The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17

| analrs In South Carolina He said
that one of the men was not present.
as he was engaged in other work, but
that he was available at any time in
the future to appear before the com
mittee. He said that the professional
name of the absent detective was
Miller" but that his real name was
Bailey.
This detective from whom the priu-
cipal testimony of the day was glesu.
ed. was. assigned to work in Charles
ton four months ago.
He went to Charleston four months
ago." seid Fielder, "and Immediately
set himself up among the citizens of
that town as a professional gambler
and promoter. AS matter of fact.
he became known in the. city by the
sea, as the "dashing Mr.. Wilson"
He basked in the favor OF the
Charleston people with whom he came
in contact. He met James s. Farnum
and Sottile and other we'll known
Charlestonians. He played the races
and was a good sport. He played
cards with them and was general
all around good fellow. He made 1t
appear to the citizens that he was q
high gambler and ti!at he was seeking
location for big gambling house.
These Charleston citizens were atten-
tive to Wilson" Il"
When Fielder referred to the "dasb-
ing Mr.. Wilson, the gambler, schemer
and promoter" Detective Burns
laughed. ripple Of laughter was
sent through the court room. ~.
Informed Of Rules.
These Charleston citizens with
whom Mr.. Wilson became associated
were very anxious to locate Wilson's
Dig gambling place. Wilson was, of
course, anxious as to securing protec-
tion from the law. The dictagraph
testimony shows that he was given
the rules as to securing protection"
Here Fielder gave list OF the al
legged blind tigers" who had contrib
uted to the campaign fund Of Cole L.
Blease.
mo hhah "ilSon, SAID Helder,
was good spender. He was spending
my money. He put up my money TO
hnd out how to secure protection. As
a matter OF fact, this "dashing Mr..
Wilson," became so popular that he
was almost elected as a member of
the Charleston delegation to the State
Democratic convention in Columbia
He was literally one of the boys and
he found out all from them as to the
method OF securing protection. The
facts obtained by Wilson are contain
ed in the dictagraph testimony pre-
sented
AT this point in the testimony and
Just before the dictagraph testimony
was presented. Detective Burns prom
ised that Bailey or Wilson" was TO
TESTIFY whenever needed Burns said
that Bailey was engaged in another
case at present.
Augusta, Ga. July 13.-Allegations
that Cole IL. Blease, the governor of
South Carolina, was to get $4,000.
Sam j. Nichols. an attorney of Spar
tanburg, $4,000, and Lawyer Sims. of
Spartanburg. $4,000; under an ar
rangement he made with Sam Nichols
to ge' pardon for Gus Deford. noto-
rious yeggman and the worst criminal
in the South Carolina Penitentiary.
were made by e. F. Reed, one of the
detectives of VIM. j. Burns, in his tes-
timony, featured by dictagraph, on the
stand here this afternoon before the
South Carolina dispensary investiga-
tion committee.
Reed said that he represented to
Nichols that he was a Chicago lawyer
named Henry n. Porter" and he
wished to secure the pardon of Deford
in order that he might settle an estate
in which the latter was the principal
beneficiary, but it was necessary to
have Deford pardoned before he could
receive the legacy.
1t was within recent weeks. testified
Reed, that the scheme was hatchcd
and only two days ago Nichols left
Spartanburg to carry out his part Of
the agreement and get the pardon Of
the notorious convict.
AS soon as the pardon was granted.
Reed stated, Nichols was to wire "Por-
ter at Chicoga. and the money would
be Immediately forthcoming His 90.
X telegram, which was to have been
sent to Chicago, was, of course to be