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CHAPTER XXVIII.
Th? Woman Hater's Ralapta.
Tba Observation room wu as lon*>
fy ss a departed hstUsAeld and Idar?
jorte aa doleful us a wounded ao>
dJer left behind, and perishing of
thirst, wben the conductor came beck
with Bnoosleums In his arms.
Ha regarded with contemptuous
awe ttss petty cause of so great an
eweut aa the stopping of the Trane
Ameiican, Ha expected to aaa Mar*
Joris receive tag returned prodigal
with wild rapture, but aha dtdnt even
amlie when ha said.
Hare's your powder-puff "
She just took Snootleums on ber
sap* and, looking up with mat area
and a aad smile, murmured:
Thank yon very much. You're tba
nice** conductor I srear mat If you
?rar wast another position, Fll aaa
that my father geta you one."
It was like offering the kaiser a
new Job, but tba conductor swalk)wed
tba Insult and sought to repay it with
trouy.
"Thank*. And if you ever want to
run this road for a couple of weeks,
just let ma know."
Marjorle nodded appreciatively and
said: "I will. You're eery kind."
?ad that completed the rout of that
conductor. Ha retired lc disorder,
leering Marjorls to fondle Snoozio
urns with a neglectful Indifference that
would have greatly flattered MaJJory,
if he could hare seen through tba
partition that divided them.
But be was witnessing wtth tba
cynical superiority of an aged and
disillusioned man tba, to him, childish
behavior of Ira Lathrop, an sloeantb?
hour Orlando.
For lust aa Maliory moped Into tba
amoktag-room at one door, Ira Latrv j
rop swept in at the other, his face .
rubicund with embarrassment and I
ecstasy He had donned an old frock j
cost with cjsasoa Ilka rota from long
exile in his trunk. But ha was feel?
ing like aa heir apparent; and be
startled everybody by his jovial bail:
''Wall, buys- er?gentlemen ? tba
drinks aaa on me. Waiter, take tba
orders." j
Little Jlmmie woke with a start,
rose hastily to hie feet and sainted,
saying: "Pressant? Who said tat* tba
orders f
"I did,'' said Lathrop. "I'm giving s
party. Waiter, take tba orders."
"Bsrsapartlla," said Dr. Temple, bot
they bowled bim down and ordered
other things. The *>rter shook his
head sadly: "NothJQ Inn soT drinks f
in, ytah. gevajnan.'^ <*jK**9tflQfr
. A groan went up from the club
membera, and Let crop groaned loud?
est of all.
"Wall, we've got to drink something.
Take the orders. We' I all have aarea
parllla
Little Jimmie Wei Ington came to
. % ., ? s**
the rescue
"Don't do anything desperate, gen?
tlemen, be said, with a look of di?
vine philanthropy. "The bsr's cJoeed,
but Little Jlmmle Wellington Is here
with the life preserver." Prom hla
hip-pocket he produced a silver flask
that looked to be big enough to carry
s regiment through the Alpe. It waa
greeted with a mi Ivo. and LAtbrop
aald to Jlmmle: "1 apologize tor
everything I have *atd?end thought?
about you ' Ha turned to tft? porter:
"There ain't any law against giving
this way, la there f
The porter grinned: "Not if you-all
bribe the exercise-inspector." And he
held out a glaaa for the bribe, mur?
muring. "Don't git tired," as it was
poured. He set it innlde his sanctum
snd then bustled roucd with )ce?tllUxl
glassea and a slpbon.
Wben Little Jttnmle offered of the
flaak to Dr. Temple, the clergyman
put out hia hand wtth a politely nor
rifleC. "Nj, thank you."
Latrop frightened him with a sud?
den comment: "Look at that gesture!
Doc, I d almoet swear you were a pur
goo.'
