The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 23, 1908, Image 6
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WINDING-UP COMMITTEE i
SPRINGS SENSATION.'!
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FODI DISfTNSART DIRECTORS ARREST- "
ED, ALSO A LIQUOR ORUHNER? ,
MORE TO FOLLOW. t
Accustomed as they are to sensations
in connection with the State
dispensary, the people of South Car
olina were very much astounded yes- *
terday to learn that M A Goodman, 1
an agent of a Cincinnati liquor *
house, had been arrested and that ^
warrants had beeu-issned for the ar- s
rest of others implicated in testi- s
many produced at the hearing Tues- '
day. Some of those named in the 8
warrants are John Black, before hie N
official connection with the pnrchas- n
in& board of the dispensary,- L % W *
Boykin and John Bell Towill, direc- ^
tors, J S Farnum of Cnarleston and
others. As published yesterday c
Goodman was released on $25,000 ^
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surety bond backed up with the cash 1
to that amount. Black's name was sd
on the same warrant and a friend
hearing the charges against Good"man
read in the magistrate's court
.--i jdi .a _t?r~ tt
W fpUULlCUDIBUft, Vt UU 1U1U1IUCU illOg"
i&trate Fowles Thursday night by 1E
tphone that he would surrender him- e:
self yesterday. Accordingly he called af
at the magistrate a office yesterday **
morning at 10 o'clock and surrend-ered
himself to Sheriff Coleman,
?ko happened to be present. Maj. in
Slack's bond was placed at $10,000 ^
- and this was deposited at once. w
The commission had also placed
-in the hands of Sheriff Coleman
warrants for the arrest of L \V Boy- P'
..kia and.John Bell TowilL These
th
' warrants were mailed by Sheriff
-vColfifftaa to peace officers in the ^
' l*)1ln:y in which the two former dis- 10
pensary directors live. The warrant &
J .S Farnum was"non est inventus."
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IFTowill ana coy Kin nave oeen arrested,
that fact has not been com- w
mu'nicated'to the commission by al
Sheriff Coleman. Members of the a!
commission last night were complain- n<
ingof Sheriff Coleman's manage- C
ment of the matters entrusted to d
him. | . a
$he allegations iii these warrants p
^ e-that the parties named joined to- o
gether or conspired to defraud the b
State of South Carolina. Ttie com- i:
mission acted with deliberation in
this matter. One of the members d
k said last night; v
have evidence ample to se- d
<rure a conviction iu some counties in a
the State, and by the time we get a
through with this matter I think $
that we will be able to convict in (
#artv county where the juries can en- I
iertain unprejudiced ideas."' a
One of the incidents in" the hear- {
ing which led up to the arrest of M r
A. Goodman was the producing of a
'-u-- via vio<l avittdn to R f
ICCtCl r* U?^u uv. uuu ?.wvM
Ehrlich,with whom he was in part- 1
nership. Mr Lyon has had this let- I
ter for over a year and a half - and i
has. endeavored to get a confession i
from Ehrlich. This he was not able $
taulo until December?last,whep Bhr- 1
lich gave him an affidavit which i
tfyjw a great deal of light on the 1
wkble Ullman transaction. 1
> Mr Lyor hag worked and waited
with patience and it remained for 1
aaeistauce such as he was given by :
Col Felder and Gen Anderson of i
Georgia to knit the whole iuto a legal
garment which may make a good i
fit when the case goes to a criminal 1
trial. Gen Anderson is a prominent
citizen of Georgia, commander of a 1
brigade of militia and a son of a dis- 1
tinguished lawyer who for years was '
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we sell, we ha
OUR PRICES to meet Com
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ittornev general of that State. Mr
Felder is (Jen Andersen's junior
partner and is a lawjer of no little
tuccess. lie is making good in the
^resent case. They are further asiisted
by Mr Malvern Hill, a promiient
young lawyer of that State,
vho has been quite prominent in a
)rofessional way for-several years.
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED.
