knew a fact was giv-lIs
] the chance Of testifying before the