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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S.D., THURSDAY, JULY 18,1912. Established 1891.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
t News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, July 15.?Oh, my! don't
it rain! is an expression of the ladies
these days when you see and talk to
them. ."
L Mr. H. W. Ehrhardt, with other
* friends and relatives, went to Newberry,
S. C., yesterday. On the 17th
? instant Miss Annie Taylor will change
' her name to Mrs. Annie Ehrhardt, of
her own free will, and on their return
it will be Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
j W. Ehrhardt. Congratulations to the
pair. Happiness and long lives to
enjoy same is wished them.
There was a runaway pair married
in town Sunday morning by Rev. E.
r A. McDowell at the residence of Mr,
t ? Frank Morris. Did not find out their
I names, buy think the groom was a.
v King from Orangeburg. They left
on the train for Charleston as soon
as knot was tied.
Miss Lucile Epting, Miss Helen
^ Whitman and Master M. J. Epting,
of Savannah, Ga., spent a few days
with relatives and friends in Ehrhardt,
as they journeyed to the
scene of the wedding in Newberry on
\ the 17th instant. Stayed such a
short while -in Ehrhardt until their
acquaintance was hardly made bef
' fore they left for new fields. Hope
' they will come again.
L Mrs. Charles Ehrhardt and Miss
P Edrie Ehrhardt will leave for Newi
berry on the 16th instant to attend
the marriage and visit relatives.
X .;. , Mr. L. C. McKenzie went to Char...
leston Sunday to take his little daughter
to his mothers to spend a week
: two with her. Mr. McKenzie will
i return Monday or Tuesday, next.
JEE.
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Fairfax Fancies.
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>. V? Fairfax, July 15.?Mrs. S. F.
Smith, of Florida, Mrs. Mary Mason,
and Miss^Youmahs, of Scotia,
were recent guests of Mrs. M. Moye.
Mrs. Lucretia Addison afcd daugh.
ter are spending the week in Branson
with relatives.
Holbrook Williams, a bright high
N schol boy, is visiting Mrs. Julia Harter.
Several parties have been given
in his honor. The latest one was
at Mrs. Sam Talley's.
Mr. C. M. Waters, of Augusta, vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Newton Loadholt,
I recently.
I Rev. W. H. Simpson is visiting his
> parents at Ware Shoals. His mother
I being extremely low, has detained
B him longer than he expected to stay,
f Several parties have been given
I recently in honor of the Misses
I Brooker, of Swansea, who are guests
f . of Mrs. W. H. Simpson. The one
V Wednesday evening at Mrs. Newton
Loadholt's was a most enjoyable oc,
casion. Ttefreshments were servd in
\vv the dining room. Partners for this
* J 3 v^ rviTrnn
were seiecteu uy me gins ucm^
a peanut each, in which the name of
a young gent was placed. Under a
beautifully decorated booth Mildred
Loadholt dispensed fruit nectar all
during the evening. In the book contest
Miss Blanche Brooker and LeIRoy
Young woh the prize, a box of
candy.
Miss Margaret Youmans is enjoyihg
a ten days' trip to Canada.
Mrs. Lily Myrick has returned, after
a very pleasant visit to the Misses
Creech, of Blackville.
; Mrs. M: P. C. Youmans has returned
from a visit to her mother in Vir.
Sinia. /
Mrs. M.. Mason and three children
. and Miss Emma Youmans, of Scotia,
were recent guests of Mrs. Lily Myrick.
Mrs. Gibbes, of Chicago, is visiting
Mrs. Sam Talley.
Dr. Alex Talley is also a guest.
The Baptists here are arranging to .
build a new brick church in the near
future
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E Florida Sheriff Wounded.
Alexander City, Ala, July 16.?A
B posse led by the sheriffs of TallaK
poosa and Lee counties engaged ip a
|| gun fight here to-night with a man
who is believed by the officers to be
II the robber who blew open the postSf
office safe at Auburn, Ala., last night
[I and escaped with about $800.
K Sheriff Lynch of Tallapoosa, was
wounded, but not seriously, in the
B fight, during which more than twenty
shots were fired. The supposed
robber m^de his escape, but the officers
believe he was wounded and that
his capture is a matter of but a few
hours.