The dispensary commission
ast night held a consultation
asting about five hours with
he attorney general and the
pecial attorneys of thecommision
and at lh30 held a short
ession of the commission at the
lotel Jerome. Nothing was
iven out for'publication but re-1
elations of a startling nature
lay be expected at most any
ime as a result of last night's
rork.
While an adjournment of the;
oinmissiou was taken until
an. 30, it is not at all unlikely
aat they will be called in
pecial session at any date.,
eports received from detecves
and special representaves
of the commission now in
ie field indicate that fully as
iteresting revelations may be
spected in the next few weeks
s those which have already
?en given to the public. Tnictments
will probably be made
gainst other liquor men chargig
conspiracy to defraud the
:ate and requisition papers
ill be asked for them if any
!e rff icflrl rv ffAminor
^jCWllua taiaiu iv wunu^
;re. Probablj no less than 25
arsons will be indicted by the
:torney general as a result of
le revelations which are being
jveloped through the search,g
investigation now in pro ess.?.The
State. Januafy 18.
THREE MORE ARRESTED.
Columbia, January 18.?There
as a'conferenca lasting severl
hours in the Attorney GenerI's
office today between Attor-.,
ty General L3'on, Senator
hristensen and Attorneys Feler,
Anderson, Hill and others
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ssociateu witti Mr. Lyon in me
rosecution of the dispensary
ases, but so far nothing has
een given out from the meetThree
more ex-officials of the
ispensarv named in the blanket
rafrant charging conspiracy to
efraud the State came in today
nd voluntarily surreudered,
.ud were placed under bond of
10,000 each. These were Ex"ommissioner
W. 0. Tatum and
Cx-Directors John Bell Towill
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ma joaie nawiinsoa. aucv an
)romptly gave bond and were
eleased.
Ex-Attorney General Bellinger,
who represents Ex-Director
a. YV. Boykin, named in the war ant,
said today that Mr. Boyrin
would come in this afterloon
or tomorrow morning and
jive himself up.. Arrangements
lave *" already been completed
:or Mr. Boykin to give bond.
He is said to be off on a hunting
Lrip.
Former Director H. H. Evans
was in the city today. Mr.
Evans is not one of the parties
aamed in the blanket warrant,
Mr. M. A. Goodman, the representative
of Ulman & Co., and
the first man arrested, was on
the streets again today, after
the commission had adjourned
until January 30. He is under
bond in the sum of $25,000, but
n is n
and it's true,too, In the hig
i ' i ' T>..i.
ve competition. BUI we mee
petition. We need no Clearii
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! the commission has wanted him
| to give some more testimony,
j Ex-Director Joseph Wylie,
also named in the warrant, is
expected in tomorrow or next
day.
The constable who went to
Charleston to arrest Mr. James
Farnum reported on his return
here that Mrs. Farnum said Mr.
Farnum was out of the State,
but would promptly report himself
to the authorities ?t Columbia
on his return, which would
be shortly.?News & Courier
I January 19.
EXTRACTS OF EVIDENCE
Leading to the Arrest, of Goodman
and Others.
Letter of Goodman to Barney
Ehrlich, August, 1904,-when
Goodman was changing- from
the Commonwealth "distillery"
to the house of Lllman:
"Now tell Boykin on account
of ray leaving here on September
1, 1 would be unable to pay
anv commissions for purchases
they make from !he Commonwealth,
consequently under no
circunstances buy anything from
them- You might ask Bovkin's
and Maj. Black's opinion if yon
sbonld say anything regarding
this to Towill."
Protest of Chairman H H Erans
againts purchases made at
the August and Ifecember meetings,
1904, succeeding Good-j
man's change of base:
"3. Because the State dispensary
is not in such a financial
condition as to warrant th? ex
periment cf purchasing nejwr untried
and fancy brands ?f liquors.
. *44. Because the representatives
of the liquor houses selling
said goods were m the city of
Columbia during the , time . of
said purchases soliciting orders,
which is contrary to law and
against the resolutions ol the
State board of directors of the
South Carolina dispensary."
. Testimony of C C Davis before
investigating committee,
June 7, 1906:
i Ans: Why, I think be (H H
Evans) said that there were
some cheap Jew houses getting
more business than he thought
was due. He told me that they
were not letting his friends
have the orders they should.
