Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. '* r. $100 FOR him 2R. Evideoce Against £'4 Sleuth’s Testunony is Startling. + « . , . . . liun Acoosa or iecbydk two noosAm bouaisfob PARDOSI1K IDDHfl RABBIS ARB TWO HUNDRED AND Fim BIUAU (OR W«U DONE FW UQUM DIAL -• Btt Wmi ■ WAS ■ IBIATt CHARLESTON REN RAIED INTESTHONY AS GIVING ■OBEY TO BUT VOTES FOR BIEASE. Oa.. July IS That UU Charleston “blind Users“ eontriboted to the eaaopnlsn fend «i B lease before the second pri mary two years ago. that It was aa . arrangement between Blease and ■tothart whereby the Jlltct whiskey dealers were tssohstd $10 per month “protection** money, that Governor Blease got the “graft** mad Slot hart a commission for col lecting It, were onUtarjJlag fee- tores of the dlctcaraph testimony of a man who posed as a gambler by the name of Wilson, bot who la realty was Bailey, one of Bora's men, who spent foor months la Char leston this year. These statements were contained la the dl'ctagraph testimony of “Wilson” as presented by Thoe. B. Insider to the Invasti- catlng committee this afternoon, •‘lyilson" furnished Felder with the ifcjaes of the alleged contributors to the election fond of the governor pad also gave startling statements relative to the “graft** which *4ae stirred Charleston doling the past few weeks. “Wilidn*’ obtained the evidence by means of a dictagraph ai<! per sonal conversation and comm unicat ed It to Felder, who piwsented it oa the stand today. . The letter from “Wilson** to Fel der relative to the campaign fond follows: , "Col T.-B. Felder. Atlanta. Oa.— Toor fevor of the 21st fn hand and contents noted. I am herewith enclosing list of blind tigers that coatriboted to Bleeae’s campaign fund. This Is not the or iginal list bot a copy. I am aot sending the original for the reason that It contains a few names that are not blind tigers and I. thought hunt to Bead the names of the blind tigers only' The Retail Basi- nese beegue le better kaj^wn in Charleston as the ‘Blind Tlnbr Asso ciation.’ These names oa \be en closed list ere correct, the 'amouet opposite each list le a correct amount that each one gave towards baying votes In Charleston for ■lease. Retail Business League, one might see ply was amde: him. To thin the re- 'We don’t care who Dear Mr ‘'He then proceeded to the home of the president of the Brewery, where he delivered the message from the Governor to the effect that oa the consideration of $10 each per month they would emend protection from arrest to the blind tigers of Charleston. He also stated that there were la the neighborhood of ISO blind tigers in Charleston and that these were to pay $10 gach dur Ing the first week of each month. The president of the Brewery ask ed what disposition would be made of this collection, whereupon the chief constable told him that- under bis agreement with the Governor, ho was to be allowed a commission for collect lag and the balance was to be paid over monthly to the governor. % “la said conversation the said Hamelmeyer stated that he person ally visited the Governor at Colum bia and entered his protest against this arrangement, stating to the Governor that this graft should not be collected, but the Governor wave him aside with the statement that he was running that end of the matter.*’ Giveo through Felder. “Wilson s" dictagraph testimony Is outlined as follows: John H. Moris and B. L. Tolsad. of Tpartanburg. S. C.. have stated and. will undoubtedly swear if called before your committee, that Cole L. Blease. then a Senator from Newberry, who was acting up on the Investigating committee to Investigate the affairs of the late dispensary, was employed by Jeff Dun woody, of Atlanta, agent for th Atlanta Brewing and Ice Company, to obstruct the proceedings of the said committee “They will also swear that the scld Blease sought a private in terview with them, did everything la his power to prevent them from testifying before mid committee. Jeff Duawoody, being a cltisen of Georgia, cannot bo compelled to cor- Ten In the blind tigers operating la the.City of Charles too, prodded they would pay a stipulated earn per montl) to him, that this earn mounted la the aggregate to b*> tween $$,$•• aad $S.M<f