Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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« ft a .•V MAh* mvt p/ud fcjr Moattdjr I^jr- -ft ®OBtft m protection money ! vm there. Btftek wm complalftittf * ^ § ^ * to ft member of thft'ftrm of tho hftTinp n rerr eerere he*d»cft«. J fWDCHb Ion Stock compftojr * whiskey corpor *** ,,er C® by e piece stifiiL—He-said that he w»ct to Bon Stohart and told him that 910 was too much and that ho was not ftftd not a coca cola’ Miller fM mo that something was wroas with Black. Ho said, ’’I’ll get Ho said: ’Ton go prepared.' t asked, 'What’s tho matter.’ Ho said, Trao, Bon Stohart la drank. Cfcaritatoa. 'Jane 19.—Testimony It show wholeealo graft In with tho Charleston rAle to pay it. Tho amonnt ho said j B,ac * 1 weat OD was reduced to 9T.S0. "DM yon pay Stohart any mon ey?” asked tho committee. “Tho . money was placed in Stohart's hand i bttt h# 1014 m * eomln « d0WB °* th# I placed it there myself," said tho 1 tr,,n ’ that h * ^ b ^“ witness. This was tho most direct by fOTeraor that if ho woald charge made before tho committee. l dlsIK>M of J0U » nd JohQ **«*•»» J. M. Strickland appeared at tho be wonld > a^d0,l . rftornoon session ar<l asked to e«-1 “ Ia thU the ««* y Blaek who was Plain that it was his brother men- | COOTlcted for «%^ r « |B tioned in the Miller affldarlt, and ■ “ aU * ri “ d P* rdoMd ^ ***' not himself. He told of operating a “* *™ sitnatlon was given before • w bi»key place netr Charleston and the legtslhtlvs InTeetlgatlon commit- ! char «««* that he had been paying wheh held two long working He,lr J r Doecher $10 a month to keep today and tonight. The the whl * k «> constables away. asked Mr. Brans. “Yes, sir." replied Crocker. The next witness was Herbert 8y- rr^use. He admitted very frankly that he was a blind tiger. He Brotnpt Attmttsm to AO WALTBKBORO. g. O. omoB 09 Op. A. J. And«Psoai DENTAL SURGEON Office Hours: **•■•• * p* • Ip. ».,Cp.m OPPOSITB Farm 'Phone 80x. WALTMBOBO. a o H. w. BLACK, ML Dental Stegeon. u Aj^terboro, g. a Associated with Dr. John H. Bak er in office next to Walterboro Drag* SMOAKS ’ SOUTH . W. hvn* complete foe at giLlSk |i BmM fmeci of the eommoaity nad wo offer owjigii il Wobmte pmM our loads of HORSE „ McCormick Owr iano of Forakaro, Cnokote, ioCc. is He testified the! for his broth-I* 8id he knew Ben 8toth ft rt V He Company. Usual Office Hours oemmltteo adjourned tonight to mee| . ' M ld th.t he had been prying 910 a Mtt In Angveta on July 9. when ers store, where whiskey. . whim. thn teatlmony of T. B. Felder, the wa8 BO,<1 ' he b ald various amour.’s ' . dealer to BPoteot him from Atlanta attorney will be taken i ,or Protection to .Dosrher, O’Neil, I k y dea,er * ,0 P rot ««t him from Atlanta auorney, win oe raaen. i / ’ the Charleston constables. John Ma» after meo of various national- , and J eS8 ^n. »H rr-td to be whiskey nmnrutor »h« Pninn ItlM appearing before the commit- wholesalers. He said that the con- Mllton ’ pro,rietor of the ln,on re ** Ities appearing neioreine commit- . taurr.nt, told the committee that tee at the different sessions open- 8ta bies, aner taking a couple of ly nod unblushingly admitted that bottles of cold beer would go right j they were "blind tigers” and tbe^ on ’’ they were violating the law. The Bchmonses gave testi of eollectlrg "protection mon y for more ,han one h °ur. was outlined by the v&rl- one witnesses. According to their PHONE 97X. a E. Du RANT. Civil Kugiarer aad iMd Surveyor OOTTAOEVILLE^S. C\ Prompt Atterdion gjvedail business he too was a blind tiger. He said j plats Made. ALL WORK GUARAN- jthat he had been paying $10 a morA TEED. , for immunity from the onslaughters j . of the constables. His hush mon- DR. JXO. H. HCtTKH, DENTIS11 ey he sr-id was paid to J. J. Miller. A. S. Kullnslry was the next wtt- Pnduccd a Clieck He told of paying grrft. He said, , . ^ .. _ „ , •t , . | ness produced by Mayor Grace. Kul- tber * ** * eyatem some- " . . R ai ’ * : insky is connected wiith a locel thing like the following in existence ! ^ . T t he beer bottling plant of which James la Charleston: The "blind tiger" , t^,ln • act,0,, took P lac * * n Stobart’s haya hla whiskey from the whole- 0,f ice.” Schmonses also produced e dealer and pays snms ranglDg check for 97.50 to show that he had the S. Farnum ia c large atockholder. He said thaw John Milton. QDe of his customers, came to him (ro. H to »1* . month lor tho P*'" th, protootto. mono, to — ,., kwl protM , lon wholesaler to protect him from