The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-28
EVANS CASE IN COLUMBIA.
Attorney General Lyon Says it Will
be Called on TueSday-Defence
Will be Ready.

Columbia, May 25.-The case
against H. H. Evans, of Newberry,
charged with having accepted a bribe
of $50 from Motion A Goodman, Ii
quor drummer, will be called in the
Richland county court next Tuesday,
according to announcement made this
morning by Attorney General Lyon.
Evans is charged with having accept
ed the alleged bribe while a member
of the State board of control of the
late State dispensary.
Eugene S. Blease, Esq, of NeWberry,
has been representing Mr.. Evans and
it is presumed that he will appear for
him in the trial here next week, al
though no positive announcement
along this line has been made.
Goodman to Appear?
The indictment which was returned
against Evans in the Richland county
court charged him with having accept
ed a bribe from Goodman, and some
speculation mas been aroused as to
whether or not Goodman would be
here to testify against Evans next
week.
Goodman himself was at one time
under indictment for bribery, perjury,
etc., but these charges were dismissed
after Goodman turned States evidence
and turnd over some valuable infor-
nation and data to Attorney General
Lyon, which have been of use to the
latter in the graft" trials. Goodman
formerly lived a Savannah, Ga, but
is now resident of Cincinnati. 1t is
said that he is at present representing
some Cincinnati liquor house with Cal
ifornia as his territory.
''Label" Case.
The label case," that OF the State
VS.. Towill, Boykin and Tatum, is set
for next Wednesday and the Evans
case, will not probably require much
time, so that the label case may be
called on Wednesday, if the case
against Evans can be disposed of in
one day. Whether this can be done
or not remains to be seen, but at any
rate it will not take very long to try
the Evans case.
The "labeP' case once before result
ed in a mlstrial and it will take sever
al days to dispose of it. Towill and
Boykin were directors of the dispen-
sary at the time when Evans was
chairman and Tatum was dispensary
commissioner. Towill, Boykin and Ia
tum are charged with having entered
into an agreement with label house,
whereby the State was overcharged
several thousand dollars on a label
purchase, something like $22,500.
Kicked Goodman, Says Evans.
1t is interesting to recall that Evans,
when testifying here before the dis
pensary Investigating committee re-
Gently, staed that once when he was
on the dispensary board that he had
kicked NJ A Goodman down the steps
at local hotel because Goodman offer
ed him money. Evans said he had
gone to the hotel to avoid the liquor
drummers, but Goodman followed him
there and when he offered him money
he (Evans) kicked him down the steps.
This is the same Goodman who swore
that he gave Evans bribe of $50 and
on this an Indictment was returned
against Evans in the Richland county
court and this is the case which will
be called for trial On Tuesday.
Evans to Oppose Lyon.
Evans has announced that he will
be in the race this summer against Mr..
Lyon as candidate for attorney gen
eral, so that more than the usual
amount of interest will be taken in the
trial of this case on Tuesday.
B. L. Abney and w. F. Stevenson
were associated with Attorney Cen
eral Lyon in the prosecutions of the
other so-called graft" cases, and it is
presumed that they will appear in the
same capacity next week.
Ready, SO Far as He Knows.
Mr.. Eugene S. Blease, attorney for
Mr.. Evans, stated to The Herald and
News on Monday that if the case
against Evans is called in the Rich
land court on Tuesday the defence
will be ready, so far as he then knew.
when Evans was under indictment in
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