The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1911-03-22
BLEASE HAS A LETTER EXPOS
ING 7. B. FELpER, THE AT.
LANTAiAWYER.
Governor Charges an Attempt at
Conspiracy to Defraud the
State.

Conspiracy to Defraud the
State.
The Columbia State Of Sunday publish
Oh the following:
A letter which Gov. Blease
says was written by Thomas B.
Fielder of Atlanta Offering to
frame up a 500, 900 deal with
H. H. Evans, former member of
the state dispensary board of
control, now under indictment
for conspiracy to defraud, was
given out yesterday by Gov.
Blease as his first grain of sand"
on the dispensary investigation
situation.
The following is the letter:
Dear Hub: | have just re-
turned from Peoria, Ill. / have
framed up our company in such
a way that we will be able to
make all the money out of it by
the time your term as commits
sioner expires as we will reason
ably need and you can then re-
tire. | want you to think Sc
riously of the plan which l sub
NIT and make an appointment
as soon as possible, either here
or elsewhere. and / can discuss
with you more fully and satisfact-
orily Nthe details. The plan is
sufficiently feasible to justify our
taking your associates in on the
ground floor. 1t is this The
capital stock of our company is
500, 600, owned by you and 1. 1t
is all paid for and / have the ac-
tual custody of the stock. Hull,
the general manager of Clark
Brothers q Co., wants an inter-
est and we may need him. but
not at present. If we can get
for October. November and De-
cember large orders from Caro-
lima, / can issue $500. 600 of pre-
ferred stock of the company, sell
it to parties who have already
agreed to purchase: we can di-
vide the proceeds from the ..sate
of preferred and do one or two
things-sell the common and let
some new company run it or run
it ourselves. Meantime we will
have in hand $250.OO each. less
such sums as We may have to
pay to others to secure business
in the meantime.
SERIOUS CONSIDERATION
Now, Hub, | want you to give
this matter your serious consid-
GRAFTON and cooperation. If you
will do it l will make you for
tune and that very quickly.
Write me when and where you
will meet me upon receipt Of
this. We have very little time
in which 60 pull the scheme to-
gether. Have been working on
the plan several months and no "
have it perfected. l have a
brother-in-law in Indiana, a mil
lionaire, who assisted me in
working out the plans and will
assist me in selling the prefer
red stock as soon as we can make
a good showing. He has, as all
other very rich men, accumulated
his fortune by the manipulation
of stocks. There is enough in
the plan to Justify us in paving
more for business than any one
else can afford. as you will per-
ceive. Then. too, as Clark
Brothers 4 Co. are the largest
distillers in the United States,
no one can be criticised for Civ
ing them large orders. What
ever is done must be speedily
done. Can you get your associ-
a.es to meet US here in Atlanta
or in Augusta right away? Now,
Hub. don't dilly. daily about this,
for after months of labor my
plans are mature and we can
make killing"
This letter was signed IT. B."
The letter was dated Atlanta,
Ca, October 2, 1906"
MR.. FIELDER DENIES THIS.
T. B. Fielder yesterday when
told of the letter that had been
given out by Gov. Blease said
that 1T was a fargery." He de-
MED ever visiting Peoria, Ill.,,
and said that the letter had been
faxed up by. the governor of
South Carolina.
n. H. Evans, when asked as
to the letter, declared vehement
ly that he had received the let.
ter in question and manv others