Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16

from the fact that got ten years. l.
sufficient to say that nobody defended
me-" Oaughter) "They might as wei
have given me life, as cannot live fol
ten years here. have had one or two
major operations, and am still In very
had shape physically"
| Mr.. Nichols: Sims represents tha
class Of criminals. I know he did rep.
resent bunch Of those yeggmen there
and 1t occurred to me that he was the
man.
| Mr.. Porter: know what Sims was
for instance, and for that reason die
not want to take the matter up with
him. know there wouldn't be enough
for all Of us. 1 can't explain to my
| client some of the reasons why this
much money will be needed, and I will
have to deal with my people In my own
| way. They have a general idea OF
| what fees would be expected In this
case. I think I can do fairly we'll with
them. I didn't make the proposition
to the representative who was here.
He wasn't the main man; but thought
| we had better have q little talk first,
| and II we can agree, then all right.
l. Mr.. Nichols: Mr.. Bagsy, II you don't
mind. Mr.. Porter and have a little
private matter to discuss, and couldn't
you wait for us down in the lobby?
s(Mr. Bagsy replied that he would be
glad to wait little while for US, and
left the room. Mr.. Porter remarked
that we would soon be down for lunch.
Mr.. Bagsy remarked, as he stepped
opt of the door. II will be in the lob
bE, downstairs, waiting for YOU" All
subsequent conversation was between
Mr.. Porter and Mr.. Nichols.)
Mr.. Nichols: You said you had a
Wild and woolly ride?
Mr.. Porter: Mr.. Nichols, have had
good many rides, but I never took as
wild trip as that in my life. The
reason got in with you, didn't want
you to get hurt. You opened her up
wide; had one leg out; this chauffeur
was hanging on behind.
Mr.. Nichols: Was he with US?
Mr.. Porter: Yes. I wanted him to
drive when we left the club, but you
insisted on running the car, and he
jumped on behind. You handled the
car so nicely last night that thought
possibly We would get along all right.
Mr.. Nichols: We didn't break up
anything, did we?
Mr.. Porter: No, we didn't. Do you
know what we did? Drunk nearly a
quart of Scotch whisky.
Mr.. Nichols: know we did.
Mr.. Porter: You were all right when
we left my room in the Hotel Finch.
but after we had been at the club for
while and you got to drinking beer,
you seemed to go all to pieces. You
were quite entertaining to the crowd
who were there, and rather think the
boys rather blamed your condition on
me. I was sorry that the old gent
your father, showed up when he did. I
don't know how he happened to be
there. You said: Never mind those
people, we just grazed them"
Mr.. Nichols: Now, I will tell you
about this man, Sims. Sims, Of course,
talked to me about It, and he evident
ly thinks he ought to be associated
with me in this matter, and, Of course,
we could use him all right; there Is
no doubt about that, but, whatever we
do, I think you and myself ought to
get together on it by ourselves. You
let me take care Of Sims.
Mr.. Porter: prefer not to have any
dealings with him and not to know
what you do with him. What you and
do personally will be all right, and
your influence, Of course, with the
governor will pave the way for us, al
though l do not think there will be
much trouble.
Mr.. Nichols: There will not be much
trouble, tell you now, as I told you
before; but still want to get my pc
titions up. We have to justify the gov
ernor's actions; we have to justify our
selves. can get up a petition OF two
thousand names among the voters here
who are friends of Governor Blease,
and this will help to justify any action
the governor might take. The govern
or will also want some influential peo-
pie to request him to grant this par
don, and will take down with me,
Mr.. Landrum, who Is on the governors
staff, the mayor Of the town. Johnson,
and, Mr.. Lloyd. or course, will see
the governor first, and when they see
him he will agree with them to some-
thing that he has already agreed with
me before.
Mr.. Porter: 1t is something. Of
course. that Is done every day, and by
using these methods we would prob
ably not be suspected.
Mr.. Nichols: It Is a question OF our
being paid, and not the governor, or
course. That Is all there Is to It,
him get something; do not care how
he gets 1t.
Mr.. Nichols: or course, whatever
get he will get his part Of 1t; but that
Is just between you and me. l mean
he won't insist. The only thing l can
see, Of course, Is that some Of the
money I get out of this will be for
running his campaign up there.
Mr.. Porter: or course, he will up-
derstand 1t. I didn't expect you to hand
It to him. But when I am making an
agreement with you, Mr.. Nichols, l
wanted to put in the amount sufficient
for two instead Of one. You do what
ever you think best. 1t Is not my first
experience, nor yours, and I wanted to
see everybody treated nicely, except
we want to do 1t in a nice, clean way.
When l spoke Of $4,000 didn't hest
tate to say that because I feel that
amount can be paid, and I think you
could figure on at least $4,000 yourself
and II you wanted to use the balance
for campaign purposes for the gov
ernor 1t would be all right, but that Is
a pretty fair fee for a proposition like
that, Is 1t not?
Mr.. Nichols: That Is pretty fair
fee unless the amount involved would
warrant more. The question is, Is 1t
enough compared to the amount In
volved?