Maliory whirled on him with the
eyes of a hawk about to pounce, and
"The very Ides!" was the beet dis?
claimer Dr Temple could uvinagn,
?uddenly finding himself suspeotswt
Ash ton put in '-'.th. "The <*\.y we>y
to dlaprove It, Doc. la to join us "
The poor old clergyman, too d^ady
involved In hla deception to bravo
confesaloTt now, derided to do ami
dare all. He stammered, ~Kr?ah?
certainly." snd held out his hand for
his share of the poison, little Jttn?
mle win t??d at the others atuJ almoet
filled th i glass The Innocent doctor
bowed hla thanks Wben too porter
gggS h> d him uii'l prepared tg 111 Ibg
remainder of the glass from the
si) Ik n the parson waved him aside
with a inltfgnib-d < i-itlon:
? No th.n.ka I'll not mil them "
Maliory turned away with u high:
"He takes bis straight Mo m no pap
son."
Then 'bey forgot the doctor in
curiosity sh |g l.nthiopa sudden
spasm of generoalty?with Welling?
ton n liquor Wedgewood voiced tbo
genera! CUTtoeitJ when he aald:
'"What's the"bld w?lhan-bater up to
now ?"
"Woman-hater ?" laughed Ira. "its
the old story. I'm going to follow
Mallory'a example?marriage."
"I hope you auoceed," aald Mallory.
"Wherever dkl you pick up too
bride r aald Wedge wood, mellowing
with the long glaaa in bis hand.
-Bride? are easy." aald Mallory.
with surprising cynicism. ? Where do
you get the parson?"
"Hang the parson." Wedgewood re?
peated. -Who's the gel?"
1*11 bet I know who ehe is," Ash
ton interposed; "it's that nectarine of
a damsel who got on at Green River."
"Not the same!- Lathrop roared.
"I found my bride blooming here all
the while. Olrl 1 used to spark back
in Brattleboro, Vt I'vs been vowing
for years that rd live and die an old
maid. I've kept my head out of the
nooae all this time?-till I struck this
train and met up with Anne We got
to talking over old times?waking up
old sentiments. She got on my nerves.
I got on hers. Finally I said, Aw,
hell, let's get married. Save price of
one stateroom to China anyway.' She
aays, 'Damned if I don't!'?or words
to that effect"
Mallory broke in with feverish In?
terest: "But you aald you were going
to get married on tbia train."
"Nothing easier. Here's how!" and
be raised his glass, but Mallory hauled
it down to demand: "How? that's
what I want to know. How are you
going to get married on this parson
teas express. Have you got a little
minister in your suitcase?"
Ira beamed with added pride as he
explained:
"Well, you see, when I used to
court Anne I had a rival?Charlie Sei
by his name was. I thought he cut
ma out, hut he became a clergyman
In Utah?Oh, Char lie! I telegraphed
htm that 1 was passing through Oa>
den, and would he come down to the
train and marry ma to a charming
lady. He always wanted to marry
Anna. I thought It would be a darned
good Joke to let htm marry her?to
am* i
"D-dM he aooaptr Mallory asked,
excitedly, "Is 1m coming?*'
"He is?he did?here's his tele?
gram." aald Ira. "Ha brings the li?
cense and the ring." He paaaed it
over, and as Mallory read it a look
of hope spread across his face. But
Ira waa saying: "We're going to have
the wedding obsequies right here in
this car. You're all invited. Will you
oome V 40fc9Ual sjshjaaa* as *mm 1
There waa a general yell of accept?
ance and Aehton began to sing.
"There Wae I Waiting at the Church "
Then he led a sort of Indian war
dance lo 'ud the next victim of the
matrimonial stake At the end of the
hullabaUoo all the men charged their
glasses, and drained them with an up-'
roaiious "How!" |
Poor Dr. Temple had taken luxuri?
ous delight in the success of his dis?
guise and In the prospect of watch?
ing some other clergyman working
while he rooted. He joined tbe dance
aa gaily. If not aa gracefully, as any
of tbe re. *, and In a final triumph of
reckleaaBSSBSi he toaaed off a bumper
of straight whisky.
