The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-25
WANTS A TRIAL
"Hub" Evans Says BE Desires 10 Be
ConAicted or INDICATED
WANTS HIS CASE CALLED

Ex-Dispensary Chairman Declares
Thomas B. Fielder Held Up His
Trial as o Lash" and That He
(Evans) Demands That Jury
Pass on His Case.
Hub" Evans declared Thursday
that Thomas 3. Fielder, the Atlanta
attorney, had held up his own trial
as "lash," and that he is demand
ing trial. J
II will take no mol pressing of my
case" added Evans.
II want to be tried and convicted
or vindicated, as the case may boz
further declared the Newberry ex-
chairman OF the tiispensary board.
Evans declared also that he did
not ask for any immunity from any
one. It was stated a few days ago
by Governor Blease that Evans had
not sought immunity from him, nor
had he promised any immunity for
the letter signed 1T. B."
AS to the other letter, Evans said:
well, If mutual friend of ours
found it and carried 1t to Cole, it's
all right with me. l looked every
where for the letter and could mot
find it."
"'Why didn't you give up these let-
ters before?" Evans was asked.
'"Well, had turned over all my
letters to my attorney, and the first
letter published was one Of them. I
let the investigation go on. I told
them at the very jump that wouio
put nothing in their way. If they
could find anything against me l.
wanted them to do it. When I
learned that Fielder was holding my
trial as a 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 J,
had said in previous statements.
He, reiterated especially his re-
/ marks, quoted a few days ago, that
If the dispensary houses were guilty.
OF wrongdoing in State dispensary
days they are now guilty Of the same,
as the county dispensaries are, stlll
buying from many of the same
houses. "A perusal Of the published
lists will show this" added Evans.
Evans said: "The county dispen-
saries are now buying the same IL
quor the State iispensary did, paying
the same prices, and higher. You talk
about a f1rn turning over $4,000
the other day. 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 sul %
say This was in reference to
meeting Governor Blease 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
ernors office, after running up to
local hotel and putting his suit case
up. He was in Jovial 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.
1t so 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 like to be tried,
so that, if innocent, you could be vim
dcated?" said Evans to those around
him.