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tion. i
Further Stirring of the Mire in )
Spartanburg. '
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Special|to The Record. 1
Spartanburg, Aug, it.?C. O. '
Smith, who had figured promi- 1
ncntly in the dispensary investiga- '
tion so far, in the testimony of 1
other witnesses, was put on the '
stand for the first ti n today. '
Smith has been in Hendejsonville
but came down today.
There,were two sensational in- 1
rlrlpnfc in l%2o * " -* II? <
v.-vm.j inn itniiiimiiy. nc
testified that he had found J II J
Morris, who had testified against
Smith, in a house of ill fame '
drunk,
"You are a liar," said Morris,
who was in the room and arose
from his seat promptly.
You're another," retorted
Smith, and the chairman rapped
for order and finally obtained it.
The other sensational incident
was the admission of Smith that 1
he had offered $i;oo to Wall, another
member of the board, to
support Thackston for election as
beer dispenser Wall wasn't in
the court room, but an affidavit
read by Mr. Lyon said practically
the same thing, although it did
not mention Smith's name.
Smith also, under the examination
of Mr. Lyon, said that while
he had made mistakes he had
* tried to enforce the law and de'nied
that he had received any
money from Toland. He admitted
accepting a watch from Toland,
however, aftet an electicon.
Toland was a former beer dispenser.
L. Reibling, a beer dispenser,
was put up and admitted that he i
had contributed money toward
purchasing space in The Journal,
although he did not say how
much.
Gill Harnett, once a dispensary
clerk, testified that he had seen
labels for bottles around the dispensary,
but he had never seen
labels changed on bottles.
Friday's Proceedings.
August Kohn, in the News and
Courier, thus summarizes the
proceedings of the dispensary investigating
committee Thursday:
First of all, Mr. Toland, a
former dispenser, with apparent
reticence but candor, told of his
actual payment of $275 and a
gold watch to secure a dispensary
job. Toland testified that, as instructed,
he gave the money to (
Dispenser Iluscmann, who was to
act as the intermediary. He
gave the money to Husemann to
give to Smith, who was chairman
of the county board, as advised,
and to this he stuck. Me had
given an affidavit that he had not 1
given Smith any money for an
office, and he urged that this was
technically correct, as the money
had been given to Huseman to
give to Smith and Smith did get
it from Husemann. The watch
was a direct gift.
Second?Toland said that lie
bid^as high as $450 for a beer dispensary,
but he did not get the
position for his candidate.
Third?Mr. 13. M. Miles developed
into an unexpected witness.
He went on the stand to clear his
record, which is entirely good,
and to refute certain charges
? Throe h>ts with dwellings
alwo vacant lot on Elm Street for
salo Apply to T. 8. Carter Agent,
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ion. It was while on the stand
ic threw some sidelights On the \
dispensary management of ten j
^ears ago. For instance he said I
that he voluntaiily quit the board I
af control, to which lie had been <
twice unanimously elected, b:*- ;
:ausc the general impression was
that it was not an honest place, <
and for fear that some people .
might suspect him of dishonest) <
lie thought it best to quit. < >f 1
uiie thing Mr. Miles was positive,
and that lie willingly testified and h
that was that some one in the ' '
dispensary in his dav and time .
supplied liquor to blind t?g-rs
and he doubted very much it the 1
money for it ever went to 'hestate.
Me thought that the 1
board was all right, but he said
that in his day and time on the i
board the outside influences were
had, and that orders were worked i
for by outsiders, but he was free ! 1
to say that things were not to is j <
liking in the dispensary itsolr. <1 !
he quit and came home to be j1
elected county supervisor, v.hic'a'
office he now holds.
Third?There was another scene |
between Messrs. Christenscn and j
Lyon and Mr. Blease. In connection
with Mr. Toland's test mony,
it was developed that Mr. To land
has sworn that Mr. Blease, a
member of the investigating committee,
had told him that the
committee was just going aiocnd
smoothing matters over and up
holding the dispensary law* That
Mr. Bleasc had asked him why in
the dickens he (Toland) had not
gone off and had nothing to say
about the matter. That he had i
told Toland that he was not obiig- ed
to testifiy, and that the gen
eral tendency of the investigating (
committee was to smooth matters ,
over and uphold the dispensary. |
Mr. Blease reiterated that he
had done nothing to interfere with
he work of the committee, that
he is doing all he can to help it
along and that he has never offered
advice or money to impede
the work of the committee, lie
asked the people whether they
would believe Mr. Toland or
himself on the issue involved.
