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WYLIE TELLS OF MIFT. FORMER DISPENSARY DIRECTOR SAYS HE MADE $28,000. Made Full Confession on the Witness Stand as to His Dealings With Farnum. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 23.?Testifying that he had, as member of the State dispensary board, voted for purchases from those houses which offered and paid rebates, Joseph B. Wylie, of Chester, former member of the board, to-day made a clean cut confession, giving not only the details of the transactions in which he re ceivea commissions irom ratuuui, now on trial, but also the whole scheme of commissions which are said to have been agreed on should be paid on purchases by the board. Mr. Wylie stood a grueling crossexamination at the hands of Col. P. H. Nelson without flinching and without deviating in any way from the story told in his direct testimony. He declared that before his election ' 4 to the board in 1906, Farnum had ap1 proached him and said Wylie could make a good deal on the side if elected, and that Farnum had contributed $500 to his campaign expenses. He declared that there was later made an arrangement between Farnum and himself by which payments were made through, drafts payable to Henry Samuels, how mayor of Chester, who cashed the drafts and turned the proceeds over to Wylie. He would merely get Samuels to get the money for him on an order and he knew Samuels would get it. Samuels himself represented liquor houses in one way or another, so it! was said. Mr. Wylie said that in 11 months service on the board he had made i over $28,000 in this way. When he went on the board he was worth si 5.000 to $20,000. he could not say how much he is worth now, as he had spent a good deal of the money made through the dispensary. As to the motive for his confes-1 sion, his attorney, Mr. Paul Hemp- j hill; of Chester, had assured him that if he would tell the truth, he would not be prosecuted, but he had not been promised any immunity from ;civil suit to recover the money for the State. He had not intended to give back any of the rebates. Mr. Wylie said that Attorney General Lyon* during the last summer, .had come Chester and met him in : . Mr. Hemphill's office and that be had answered all questions asked by Mr. Lyon and his statement was taken * down in writing. This statement, Mr. Abney held in hand during the cross-examination of I the witness. Farnum Goes Free. Columbia, Sept. 25.?James S. Farnum, charged with bribery in connection with the dispensary graft, walked from the Richland County Court House this afternoon a free man, the jury after six hours deliberation, having returned a verdict of "not guilty." He is charged in several other indictments, but unless he is tried along with the others on a p . charge of conspiracy his case will not come up at this term of court. Thus has ended one of the most brilliant legal combats in the history of jurisprudence in South Carolina. Of significance is the effect also , that the State has not made good on \ . the first of the alleged dispensary f graft cases that was awaited with so much interest. The jury took only one ballot and stood at first 11 for acquittal and one for conviction according to the statement of one of | . the jurors. The losing of the first case will not deter the State from pushing the the charges against the others that are indicted, according to an intimation by Attorney General Lyon. The next graft case begins Wednes% day when former dispensary director John Black will be tried for accept -, ing a bribe. The Road to Success has many obstructions, but none so desperate as poor health. Success today demands health, but Electric fitters is the greatest health builder the world has ever known. It r~ compels perfect action of stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, purifies and enriches the blood, and tones and invigorates the whole system. Vigorous body and keen brain follow their use. You can't afford to slight Electric Bitters it weak rundown or sickly. Only 50c. Guaranteed by Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. Commissioners Visit Walterboro. Walterboro, Sept. 22.?Considerable interest attached to a visit of the dispensary winding-up commission here to-day. Those present were: W. J. Murray, chairman; Avery Patton, J. J. McSwain and J. N. Wood of the commission and Louis W. Haskell, Esq., attorney, with the