per month that as soon aa the collections were made he dedacted htsTcommlmloo for making the same and would per malty take the balanee to Columbr I. C., and pay It over to the Gov. ernor. “He stated further that protests had been made to the governor agalast these collections by Interest ed parties, but that rthe Governor would pay no attention to them; that demand had heea made upon the Governor for hla dismissal, but that he felt perfectly secure Id his Job, for the Governor was a man of Independence and had the power to do as he pleased about It. “Also that the Governor had Is sued a pardon to one*. Rudolph Ha beas, s blind tiger ms^i of the City of Charleston, 1 believe this is the name, receiving therefor the sum of $2,000 Id cash. The said Btot- hart stated that he had conducted the negotiations which resulted In the pardon of this man. ‘’This eon venation occurred in th Argyle Hotel, in the City of Char leston, after the said Stothart and periy had had several drinks to gether in the blind tigers df the City of CharlestOD.” „ City of Charleston.*’—The Newa and Courier. $S7T; Panto Bottlle, $200; Jim reberate this evidence, but the fact Farm am, $100; Clarence Halsey, $00 will be sufficiently established by F. Ooteadorff, $2i; V. Cbkco, | those two witnesses $*§ J. J. Landers, $2$; George .leM be Have Hahn Murphy. $2$; J. W. Hunt. $2$; P. j “la this connection I desire to J. Conway. $2$; O. H. Winters. $2$a state that when Cole L. Blearn James Sottile. $*#; Gnb Stnbr. $2i; H. U K os ter, $2$F. W. Mappns. »*•. Dictagraph testimony of "Wil- Son** concerning Henry Haaeelmeyer ns given hy Felder follows: place the Market In bB « of batiaem is the.C.iy of Charleston, upon being naked how the blind tigers in the City of Charleston were getting oa. hie reply was: *"We elected Cole Blease Govern or and we now have full protec tion.” Asked af to the method hy Which protection was obtained, he stated that shortly after the Gov- •roor’s inauguration the chief of constabulary force was called to Co lombia for conference with the Gov ernor It was agreed as to the amount . that each blind tiger In ths City of' Charleston should .pay monthly for protection. “On the return of the chief con stable to Charleston he celled upon the president of the local Brewery sad told him that he wished to<#ee Aim In confer proposition to Beoctor from Newberry county and a bill was Introduced to appropriate $11,000, to be need la condocting tho prosecution against grafters, tba the liquor dealers employed the said Blease. then a -senator, to op- peee the passage of said measure aad. as a matter of fact, the said is did oppose by speech, vote and influence the passage of said resolution and that he received for his services the sum of $250 in cash which wre paid to him at Wright's Hotel in the city of Columbia, Mate of South Carolina “W B Roy. of the city orix>uift- ville; Morton, a German, of the city of Cincinnati!, and Jcrnes 8 Fr»r- num, of the City of Charleston, are said to have knowledge of this trann action. "After calling the election for the new county of Heyward, and r-f- ter the hill passed. Fred Dominick, the law partner of the Governor, was employed and paid a substan tial fee to influence Executive ac tion thereon If called upon before this committee srsl Fred ^letnlqiA cm, that he had a will corroborate his verbal state- make to him which meats la connection with this trans- wag authorised by tbe Governor, ask action, he lag him when It would be sattsfac- employed will itate that of hts he was influence tory to see Him. Tbe president of with tbe Governor, that tbe com- the Brewery told him that be coeld peasation received for his services •oe him at any time and la any j was sabetantial, that be obtained place that muted. IMe chief of th* the desired results at the haDjs of constabalry force said that be tbe Eaerwttve. aad that hr divided re. bis fuse with tbe Governor of tbe At to hla I it of tbe that this wmM he an an- j iovo fyga the fact that name ' A* State of Be^tb Carolina." testiaraay by WANTED: BO MEN AND WOMEN To Take Advantage of Special Offer Made by Jno. >M. Klein. Jno. M. Klein, the enterprising druggist la advertising today for o fifty men and