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SOLDIERS DIE FROM LIGHTNING. |j^
Tiro Killed, Seventeen Hurt-?All of
Birmingham Company. SO
Anniston, Ala., July 11.?Charles
Klrby and H. Rape were killed and g^
seventeen others seriously injured,
when the mess tent of Company B,
2d Alabama infantry, was struck by
lightning early to-night
One of the men injured is not ex- at
pected to live. The injured were pe:
taken to hospitals immediately after an
the accident. All are members of the
Birmingham company. ru]
Pandemonium reigned in camp for the
several hours after the bolt struck, at
The mess hall was not demolished, <
although nearly all metal about the c0
structure was meited, including sev- bia
tral metal cups. iTC
A metal artillery flag pole, against
which one of the members df the
camp was leaning, was melted, with- .
out injuring the militiaman. A pe- ^
culiar incident is reported of one of ^
the men injured, in that the print
of his hand was left on his leg where erj
the lightning shock was felt. '
'Although the ambulance corps reported
within two minutes after the pabolt
had struck, it was several hours ev<
before all the men were identified. de3
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The men were iust in the act of sien
ing their pay slips when the bolt ml
fell.
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Hunter's Chapel News. Sil
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On Thursday evening, July 4th, wil
Mr. and Mrs. J. :H. Fender entertain- fac
ed a number of their friends at a six
o'clock dinner at their hospitable
home in honor of their son, Norman ter
H. Fender, who was married on June cai
26th to Miss Elloree Griffith Ander- ^
son, of Woodruff, S. C. w0
The spacious house was a scene of ,
of- loveliness in its decorations con- .
ha1
si&ting of ferns, hydrangeas and ^
June roses. In the parlor the many
and handsome presents of which the ^
bride and groom were the recipients,
were beautifully displayed. The din- ma
ing room was especially pretty in its ^
simple' decorations of yellow and
white. In the centre of the table,
which was decorated in yellow and
white ribbon, was a bride's cake, ,
elaborately decorated in yellow and nei
white lillies, this adding very much am
to the attractiveness of the table. out
A two-course luncheon was served, an(
consisting of a salad oourse and a ti0]
course of Ice cream and cake. Those ma
presiding in the dining room were: jjis
Mrs. J. G. Rhoad, Miss Lucy Carter, bef
arid Mrs. J. H. A. Carter.
The out-of-town guests were: Miss- tur
es Ruth Anderson, Woodruff, s. P.;
Nena Rogers, Gaffney, S. C.; Eloyse in.
Britt, McCormick, S. C.; Mr. J. B. ter
Huckabee, Lowndesville, S. C.; and q0]
Rev. and Mrs. A. A. McDowell, Ehr- wil
hardt, S. C. g t
Miss Arrie Hiers is entertaining a
number of friends at a house party. pre
She has as her guests, Misses Elyose. j
Britt, McCormick; Nena Rogers, exc
Gaffney; Ruth Anderson, Woodruff, ves
and Mr. J. B. Huckabee, Lowndes- a(^
vNle. The guests have been royally geD
entertained during their stay, many
affairs having been given in their tee
honor by the charming hostess to add he
to their pleasure. y0l
On Friday afternoon the party an(
consisting of Misses Rogers, Hiers, ern
Britt, Anderson, Messrs. Simmons g0;
Fender, Clifton Rhoad, Claire Rhoad, . (
J. B. Huckabee, and Mr. and Mrs. N. to
H. Fender enjoyed an outing at Clear
Pond. A delightful lupch was serv- ?0j]
ed during the afternoon, after which <
the party went in bathing. The re- y0l
turn home was made in the cool of ^0(:
the afternoon after a delightful stay. (
The party had the pleasure of participating
in a tacky party Friday ^
evening at Mr. J. G. Rhoad's. Every sec
one looked as if they had^come from a^e
regions unknown, where civilization jng
had never pierced through the veil j
and reached their back woods man- pre
ners and crude, uncouth dress. Miss q0-,
Ruth Anderson, acting the part of n0I
"grandma,*' was honored with first
prize. Mrs. N. jH: Fender and Miss P#
Nena Rogers, tieing for second prize, 1
were given one each. C.Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Rhoad proved tha
charming hosts at a tea in honor of it c
Miss Hiers's visitors Saturday even- yea
ing. ' Obi
The party with Mr. J. G. Rhoad bus
added spent the day, Sunday, in pea
Charleston and the Isle of Palms. Sta
The day was very pleasantly spent, tioi
surf bathing adding greatly to its the
pleasure. sug
Mr. J. B. Huckabee left Sunday a i
nicrVit fn-r Viic hnmp in TjOwndp.svillp. mo
S. C., after spending several dayg at ves
the home of Mr. J. H. Fender. the
Miss Nena Rogers, of Gaffney, left wai
on Thursday for Marion, S. C., where sav
she will spend a few days with du<
Iriends, after which she will return pre
home. vill
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I THE PALMETTO STATE
Gi
ME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
G:
ate News Boiled Down for Quick ^
Reading?Paragraphs About q,
Men and Happenings.