Instantly his "How!" changed to
"Wear!" and then hla throat clamped
fast with a terrific spasm that flung
the tears from bis eyes. He bent and
writhed In a silent paroxysm till be
was pounded and shaken back to life
and water poured down his throat to
reopen a passage.
The others thought he had merely '
choked and made no comment other
than sympathy. They could not have
dreamed that the old "physician" was
as lguorant of the taste as of toe
vigor ot pure spirits.
After a riot of handshaking and
good wishes, ira was permitted to es?
cape with his Hie. Mallory followed
him to the vestibule, when he caught
him by the sleeve with an anxious:
"Excuse me."
"Wall, my hoy?"
"Your minister?after you get
through with him?may I use him?"
"May you?what? Why do you
want a minister?"
"To get married "'
"Again? Good Lord, are you a Mor
mon V
"Mo a Mormon!"
"Then what do you want with an
extrn wife? It's against the law
erven In Utah "
"You don't un(bestand."
"My boy. one of us Is disgracefully
drunk."
"Well. I'm not." said Mallorv, and
then alter a 11? n o inner debate, bo
d." idod to take LatOTOp into his con?
fidence The words cams hard utter
so long a duplh ity. but ut last they
were o it
"Mr Lathrop, I'm not really mar?
Had to my wife"
"You young fccoumln I!"
But his fury Changed lo pity when
he hoard the history Of Mallory'n 111
fatad afforta. gad he promised not
DStly to hnrl Mallory his mildster nr.
seccnd-hand, but also to keep the
whole affair a secret, for Mallory ex?
plained his Intention of having bis
own ceremony in the baggage-car, or
somewhere out of Bight of the other
passengers.
Mallory's lace was now aglow as
the cold embers of hope leaped into
sudden blaze. He wrung Lathrop'e
hand, saying: "Lord love you, you've
saved my life?wile?both."
Then he turned and ran to Mar?
jorie with the good news. He had
quite forgotten their epoch-making
separation. And she was so glad to
see him smiling at her again that she
forgot it, too. He came tearing into
the observation room and took her by
the shoulders, whispering: "Oh, Mar
Jorie, Marjorie, I've got him! I've got
him!"
"No, I've got him," she said, swing?
ing Snoozleums Into view.
Mallory swung him back out of the
way: "I don't mean a poodle, I mean
f. parson. I've got a parson."
"No! I can't believe it! Where ii
be?" She began to dance with de?
light, but she stopped when he ex?
plained:
"Well, I haven't got tim y?t, but
I'm going to get one."
"What?again?" she groaned, weary
at this old bunco game of hope.
"It's a real live one this time,"
Mallory insisted. "Mr. Lathrop has
ordered a minister and he's going to
lend him to me as soon as he's
through with him, and we'll be mar?
ried on this train."
Marjorie was overwhelmed, but she
Celt it becoming in her to be a trine
coy. So she pouted: "But you won't
want me for a bride now. I'm such
a fright."
He took the halt, hook and ail: "1
never saw you looking so adorable." |
"Honestly? Oh, but It will be glori?
ous to be Mrs. First Lieutenant Mal?
lory."
"Glorious!"
"I must telegraph home?and sign
my new name. Won't mamma be
pleased?"
"Won't she?" said Mallory. with
Just a trace cf dubiety.
Then Marjorie grew serious with a
new idea: "I wonder if mamma and
papa have missed me ye.?"
Mallory laughed: "After three days'
disappearance, I shouldn't be sur?
prised."
"Perhaps they are worrying about
me."
"I shouldn't be surprised."
"The poor dears! I'd better write
them a telegram at once."
"An excellent Idea."
She ran to the desk, found blank j
forms end then paused with knitted |
brow: It will be very hard to say all
I've got to say In ten words."
"Hang the expense," Mallory sniffed
tnagnlncently, "I'm paying your bills
now."
