The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-26

the other Or to draw a weapon. just
at this psychological moment, a diver
sion which saved the situation was
created by Simon Coates, of Gilbert,
who had brought Evans suitcase to
the stand. Coates, muttering some
thing about suitcase" and pistols, .
rushed between Evans and the sheriff.
George Sample hurled him heavily to
the floor, and as he rose, staggering,
knocked him down again, with clean,
straight-arm blow to the temple,
which brought a copious flow of blood.
Half a dozen special policemen who
! had come on the scene from the crowd
hustled Coates away. Coates was
drunk. Sheriff Sample, after mo-
ment, retired to seat at the rear OF
the stand. Special officers succeeded
finally in clearing the platform.
! Evans had said in part: cit is not
with a faint heart that I come before
Saluda audience again. When !
left Lexington yesterday it was her
! aided that I would not come to Sa-
luda today. But I am here, and here
to tell you what I told you two years
ago. that your common school money
is being stolen. I do not use the WORD
lie, because it is unparliamentary, and
/ would not employ it in the presence
of ladies. I have been heralded as a
murderer, liar and forger. ANY
man who says l have been guilty OF
any crime is defamer, traducer and
a debaucher Of common decency." HI
said an indictment charging him witt
forgery had once been presented to 6
Saluda county grand jury, On the las
iday of the session. The Indictment
lhe said, was thrown out, put the mar
who made the, affidavit in the case was
the same man whom tina: grand jury
whitewashed when he had collected TAI
money and put it into his pocket, re
turning the tax executions marked
''nulla bona"
The Melee Begun.
! It was at this point that there oc
CURED the melee consequent upon al
inquiry FROM Sheriff Sample as tt
whether Evans was referring to him
After comparative quiet had been re
stored, Evans resumed his speech, de
claring that these were matters O
public record Everybody knows it,
he said, "and they say everybody i:
doing it," Evans declared he was
no pistol toter.' He was sorry, hi
said,' that the meeting had been dis
turbed. "They said I would not come
! here to make these charges" he wen
on. 'They said that if die, 1 would
not leave this stand alive. Well,
am alive, and / will leave this .towr
alive" At this point man in tht
audience, Walter Satcher, formerl!
treasurer of Saluda equity, demanded
to know what letter of his it was tha
Evans had been quoting. Evans re
piled that he had referred to lettel
received by Mr.. satchsr, in which tht
1 writer said he had paid his taxes tt
Sheriff Sample, that he had the checl
1 bearing Samples endorsement, .ant
that Sample had returned the tax ex
ecution in the case as ''nulla bona"
"That is not quite correct" said Mr.
Satcher.
"Well," said Evans, cit is the sub
stance, if not verbatim statement
Evans, on leaving the stand, wen1
at once to his hotel He cid not re
main to hear the scathing denuncia
ton of him which was made by the
attorney general, ] Fraser Lyon.
Sample is Defended.
Before the meeting had closed, B
w. Crouch of the Saluda bar, hano
to the newspaper men present type.
written statement, signed by mum.
Der of representative citizens Of sa.
luda, in which Sheriff Sample was
defended and Evans charges aga
him branded as infamous and scurril-
lous.'
Prosperity Circuit.
! ! expect TO fill NV anDOintment fol-