Fourth?Jesse Mahaffey, the
the member of the house, who is
quoted as having said that II. II.
Evans gave him all the whiskey
he wanted and stuffed $20 bills in
his pocket while he (Evans) was a
candidate for re-election on the
board, utterly denied any and all
such charges. He insisted that
Mr. Evans was generous and
openhcarted, but he has not given
him whiskey nor had he given him
any money in one way or another,
and the report must have started
from a joke, because he made no
such statements seriously.
Fifth?That Jeff Dun woody is
credited with telling Toland that
uc was paid ^100 lor writing a i
letter to Mr. H. II. Kvans for one 1
of the representatives of Bluthcrhalt
and Bickart. 1
Sixtli?That mcmbeis of the
county board of control made a I
habit of borrowing money from (
dispensers and of not returning 1
the money. '
Seventh?That the members of 1
the board of control would get all 1
the free liquor they wanted, and '
that they had a practice of suggesting
that they would like certain 1
presents and of getting them in
the end, from a "jinnie" to a I
shotgun. i
Eighth?That one of the Lan- !
ford family held the position of
bottle buyer and drayagc manager
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same time <
Ninth--That Mr Cathcart \v-v ''
another of the lllackwood type of \
boosters for the county board, in j
that he was induced to tile appli- >
cation simply to force the market \
oi icu ol jobs up.
lentil?That two clerks in one t
bf the dispensaries here kept tab :
anil found that the chief dispenser I
consumed more than $30 worth (
liquor a month. 1
Heventh?Thai one of the I
rlesks when he left the dispensary t
was presented with champagne t
as an evidence of g od will. f
1 wclth- That a trip seems to .
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u.ivf _oii.cn nc:ri- anu tnat in con- (
u 11: i.eo the dispensers mad? way j
Willi such papers as they clicl not fc
want to j^et into the hands of tlie t
nvcstqjating committee.
Thirteenth?That Mr. Jlusemnnn
vent to Columbia with a ,
letter of authority, a sort of ere* \
dential si?;ned by ^e dispensers .
here, whir! lie was to use in his
crown. for funds for the fight).
io.hu*4 prohibition in this coiuAv, |,
and to use for the Journal cam j.
paigo.
Fourteenth?That the c'\arjjc
that Supervisor Miles it cd dispensary
liquor, samples, in his cam- ,
pniqn. f<-!l rather tint.
Fifteenth?That beer was usee'J,
here for election purposes and j j
ih.vt a qenei i' hill was sent M. U.
Kvans for the beer because there' s
was an intimation that the beer
would be paid for.
,
THURSDAY'S PROC gKDJNUS*
Thi? is what >he evidence tries 1
t , or duos', show, and not tnv ob- i
ioiviitions:
First ha' tin p itioi > n- 1
icc'ed with the didpcuHJit j h.;o i
weto bartered and sold for money, t
borrowed money on endorBomci ui
beeond ? 1'hat even $50 cle '
ihipH wore bartered, and II !. 1
Funningham was paid ff>0 cash ?v )
the chairman of the county board 1
to withdraw his application for a *
tderknhip I
Third ?That the then chairman 1
:>f tho county board of control 11
jold liquor and traveled from *
town to town, and that ho sold
iquor by telling dispensers ho *
would huvo tiicm removed b> a '
friend on the state bonid ii< \ ' *
'id not p?it roni/.o him. >
1
1" on11 li - I u?'t dm uyv the sej-siot, ' '
?f the legislature satchels toll ot
liquor wore taken from tho renins '
;i
r>f candidates for membership ot I
the board by Mr. Mahatfey, h i
member of the house. 1
Fifth --That all dispensers here '
have received ease upon caso of ii
complimentary liquor from houses 1
sell in cr to the dispensary, and that
most often these complimentary
liquors have been put on the shelf, '
and tho'liquor sold for personal
njain, without accounting to the I1
state or count >. i?
Sixth ?That the Mallard Comp-I'
iiny, K'wbland Distillerv, and 11
i
Uluthcnthal & Bicknrt made a >
practice until recently of packing
>no or two extra bottles of liquor >
in each case, and these eases were :
wmplimentniy to the dispenser; ;
that they wero sold as regular
stock goods and no account made
1 1
>1 mien sine to tho state or county,
l>n* Ibis wits to the train of the
dispenser.