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A pellagra conference will be held
Chester the 4th of August. Ex- j
rt ph/sicians will attend from this
d other States. 1
d
A negro boy seven years old was Tj
a over and killed by a train on
3 Atlantic Coast Line on Tuesday Qf
Congaree, Richland county. in
The "South Carolina Chamber of m
mmerce" was organized in Columl
on Tuesday by representatives .0j
>m various commercial bodies from
ferent sections of the State. in
Magistrate T. S. Dunbar, the man d*
10 swore Gov. Blease into office at gc
> inauguration in 1911, died on cc
inday at his home at Ellenton, w
rnwell county. He was a Confed- di
ite solider. tb
The Charleston board of health is sil
ping two and a half cents each for of
3ry rat, dead or alive, that will be "?
iivered at the disinfectant station,
e object is to rid the city of the to
serable rodents. tb
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A. commission has been issued by
V
i secretary of State to the Palmetto
k Hosiery company of Colpmbia, c0
th a capital stock of $25,000. It a
11 do a general business in manuluring
silk hosiery. th
Miss Sallie Owens died in Green- c
Ie on Wednesday five minutes af- ar
eating ice cream. The death was re
ised by her eating the cream while
i was very much heated from .J
rking in the kitchen.
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The board of trade of Greenville ,
dc
ire invited the trustees of Chicora "
lege to meet in Greenville, at the
frd's expense, jthe 19th, to consider
i question of removing the college to
Laurens. Strong efforts are being ^
de to keep the college in Green- j
le, despite Laurens's offer of $75,)
and 81 acres of land.
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Felder Talks Back. he
Atlanta, Ga., July 14.?"T am
ther a bully nor a braggart, but I re
willing to meet Blease anywhere ba
;side the State of South Carolina **
1 give him any.personal satisfaca
he desires." .This statement was ie}
de to-day by Thos. B. Felder on 50
return to Atlanta after testifying sa
ore the special investigating com:tee
of the South Carolina legislae,
probing the old State dispensary, hl
e at Augusta. The statement was
answer to a declaration made yesday
at Bamberg, S. C., by Gov. c0
e. L. Blease in which he said: "I
1 give any man $1,000 who 'will St
Tffm Felder two feet on this side lu
the Savannah, river and let me be tei
sent." g0
:n the statenlent Gov. Blease also ye
oriated the members of the in- nc
tigating committee in bitter terms, re
ling, "It is against the law to
id' challenges in South Carolina,
; if any member of that commitwill
come to me and tell me that
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believes wnat 10m reiaer saiu,
i v/on't need any duelling law
1 Charlie Smith will be your gov;or."
C. A. Smith is lieutenant
rernor of South Carolina.
Continuing, the governor referred ^
the lynching of three negroes retly
in Olar, S. C., and is quoted as Ca
i i, is
iows:
'You did like men and defended
ir neighbors and put their black
lies under the ground."
)n his return to Atlanta to-day,
, Felder was accompanied by E. S.
gd, the detective whose evidence
ured with a telephonic device ered
a sensation at the Augusta hearHr.
Felder stated that he would
ss even greater charges against
^
7. Blease when his term as gover- lu
of South Carolina expired. de
ich Seed as Commercial Product.
There is a house in Statesville, N.
?the J. K. Morrison Company? m:
t wants to buy all the peach seed
an get at 7 5 cents a bushel. Two su
rs ago, according to the Charlotte bu
server, this house bought 15,000
shels of peach seed. As to whether of
.ch seed could be shipped to ati
tesville at a profit from this sec
a of course is aouDtiui; dui never- wi
less there is a strong hint in the
;gestion that this waste crop has st*
market price, and local business et
n might do well to make some intigation
of the matter. There are wi
iusands of .peach seed to go to up
ste in this country. They can be tw
ed very easily if there is any in:ement,
and a local market would j ^
>ve profitable all around.?York- gl
e Enquirer. be
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INSULTED BY BLEASE. jjj
reenville Men Ordered Out of Exr
ecutive Mansion.
