The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-25
FIELDER REQUESTED TO TESTIFY.
Dispensary Board Writes to Atlanta
Attorney-Winding-Cp Commits
sion Desires Reply.

pensary commission today addressed
a letter to the Atlanta firm OF attor-
neys, calling upon Col. Thos. B. Eel
der. who has become conspicuous re-
GENTLY in connection with Governor
Bleases making public Of the ~. 3.
letters and his own cards to the press,
to appear before the commission and
testify. The commission asks for All
early reply, as to whether or not Mr.
Fielder will appear. The commission
can not compel Mr.. Felder's appear
ence here and so states in the letter.
The letter is in part a reply to the
claim of subsequent contract alleged
in the recent letter from Col. Fielder
Ae the commission. The commission
states that the contract is terminated
and there was no other contract than
of May 9, 1907.
Interesting, also, in view of the
forecast made in the News and Cour-
Ter, is the statement in the letter that
the commission will as soon as pos
sible bring to close the affairs of the
old State dispensary.
Glass Company Case Undecided.
The Carolina Glass company case is
still under advisement. The decision
is now with the commission, which
will meet again in a few days at the
call Of the chairman.
It was stated by members OF the
commission today that no counsel has
yet been employed. 1t is known local.
" that William D. Melton, one of the
most prominent attorneys at the Co.
lumbia bur, had been offered the: posi-
tion, but declined.
Following is the commissions letter
to the Atlanta attorneys:
columbia, S. c., April %, l9ll-
Messrs. Anderson, Fielder, Rountree &
Wilson, Attorneys at Law, Atlanta, Ga
Gentlemen: The State dispensary
commission has received your letter
of the 18th instant, and that Of the
18th, modifying certain statements
contained in the former.
eve have carefully examined the
minutes of the \commission for. any
record of the agreement or resolution
to which you refer, as having been
passed by the members of the late
commission employing you as their
attorneys, subsequent to the agree
ment of May 9, 1907. We do not find
any such minute or record.
DIR. Murray Before Commission.
eve have summoned before us DR..
Murray, the former chairman Of the
commission, and examined him as to
this matter, and he testified that there
was not, and is not, such an agree
ment made with the commission or its
members as stated by you, so far as
he knows or can recoIlect; ana
had there been such an agreement,
he would have known it, and that the
agreement af May 9, 1907, is the only
one ever made With you.
"The formally prepared statement
Of Dr.. Murray and his associates, then
constituting the commission, of date,
February 7, 1911, made in reply to the
letter of Governor Blease, dated Feb
ruary 20, 1911, has no reference to any
subsequent agreement with you to
that of May 9, 1907, but on the con-
trary, they sent to him as the only
agreement made under which you act
ed or were acting, the contract of that
date.
s'This contract or agreement speaks
for itself and plainly expresses the
terms of your employment and the
conditions of the same, and it is en-
tirelv unnecessary to discuss them.
The several acts of the general as
sembly, also, are plain as to the pow
er and duties of the commission, and
when such powers and duties were
conferred. It is, therefore, also un-
necessary to discuss them in connec-
ton with the statements and refer
ences made in your letters to them.
eve must conclude from our exam
ination of the minutes and the agree
ment of May 9, 1907, and the testl-
rlony Of Dr.. Murray, that you are
wholly in error il your contention
that there is. or was, any other con-
tract made for professional services
than that Of May 9, 1907, which We
have terminated accorclng TO its pro-
visions.
Would Avoid Delay.
ssThe present commission intends to