Seventh?'that. in Addition to \
gratuitous liquor, tho dispenser* (
received freo unbrellas, smoking ]
sots, fountain pens, match boxes
wines, and even suits of clothos. |
Kight -That at least one diapon- I
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v,imi};cii WHO 100 OlUMt O
~d changing tho luhols of liquor l>
ind soling us two X goods Unit 11
which was sent him us ono X tl
goods, nn<l that thin sumo dispen- si
?er 1ms accumulated thousands
within his few years of service. n
Ninth?It was developed that tl
no Uti'hland Distilling Company, ti
md lllnthcnthul Ar Ihckurt have o'
ecu paying 25 cents for empty is
aisos which originally contained w
heir goods. This is supposed to
uivo been a method of boosting hi
lie sales. Ono witness testified r, hi
hat Hock Castle cases were paid I g
or at 25 cents each, iviihmii tw.i~ i
los, ami that they wore not return- tl
ni. it was shown that thoso cmp- ir
ies, other than those sold to tho <1
,hopping lu,uses, worn sold locally
o dnii? houses for not more than tl
> cents and often for loss. c<
Tenth--That dispensers have c<
vrilten to liquor houses for gratu- tl
tons liq tor to helpIhomtnako up 01
ihortagcf-. n
Mh venth?That empty eases e<
vei i un iu the stock account and d
vc, . counted as stock on hand, q
when they were entirely empty iTwc'.fth?That
two members of o
he county hoard of control signed tl
.cit ifticatcs that they had actually
witnessed the checking of stocks tl
n dhpensaries, signed and ap- o
Moved tlic expense accounts and d
?i oak age accounts, and left them ii
with dispell-'ere to use as they n
law (it Several of these cert ill- t(
:atcs on which the dispensers ll
were to make up their accounts h
were exhibited, signed in blank, d
;; ith ofh cial approval to stock facing
expense and tho like, that (>
were to happen months ahead.
Th rtconth?That in Spartan- h
nirg Mr. I', luck wood, in purtic- n
liar, was used as a bullet to hull C
lie market. Ho was promised p
imo and again a position and hi
iskc.d to file an application, and ai
u: now thinks this was done sim ni
?ly to get tho other fellow to ti
aise his price to tho county board
wo of the members tolling him ni
ilainly that it was a matter of ;t
lollars and cents to get tho office, tl
ind after they got tho office that n;
hey could easily take it back. tl
Mourtoonth?That one of tho tr
itar witnes8cs who is now absent, cl
old Mr. Itlease, a member of the a
:otninisslon, that for $100 ho g<
voulil not t?e a witnoss, having tc
reviously made a statement to i<l
o the Chrivtenson-Lyon commit- hi
CC. dl
Fifteenth?That the dispensary 111
s soiling fives, which means short ll!
neasures. Fives in quarts moans ^
hat five quart bottles aro sohl for P
i gallon, when the cosnumor 'll
thinks ho is buying a full quart. ^
W itnessos testified that Hunter,
o
Tlirao Feathers, Old Dixie, Han- k
ais and other brands were fives. ?.
Sixteenth?That until recently p
request books have not been us- n
sd. Tlie plea indefenco of the non- n
iiso heing that the dispensaries *
liavo gotten the books and have 11
iot had time to till them up.
Seventeenth?That the dispell- h
<ors have hcon advised to charge o
ill breakage to the county, and ''
hit the countv InuAu tmn.
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>i*i tit account all breakage, and it jj
s i-ot divided between state and >
olnty. 1
Eighteenth?That Dispenser ?
, I ;?sem is allcgod to have said that
ne mid as much as six hundred
iollara for a voto and did not get
it. 1
Nineteenth?That Charles O.
Smith was reappointed on tho
board npon the recommendation
.W
f tuo delegation, alt'iou ;'i ' l ad
con tirought to the atl? , d
ic*nhereof tin* delegation - .t . '
iAt |ie \iuis usking mono, j"??i p,?.
lions.
Twentieth?That the appninticnt
of the present members of
le county board was held up on
1 after the Morris elect ion woo
vor The commission had been
isued lcng hel'oio tin' < ec i
as over
Twenty-lust?That !:?{ i .i *
nve been coming to ih
irios to urge tlic pusl.i.
ooils.
Twenty-second?That <_' ? !.
l.d. were not. ordered, hei ' u
itrodoctofN, we* oshipp 1 t ' i
isnon*arien
I
rwcuty-third --That the lie npof
ic decision ?>f tin* stale supreme*
ourt aw to the force end ell'oet of
oncurrent resolution, m,
to commit t* e i - wot! o
mbarrasing and ;.?:pti
08808 getting Co !<1 i> v,
ammittoo is : i nr? it /?! . ,
ispo^cd to rv.i'u. * t
U08tUttt", m?l 1 ..a "
i clouded and i t <'
1' tlio mi set tied c'u i. .
to status of tlio law.