the Mar * on Stock company*. James gtete whiskey constables. In sev-, Crocker, a former State constable, aral iastaaeee the alleged graft under Stohart end now city detec tive of Cbariestor-, was the next witness. He told of the rumors of aal£ that the whole- K raft la Charleaton. Crocker said had told them that the pro- ' that because he raided several w?.g- Uctloa faad was la turn to be , ona he was pot out of the way be- dellvered to the whiskey constable#. . commissioned to work at Barn- traced to well-known wholesale dealers, whose names were given. One of the appearing charg- | hy the Governor, od that they had paid thia pro- vragona raided, he said belonged to faction faad to J. Honry Dosher. | Sbnto Sottlle. Crocker said that lento Sottlle aad P. J. O'Neill, all Theodore Mt.ppns, a blind- tiger, told Mid to bo wetftkaown whiskey deal-1 that the graft money from jsrs of Charleston. Ever? effort was'Charleston was being divided be-, by tho committee to subpoena : f w«en Gov. Blease, Crocker and men, bat It wee found that Stothart. they bed left the city. This report | Crocker er-ld that while on a was made tonight to the committee vi*H to Columbia and Just before hej “ ” w t " by Ota sheriff of Charleston county, was ordered to go to Barnwell that committee decided to snmmoo A. W. Todd met him there t-nd tho throe man named end others to told him that he ahoald go on to !b Columbia at an early date. Barnwell for he would be able to of tho eommlttee tonight make much la that town. The tho opinion that the teetl- wKaeea here referred to the Miller of the three would famish the statemeat that Stothart had stated oaaMctlag link with all of the that Gov. Bleaa# had promised him testimony preaeated. The witnesses a pardor- to pat Miller oat of the weds put up by Mayor Grace to way for knowing too much about prove hie charge that graft had beta the Charleston lienor situation, traced practically) to the governor’s As to ‘■tat Promtoe. office. i "Do yon remember a conversa- Stothart and he said that he would see what he could do about It,' aald Kullnskyv. He said that he never made report to Mllton aad he did not know whether Stothart waa Jesting or not. Kolinsky deni ed that he had ever collected any money to be given to Stothart for protection. He said that he could not swear that there was a blind tiger in the city of Charleston. Mike Pharos, who admitted that he was e whiskey seller, said the*' he had paid 910 e month for pro- tectioD against the constables. He declared that he had paid ^ thia hash money to Albert Sottlle He said he had never been raided stece aacegmgf amount. J. P. O’Connor raid of hie payias for protection. George Papas, who said that he sold whiskey to con nection with his restaurant, paid $9 a month. He aald that he had made three permeate to Saato Sot- tile, who carried oht the agreement. Whea yoar child has whooping cough be careful to keep the cough loose aad expectoration easy hr giving Chamberlain's Cough EHRHARDT, S. G. At Ehrhardt from 1st to 20th of each month, and at Colleton the balance of the month. Every one admires the tone and finish of our PIANOS, ORGANS and other musical instruments. The oldest Music House in the South. The best of everything in music Write for free song book. Piano tuning in the Country at rea sonable rates. Siegfag Mine Hnsc, No. 143 King Street, CHARLESTON. S. C . t ^ . . Remedy as may be required. Th 9 The testimony was given to prove tlon with Capt. John Black, coming I r#m64y w , u uq V tfy the tough that the graft money had been back from Columbia?" This ques- ^ mmk9 , t ^ ex- ceesfully in many epidmics and is aafe end sure. For sale by all deal ers. paid to B. H. Stohart, \hief con- tlon was r vked Crocker by Senator j t |j M used BUC . stable la Sooth Carolina. Louis Carlisle with reference to the Bckmonaea, appearing before the promised pardon atatement. “Yes. committee, stated very frankly that Flr -’’ •■ ld Crocker. “Capt Black he wee e "blind tiger” and that s a » d he was going to see Cole he wee engaged in the whiskey bus- Blease r.nd make him put me back < Arthur Beech of North Carolim. Ineae because there wa# more mon- work. I werd on to the train 8 p er ,» g un 4 ajr the home of his ey to be made. He declared em- to me et him and Chief Stohart came Mr tnd Mrr j ack B eac h, phatlcally that he had been paying out behind me. Some one said Todd gtok#a —— ■ —■ ■ ■ ei’ — »-■■ —- ■ ' - ■ ' —— ' - — ' ■ mu i—m—■■■■m 1 11 1 — — —— ■■ ■ f: 101 [OK LOUIS COHEN & CO. •Hr-**- - * ' • • ' ' . * I j Arcade Department Store 232 and 234 King Street and 203 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina URGES! WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MAIL ORDER HOUSE IN THE SOUTH New Spring Tailor-Made Suits, New Silk and Lingerie Dresses, New Linen Lawn-Lingerie and Silk Waists, Childrens White and Colored Dresses, New Millinery, New Shoes, New Dress Doods, New Wash Fabrics, its* Furnishings, New Floor Coverings, Laces, iroideries, Ribbons, Etc., Etc. ANNOUNCEMENT! All t h e Brethren of the Mtsonic Order of Colleton County’ willing to have any in formation in connection with the accident and sick benefits of the Masonic Protective As sociation of Worcester, Mass, are requested to apply to S. Fhid, Waiferboro,S.C. the appointed agent. Collector of this Association. 6 5 41 A Request on a Postal Card for one of our Spring and Summer Catalogues wilfbring you one by return mail •, , . . ^ WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHARLESTON RAILROAD REFUND ASSOCIATION, THE MEM* BERS OF WHICH WILL PAY YOUR RAILROAD FARE IF YOU SHOP IN CHARLESTON VACANT SCHOLARSHIPS IN THK CITADEL. TOP MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTO CAROLINA, CHARLES TON, s. c. One (1) vacancy in Colleton county la the beneficiary scholarships ;a the Citadel will be filled hy com- jietttlve examinations on August 9th atll. Next session begins September 19th, 1912. THE CITADEL offers courses in Civil Engineering, English, Chem istry end physics. Degrees of B. S. end C. E. conferred. It Is designated by the War De partment as one of the distinguish ed military r instltutions, one of whose graduates receives a com mission in the U. 8. Army . For Catalog and Information/ address. Col O. J. Bond. / THE CTADJEL, Charleston, 8. C. 6-10-61 MILLINERY GOODS MIm Lucie Brabham is in charg* of our Millinery De partment, being located at the Isaac Sauls old Stand. Sh* it prepared to fU the ladies of the Community in MOUnery aad Fancy Drees Goods in the latest Styles and fashions. - Your Patronage is Soiiritedl, Smoaks Mercantile Co. tv * SMOAKS. SOUTH CAROLINA ^ CHARIESTON-THEISIE Of PAIHS ^ Is calling you,-—the surf, the music, all cry out for you to follow the crowd. The / ATLANTIC COAST LINE Has provided the schedules and rates; be- * ginning Saturday, June 1st, to continue during the season. TO CHARLESTON, $1.75 a For all trains of Saturday, and morning trains ofJSunday, limited to return until Tues day mid night following. For any information, call on, D. J. KIRTON, Ticket Agent. T. C. WHITE, General Passenger Agent. Wilmington, N. C. leMStaei Builders’Material Wanted the public to know that we have a —ott .. o complete line of all kinds of builders* material such as DOORS, >- SASH, BLINDS, SHINGLES, MOULDING, BRICK, LUMBER, ETC At prices to suit Let us know your wants. 1.1 SAVAGE. laishctarer if bagk ate •rend leaker- SOUTH BEND WATCHES. There is no more reliable watch on the market than the SOUTH BEND. I have them and sell them under the very best of guarantee. FINE REPAIRING A SPECIALTY J. A. WtSSTERBERG, Jewelry Store. Main Street Next Door to New Postoffice. WALTMRBOBO, S. C. Louis Cohen & Company^ Move On Now! says tu policeman to a street crowh, and whacks heads if K don’t. “Mov on now." aaya the big, harsh miner- >1 pilW to bowel congestion end •uffering follows. Dr. Klnc*# New Life Pills don’t balldoeo tho bow- dr. They gently penned* them te right acEon, and heaf» fbliowe. 21 (teataat Jao. M.'Kleia’s. .. Itils Is a Good One. This is told on an old lady of Newberry. It may be true; it may not. The other da-y this old lady waa looking at a large touring car well loaded climbing e hill on College street at e point where the good part of the rood was nar row. Jnat behind the tonring ear waa Tom Wicker, or somebody else, following along on a motorcycle. Th old lady turned to a frleod stand ing by t<nd remarked, "I didn't know them thiaqg had e6tta." —* Newberry Observer. Of ere mosquitos. As they sting they pat deadly malaria germs In the blood. Then follow the Icy chills and the strength falls; also malaria often paves the way for deadly ty phoid. But Electric Bitten kill end cast out the malaria ■man from the blood; give yon a fine appetite and renew yoar strength. "After long suffering." wrote Wm. tlJTetwell. of Lucerne. N. C.. "Three *hottl Use drove all the malaria nqr system, aad I've had goad haale ever since." Best for all etsmaah Uver aad kidnap ilia. •• •eete eg lee. M. KMab —"•* . — ;1 ' J I