But Marjorie tried to look very
matronly: "Send a night letter in the
day time! No, Indeed, we must be?
gin to economize."
Mallory was touched by this new
revelation of her future housewifely
tfcfift He hugged her hard and re- '
minded her that she could send a day
letter by wire.
"An excellent idea," she said, "flow,
don't bother me. You go on and read
your paper, read about Mattle. I'll <
never be jealous of her?him?-of any
body?again."
"You shall never have cause for
Jealousy, my own."
But fate was not finished with the
?"?itlatton of the unfortunate pair, and I
already new trouble was strolling lo 1
their direction.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
M W PARTY, oi l \NI> OCT.
Won t Try to Capture <> I*.. Be- j
elarcM Col, Roosevelt,
oyster Bay, N. v . July i*?. -For?
mation of .i distinct und Independent
party, nnd not the capture ??!' the Re
publican party, Is the courae f?ol.
Rooaevelt luld out for hlineell tonight.
ii.- took Issue flatly with supporter*
who have advanced u proposal for ef?
fecting an agreement with the Itepuh
lean organisation In some States
through which, under certain condi?
tions, the strength of the Rooaevell
following might be thrown behind
President Taft, The Colonel will have
none of It,
l shall not acquiesce," he aald.
Chi Roosevelt made it clear thai
he had decided upon ;i thorough go
Ing light, Independent of alliance with
either party, which will put him In
,i position to appeal to Democrat*
aa well aa Republicana In States In
which his followers have control oi
Republican organisation he I* ready to
carry on his campaign through thai
medium. I'-lit he will sanction no en?
tangling agreements, "No com pro
mlse" iy to be his battle cry.
(?overiiiitcol FurnMiew l i-h.
Mr M ii. Beck, the proprietor am
owner oi Poculla Springs and Park
received Tuesday from the govern
men! ;? shipment uf l.ooo small Sun
fish Bream to be placed In Poealli
lake. tine of the government em
pluyees ennu along with the llsh '
see ?btt tin s hud proper - ire on lb
way and turued them ovei Io Mi
Ileek ? n x.I shape. Thej v er
shipped Crom sonn place in (leorgl
j Ever) llsh was alive >> hen they wer
turned Into the lake md it . hope
' homo.
?
^ ply rapidly.
j;i.l.\>i. C'oRBVPl ?
I ii. Brief" Again*! Blouse, a- Taken
IYoju (Ik* Lips of Ills Own Friends
und Ai-Mcadate*.
augusta Chronicle.
lo connection with the mass of
testimony that has been brought out,
in Augusta during the past few days,
as the result ?'f the Felder Investiga?
tion, the following may ho said:
First, the average layman is ?i?t to
have i' me confused; except t ? have
had the Impression made upon him,
in a general way, that euch a state of
affairs was never before shown to ex?
ist in any state in this Union.
Second, the average lawyer, with
his mind trained to technicalities i nd
strict court procedure, is apt to doubt
if a "court house cast" has been
made out against Blease.
This is not The Chronicle's tight
and it Is not nur purpose to try to
convn-t Blease; for, frankly, we con?
sider that already done?at least bo
tar as a "public verdict" is concern?
ed. We are. simply, inclined to tre it
with the whole matter as any new
paper should that is interested in k.1
government and ?Ivan politics, not
merely at holm?right hire in Au?
gusta?hut far and near.
As a matter of fact the Chronicle
feels \ery much as Mr. W. J. Buii-s.
the country'*? greatest graft exposer,
expressed it:
We are not so muc h c wcerne I
about the punishment <>f these Involv?
ed in such scandals?although we r?4??
"gnize the necessity for punishment,
in most cases, as a deterrent?as we
are in the fact that "the nest has been
broken up," that an end has been
put to the hatching of had political
eggs, and that a more wholesome at?
mosphere has been ere ited where i< -
fore all was foul and unwholesome.