Twenty fourth ?Th it
io most import m
on Id not he f ?nnd in ;!
ay. Warrants have been !
) '.the hands of the sir
jonlcitnnc 'it t o
> lie present toin?.! > >
icy not appeal stale o) t n
and from them l>ui t 11 ? ienoe
is desired.
Twenty-fifth.? Mi. Co!- \\ eve
rew quite mad today abort wind
e thought wevo veileeli >:* on
mi and made a p
lent, and insisted '
hristonscn an i L . <
olttieal enemies and Aero
im politically, and in- .
ly ouewho auggoftod th. l.c liad
ot done his fuil duty wa i |
ful liar.
Twenty-sixth ?That the comlittcc
is getting prctt) n< . i !y an
cmi/cd list of the contii'e u.'ms n>
ic fund for the Spartanburg lour
al. today it was shown that
ic local dispensers ea hconibuted
$25, a n d tb it the
crks gave $5. Mr. Muscnian.
beer dispenser, is said to haw
one to Columbia to secure aid
> this newspaper fund "1 c I
Icnce tod *y indicated lit.it .}' > .
is been raised. One ut tlie
ispensers here insists
lade a contract to use ih ,>
i regular advertising spa*.. , m 1
tat he had articles written 1 i
ublication in this spa < 1*1
rrangcnicn Iwas foi . nn a
ay.
ICKENING SIIIVERI N i i! '1I'S
f Auguo and Malaria, can he reeved
and cured with E'eetir
litters. This is :i pure,
lodicine; nf ospec'.a! ! ...
tularin, fur it exerts a ti o cr .
ivo intluencc on the uisea dr.
rig it entirely out of the
t is much to be pi efo: re.!
ne, having none < ' t'
ad aftC!r-i>tVeel h i
f 1 lonrietta, 'lex., writes:
rother was very low with ma
1 fever and jaundice, till I.e. 1 . '
jloctric Hitters, which sated 1
fo. At Crawford Hn?s. j -
lackey <Nc Co. and Knnd' vi'in
'hnrmncv drug store*: jn e 5'.\
uaranteod.
CASTOR i A
For Infants and Children
rhe Kind Ycu Hava Always
Pears the /J? ""
Signature of UwvVJf j-Ci/cA.t'ld
News Oi Tie Si;.
Specials 'o I i." >
How is il in Charleston?
Charleston, Aug. I _\?Much
interest i being; taken in Charleston
in the investigation of the
I Spartanburg dispensary am! Ill re
is some vp culat. n as to the affairs
in Charles >a c:.i " . . hi are
locate d the larrj t nurh! . o. )i 11
. . n. ,,ry < lii 'a! is
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v a;; i i : . ..e a : a a
I drop in the 1 I to { n 1
j ii??n^ pi e\ .lit; n- i a v "a v. ' i
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.\. Diowuiii ; ;o lived a iu<' ago
over the long, distance telephone
Friday night at S o'clock stating
i i.r younger*. s??p, J-tra , had lv a
1 accidetl .
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in '.lie ilour, .1 1 a.Hi rouii of Lli/a
Henderson, in. r neighbor, and
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trom the elfccls of which Joe ITen1
dcr?on, Llizas bus! ir.d, 7ack
| Jones Lli/a Henderson and two
. came vei\ near dy.
V -.in i y. . r eating
r . !: ! ,m prepared
. in he >c d ingredients
i >a! . . .1 'i * !>oi-" ni.
j 1? m! cfa; i\ Ian
I on i at !>' n;\
; Ko : 111" Aug t i. ? I
of a white man, a ; d >u! bo
yearn, was 1 und l. ingbe.icle the
railway track ncs 'ii * Man Miestei
mills earl>" thi morning. The
head was resting- on a crosstie.
There were no marks to show
f.?nl play or that he had been struck
by a train. Last night a man
lanswcroni.m the de^. t iption of the
one : und b\i 1 : !l r shelter
at i ho : in he u vi'ia ye. Lpj
o ' ei y. < "i ' > - '"in the di
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have fol'owe:l h* l v > r< : ii.v>,
tow art I' K o> i I > i.Act
The coroner vi ' :i : b ody
' this i?i'n a. ; .1: .. .? ; a.
c?u i to 1 v: bo duo > a.'Aural
causes. Nothing was found on
the body to denote its idenity
though it is thoupfhlth.it died ad
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