women to take ad vantage of the special half price of fer he is making on Dr. Howard’s celebrated specific for the cure of constipation and dyspepsia and get a fifty cent package at half price 25 cents. So positive Is he of the remark able power of this specific to care these diseases as well aa sick haadachea and liver troubles, that he agrees to refund the money to any customer whom the medicine does aot quickly relieve and cure. With Dr. Howard’s specific at hand, you caD eat what you want and have no fear of ill consequences strengthens Die stotnach, gives per fect digestion, regulates the bow els creates an(appetite and makes life worth Hvin If you cannot dtU at Klein’s drug store today send him 25 cents by mall and he will send you ar package promptly, charges paid. Dr. Klein has been able to secure only a limited supply of the specific So great Is the demand, and you should not delay taking advantage of this liberal offer he is making this week. " FroCrartn) Meeting at Pine Grove. Lodge. July IS.—Special: The protracted meeting at Pine Grove church No. 1., will begin on Sat urday before the third Sunday in this month (20th) and will contin ue through the following week. Tke paator will do the preaching. The public In general and the friends of Christ and His Holy re ligion particularly are most cordial 1 Invited to attend the meetings and help in the great work. J. C. Lawson, Paator. 0S Mggtina Strggt, CHARLESTON, 5 • SIAItBLt AND eRANITI WORKS. snd o & If TAXES not CASH TO MAKE VOLUNTARY TO GRAND JURY Send For Prices, As V. Seech represent* WMterbere Is ITS*. OMeet Fins Is D. A* WALKBR Hogan, Pays $100 to Oa'o> aei oe Governor's Staff to Pro- While the Grand Jury'was in « Mon last week. Mr.Eugene Hogan told several fellow members of that body In a casual convsraatioD. that he had paid Col. Walter G. Stubbs, a member of Governor Bleaae’s Stef one hundred dollars to procure a parole for hla son. Bygone Hogan, Jr. In hla statement he phrticular- ised the following deUlla: That he first consulted Colonel Stubbs in reference to obtaining a pardon for his son; that Col Stubbs informed him that he would obtain n pardon, or parole. If he was paid $10$.0$ that he (Hogan) therenpon offered Col. Stubbs his check for $100.00, bat Colonel Stubbs declined to ac cept a cheek, saying that the cash money moat be placed In his haDls; that he (Hogc-n) then decided not to pay< over the money in advance of the granting of the parole snd finally agreed with Col. Stubbs to deposit f the money In the hands of Mr. B. M. Randle, with instructioro to pey over to Colonel Stubbs the sedi $100 immediately upon proof that Eugene Hogan Jr., had been pardoned, or paroled by Governor Blease; that in the pursuance of of this agreement he deposited in Mr. Randal's hands $100.00 In cur rency—three twenty dollar bills and four tens—and that when Governor Blease shortly thereafter paroled Eugene Nogao. Jr., the said sum of money was duly paid over to Col. W. 0. Stubbs. Those who are Intereated in the Hogan parole and the reasons as signed by Gov. Blease for the ex ercise of executive clemency will fla the desired Information set out in Bleaee’a Book of Pardons now be ing distributed for campaign pnrpoe- aa „ -i The fart that Mr. Hogan had stat ed to quite a number of people that he had paid Col. Stubbs $100.00 to obtain a pardon for hla sod w^s«a matter of common knowledge about the streets for sometime, and the fact was communicated directly to the writer twice within *fl£e"*'paat two weeks. The first time It was asserted that Mr. Hogan had made the statement to a<n individual, but not in the pretence of a witness. The second time the information came from a member of the grand Jury, who heard tbe statement mr-1e in the preeenc of practically every member of that body. Mr. Hogan making the statement voluntarily in a general converaatioo, end under no pledge of secrecy, expressed or implied. But the fact becoming known to Mr. Hogan that the substance of his statomqnta had been communicat ed to the writer, he sent two rep- re sentatlvee to his office on Mon day, July 8th, to threatdD the editor of this paper with —Homs troub’ in the event of tbe publication that he, Mr. Eugene