He told me that he had his
friends to give some money to
those other commissioners (directors)
and he and one or two
others stood on a table to see
them receive the money through
the transom."
Extract from deposition of B
Ehrlich given to Mr Lyon in At*
- '? 1 - - c\ O 1 A AT.
lanta, jjecemuerio, zjjvi.
"That he met M A Goodman
several times in the city of Columbia,
S C, for the purpose of
conferring with Goodman in advancing
sales of liquor and for
consulting and agreeing upon
the best plan for conductiug
their business. That M A Goodman,
his associate, told deponent
that it cost him a great
deal of money to get the business
from the South Carolina
State dispensary: that Boykin
and Towill,members of the board
of dispensary directors, were
his friends on the board and that
he paid them to buy from Ullman
& Co."?The State.
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if you need coffins, caskets or anything
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Kidneys
Oause more trouble then any other organ ef
the body. TBs funotloo of (be kidney* 1* to
separate Inorganic salt and water In tee process
of circulation, and to remove them and
their attendant poisons from the body through
the bladder. Therefore when the kidney*
gecorae diseased aad weak they are natnrallr
unable to perform their work properly, and
mIm In tea hu<lr Mlunnttloa of the bladder
I and urtaary dlaordera in tba reauli. It to
hnperatlra (bat a prom pt relief be afford ad,
?Mch to Impoadbl* anl?a jom ramora tto
cause.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Fill*
promptly eliminate poisons from lha syttem
and ai the sama tlma make the ktoaeya wall
aad strong.
For Weak Kidney a, Baokatha. Inflammation
of the bladder and all
urinary trouble* Da Witt's Kidnsy
and Bladdar Pills ara unaurpaaaed.
A Week** Treatment for 25*.
Monty bask If thsy talk
( For Sale by W L. Wallace.
Car Hour fresh aad fine ju9t
arrived. Will not be undersold
at WILKIXS-'
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iuu sits conee?oougm ri^ni
and will sell cheap. Wilki.vs
Notice to Creditors.
All persons having claims-against tike
Estate of Frank Williams,. deceare-J,.
will file same, duly attested, and ail
persons owing said estate will makepayment
tovtne undersigned at Salter?r
SC. Otto< Hotnant,
l-23-3t Qualified Executor.
Special NotieeNot
being able on accouat of sickness
to meet my appointments at
Harpers. Scranton. Lake City and'
Sin^letary's Store for the purpose rt
taking returas I will wowmake appointments
for said places:
At Harpers January 31
Scrnntoa February 4-'
" Lake City February 5 &: 8
' W. J. Singietary's Store-February 77
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V Auditor's Notice.
. Notice is hereby give* that 1 or ay ?
agent willtbe at the following places on
the days hdow mentioned for the purpose
of taking tax returns for the year
1908. Returns of all personal . property
must be made by parties owning or
in possession of same and all improvements
upon real estate, also sales and
purchases of same since last returns,
must he reported.
?;, All male persons between the ages
of *21 and 60 years, unless exempted by j
law. ?r? liable to i'all tax and must
make a return of same, at ; ,1
All persons liable for Income Tax
under Section 335, Ait of 1897. are re
quired to make returns for 3ame atr
time of making other retunis.
January j
Kingstree 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. & 6
Greelyville 7 & 8 |
Kingstree 9
. Salters 10
Kingstree 11 4c 13 1
Gourdins 11
Suttons 15
Trio 10
Harpers 17
Kingstree 18 & 20 '
Scranton 21
Lake City 22 & 23
W J Singletary's store 24
Kingstree ' 25.
. Cunningham's store 27
Rhems-. J 28 r
Morrisville 29
Bloomingvale 30
Benson 31
; February
Kingstree 1
Church 3
Rome 4
Lambert 5
Johnsonville 0
Vox 7
Leo ' 3
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Kingsiree
Cades 11
Gowdy's Store 12
Mouzons 13
Kingstree . 14 to 20 inclusive.
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