commission. They arrived on the morning train and spent the day at the Colleton Banking compan * presumably making some investigations in connection with their official duties. Dr. Murray declined to give out anything for publication. They left on the afternoon train. State Auditor W. B. West was also in town, but his visit had no connection with that of the winding up commission. Burnett Incarcerated. Aiken, Sept. 22.?W. Mason Burnett arrived in Aiken late yesterday afternoon in charge of constable Pierce Howard, of Graniteville. Young Burnett was commercial bookkeeper for the Bank of Graniteville, and when the accounts of that institution were found short he was charged with misappropriating about $7,800 of the bank's funds. He was arrested in Chattanooga Monday. He was lodged in the Aiken jail. The young man is only 18 years of age. Since he has got into trouble ,many stories heretofore unknown are now being told of extravagancies, many of which doubtless have no foundation. HELD FOR JONE'S DEATH. Walter and W. W. Delong, Father and Son, Charged With Murder. Aiken. Sept. 22.?Coroner Johnson returned last night from Bath, where he held an inquest yesterday afternoon over the body of Forrest Jones, who was shot and killed there by either Walter or W. W. Delong, both of whom are in jail, charged jointly with the murder. The verdict of the jury was that Jones came to his death from wounds inflicted by a fence picket and a pistol in the hands of W. W. and Walter Delong, father and son. The gist of the evidence follows: W. W. Delong came to the home of Mrs. Hutson, who conducted a night school, where Walter Delong was at school. Before the elder Delong went into Mrs. Hutson's house he had a conversation with Jones, during which he pulled out his pistol, saying .Look here, ana waikea into tne house, but did not seem to be mad. This made Jones mad, and after Delong went into the house he said he would wait outside and whip him when he came out. Frank Redd told Delong from a window what Jones said, and warned him that he would have trouble with him, and told him to go out the back gate. After school Delong and his son went out the back gate, when Jones came along the side of the yard fence around the house, and when they were walking away threw a brick at them, The son warned Jones not to throw at his father, at which Jones cursed him. Delong turned, picked up a board and struck Jones over the fence on the head, and witnesses testified that the shot was fired at almost the same time. Jones stooped before being shot, as if to get another rock, but no rock or other weapon was seen after the shooting. One witness testified the flash came from the elder man, while the circumstances seemed to point to young Delong as doing the shooting, though the elder says he did it, and gave up to an officer, surrendering the pistol, a pair of knucks and a large knife. A coversation between other parties and Jones seemed to indicate that a previous trouble came about because Delong accused Jones of ruining his daughter, which Jones denied. Forrest Jones is a brother of Paul Jones, who was cut to death by another white man within 500 yards of the same place just six weeks pre vious to this affair. His slayer is also in jail. BOY BITTEN^BY DOG. Feared Animal Has Rabies?Head Sent to Dr. Coward. Orangeburg, Sept. 24.?The little 6-year-old boy of Mr. J. B. Robinson, a well known farmer who resides near Jamison in this county, was badly bitten on last Tuesday by a pet dog of the family. The animal was a young dog and always appeared playful and never fierce or snappy. However, the little boy, with some others, was playing last Tuesday in a room in the home when the dog, which had been lying quiet on the floor, suddenly sprang to his feet, biting the child on the upper lip. The children all screamed and a servant rushed in and grabbed the dog, securely tying him. When Mr. Robinson returned home from his field he went up to the dog, and though the animal seemed glad to see him at first, he made a plunge at Mr. Robinson's leg as soon as he was released from the chain and tried to bite, but he succeeded only in getting his teeth through his master's clothing. A local doctor was consulted and he advised Mr. Robinson to have the dog killed and send the head to Dr. Coward in Columbia. This was done yesterday and the little boy was also sent up for an examination by