The evening world., 1912-04-13
"Northern Millionaires Can't
Run Things Here or Hush
This Up" Says Mayor.
ROSECUTOR
Joseph Hartman Denies All
knowledge Of Attack, but
Stands Up for Beach.

AIKEN. 8. O.. April 13-with
Joseph Hartman, prominent men,
Der Of the millionaire colony and
nephew Of the late d. II. Hartman,
openly charging that an attempt v
being made to blackmail Frederick
0. Beach, who II charged with trying
to kin Mira. Beach, the town OF Aiken
IL moro excited to-day than at any
time heretofore over the Beach mys.
terry.
There IN every indication OF . bit.
ter legal night between some OF the
town ofbcials and residents and the
Northern millionaires." Beach has
cabled from Paris: Am returning
next week. Make every effort to
hurry up trial."
This II met by the Prosecuting Attor-
ney. Robert L.. Gunter. with . message
70 Gov. Blease asking for permission
to use the Governors contingent fund
10 prosecute to the limit" The mes
sage says: Il understand Northern
colony hero think their money can hush
10 the Beach case. I need money to
send detectives North to Investigate Ger
tain stories. I also must locate Pearl
Hampton"
ITS blackmaii, pure and simple"
said Joseph Hartman. There 10 moth
Ing else to this case. They arc trying
TO got money out Of Frederick Beach
I'VE, who are the Northern represen.
~tatives Of this colony. will not stand for
any kind OF a deal ifke this. ] know
that my name has been mentioned very
unpleasantly In this affair. A. a spe-
cial favor to me, please 0 mat l
had anything improper to do with It.
HARTMAN WILL "SWEAR WHAT
BEACH SAYS 10 RIGHT"
II would rather not be quoted. but II
you insist. this II the true situation: l
ibid call on the Beaches tho afternoon
Of Feb. "a. 1t was q rainy afternoon
and Mr.. and Mrs. Beach at out on
their front porch n talked VIII me.
stayed there some time M then I
rode over home and dressed for the
dinner with the Lyonses. I had dinner
with them and did not return to the
Beach home until after l had heard
about the assault on Mrs. Beach.
Fred was terribly excited that night
and said to me, My God. what shall
I dor
You better nave a drink. Fred !
answered, and l went to the dining
room and ordered the maid to bring him
a pony of brandy. This story that Fred
began drinking hard the minute after
he saw me call on his family Is pure rot.
Please understand that.
why should l not visit my old friends.
the Beaches? Is there anything wrong
IN that? Should l be held up to public
condemnation for that visit?
After this affair my wife called on
Mrs. Beach. Had there been anything
wrong would such a call have been
made? Mr.. Beach Is not q drinking
man. He takes less to drink than q lot
Of people who are far from credited
with being prone to i~ntoxication. He
that night II I had not urged II on him."
"cAN'T RUN THINGS HERE"
SAYS THE MAYOR.
"Blackmail, eh?" said tho Mayor of
Aiken when told what Mr.. Hartman
had said. ~ think We Will give these
Northern millionaArO0 Q lesson. We
WAA tOooAS eA0AA o3ob o8Oy o80AVb SVAAAO
South and ri things their own way.
This Is not going to be any Ifavemeyer
affair. These people have plenty of
sense to understand the charge which
they have made. and We are not going
to stand for It.
Take all the money n all the in
huence which the Northerners can
raise; II will do no good. This matter
will not DO hushed w. They cannot
come down here and spring stories like
this negro assault and get away with
them"
Mayor Gyles was plainly indignant.
He said that Mr.. C. OMver Iselin had
called on him and talked to him IN a
"prety rough way" He naturally did
not like II.
The State Of South Carolina ne
continued. "has no idea OF tolerating
such q deal. We need money n we
need II badly. but I expect the Gov