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Mr.. Evans said that he introduced
Fielder to a number of his friends in
Newberry and that he tried to enter
tain him.
Fielder asked me to get him some
thing to drink" said the witness,
and / told him I thought that 1 knew
where we could get drink.
LEAD me to it, said Fielder to
me.
Where They Met
"I led him to it. I carried him
around to Cole. Blease's Office and in
troduced him to Cole. Cole set his
whiskey out and we took a drink.
This was the first time that Blease
met Fielder and every time hear
about the row between them I just
laugh.
Evans said that Fielder first men
toned his proposed company in At
lanta and that he later came to New
berry as referred to above.
Referring to Felder's visit to New
berry, Evans said that he told Field
er that he was busy and that he did
not have time to talk over the propo-
sition, but that he would leave him
(Felder) in charge of his (Evan's)
brother, Cole. L. Blease and several
others. Evans said that he did not
explain to Blease and his other
friends the reason for Felder's visit.
Fielder" said the witness, gave me
the whole layout of a scheme where
by we both could get rich quick"
For Second Time
At this point, the witness said that
he desired for the second time to
rise to a question Of personal priVi-
lege.
He mentioned the letter signed ut.
b., already published, and said
that it would never have been brought
"out if it had not fell into some
hands," He said that he was asked
if it was authentic and he replied that
it was.
The witness said that Fielder told
him in Atlanta that che (Felder) was
too smart for anybody to ever tackle
him." when he was asked as to the
probability Of the "T. B." letters be-
ing secured by the. attorney general
Of South Carolina. .,
He was asked by the committee as
to what he meant by certain hands.
Mr.. Evans said that he lost the let
ters, and they got into somebody
else's hands" He said that the gov
ernor of the State got hold OF one OF
the letters signed "T. B." and that ne
did not know that Blease had it.
To Produce Letters
He said shat the governor now
had all of the letters, alleged to have
been written to him (Evans) by T. B.
Fielder. Upon request O. the committee,
Mr.. Evans said that he would try to
secure the letters from the governor
to be presented in evidence at the ses-
sion this morning.
Various other incidents relative to
his acquaintance with T. B. Fielder
were related by Mr.. Evans.
The witness becoming mad, charged
that his side of the matter had never
been presented to the public and that
the public knew only one side OF the
affair. He declared that he desired
the entire record presented to the
committee.
You may have all the time you
want to explain" said member of
the committee in reply to these state
ments.
Answering a question by the conf
mittee, Evans said that he had never
heard of State official of South
Carolina representing Whiskey
firm.
Ever know or hear of the present
governor or others being an attor-
ney for the Sidney Lucas company?
ness.
"No, it is lie," exclaimed the wit
"Towill must have got tangled up.
Towill must be mistaken" This state
ment was made by Mr.. Evans when
questioned as to a statement made
by John Bell Towill at the morning
session with reference to conversa-
ton with Evans.
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