Dr. Coward. Mr. Robinson says that a strange dog came to his place about three weeks ago and had a fight with the puppy that is now feared to be mad. The strange dog was never seen again. ueiivermg. Some of the people who sold cotton last summer for delivery this fall, at prices ranging from 10 to 11 cents, are not so anxious now to deliver it. | A number of merchants in Bamberg were asked by planters to sell cotton for future delivery, and now the merchants are having some trouble to get the cotton delivered on these contracts. A few days ago a merchant in town bought a bale of cotton from a negro who had sold him some cotton during the summer for delivery this fall, and the merchant suggested that he had better let this bale go on the contract. The negro's reply was: "Boss, I 'clare I ain't picked that contract bale yet." Another merchant bought some cotton from a farmer with whom he had a contract, and the farmer wanted the market price and the merchant wanted it to go on the contract. The buying was done at the cotton platform, and when the farmer went to the store to settle with the book-keeper, he was paid at the rate of 11 cents a pound, his contract price. He had to accept the contract price, but he told the book-keeper that he still owed the merchant three bales more on contract, but he'd never get them. And so it goes. It is evidently a very hard matter to enforce contracts when cotton is selling an nmirh nhnvA the mntrnrt nriee. ' ? r ? Gone to Rest. The Times and Democrat learned by telephone that Mrs. J. T. Antley, wife of Mr. J. T. Antley, passed away at her home near Cope last Friday morning at eleven o'clock. Mrs. Antley had reached a ripe old age and leaves her husband and several children to mourn her death. She was an excellent lady and her death will be regretted by a large circle of relatives and friends. The funeral took place at Canaan church last Saturday.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. * I Excursi New York, N. Y., and Account of the Hudson-Fulto way announces very low round York, N. Y., tickets to be sold S limited good to return up to and night of October 10th, 1909. Stopovers will be allowed at 1 delphia. Round trip rates from princi] Abbeville $24.70 Aiken 26.05 Anderson 25.00 Batesburg 24.85 Blacksburg 22.00 m--i ill- OK A K oiacKviiie B Branchville 26.05 I Camden 22.95 I Chester 22.00 I Colombia 23.95 I Gaffney 22.30 H For further information, ratei ticket agents or address, I J. L. MEEK, I Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., . B Atlanta, Ga. WE TIL Machiner .1 OF BAMBERG AND ADJO More than Lit which has been given to as April 1st, 1909. If we h customer we have not hea have had nothing but gooc ders." To those who have cordial invitation, and refe host of good friends we hav SQUARE DEALING. DENMARK MACHINE W( * u Safe as t BANK OF DENMARK Did you ever stop to think tl majority of the rich people of tl habits of SAVING? After they they did not squander it, nor 1< DOLLAR and made it WORK f< Our SAVINGS DEPARTMEN BY SAVING and by keeping e\ earning more dollars, YOU CAN SELF. | > WE PAY FOUR PER CENT POSITS! Interest computed qui begin. Safety, Service and Pre I tomers. HAND CUT IN GIN. Young Bradley Smoak Badly Hurt at Branchville. Branchville, Sept. 23.?Yesterday about noon at the gin house of Mr. Andrew Smoak, who lives in the country about eight miles from here, Bradley Smoak, a son of Ben Smoak, got his right hand caught in the saws of the gin while the gin was running and the hand and arm were 5*% o o monnor Tf CDOTT)a Qa LUV in a 1 1I/1U UACAJAJAWA AW UVVU4U wv if the young man was taking the motes out of the gins at the time that his hand was caught and had it not been for the fact that the steam engine had been shut off and thereby caused the gin to stop at the time, the young man no doubt would have been mangled to death. The father happened to be near and immediately caught the boy's arm and corded it and kept the wound from bleeding profusely. Mr. Smoak at once telephoned to Branchville for Dr. J. A. Parker, who hurried to Mr. Smoak's and attended the wounded boy. Dr. Parker does not think it will be necessary to amputate the young man's arm and thinks that the wound will heal in the course of time. A Hurry Up Call. Quick! Mr. Druggist?quick!? a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve? here's a quarter?for the love of Moses, hurry! Baby's burned