J. N. King and 0. M. Watson, of
reenville, issued the following sign- ?
I statement yesterday afternoon in
riumbia:
J. N. King and O. M. Watson, two
tizens of Greenville, came down to
>lumbia yesterday to see Gov. s:
lease about granting a 30-day re- t<
>ite to Stake Morris, a negro con- b
mined, to die in the electric chair, h
lie two citizens of Greenville met n
ith a rude reception at the mansion t<
1 the chief executive and were g
dignant yesterday over the treat- h
ent they had rceived. Both Mr. ti
ing and Mr. Watson are members S
.the Order of Red Men. p
Mr. King and Mr. Watson arrived S
Columbia about 2 o'clock yester- o
ty afternoon and telephoned the p
ivernor's mansion to ask if they u
uld come up to see him. They h
ere told to come ahead. They S
ove to the mansion in a hack. At s;
e governor's house they found, be- p
des his 'excellency, Sam J. Nicholls, ?
Spartanburg, and an elderly man, n
i relative of Gov. Blease's." t.
Mr. King and Mr. Watson were C
ken into a room on the right of ii
e hallway. They talked in a social v
ay for a few minutes and then Mr. o
ing told Gov. Blease that he had a
me down to see him about granting J
30-day respite to Stake Morris. G
3v. Blease told Mr. King that ti
e "sleauths" were after him with E
lictaphones" and refused to have t;
iything to do with granting the
spite. Mr. King asked Gov. 8
iease if he thought for a moment E
at the people would believe that ^
uff and told him if he refused to s
ant the respite in this case he was
?Jil. .Ma. him In A
mtJ witu mm u.1 Ltri ucauug uim m u
e manner he did. Then Mr. King n
id Mr. Watson left the mansion. tl
Mr. King and Mr. Watson walked v
gether as far as'Main street. Then o
r. Watson persuaded Mr. King to b
t him go back to see the governor p
;ain. When Mr. Watson got back
the mansion he told Gov. Blease
> wanted to speak to him a minute. ^
yv. Blease asked him if it was in
gard to the same matter &rrKing ^
A spoken of, Mr. Watson told him &
was. ^
"Then Gov. Blease ordered me to ^
ive his mansion," said Mr. Wat- ^
n yesterday afternoon. , "And I ^
id, 'All right, Mr. Blease!' " S1
Mr. King said yesterday afternoon: jj
"My feelings have been very much a
irt by Gov. Blease and if Tom Fel- ^
r does not want to come across ^
e Savannah rfver, then I will ac- p
mmodate Blease." 0
Mr. King and Mr. Watson knew s1
ake Morris well and came to Co- v
mbia at their own expense to in- C]
rcede for the old negro with the
vernor. Neither of them is a law- ^
r and they declare that they had g1
thing to gain from granting the t(
spite. tj
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The above statement is correct:
J. N. KING, Contractor, p
Greenville, S. C.
tr
O. M. WATSON,
Metal Worker, a
Greenville, S. C. jj'
July 14, 1912.
Blease's Statement. ^
In an interview in Columbia toy,
Gov. Blease said that he did not
re to discuss the incident. He
quoted as saying that one of the c<
3n used ungentlemanly language in ?
s home.
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Necessary to Go. 3
T
"Yes, I really must go to-morrdw." .
"You can just as well stay till
anday*' . g
"But the folks are expecting me.'' ''Telegraph
them that you are goZ
to stay."
"I'm sorry, but if I stay I'm liable &j
lose a thousand dollars on that ^
al I told you of." jl
J ??T> TTTO 4 f O
UU, psuaw, lilt? ucal uai! n an. a
w days." , ?
"My manager has written me that ^
j business needs my attention." tj
"Yes, but he is only afraid to asme
a -little responsibility. The .
siness will be all right."
"There is an important meeting
the directors that I really must
tend."
"Oh, they'll get along all right Y
thout vou." b<
"You know how much I'd like to L
iy but the fact is my railroad tick- a<
runs out to-morrow." H
"Well, in that case, I suppose you oi
11 have to go. Be sure and come
i to see us again in a month or N
o." le
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Just received a new line of the
test 10c music. Call for catalog.
SARD'S 5c and 10c STORE, Bamrg,
S. C. a1
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ilOO FOR BIS SON'S PARDON
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T TAKES THE CASH TO MAKE
MERCY WHEELS MOVE.
