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


was under the influence Of intoxcat-
ing liquors.
(Signed) J. 2. Carlisle.
Sworn to before me this 17th day
o. July, A. D. 1912.
(SigneG Harry A. Dargan, (Seals.
Notary Public for s. c.
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
COUNTY OF GRANGER.
Personally came before me A. B.
Anderson, notary public, in and foe
the County Of Granger, State Of Ten
nessee, Jas. P. Carey, Jr, who upon
oath says, that he is a practicing at
torney of Pickens County, South Car
clina; that he attended the CONNER
cial Congress in the City Of Atlanta,
Ca, held March 8, 9 and 10, 1911; that
he was frequently with Gov. Cole. L.
Blease, Of South Carolina, night and
day attending conference, eating
meals with him and at other places
at the hotel, the Kiuball House, ard
that as far as he knows Of his own
personal knowledge that Gov. Cole.
L. Blease didn't visit any house or
home in the City of Atlanta save his
own apartments at the Kimball House;
and that Gov. Blease at no time dur
ing said meeting was under the in
1uence Of liquor while in my pres
ence, nor was he under the influence
Of liquor while in the City Of Atlanta,
Ca, attending the Southern CONNER
cial Congress as far as I know.
(Signed) Jas. P. Carey, Jr.
Sworn to before me this 18th day Of
July 1912.
(Signed) A. B. Anderson, (SeaD.
Notary Public for Tennessee.
GEORGIA-BIBB COUNTY.
Personally came before me, an OFF,
Ger duly authorized to administer
oaths, N. M. Block. who being first
duly sworn: says:
That he attended the Commercial
Congress held in the City of Atlanta,
Georgia, during the month Of March,
1911. Deponent arrived in Atlanta at
about II o'clock on the morning train
from Macon, and understands that
Governor Cole. L. Blease arrived in
Atlanta on the morning of the same
day and a few hours before deponent
arrived. Deponent went Immediately
from the train to the Kimball House
and about fifteen minutes after reach
ing there he met Governor Blease in
the lobby. Deponent remained in At
lanta during said congress for two
nights and left Atlanta for Macon on
the afternoon of the third day. Gov
ernor Cole. L. Blease left on the Au-
gusta train a short time before de-
ponent took the Macon train. While
deponent and Governor Blease were in
Atlanta, during said Commercial Con-
gress, they took their meals together,
sometimes in the dining room of the
Kimball House, sometimes at Du-
rand's restaurant in the depot across
the street from the Kimball House
and sometimes at Durand's Peachtree
restaurant. The only time that de-
ponent was not with Governor Blease
during said Commercial Congress was
when the governor was attending the.
ceremonies at the congress, when
President Taft was present and when
the various State flags were present.
ed. The first night that deponent was
in Atlanta at the time above mention
Led, deponent and Governor Blease, to-
Egether with some other South Caro-
linians were continuously together
and deponent left the governors
room after he, the governor, had re-
tired. This was about midnight. The
other night deponent and Governor
Blease went to the Orpheum theatre,
and after the performance deponent
went back to the governors room at
the Kimball House with him and re-
NAMED with him until nearly mid
night. Governor Blease was not in
any other house or home in the City
of Atlanta except as above stated, and
he was at none of the times mention
ed above in the slightest degree under
the influence of whiskey. During the
whole time that deponent was with
Governor Blease neither deponent NOT
the governor took a drink Of any
srirituous, malt or intoxicating Ii