The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-24

instructed for Harmon he must GER
tainly have been drunk for he was
no delegate at all. There was laugh
ter on the part Of all present when
this statement was made.
| Nichols denied that he had ever
represented one Green in securing
pardon. Nichols told of joining the
campaign party in Barnwell and said
he Went there with the intention of
asking the governor if he would con-
slider any pardons before the election.
He said, however, that when he found
the governor SO busy, he did not men
ton the matter
The witness said when he saw the
newspaper story that Fielder had said
Nichols had wired Reed to come to
lSrartanburg and get the pardon. he
went to the Blackville office and wir-
ed Reed:
Things do not look good. Come
to Spartanburg at once and he said
he was then ''cold SOBER"
He introduced the original message
in evidence. and said he had not
wired Reed anything else.
Mr.. Nichols said he spent last Sum
day here with Governor Blease. and
the first he knew Of any reported
"crc okedness' he read it in the Sun
day morning papers. He said when
ne got to Spartanburg he found Por-
ter's answer from Chicago to the
| Blackville message
Though, in TRUTH he said.
Porter was in Augusta" This wire
was introduced and is as follows:
Chicago, July 13, 1912.
Sam j. Nichols, Spartanburg, S. G.
Your wire received TODAY. Take
1t for granted papers ready. Am
mailing New York draft twenty tfous-
and as agreed. Wire immediately if
paper is issued today.
Henry y. Porter"
The witness said he had been told
the stenographer who took the rec
ords of the dictagraph was Tom Eel
ders stenographer.
Can not stenographer easily
changing the notes SO as to misreport
statements?" asked ATTORNEY Jones
Mr.. Nichols replied he thought he
could. Chairman Carlisle stated. for
Mr. Jones that the stenographer had
never sworn to his notes as submitted
10 the committee. The witness said
the name Of a man who is alleged
to have had a fight with Mr.. Hearon,
editor cf the Spartanburg Herald. as
mentioned IN the testimony. was
wrongly reported. as We're other
names Of Spartanburg people men,
toned IN the d.ctagraph records. At
one place In the dictagraph record
Nichols had referred to the governor
as necessarily sharing in the prof
its of the pardon. but the witness
said he evidently was referring to
Sims and not to the governor. Mr..
Jones said the stenOgrapher had
here and in other places put in the
word governor" to make the record
miscarry.
Mr.. Nichols read from a magazine.
the American Federation, a statement
from George w. Wickersham. attor-
ney general of the United States to
show that w. j. Burns stacked the
cards" using Burns own words. and
had used improper methods in the
investigation of certain cases in the
country. The attorney general. this
article said, had reported on Burns
work. characterizing certain Of Burns
reports in Il government investigation
as "evasive."
Ar. Jones said he had a letter to
show that the dictagraph, as used in
the Lorimer case. was unreliable, and
he said this will be introduced if the
writer of the letter. an official in
Washington and friend of Nichols.
would give consent for its use. This
VIII le introduced later. if at all.
ON Il question of c. +. Sanders Of
his counsel, Mr.. Nichols said he never
made any agreement To receive any
money for Governor Blease and he
did not think the governor would
have received any such hrihe. if it
should he offered. In all this testi-
m"nY. Mr. Nichols was questioned 10y
w. NJ jones of Srnrtanhurg. one
of his attorneys
Nichols said he had made no state
ment 10 his knowledge. and IF ne
did it was when he was under the