A
lugene Hogan, Sr., Pays $100.00 to cha
Colonel on Governor's Staff to to 1
Procure a Pardon. *orc
ago
While the grand jury was in ses- twe
Ion last week, Mr. Eugene Hogan the
Did several fellow members of that sesi
ody in a casual conversation, that moi
e had paid Col. Walter G. Stubbs, a *'gr
lember of Gov. Blease's staff, $100 for
d procure a parole for his son, Eu- feal
ene Hogan, Jr. In his statement of i
e particularized the following de- the
ails: That he first consulted Colonel ty
tubbs in reference to obtaining a wh<
ardon for his son; that Colonel th.ii
tubbs informed him that he would con
btain a pardon, or parole, if he was cff
aid $100; that he (Hogan) there^^.
pon offered to give Colonel Stubbs mit
is check for $100, but Colonel fur
tubbs declined to accept a check, the
aying that the cash money must be tioi
laced in his hands; that he (Hogan) gav
ben decided not to pay over the the
loney in advance of the granting of lest
he parole and finally agreed with
lolonel Stubbs to deposit the money
a the hands of Mr. M. B. Randle, Con
rith instructions to pay over to Col- Fel
nel Stubbs the said $100 immedi- to-t
tely upon proof that Eugene Hogan, i
r., had been pardoned, or paroled by reh
rov. Blease; that in the pursuance of low
his agreement he deposited in Mr.
handle's hands $100 in currency? De,
hree twenty dollar bills and four jjaE
ens?and that when Gov. Blease w.it
hortly thereafter paroled Eugene con
logan, Jr., the said sum of money fun
ras duly paid over to Colonel W. G. hl1t
tubbs. * 0Tli
Those who are interested in the tail
etails of the Hogan parole and the tig*
easons assigned by Gov. Blease for nai
he exercise of executive clemency R?t
rill find the desired information set fcnc
in Plaoaa'e "Rnnlr rtf PorHftflB nnv mi
uv AU A-?AVUD\^ W A/VVU V* A M* v?wmw) MWV ^ ^
eing distributed for campaign pur-. t;be
oses. am*
The fact that Mr. Hogan had stated ami
3 quite a number of people that he buy
ad paid Colonel Stubbs $100 to ob- Ble
iin a pardon for his son was a mat- $21
sr of common knowledge about the nuz
treets for sometime, and the fact E.I
ras communicated directly to the J. .
rriter twice within the past two $25
reeks. The first time it was asserted $25
hat Mr. Hogan had made the tile
tatement to an individual, but not ter,
l the presence of a witness. The i
Bcond time the information came Con
rom a member of the grand jury, gjy,
ho heard the statement made in tW
resence of practically every me;mber
f that body, Mr. Hogan making the 1
Latement voluntarily in a general conersation,
and under no pledge of serecy,
expressed or implied. Qkg
But the fact becoming known to w??
[r. Hogan that the substance of his <.
tatements had been communicated and
) the writer, he sent two representa- AgJj
ves to this office on Monday, July te<^
th, to threaten the editor of this pa- gho
er with serious trouble in the event ratj
f the publication that he, Mr. Eu- wag
ene Hogan, had made the statements
bove, set forth in reference to the
ayment of $100 to; Colonel W. G.
tubbs in consideration of a pardon
r parole, being granted to Eugene
[ogan, Jr., by Gov. Blease through ?
ie influence of Colonel W. G. Stubbs. gtaj
he writer was at dinner when they tbe
ailed at his office and therefore did an(j
ot receive the threats personally, bin;
ut the threats were made to a mem- pr0
er of the office force with the re- wa?
uest that the writer be informed.
he message was duly delivered. The t0
bove is the answer. bre
In conclusion the writer would sug-? hin]
est to Mr. Hogan that he must be tha
ally aware that the facts of his sta|
ansaction with Colonel Stubbs are coir
enerally known in this community, pre,
5 the result of statements made by
imself to various parties, and that wigj
he was really desirous of keeping one
scret his financial transactions with y/aa
olonel Stubbs, of the governor's ug >
:aff, he should not have made public
ie details of the transaction with
) great particularity to so many peo- wh
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Newberry College Reunion.
Editor The Bamberg Herald:? to D
ou are cordially invited to our New- stat
erry college reunion at Mt. Pleasant ^or]
utheran church, July 31st, 1912. An *es*1
ddress at 11 o'clock by President J.
urormc onH nprhans others.