Therefor,., we are today taking the '
trouble dig ?.ut of all the m.i<s of
evlndence furnished by Mr. Felder \
and Mr. Burns and his detectives us
to conditions in South Carolina, a few
salient points which carry their own
meaning, i
And for this purpose we use, not
Mr, Felder's opinion of Blease, n< t
even his own sworn testimony RS to
some of Blease's former transactions j
?as, for Instance, when Blease and
Evans are said to have received four
crisp $1,000 hills from Blumen- '
thai & Bickert, Atlanta liquor dealers
?but only the testimony of Blease's
own friends and former or present j
associates, to wit:
Briggs Wilson, former manager i f
the Richland Distillery, at Columbia,
who had numerous transactions with
the old dispensary crowd.
Ben H. StOthart, appointed by
Blease as his "chief constable" and
personal representative in Charleston.
Sam J. Nichols, the Spartanburg at?
torney, who claims to have been
' loser to Blease than any other man
in the State, And hi re they are:
\> to His Record in the state Senate.
"Dear sir: On Wednesday, the 13th
Inst. l visited the city of Albany, and
while there met Mr. B. M. Wilson
and had a long ?all: with him in re?
gard to dispensary matters in th.
State of South Carolina.
? He stated to m ? that ? came with?
in his knowledge that Cole L. Blease,
now governor of the state, had repre?
sented, while a State senator. Ban a
han & Co., liquor dealers of the city
of Baltimore and had made large
.-ales to th,. board of directors constl
tuted of lt. II. Rvana, I?. W. Boykin
and John Hell Towlll; tint in > ..ns^
(fuence of certain illsaatisfaction aris?
ing in the matter of paying rebai
1.1 the board of ?I rectors it was de?
cided that. inst.-a.i of continuing t"
pay rebates through Blease to tho
board thai the rebates as agr.I t"
between Blease and the said hoard
should be paid through the .-aid B.
M. Wilson, jind this was accordingly
don*'.
"in further conversation with the
said B. M. Wilson. Wilson stated 10
me that when the bill was Introduced
in the South Carolina legislature lo
abolish tin- dispensary and for an it.
vestlgation of the system, that the
said Cole L. Blease, now governor of
the State of South Carolina, devised
a plan to defeat all pending legisla?
tion affecting the dispensary, botn a
to Its abolition and Investigation. The
plan as outlined by Blease w.o as
follows:
"Certain liquor dealers were t<>
raise the sum "t $25,000 and pu>
the name over to Blease, then a m??m
her of tin- Slat,, senate. Thin mono)
was to be used by him w Ith the mem
hers ol the legislature to defeat il
eglslatlon affecting the dispensary it
w m i hi ther undorst.I and sign????'
hat. ufte i i he tief? at ol the leg is I a
Ion as aforesaid a is rompa Ihn
a syndicate composed id t h< <ai<
Bit ise, Nick BUm k ol M u on, and otll
rs should, In considei it Ion -t I In
ontribul Ion thai thej .le, mitt i
the ? n' ii ? liquol a nd bcei buslnc
with the State dlspen iry, dlvhllll
. ? pi i li\ the prolll thereof.
ai l ied
reu on 111 ? i S li i
yndicate, stated that the amount
pr< posed to be raised was out ol til
reason, and that the same results
could be accomplished upon the ex?
penditure i the sum of $2,500,
^ours very truly,
Smith D. Plckett.
As to liu "(iraft" Record In < barley
ton.
Ben H. Stothart, :hlef i mstable
appointed by Pdease, stated ..t the
time of his appointment t.? the po
sition, ll was under st.1 between
him and the governor th;it protection
.should be given to the blind tigere op?
erating In the Ity of Charleston, pro?
vided they would pay a stipulated i im
per month to blmj that this sun-,
amounted in the aggregate to be?
tween $3.500 and $5.000 per month;
that as soon as the collections were
made he deducted his. i ommission*
I for making the same and would per?
sonally take the balance to Columbia.
