Had deciding vote on the license
question. Asked about reserving his
decision at July meeting 4 or 5 hours,
said he did so because Mr. Pittman
said if license were required no drug
gists could sell liquor. Wanted to
investigate and proposed to Hough
talmg to postpone. When matter
came up he declined to vote to get all
the "skirts clear" obtain all the evi
dence to see whether druggists would
sell or not. Did not ffo it to get a
bribe. Asked if he did not say in 1)
11. liill s oil ice, oerore ne had given
his decision, (no time stated) in the
presence of certain persons that "the
longest pole got the persimmon,
admitted that lie did out said so in a
j icular way. Gill said by all means
he (Moss) was doing wrong, (not to
issue license), that it would ruin his
politics. Defendant said whenever his
politics run on that line he was done
whether Democrat, Populist fir Repub
lican. That his p isition on the ques
tion he thought was known that he
would vole for the dry ticket.
Never made it known that Whitten
attempted to bribe him. Asked it" he
ever had any conservation with W.