himself, terribly?Johnnie cut his foot with the axe?Mamie's scalded?Pa can't walk from piles?Billie has boils?and my corns ache. She got it and soon cured all the family. Its the greatest healer on earth. Sold by Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. Indicts Holleman. Anderson, Sept. 22.?In its presentment handed to Judge Aldrich this afternoon the grand jury presented J. T. Holleman, former cashier of the Bank of Anderson, for breach of trust with fraudulent intent, and furnished the names of the officials of the bank as witnesses to prove the charge. It also presented E. B. Rice, Jr., for violating the act prohibiting the business commonly known as a buck rru ? ^6 iv A ei suup. 1 Lit: uaiiiea ul tut; uiuuers of the Bank of Anderson are furnished as witnesses to prove the charge. The grand jury also recommended that the books of the county officers be audited and that the county commissioners purchase an automobile for the supervisor. Judge Aldrich has directed Magistrate B. F. Wilson to prepare the warrants for Holleman and Rice as recommended. * Dn Rates ro Return via Southern Ry. n Celebration the Southern Railtrip rates from all points to New ieptember 23rd to 30th, inclusive, including but not later than midWashington, Baltimore and Philapal points as follows: Greenville $23.80 Greenwood 24.25 Lancaster 21.85 Newberry 23.95 Orangeburg 25.45 Prosperity 23.95 Rock Hill 21.40 Spartanburg 22.90 Qnmtop 23.OK Union * . . . . 22.90 I Yorkville 21.85 I 5, etc., apply to Southern Railway J. C. LUSK, I Division Pass. Agt., I Charleston, 8. C. M INK THE y Owners INING COUNTIES FOR THE feral Patronage since we opened our shop ave failed to please a single rd of it. On the contrary we I words and "repeat ornot tried us, we extend a r them (if necessary) to the e made by GOOD WORK and Yours truly, )RKS^^^DEN?A8ti^J he Safest" , : : Denmark, S. C. ! iat the substantial wealth of the tie world has come through strict had worked hard for a DOLLAR et it lie idle. They KEPT THE >r them. .. T offers YOU this opportunity, rery dollar you save AT, WORK, SECURE WEALTH FOR YOUR? INTEREST ON SAVINGS DEirterly. October is the month to >tection is the pride of our cusJ TABLES TURNED IN COURT ROQM Woman is Declared Guiltless and Her Prosecutor is Arrested. Anderson, Sept. 23.?Something of a stir was created in the Court of General Sessions here when Solicitor P. A. Bonham asked the jury to return a verdict of not guilty in the case of Fannie Massey and Drew Hayes, charged with living together unlawfully, and the prosecutor in the case, W. L. Massey, was placed under arreet by Sheriff W. B. King and conducted from the witness chair to the jail a prisoner. The warrant for Massey's arrest was sent here from Elberton, Ga., and charges him with disposing of property under a mortgage. All of the parties are white. The woman acted as her own attorney and put her husband through a rigid cross-examination at the trial, bringing out evidence tending to show that Massey had brought another woman to their home in Georgia, keeping her under the same roof with his wife; that they quarrelled over the matter, and Massey finally brought his wife to this side of the river and left her. Mrs. Massey denlaroo a Via a nnl io/! In Ugvoa TxrVlrt V/iai kJHV UJ^|/A1VU VV lives in this county, and hired to him as housekeeper, cook and washerwoman, because she had nowhere else to go. The sympathies of those in the Court room were with the woman, and the action of the solicitor in asking for the verdict of not guilty, as well as the placing of Massey under arrest, seemed to meet with the approval of all who had heard the case. Various Forms of Dying. A crank came running into the office and said that a man swallowed d two foot rule and died by inches. The editor started out at once to learn further particulars of the death and, meeting Dr. Martin, told him about the case. He said that was nothing; that he had a patient once who swallowed a thermometer and died by degrees. A couple of bystanders just then chipped in. One of them said it reminded him of a fellow in Kansas who swallowed a pistol and went off easy. The other one said he had a friend who took a quart of applejack and died in good spirits.?Exchange. Go With a Rush. The demand for that wonderful stomach, liver and kidney cure, Dr. King's New Life Pills?is as tounding. 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