S. Cm and pay it over to the governor.
; iie .stat?d further that protests had
been made to the governor against
[these collections by interested parti* .-;
but that 'he governor would pay no
attention to them; that demand had
been made upon the governor for his
dismissal, but that he felt perfectly
?ecure in his job, for the governoi was
a man of independence and had !h->
power to do as he pleased about it.
Also, that the governor had Issued
a pardon to one Rudolph Habens, a
blind tiger man of the city of Char?
leston <1 believe this is the n,tir.",i
receiving therefor the sum of $2.000
n cash. The said Stothart stated that
is had conducted the negotiations
which resulted in the pardon of this
man.
Biease Fixed Protection Schedule.
Henry Hasselmeyer, whose place
of business is near the market, in the
city of Charleston, upon being asked
how the blind tigers in the city of
Charleston were getting on. his re?
ply was: "We elected Cole Biease
Governor and we now have full pro?
tection."
Asked as to the method by which
protection was obtained, he stated
that shortly after the governor's in?
auguration, the chief of the constab?
ulary force, was called to Columbia
for conference with the governor; in
this conference with the governor it
was agreed as to the amount that
each blind tiger in the city of Char?
leston should pay monthly for pro?
tection.
On the return of the chief con?
stable to Charleston he called upon
the president of the local brewery
and told him that he wished to see i
him in conference; that he had a
proposition to make to him which
was authorized by the governor, ask
ng him when it would be satisafctory
0 see him. * * * He then pro
reeded to the home of the president
? f the brewery, where he delivered
he message from the governor to the
effect that on the consideration of
$10 each per month they would ? X
end protection from arrest to the
blind tigers of Charleston.
A- to His Pardon Record as Gover?
nor. J -
it was brought out that Mr. Reed,
he Burns detective, who was investi?
gating Governor Blease's "pardon rec?
ord," had been instructed t<' proceed
along the line of selecting a specified
S ibject from the criminals in the
Pouth Carolina penitentiary to work
a pardon for. He testified that his
instructions were to so Into the in?
stitution, select what he thought to
h,. the worst criminal eharacter there.
"And who did you select?" asked
Colonel Felder.
I selected one James Johnson,
alias Kd. Murphy, alias Ed. Howard,
alia* c,u< DeFord, alias <;. \v. DeFord,
al as Gus m. DeFord, and sevxeral
other aliases; professional safe
ble)Wcr and yeggman." replied the d? -
tective.
Mr. Nichols: Bui 1 will tell you;
1 think this uboul it: I think If we
can ^et your n an out, I think we
ought to agree on n minimum fee of
say $15,000; $5,000 to to tie- and
$5,o0fl to the governor.
Mr. I'oiter Now. i think we can
leave it thai way and we will make
tie minimum price of $15,000, and
? mi of that you can get $5,000, and
Sims can Ket $5.000 and tin i.st ?f
it ;ni mo to the governor,
Mr. Nil hois Thai i- right,
Mr. Nm bid' It Is JuhI is you * ay.
the otil) hook up m I he thing I am
iifraid o| i- t li it l "le i -.? might not
want to t ik. any action hefoi< the
elc< lion,
Mr, I' 'i i? i lb i? >rc Hie cb n'.'
\l i \b hob \ i f*. I know lind how
le I., i IoW a I'll ; ue i n. I I K i! ? v\
iv h t i can do it loa Kl l rhtnk I
,1., in, mill thins 11 lb i It ? ' ?
\u \ h
s ?mewhere ?-i.se.
Mr. Porter: IVhat l was going to
gay, you know him better than I <io,
but that proposition Is <<\u\i to him;
as far ts that :.- ? oncerned. 1 don't
want anything for n ?thing.
Mr. Nichols: Oh, certainly, l
know you don't, l knoa a/hat Blease
i-. he isn't going t- do anything; that
will let them get it out on him, be>
cause they vvou'.d give him hell. Now,
) :?i - Blease with this propo
e t,. n - I'm going t'> put up the mon?
ey t Spartanburg, I ut it's my mon
you have got B right t" make a
donation if you want to; of course,
ev? rybody knows in politics you have
got to spend money.
