The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-25
PROCEEDING AGAINST
B. B, EVANS BEGUN
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quite number or persons 4Fo1u IH0
said J. Frank & Sons. That in this
narticular instance he indorsed the
check as attorney in fact for SAID
Geo. L. Salter and as he honestly
thought and believed and believes ne
was authorized to do in this particular
instance; that said check was deliver
ed to one Robinson, friend OF this
respondent, to be cashed by him, that
said respondent paid to your respond
ent a part of the money on said cnecK
at one time, the balance being PAID
Of other times. That after receiving
the money he told Salter he was pre-
pared to pay him the money, ana
salter replied that the matter was IN
the hands of Mr. Crouch and there
after when he learned that the SAID
check was in the hands of Mr.. Rem
bert of the city of Columbia, he went
to the Office of said Rembert for the
purpose of taking up the same, but
found Mr.. Rembert cut of the Office
and for this reason did not then take
said check as your respondent fully
intended and proposed to do" 1t
was further stated that his brother
paid the amount on the check with
out his knowledge. He said in his
return that ''in indorsing said check
and having the same cashed he was
acting honestly and he verify thought
and believed and had no intention OF
depriving either Mr.. salter or Messrs.
Frank & Sons or Mr. Robinson of their
money
The witness answering the charge
relative to the Munsay claim for
s1o3, admitted that he was employed
as agent to collect for the Murray
Drug company and said that he had
collected some money from Mr.,
Bowling of Saluda, but that it had
been applied to other claims. He
said that he gave the receipt in the
name of the Murray Drug company
but that the amounts collected had
been sent to firms outside the State.
Columbia, April 22-That it was
information furnished him by c. }.
Ramage, ]. N. Gregory, Mayor George
C. Wheeler and w. J. Padgett on which
he based his assertion that Senator B.
w. Crouch and Lawyer E. W. Able, all
of Saluda, were "Incendiaries and
thieves" were prominent features
of the testimony of Barnard B. Evans
this morning while he was on the stand
before the Supreme Court in his own
behalf on the disbarnent proceedings
Instituted against him. 1t was in order
to give these witnesses a chance to be
examined that the court, at the request
of Solicitor Cobb, postponed further
consideration of this case until next
Monday morning.
Another witness mentioned by Mr..
Evans as giving him information on
which he based his charges was ru-
raj carrier named Bush, and he will
likely be subpoenaed to be present
next Monday and testify.
Mr.. Evans Explains.
Mr.. Evans finished his direct testi-
mony and was then cross-examined by
Solicitor Cobb, but he stuck to his ex-
pIanation of the charges and held that
he had done nothing unprofessional.
Details of several alleged transactions
were gone into, but Mr.. Evans had an
explanation for each and every one OF
them, which the prosecution could not
shake.
Mr.. E. w. Able nailed as false the
charges against him and so did Mr.
Crouch The latter explained that
once he had attempted to fire privy
which stood directly in front Of his
house but the fire went out, the priVy
being a nuisance and situated on va
cant land. It was later moved near
the house of Mr. Wheeler and when the
chunk of burned wood was found in
it this gave rise to rumors of some
one trying to fire Mr.. Wheeler's prem
Uses. Mr.. Crouch explained the incident
to Mr.. Wheeler and everything was
satisfactory.
Defence Opposed Continuance.
George L. Salter, resuming the stand,
said that he had only made one ap-
plication for loan to Mr.. Evans, sign
ing two applications at one time. This
was contradictory to part of the testi-
mony given by Mr.. Evans.
The defense opposed a continuance
of the case but the court said that on