The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-19
> this the witness assented.
Got Letters From Fielder.

NIOl lcllcES 2 FEDHl TSLuCls
Questioned by his attorney, Mr.. AS
bill, who was present, Towill said that
Fielder had tried to get him, Hub
Evans and Boykin to form a liquor
corporation while he was a member
of the board. He referred to the three
letters which he got from Fielder about
that time and which he turned over
to the Blease commission and which
are printed in their report. Said h
didn't turn over the letters to the
Cnristensen-Lyon investigating COM
mittee on advice Of counsel and only
turned them over TO the Blease COM
mission because they knew Of them
and demanded them. Said he didn't
know how the BIease commission kne"
he had the letters. He said that ne
talked over the letters with Fielder II
the Jerome Hotel in the presence @!
Boykin and H H. Evans; that he had
told several, whom he did not now re-
member, about the conversation.
TowilI was put through a Srilling
examination and seemed to be nervous
all the time he was on the stand. The
committee piled him with questions
as to his conduct on the board and Of
his knowledge of the affairs which
were carried on. 1t was 1.15 when the
committee finished with him and a re-
cess f9r dinner was then taken until
8 o'clock.
BoOkke"per Thorpe TestifieS.
J. L. Thorpe, of Aiken, bookkeeper
for the Ansel commission, was the
first witness in the afternoon. He eX-
plained what his duties were and eX-
plained the alcohol sale as has been
told heretofore. Mr.. Thorpe had
charge of the books, vouchers, etc., OF
tho commission. 'The committee is
not responsible for any charge and
am responsible for errors" said Mr..
Thorpe, explaining the error of one
dav too much in Dr. Murray's account.
Mr.. Thorpe made up the vouchers al
lowing % days, when April had thirty
DAYS, he deducted one day for Sun
dav. when he should have deducted
two. and the mistake was made by
him. He discovered one day too many
in the account which he made for DR..
Murray for the time in April, 1907.
"Hub'' Evans the "Feature."
The testimony of "Hub' Evans, OF
Newberry, who was at one time CHAIR
man of the dispensary board OF con-
troll. was decidedly the feature OF the
afternoon session. For three hours
the former chairman told dispensary
history, particularly concerning L. B.
Fielder and the latter's alleged efforts
to get ga frame-up" to sell liquor 10
the dispensary.
The testimony of Mr.. Evans had not
been concluded when the committee,
at 6 D. M, adjourned to meet tomor-
row morning at o'clock, at when
time his examination will be continued.
Prefers Felder's Presence.
Club" Evans prefaced his testl-
mony with a question of personal priv
ilege. He said he would prefer that
T. B. Fielder were present in person,
for he did not like to say anything
behind mans back.
He said that he represented himself
individually. He characterized as
false the assertion made by former
Governor John Gary Evans, in his tes-
tiwony last week, that Governor Blease
had been his ("Hub's"O counsel, and
said that Blease had never represent
ed him.
He also nailed as false W. F. Steven
sons statement that he had seen writ
ten evidence Of his ("Hub's') having
received graft in Atlanta, and also the
statement that Fielder is said to have
made to Attorney General Lyon that
Hub was once or twice on the verge of
turning Sa@e's evidence. He dubbed
this "an Infamous lie
Denies Charge by Blease.
He also said that he was never in
a conference in Atlanta with Attorney
General Lyon, T. B. Fielder and John
Gary Evans, as charged by Governor
Blease. He said that the only time
he had ever seen Lyon in Atlanta was
once when he was over there to see
Fielder, and while in the latter's office