And, now. with reference to the dif?
ficulties of the average layman in
'digging OUt" the salient points of the
estimony against Bleaaa: it only
needs to he .-aid, that there is. per?
haps, no governor of any State, any?
where?and has never been since re?
construction days?against Whom so
much damaging evidence could he
brought even by his enemies; cer?
tainly, not one whose friends and as?
sociates hold him so low in their esti?
mation as:
<lj To admit that he attempted
to raise and use a $25,000 c>rription
fand in?the State senate while, him?
self, a member of that body;
t 2) To admit that he not only
authorized but demanded a "tribute"
of about $3,500 per month, less the
cost of collection, from the "blind
tigers" of a city within his State;
< '?'<) To admit that he wouli ac?
cept $5.000 as his part of a $15,0JO
bribe for granting a pardon to 'the
worst criminal in the penitentiary" of
his state.
Mind you, The Chronicle is not un
deitaking to say all of these things:
are sc?, hut that this is the estimate
placed upon the present governor of
South Carolina by his own friends: and
present or former associates.
Then, as to the point?which is,
perhaps, well taken?that, so far, a
'court house case" has not been made
ut against Blease: It should be
borne in mind that th s was not, nec?
essarily, the purpose of the investiga?
tion; the real purpose merely to bring
out all available evidence; and also,
that "strict procedure" could not be
h?d in an inquiry of this nature. Nec?
essarily, the investigation; the real
purpose being to bring this, also,
must be borne in mind: (1) That Mr.
Briggs Wilson's charges against
Blease are fully vouched for by the
affidavit of Smith D. Pickett. a per?
fectly reputable witness and well
known citizen of Georgia, and that
Mr. Wilson, himself, will not deny the
charges if put upon the stand; (2)
That StOthart'S statements as to
"graft" collected in Charleston will be
testified to by the men in whose pret?
ence he made them, by the president
of the Charleston brewery and by
numerous Charleston "blind tiger"
keepers who were compelled to pay
graft' 'to somebody for protection,
notably Hasselmeyer, who related the
whole matter to one of Burns' de
tecttvea; and it may. even yet. be
"dragged out" of Bottille, the Char?
leston "Mind tiger kint;." who here?
tofore, however, has taken refuge be?
hind the plea that, by testifying, he
would incriminate himself:' c3)
That the testimony of Sam Nichols,
while merely "corroborative"?be?
cause the -o. k. letter" that they lung;
,?i for never cam<?>t Is thought be
cauae too much publicity had "Hush?
ed the covey"?la admissible, under
the laws of South Carolina, and is
'competent" because it was taken by
the "dictagraph." with reputable sten?
ographers at the other end of it?
one of them a former chief clerk to
Postmaster General Hitchcock?and
the courts have already ruled and
passed favorably upon the admlesibil
ity of "dictagraph" testimony. The
purport of Nichols' "dictagraph"
testimony being to show that he
'knew his governor," knew what would
move him and knew that, for $.'.?0?>,
he would have no trouble in securing
a pardon for the worst criminal in
the South Carolina penitentiary"?
' a t ler I he election."
l.ook at it as you please, therefore,
the record Is an astounding one. it is
a startling one. and it reveals a **>n
vlctlon which can but be humiliating
to the proud people of our sister
State.
him b\ll \ r \ l \\ ORLEANS.
Neu Orleans, July i-V The Urs
bale >'t the new crop of cotton to i>?
received lo te came itr this mornim
and w i- auctioned off at li o'cloct
;?, Varieties Alley, outside of the Col
ton hange It was bought b
l?r< title x ? o. for 's . ? nts a pound*
I l!i. ' ,:. w. Igtlcd .''I- pounds an
1 \? classed s sti lei middling. It w i