The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-12


about ready to confess and turn
States evidence and Ar. Lyon said
he had information to believe that
club" Evans was OH the verge of con-
fessfng several times. That one time
while in Atlanta be, found Club" EV-
ans had been in conference with Fell
der, when he went to Felder's Office
and that Fielder told him he believed
Club" was ready to confess and that
he (Hub) had told Fielder as much;
that later he (Mr. Lyon was sent for
and found Club" Evans and Fielder
together in the latter's Office. But that
when he got in, "Hub" declined to say
anything except that he had several
tips or pointers" in his possession
relative to dealings Of certain persons
in the grating from the dispensary;
that he wasn't in Office with these two
more than five minutes, that when he
saw Club" wasn't going to say any
thing he left and that is the only time
he ever saw Club" Evans in Atlanta.
He said that Fielder said Club" would
freeze up whenever he Uyon) came
around and would not talk.
Mr.. Lyon added that if H. H. Evans
would go on the stand and tell every
thing he knows OF the old dispensary
transactions from one end to the 9TH
er he would be much inclined to grant
him immunity. He said this after he
had stated he had never received any
Information from "Hub" Evans in con-
nection with the dispehsary fraud
prosecutions and he had never shown
him any favors. The attorney general
said that the evidence on which Evans
was indicted at Newberry and at Co.
Iumbia was obtained by T. B. Fielder.
Mr.. Lyon stated that detailed state
ment of all the moneys he had receiv-
ed was printed in the report Of the
dispensary commission and the vouch-
ers were on file with the commission.
He denied having collected any money.
from liquor houses, and, in short, re-
ceived only his salary and legitimate
expenses and had never taken any
money illegally.
Replying to question Mr.. Lyon
stated that Blease, while member Of
the investigating committee Of 1905,
had rendered no assistance. He said
Farnum paid no other money than the
$4,000 fine in open court; that Good
man paid no money for immunity but
that immunity was granted him after
he furnished the evidence which con-
victed John Black and enabled the
commission to connect Henry Sam
uels and Joe B. Wylie with the graft
resulting in their both turning States
evidence. He said that at the Pulaski
hotel, in Savannah, Goodman gave him
a history of the grating" which had
been carried on under the dispensary
regime, that he (Goodman) stated
everyone connected with the dispen-
sary before it was abolished was in
the grating" except a few, among
whom was Gen. Willie Jones.
Referring to the charges Of Blease
in connection with the Fleischmann
matter, Mr.. Lyon said there were no
indictments against any Of this name.
He told of the Fleischmann suit
against the State for claims, Of the
proving of the overcharges against
them and of the settlement of their
claim by the commission.
Prosecutions.
Attorney General Lyon said he had
handed out indictments against every
member of former dispensary board
connected with the dispensary graft,
where he thought he had evidence to
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