The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-29
WANTS A TRIAL
"Hub" Evans Says he Desires to Be
ConAieted or INDICATED
WANTS HIS CASE CALLED
Ex-Dispensary Chairman Declares
Thomas B. Fielder Held Up His
Trial as Lash and That He
(Evans) Demands That a Jury
pocc m Hio Caco
Pass on his Case.

(Evans) Demands That a Jury
Pass on his Case.
Hub" Evans declared Thursday
that Thomas B. Fielder, the Atlanta
attorney, had held up his own trial
as a 'lash," and that he is demand
ing trial.
"I will take 70 mol pressing Of my
case" added Evans.
"I want to be tried and convicted
or vindicated, as the case may be-"
further declared the Newberry ex-
chairman Of the dispensary board.
Evans declared also that he did
not ask for any immunity from any,
one. 1t was stated few days ago
by Governor Blease that Evans had
not sought immunity from him, nor
had he promised any immunity for
the letter signed ''T. B."
AS to the other letter, Evans said:
"Well, il a mutual friend Of ours
found it and carried it to Cole, it's
all right with me. I looked every
where for the letter and could not
find it."
'Why didn't you give up these let
ters before?" Evans was asked.
"Well, I had turned over all my
letters to my attorney, and the first
letter published was one Of them. 1
let the investigation go on. I told
them at the very Jump that wou1o
put nothing in their way. If they
could find anything against me +
wanted them to do it. When
learned that Fielder was holding my
trial as lash I determined to give
up the letters"
Evans was standing in the outer
Office Of the Governor when he made
these remarks to several listeners.
He talked freely Of the dispensary
situation and reiterated much that he
had said IN previous statements.
He reiterated especially his re-
marks, quoted few days ago, that
if the dispensary horses were guilty
of wrongdoing in State dispensary
days they are now guilty Of the same,
as the county dispensaries are still
buying from many Of the same
houses. ga perusal of the published
lists will show this" added Evans.
Evans said: t'The county dispen-
saries are now buying the same Ii
quor the State dispensary did, paying
the same prices, and higher. You talk
about a FIRM turning over $4,000
the othe! ~. Well, then the county
dispensaries pay back 100000 for
that
At the time also Evans said:
Fielder did send for me to come to
Atlanta. When we were in the room
together I said to him: Open that
door, - you, and let the Attorney
General hear everything have sol 20
say This was in reference to
meeting Governor B1ease referred to
IN asking for an investigation in his
message to the General Assembly.
Hub" Evans came in today from
Newberry and went direct to the Gov
ernor's Office, after running up to
local hotel and putting his suit case
up. He was in ;ovial mood.
In few minutes John Bell Towill
entered the Office. Governor Blease
was engaged at the time and the Wis
itors chatted in the outer Office.
It 80 happened that Nose H. Mob
ley, now dispensary auditor, who was
chief bookkeeper in State dispensary
days, was in the Office at the time.
Evans wants to be tried, he said.
He will not permit the case to be
dropped. "If you were indicted for
crime wouldn't you Ike to be tried,
80 that, if innocent, you could be vim
dicated?" said Evans TO those around
him.