Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-07-24

any pardons before the election. He
said, however, that when he found
the Governor 80 busy he did not men
tion the matter.
Witness said when he saw news
paper story that Fielder had said
Nichols had wired Reed to come to
Spartanburg and get pardon ne went
to Blackville office and wired Reed:
Things do not look good. Come to
Spartanburg at once," and he said he
was then "cold SOBER" He intro
duced the original message in evil
dence, and said he had not wired
Reed anything else.
Mr.. Nichols said he spent last Sun
day here with Governor Blease and
the first he knew Of any reported
"crookedness" he read 1t in Sunday
mornings papers.
He said when he got to Spartan
burg he found Porter's answer from
Chicago to the Blackville message
though, in truth, he said, "Porter"
was in Angusta). This wire was in
troduccd and is as follows:
Chicago, July 13. 1912.
Sam j. Nichols, Spartanburg:
"Your wire received to-day. Take
1t for granted papers ready. Am
mailing New York draft twenty
thousand, as agreed. Wire immedi-
ately II paper issued to-day.
'Henry y. Porter"
Fcldcr's Stcnographcr.
Witness said he had been told ste
nographer who took records Of die
tagraph was Tom Felder's stenogra-
pher.
Cannot a stenographer easily
change notes so as to misrepresent
statements?" asked Attorney Jones.
Mr.. Nichols replied he thought he
could. Chairman Carlisle stated, for
Mr.. Jones, that the stenogrpaher ha
never sworn to his notes as submit
ted to committee
Witness said name of man who is
alleged to have had fight with Mr..
Heron. as mentioned IN TESTIMONY
was wrongly reported. as we're othrr
-Q&Wcs ot aoauanbur2 pcorIr men
c1"hai 10 dseuagrlph re or3s
49, nug gi."n i'm ,hn d...tw9.M rrr.
orus Nlcnols referred to the Cover
nor as necessarily sharing in the
"protits" Of the pardon, but witness
said he evidently was referring to
Sims. and not to the Governor.
Mr.. Jones said the stenographer
mad here. and in other places, put in
the word "Governor' TO make the
record miscarry.
Mt Nichols read from magazine.
The American Fcdcrationisi, a state
mcnt from Geo. w. Wickersham. at
torn"y general Of the United States.
TO show that w. J. Burns "stackcd !
the cards" (using Burns own words)
and had used Improper" methods |
in investigating certain cases in the !
country. The attorney general, this
article said, had reported on Burns |
work, charactcrizing certain OF
Burns reports in a government in
veStigation as "cvasive."
Mr.. Jones said he had a letter
tending to show that the dictagraph
as used in the Lorimcr case was un-
reliable, and he said this will be in
troduced ii the writer Of the letter. |
an official in Washington and friend |
OF Nichols, would give consent for
Its use. This will be introduced |
later, if at all.
On question Of c. p. Sanders, Of |
his counsel, Mr.. Nichols said he had |
never made any agreement to re-
ccive any money for Governor ,
BlcaSc, and he would not have |
thought the Governor would have re-
ceivcd any such bribc, If it should
be offered.
In all this testimony Mr. Nichols |
was questioned by VIM. VI. Jones, OF
Spartanburg, one Of his attorneys.
Nichols said he had made no state
mcnt, to his knowledge, Gf he o.d it
was when he was under influence Of |
whiSkey) that he would accept any
money for use in connection with |
Governor Blcase's campaign.
Nichols denied he had done "much |
pardon business" as alleged by |
Reed, and when asked to explain |
ices that attorney would receive for |
securing pardon, he brought forth |
laughter from the crowd when he
said to Committeeman Cary: "If a |
man Of your standing were to COM
NIT murder, we'd charge more to get
q pardon for Won than for q moor