Hogan, had made the statements above set forth In re erence to the payment of $100.00 to Col. W: G. Stubbs in consideration of a pardon or parole being granted to ^ugene Hogan, Jr., by Gov. Blease through the Influence of Col. W. Q. Stubbs. Tbe writer was at dinner when they called at this office and therefore did not receive the threat personally, but the threats were mede to a member of the office force with the request that tbe writer be informed. The above is the answer. In conclusion the writer would suggest to Mr. Hogan that be must be fully aware that the facts of this tre-nsartion with Col. Stubba are generally known in this com munity. as the result of state ments made by himself to various parties, aad that if he was really desirous of keeping secret his fi nancial transactions with Col. Stubbs, of the governor's staff, he should not have made public the details of the transaction with ■'so gre&t particularity to So many peo ple. Sumter Daily Item. Dmring the summer months moth ers of young children should watch for any unnatural looseness of the bowels. When, given prompt atten tion at thla time aerloua trouble ma be avoided. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can alwpya he depended upon. For sal* kor all dealers. 4 * TO BOY FUND ohly / war-to M to hoy a pii oue about who*# high quality there can he ao dispute aad buy at a store that cuu give you the moat for pour .money and where your dollar will go the farthest. So far a* our pianos art concerned they are all lo- atrument* of aatkmal reputation. They speak for themselves. So far as our price* ami terms ar* concerned we only ask that ~ pom compare them with price* and terms of other dealer* before you buy. LET US PLACE A PIANO OR PLATER PIANO IN TOUR HOME ON FREE TRIAL WITH NO OBLIGATION TO BUY IF YOU DO NOT CARE TO DO SO AFTER TRYING IT OUT. OCR ROLL OF HONOR. Chickering A Son* established 1823 Henry As. G. Linduman established 1821 Haines Bran, established 1861 Marshall k Wendell established 1863 and such other well known makes of Pianos and rum rums is Mm. mbsimkini snwsm WRITE FOR O0R FREE BOOKLET AND BUYER'S GUIDE. Charleston Piano Company J. V. WALLACE PRESIDENT. 2t< King on# door north of Society St, Charleston. 8. C. CUT OUT THIS AD. - MOLES and WARTS MOLESOFF for the removal of MOLES aad WARTS without pain and leaving nei ther scar nor mark Is the same remedy that'we sold your grandmother, and has since Its first appearance upon the market, carried with it the UNANIMOUS INDORSED!ENT of MAN and WOMAN. MOLESOFF was the best In pioneer days, is still the best today. Our long experience protecta yon. W* guarantee. Letters from personages we air know, together with much valuable Information ar* contained in an attractive booklet, which will be sent free upon request. If you have any trouble getting MOLESOFF, send one dol lar direct to the undersigned. One hundred dollars In gold will be paid to the party mail ing to ua a picture of themselvec before aad after using MOLESOFF; these pictures to be accepted and used hy ua for advertising MOLESOFF. One 0*111100 people will see your pic ture with and without an ugly growth on your persdn. FLORIDA DISTRIBUTING CO.. Dept. B 216 Pensacola, Florida. Neatness of Appearance Requires Special Effort in the Sam* mer Time. By patronizing our Laundry and Garment Clean, ing Departments you will not only present a nobby appearance, but our service on COLLARS CUFFS AND SHIRTS makes them stand the heat longer than ordinary methods, and suits cleaned and pressed by us retain their original shape. If your laundry agent does not represent us tell him to “try the IDEAL WAY-4t satisfies. M IDEAL LAUNDRY CLEANERS, DYERS, LAUNDERERS. J Charlmton, S. C We have just gotten in a nice line of LADIES AND GENTS SHOES Let us show them to you before buying elsewhere. Our line of Hats, Dry Goods Notions are Complete. Groceries delivered to any part of town. 60x Thone 60x W. H. Guess & Bro. SOUTH BEND WATCHES. There is no more reliable watch on the market than the SOLTH BEND. I have them and sell | them under the very best of guarantee. FINE REPAIRING A SPECIALTY J. A. WtiSTERBERG, Jewelry Store Main Street, Next Door to New Postoffice. WALTKMBOBO, ft. C. 1