The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-23
GOVERNOR BLEASE REPLIES
TO AUGUSTA ''TESTIM0NY"
CONTINUED FROM PAGE y.
Richland.

dppOo1Ou oSASAS -
liam G. Childs, who first being duly
sworn, says, that he IS and has Deen
for years. a resident of the city OF Co.
lumbia, county and State aforesaid
that he is the president OF the Column
bia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad
company and of the Bank OF Columbia
s. C. That he has known Samuel
Lanahan for many years and knew
him quite well at the time OF his death,
and that he has known Cole L. Blease
for many years.
That he knew a good deal about the
business of Lanahan in this State and
that when he first heard of the state
ment of Lewis w. Parker connecting
Cole. L. Blease with said business, he
knew the fact that Blease was not in
any manner connected with said firm
and told Blease to prepare an affidavit
in answer to Parker; that he soon
thereafter was in the city of Balti-
more and saw Samuel Lanahan and
asked him about the matter. and that
Samuel Lanahan told him that Par
ker's statement was untrue. as he had
never had Blease employed and had
never at any time or place. said so
to Parker or any one else That he
then said that he would make affidavit
to that effect and dictated an affidavit
and sent for a notary and had the
came signed with the official seal pay
ing so cents for the notary fee. That
this deponent has seen the affidavit
which is now in the possession of said
Blease and has also seen the copy
thereof as published in the news
papers of this State, and that he saw
the same affidavit and heard Samuel
Lanahan swear to it in the presence of
the notary public in the city of Balti-
more, State Of Maryland.
That this deponent knows of his
own knowledge that Cole. L. Blease
was not the agent Of the Lanahan
house in their transactions with the
State or county boards of control for
the sale of whiskey or otherwise.
W. G. Childs.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day of June, 4. D. 1909.
]. F. Livingston q. S.,
(SeaD Notary Public for S. C.
State of Maryland-City of Baltimore.
Personally came before me Samuel
J. Lanahan, who being sworn says that
he never told Lewis w. Parker, or any
other person, that Cole. L. Blease was
in his employ, or was employed to
look after his interest in the whiskey
business in South Carolina, and as
matter of fact he did not have Cole. L.
Blease so employed.
Augustus W. Bradford,
(SeaD Notary Public.
State of South Carolina-County of
Richland.
Personally came before me lJodie
M. Rawlinson, who, being duly sworn,
says that he is member of the State
board of directors of the South Caro-
lima dispensary and chat Cole. L.
Blease has never directly or indirectly
solicited business or asked that pur-
chases be made from Samuel ]. Lana
han or any other party engaged in
selling whiskey or other articles to
the State dispensary.
Jodie NJ. Rawlinson.
Sworn to before me this 4th day of
August, 1906.
W. T. Lucius q S.,
Magistrate for S. G.
State of South Carolina--County of
Richland.
Personally came before. me John
Black, who, being duly sworn, says
that he is a member of the State
board of directors of the South Caro-
lima dispensary, and that Cole: [.
Blease has never directly nor indi-
rectly solicited business or asked that
purchases be made from Samuel ].
Lanahan or any other party engaged
in selling whiskey or other articles to
the State dispensary.
John Black
Sworn to before me this August 4,
A. D. 1905.
W. Boyd Evans IL. S.,
Notary Public for S. C.