.Cill ^ xxax uic) 4 _
q Christian Education. ^}re''
A picnic dinner. All students of wou
ewberry in Bamberg, Barnwell, Col- wll
(ton, and Hampton counties are ur- ^im
ently requested to be present. the
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Cut glass and hand painted china bate
t cost at Herald Book Store.
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ARGES BLEASE GOT GRAFT.
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dcr Presents Dictagraph Evidence
Against Governor.
.ugusta, Ga., July 12.?That the
rleston "blind tigers" contributed
the campaign fund of Blease bei
the second primary two years
, that it was an arrangement been
Blease and Stothart whereby
illicit whiskey dealers were assed
$10 per month "protection" '-pd
aey, that Gov. Blease got the
aft" and Stothart a commission
collecting . it, were outstanding
tures of the dictagraph testimony ... *?|
i man who posed as a gambler by " V
name of Wilson, but who in realiwas
Bailey, one of Burns's men, ^
j spent four months in Charleston
s year. These statements were
tailed in the dictagraph testimony V
t o a nraonnlml Kv TVi/>o
vy liovu ao picovuvvu uj j. uvo*
Felder to the investigating comtee
this afternoon. "Wilson" ^
nished Felder with the names of
alleged contributors to the elec1
fund of the governor and also
e startling statements relative to 1 .
"graft" which has stirred Charon
during the past few we$ks.
'Wilson" obtainedthe evidence by . *
ins of a dictagraph and personal
versation and communicated it to f|||
der, who presented it on the stand
?he letter from "Wilson" to Felder ''v|l|l|j|
itive to the campaign funds fol'Col.
T. B. Felder, Atlanta, Ga.? villi
ir Sir: Tour favor of the 21st to .
id and contents noted. I am hereh
enclosing list of blind tigers that
tributed to Blease's campaign' .
d. This is not the original list '
a copy. I am not sending the - /hj&SW
jinal for the reason that it conis;
a few names that are not blind
srs and I thought best to send the ;/
aes of the blind tigers only. The
ail Business League is better
>wn. in Charleston as the 'Blind W&M
er Association.'' These names on
enclosed list are correct and the
ount opposite each is a correct
aunt that each one gave towards > v :
ing votes in Charleston for
ase. Retail Business League,
7; Santo Sottile, $200; Jim Farn,
$500; Clarepce Halsey, $50;
!\Ostendorff, $25; V.Chicca, $25; .
J. Landers, $25; George Murphy,
; J. W. Hunt, $25; P. J. Conway,
; O. H. Wieters, $25; James Sot,
$50, Gus Stuhr, $25; H. L. Kos$25;
F. W. Mappus, $25."
)ictagraph testimony of /"Wilson"
cerning Henry Hasselmeyer as sn
by Felder follows:
How Protection was Secured.
Hehry Hasselmeyer, whose place . fWM
msi&ess is near the Market in the
of Charleston, upon being asked
7 the blind tigers in the city of MSB
trleston were getting on, his reply 'We
elected Cole Blease governor i
[ we now have full protection." .
:ed as to the method by whicbi prodon
was obtained, he stated that
rtly after the governor's inaugu- /
on the chief of constabulary force ' f, '}
i called to Columbia for conference ^ V S
h the governor. In this conference
h the governor it was agreed as to
amount that each blind tiger in '
city of Charleston should pay
athly for protection.
On the return of the chief conDie
to Charleston he called upon
president of the local Brewery v m
told him that he wished, to see
i in conference, that he had a
position to make to him which
i authorized by the governor, ask- ^
him when it would be satisfactory
see him. The president of the
wery told him that he could see A
i at any time and in any place
t suited. The chief of the conr
julary force said that he would
le to his home at once. -The
sident of the brewery suggest- v
that this would be an un.
- v.e
move from the fact that some
might see him. To this the reply
made: "We don't care who sees
- -$*!
'1 ???J ^/I /? Virtma
iie men yiuceeueu tu mc uvm?
the president qf the brewery,
;re he delivered the message from
governor to the effect that 6n the
sideration of $10 per month they
ild extend protection from arrest
lind tigers of Charleston. He also
ed that there were in the neighaood
of 350 blind tigers in Charon
and that these were to pay
each during the first week of
i month. The president of the
very askecf what disposition
ild be made of this collection,
ireupon the chief constable told
that, under his agreement with
governor, he was to be allowed a
mission for collecting and the
ince was to be paid over monthy
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