The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-21
SCORES FIELDER
Gev. Blease Has a Letter Exposing That
Gentleman to the Glare.
TRIED TO CHEAT STATE

TRIED TO CHEAT STATE
The Letter Claims That Fielder Of
fered to Form Conspiracy With
E. II. Eyalas by Which the State
Would be Defrauded Out Of a
Large Sum of Money.
A letter which Gov. Blease says
was written by Thomas B. Fielder OF
Atlanta Offering to frame up $780,
600 deal with H. H. Evans, former
member of the State dispensary
board of control, now under indict-
ment for conspiracy to defraud, was
given out Saturday by Gov. Blease
as ''his first grain of sand" on the
dispensary investigation situation
The following is the letter:
Dear Hub: I have just returned
from Peoria, III. I have framed w
our company in such way that we
will be able to make all the money
out of it by the time your term as
commissioner expires as we will rea-
sonably need and you can then retire.
I want you to think seriously OF the
pIan which J. submit and make an
appointment as soon as possible,
either here or elsewhere, and I can
discuss with you more fully and sat
isfactorily the details. The plan is
sufficiently feasible to justify our TAX
ing your associates in on the ground
floor. It is this: The capital stock
of our company at present is $780,
600, owned ny you and /. 1t IS all
paid for and I have the actual Gus
tody. Of the stock. Hull, the general
manager of Clark Brothers & Co..
wants an interest and we may need
him, but not, at present. If we can
get for October, November and De-
cember large orders from Carolina,
can issue $500, 900 of preferred stoch
of the company, sell it to parties
who have already agreed to pur-
chase; we can divide the proceeds
from the sale of the preferred and
then do one or two things-sell ths
common and let some new company
run it or run it ourselves. Meantime
We will have in hand s250,000 each
less such sums as we may have to
pay to Others to secure business IL
the meantime.
"Now, Hub, I want you to give
this matter your serious considera-
ton and cooperation. If you will dc
it I will make you fortune and
that very quickly. Write me wher
and where you will meet me upor
receipt of this. We have very little
time to pull the scheme together.
Have been working on the plan sew,
eral months and now have 1t per
fected. I have brother-in-law IN
Indiana, a millionaire, who assisted
me in working out the plans and viii
assist me in selling the preferred
stock as soon as we can make
good showing. He has, as all other
very rich men, accumulated his for,
tune by tha manipulation of stocks
There is enough in the, plan to justi'
fy us in paying more for business
than any one else can afford, as you
will perceive. Then, too. as CLARK
Brothers & Co. are the largest dis
tillers in the United States, no one
can be criticised for giving them
large orders. Whatever is done must
be speedily done. Can you get your
associates to meet US here in At
lanta or in Augusta right away:
Now, Hub. don't dilly-dally about
this, for after months of labor my
plans are mature and we can make {
killing"
This letter was signed 'T. B."
The letter was dated ATLANTA
Ca, October 2, 1905"
T. B. Fielder yesterday when toio
of the letter that had been given ou1
by Gov. Biease said that "It was
forgery" He denied ever visiting
Peoria, ILL.,, and said that the letter
had been "faked" up by the gov
ernor of South Carolina.
H. H. Evans, when asked as to the
letter, declared vehemently that he
had received the letter in question
and many others and that T. B. Eel
der had tried "to frame up" with sew
eral of the members of the dispen
sary board of control.
Gov. Blease announced the letter
had been obtained after months o1
hard work. He said he knew the let
ter had been written telling Of suct
a deal to Fl. H. Evans and that it wa:
not until few days ago that he was
able to secure the original manu-
script.
"H. II. Evans told me that this let
ter was from r. b. Fielder Thi:
statement was made by Gov. Blease
Gov. Blcase declares that there j!
no doubt bat that the letter is in tho
same handwriting as that Of r. +
Fielder. He placed the letter by sew
eral letters from T. 3. FelGei ant
he said that the handwriting va:
the sane. Gov. Blease said tha* th'