Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-19
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,1UB AND FIELDER.
Former Dispensary Chairman Talks
About Atlanta Lawyer.

Thursdays proceedings in the investi-
CATION Of the winding-up commission:
"Hub" Evans the Feature"
The testimony of Hub" Evans, OF
Newberry, who was at one time chair
man Of the dispensary board Of con-
troll, was decidedly the feature Of the
afternoon session. For three hours the
former chairman told dispensary his
tory, particularly concerning T. B.
Fielder and the latters alleged efforts
to get "a frame-up" to sell liquor to
the dispensary.
The testimony of Mr.. Evans had not
been concluded when the committee, at
6 D. M, adjourned to meet tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock, at which time his
examination will be continued.
Prefers FeIder's Presence.
Hub" Evans prefaced his testimony
with a question of personal privilege.
He said he would prefer that T. B.
Fielder were present in person, for he
did not like to say anything behind a
mans back.
He said that he represented himself
He characterized as false
the assertion made by former Cover
nor John Gary Evans, in his testimony
last week, that Governor Blease had
been his ("Hub's") counsel, and said
that Blease had never represented him.
He also nailed as false w. F. Steven
sons statement that he had seen writ
ten evidence Of his C'Hub's') having
received graft In Atlanta, and also the
statement that Fielder is said to have
made to Attorney General Lyon that
Hub was once or twice on the verge OF
turning states evidence. He dubbed
this IAN Infamous lie."
Denies Charge by Blease.
He also said that he was never In
in Atlanta with Attorney
General Lyon, T. B. Fielder and John
Gary Evans, as charged by Governor
Blease. He said that the only time he
had ever seen Lyon In Atlanta was
once when he was over there to see
Fielder, and while in the latter's office
Mr.. Lyon came in and he told Fielder
to bring him in; that they talked about
five minutes on just ordinary topics;
that he didn't know Mr.. Lyon was 60
ing to be in Atlanta and that was the
only time he had ever seen him there
He said that the attorney general had
never asked him any question relative
to the old dispensary matter.
He said that Governor Blease did
not ask him about any Atlanta confer
ence; that after the governor sent his
in which this was charged he
asked him, some time later, where he
got the information about any such
conference held, but did not state the
source of his information. He said
he told Blease there never was any
such conference held.
Known Fielder Twenty five Years.
In reply to question witness said
he had known Fielder for twenty-five
years or more; that the first time he
saw Fielder, after he was elected, was
at Nashville, Tenn; that Felder's
T. ]. Fielder, and Dudley, form
ed a whisky firm under the name Of
Sydney Lucas using the name Of an
obscure barkeeper for the reason THAI
they were prominent socially and
didn't want 1t known that their names
were connected with the liquor house;
that they and T. B. Fielder, with whom
he was friendly" said to him, you
ought to do something for us down In
that country; that he told them In
their whisky came up to the standard
and prices were the same as others, he
didn't see why they couldn't get some
Of the business; that T. ]. Fielder and
Dudley didn't think they were getting
enough business from the state dispen-
sary and they sent T. B. Fielder to see
him at Newberry, which was some
eighteen months before he went out OF
office; that T. B. Fielder came to see
him several times about the matter. for
you know Tom is a fellow who never
let's up" said Evans.
The Drinks Located.
Finally Hub" said that T. B. Fielder
came to see him and told him that he
had bought out the Sydney Lucas"
company and that Fielder spent the
day in Newberry. He said that he in
troduced Fielder to f. Fl. Aull, Charlie
Purcell and others about town; that
Fielder was a man who liked his dram
and he said. Cant you take US to
some place where we can get a drink
He said he told him he thought he
could and Fielder said, Lead me to it,;
that he took them up In Cole l..
Blease's office, introduced Fielder to
Blease and the latter pulled out the
whisky and they had their drink. He
said that Fielder first mentioned the
to him in Atlanta and after
wards came t0 Newberry to see him,
on the occasion mentioned, but he was
too busy and then Fielder wrote him In
October, he said that he would explain
the whole scheme where we could get
rich quick"
"T. B." Letters,
He referred to the "T. b." letters
given out last year by Governor Blease,
which alleged that Fielder tried to get
Hub" Evans to go into company on
frame up" to sell the dispensary, and
which Evans turned down. Witness
said he never intended the letters to
be printed; that they were stolen from
his desk and read and that he gave
them to Governor Blease when the lat
ter asked him for them: said he didn't
tell the Lyon Christensen committee
about the letters because they didn't
ask him for them. He said that after
the investigation started he was In At
lanta talking to Fielder and asked him,
tom, suppose those letters would fall
into Lyons hands," and that Fielder
replied. Il am too smart for them to
catch me-"
Says Called Fielder Liar.
He related an incident that a lawyer
named w. M. Hough. the one that