The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-02

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Mr.. E. A. Snyth being duly sworn,
and being examined by Mr.. Stevenson,
testified, in speaking of Samuel Lam
han:
Ihad known Mr.. Lanahan for some
yeats.
@ You were associated with him in
what matters?
A None at all.
O You didn't hear him say who
was the agent who he retained at a
salary of $4,000 a year?
A. No, sir; he didn't mention his
name.
He continued his conversation with
MIR. Parker along the same lines, but
Ihe did not mention the name. He was
trying to get Mr.. Parker to suggest
some one who would influence the
business. He did not mention the
name.
At the bottom of this is the follow
ing certificate:
Il certify that the above is true
copy of the testimony submitted to
the commission and introduced in the
case above mentioned.
(signed) "F. F. CoYington."
This shows that Parker lied, because
Smythe here testified that he heard
the conversation between Lanahan and
Parker and that Lanaaan did not
mention the name of the agent. Par
ker swears that he did. Who is the
liar, Smythe and Lanahan or Parker?
Fielder and Goodman.
Fielder alleges that while I was a
member of the State senate, certain
liquor dealers paid me $3.50 for fight
ing legislation providing for certain
dispensary matters. Among his wit
nesses to prove this allegation he
names Morton A. Goodman and J. S.
Farnum. You will see by thc affidavit
of Mr.. Farnum which I append hereto
that he denies any knowledge of Eel
der's statement. Goodman, like Eel
der, is a fugitive from the justice of
the State of South Carolina, and I
therefore am not in a position to offer
you any aft 7avit from him. 1t may be
that Feldei can get one when these
two fugitiyes shall meet again.
State of South Carolina-County of
Charleston.
Personally comes before me James
Is. Farnum, who, being duly sworn,
says that he has read the following
in the Columbia State newspaper of
July 13, 1912.
"In this connection desire to state
that when Cole. L. Blease was senator
from Newberry and bill was intro
duced to appropriate $4,000 to be
used by the attorney general of the
State in conducting the prosecution
against the grafters, that the liquor
dealers employed the said Blease, then
senator, to oppose the passage of
said measure; and, as a matter of fact,
the said Blease did oppose by speech,
vote and influence the passage of said
resolution, and that he received for his
services the sum of $3.50, in cash,
which was paid to him at Wright's
hotel in the city of Colu nbia, State CT
South Carolina" and that l. had knowl-
edge of said transaction.
The statement that deponent has
knowledge of any such transaction is
false.
That deponent has heretofore made
affidavit replying to charges made by
this same Fielder, and in this affidavit
he desires to, and does reiterate, the
statements made in the former afi-
davit, and further ayers that he has
never, at any time, given or contribut-
ed any amounts towards buying votes
in Charleston for Blease' Or any 9th
er person or persons.
(SigneO J. S. Farnum.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Goth day of July, 1912.
| (Signedl H. Wilkins e. S.,
Notary Public for S. G.
Blocking the Investigating Committee.
Another absurd effort to do me in
justice is the charge, made without any
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