The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-20
APPLAUSE FOR EVANS CHANGED TO
Kisses
Ills Charges Denounced by Lyon as
Vain Vaporings.
By R. D. NJ. Scott.

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: AkenssJuly EARNED with a few sim
ple facts Attorney General Lyon appear
ed before the audience which gathered
here today and refuted to the entire salts
faction Of the entire audience the charges
;sthat B.. b., Evans has been spreading
throughout the State as to the conduct of
the attorney Generals Office and the dis
spensary winding-up commission:
Mr., Lyon spoke In a calm and dlspasslon-
ate voice, and as he told his hearers that
there was not one particle OF truth In the
charges that Evans had made the feeling
Z of suppressed excitement that had been
sapparant passed off and the crowd jeered
as they watched Evans, such Of them as
could see him, walking up and down In a
corner OF the court room out Of sight OF
the speakers stand.
FAIRY TALES.
1--WE are not going to have any trouble
here this morning, my friends" said Mr..
suggested to me In regard to the charges
Z that Barney Evans has been making about
me. One was that I should go to every
meeting and denounce hem. Another was
that I should disre gard them entirely, as
every one knows Barney. And the third
that / should go out only occasionally and
tell the people the truth. I shall prabably
adopt a combination OF these because il l
do not answer these charges at all Barney
NAV tell these fairy tales Of his own in
vention until he actually believes them
himself.
"On q formerOccasion I detied Evans to
prove q single charge he has made. That
was two weeks ago and up to this time he
has not submitted one particle OF evidence
to prove a single statement he has made
except his own vain vapor1ngs.
NOT IN THE BOOK.
N"In regard to the statement that I have
received the sum Of S1S. 800 in commissions
or fees, as stated by Barney Evans" Mr..
Lyon said, there Is absolutely no such
statement in the book from which he pre-
tended to readit. What do you think OF II
man who has the gall to do a thing like
that% MIR. Lyon took up one by one the
charges that Evans has made and one by
one refuted them, not asking that the peo.
pie take his statement but showing official
sworn statements from the governor, the
COMPTROLLER, from the State treasurer, from
DR.. Murray and from the clek OF court. 1T
Is I'D to you gentlemen" said Mr.. Lyou.
"Do you believe Barney or do you believe
COMPTROLLER Jones and DR.. Murray and
the clerk Of the court Of Richland country!
Mr.. Lyon read an affidavit showing that
the so-called merger suit is on the docket
OF the Richland court and Is set for trial
for the fall term. This is the case which,
Evans said, had been dismissed by collus-
ION between Lyon and the attorney for
the railroad on account OF personal friend
ship between them. He went into the
matter Of his expense account and said
that Evans had misrepresented 1t knowing
ly. He had received nothing from the State
infees or commissions and he presented
and read an affidavit showing this. The
people of South Carolina were willing he
was sure to pay his personal expenses
whilelhe was on their business and he had
not received one cent except what was due
him according to the law.
THE 'PNTER PUP"
In regard to the charges Of misappro-
priating funds and robbing the schools Of
the State, Mr.. Lyon said that If Evans had
"the intelligence or honesty to examine
the acts Of 1910 he would find" where the
money in question had been appropriated
to the use OF the public schools and where
it would be paid them at the rate OF $4,000
O year until the sum vas exhausted.
Referring to Evans record before the
supreme court of the State Of which he had
boosted, Mr.. Lyon said that a careful eX-
animation OF the records OF the court
showed that Barney had appeared in nine
cases and Of these he had lost seven be-
cause he didn't know how to draw his
pleadings. The most prominent case in
which he had appeared was one appealed
from a magistrates court in Saluda and
which involved the possession Of @ "pinter
pup" and, said Mr.. Lyon, "he lost it"
Mr.. Lyon had advanced money from his
own personal funds to hire detectives to
trail the grafters, and he said they came
very near catching Barney'S cousin,
HUB" do any Of you think that if you
elect Barney attorney general he would
prosecute his Cousin Hub?" asked the
attorney general. 81 don't think ne
would"
WILL LAUGH AT THEM.
Outside OF his W word he can't prove
a single statement he has made" said MI.
Lyon, and he concluded with this scathlng
statement, 'if there is any one in this
room who is so foolish or so simple as to
believe a single statement he has made
you may rest assured that Barney Will go
off and laugh at him"
In the course OF his speech to-day b. Is.
Evans had repeated the statement made
many times previously that Mr.. Lyon, the
attorney general, had confessed his In
competence to argue a case in the United
States supreme court by employing u. 5.
Henderson Of Aiken to go there to argue
q case against a negro lawyer and at the
). @ of the State. Mr.. Henderson was
: presiding at the meeting, and when MI.
Evans had concluded his speech he arose
and denied utterly that this was true.
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