INVESTIGATION OF WILLI
COUNT V
AUDITOR W. B. WEST AKO SOLICITOR W.
THE NAnER OE ALLEGED GRAFT I
PESSARIES- TBE OF
I Continued from
Dr Bass sworn says: (Examined
by Mr Wells)
Q. Doctor, have yon been a o
member of the Wiiliamsburg county fi
dispensary board since it was made
a County J institution?
A.- Yes sir.
Q. Were yon present at a meet- 11
ing of the board on November 18
that made awards for a quantity of t<
Old Joe? h
A. Yes sir, I think I was pres- r<
ent at all the meetings. *
Q. Did you take part in making
these awards? a
A. Yea sir. ci
Q. What did you consider &n t
ward to be? w
A. I understood that ire Oauld '
V _
make an award for any amount we c
desired. A thousand dollars worth 11
or any amount. We had not been
advised so, at first we could not un- 0
derstand that and we ran short and b
we asked about it and were advised, P
so next quarter we ordered enough P
no we would have a plenty for the ^
next quarter. Our ord^f w44 for ^
forty-two thousand dollar* worth u
and we did not need any thing like
that. . k
"1 n . .. .r, v
Q. Doctor, do you recognize that
a member ot the county dispensary e
board, who if he were disposed to
be a designing member, if be should ^
desire to do so after the awards were
made and had been published to the
world, could cut down the awards to 11
one concern in far or of another? Do
you recognize that? u
A. I do not understand.
Q. Doctor, you buy $ 1 0, 0 0 0 ^
each from Qrabfelder and Blutbenthai
& Bickert and publish to the
world that you had bought ten
thousand from each of these con*
onrl offer nilVilifiVlincr it, thp
WCiUO UUU W*VVt v?<v ?
board should cut down Grabfelder's
to one thousand and raise B, & B's to
nineteen thousand?
A. You could not cut it down.
Q. If jou wanted to put the
business in th^ hands of B & B could
you not reduce Grabfelder's to one
thousand and raise B & B's to nine- ^
teen thou sand?
A. We could order out the full ^
amount of the award but not over.
, Q. But you could cut Grabtelder tt
out of the award, and put all that in
the hands of one man,could you not? ^
Jf prices were equal we could
6ut olit oli0. tl:
'r
Q. Prices would cut no figure in
this. As I understand it the legislatnre
that created this act stated in qi
I no uucertain terms that you should ti;
meet and after you had made your
awards von should publish these
oontracts and these contracts should os
be for whs'key for the coming three bi
months. hi
j^slr A. Yes sir. ar
Q. Do you believe that your: pi
board followed this?
t A. We followed as we were di- ti
rected.
Q. Did you read and study that
statute? as
A. No sir, I went lo an attor-jb<
ney. "
Q What attorney? ! 2,1
A. Mr Gilland. ! ol
Q. And he advised that you b
^ should buy in any quantity.
A. Yes sir, he told us he thought jei
it would be all right because the first (c<
quarter we ran short.
Q You made an award on May tl
16. Tell me whether you bought f<
stuff in excess of the award. Did c>
you or did you not?
A. Not that I remember. b
Q. I take it from your books and p
from the records that on May 16 you a
' bought from I Trager & Co five i
drums of whiskey and had delivered; ^
to you thirteen drums in excess of!
what you ordered from those people.1
A. Mr Gilland ordered it without
anything from me.
Q. Who signed the ordei? a
A. Mr Gilland. , m
Q. Did you authorize him toj
sign the orders? ]
MIIR6 !
DISPENSARY BOARD.
H. WELLS PROBE THOROUGHLY INTO!
N WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY DiSFIC1AL
REPORT.
i last week.J
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you instruct bim not to
rder out more than was oidereu|
i. ! . 1 v
ruin in is nuubc;
A. I thick so.
Q. Did you examine the records!"
A. No sir; we did not think it
ecessary.
Q When yeu met with the board
) make orders for whiskey what
as the babia of purchases as to the
slative and commercial value of
hiskey?
A. Well, we took all the bids
nd opened them and looked over
bem and would make notes of what
ver houses we run over and see if
e could find any better bid and to
certain extent we would buy beau
se the dispensers had asked for
If tbej especially requested anything
and we conld get it we would
rderthat. We tried to do it in a
maw ?nd fnr the cood of the
~ -j ? ? n
dop\e ami the county. It vu imBe
jMtteftpei to boy oerfiain
j4fct beonofc It was cheap.
iDd it say be we would not want
> buy from one of these houses.
Q. Was Blutbenthal and Bicert
one of those houses?
A. I do not remember that we
rer bought from them.
Q. Do you know the proof of
Md Joe whiskey?
A. No, sir.
Q. Are you in the habit of buylg
stuff without^cnowing the proof?
A. No, sir. But the proof was
sually iu thlbid.
Q. There is bo proof on this.
A. I don't know. Mr Redgers
10m Lake City was up there and
lid the people wanted Old Joe and
e ordered it for them.
Q. Do you, or do you not, re- ,
lember what you sold Old Joe for?
A. JNo sir.
0 Do you rememoer tne cost per
alf pint? (
A. No sir, I don't remember ,
lany prices. i
Q. Had yon ever used Old Joe ,
?fore this time in the dispensary?
A. I don't know that we had. I ]
jn't remember. ^
Q. On whose recommendation
id you buy? ,
A. Mr Rodgers of Lake City, I
link.
Q. Did you use Silver Brook rye 1
;wic vuic iinit. 11
A. I don't remember. Who sells
lat? (
Q. Grabfelder & Co. Had you (
Ferhadanv complaints about the
lality of Silver Brook rye at this
me? (
A. No sir.
Q. As a geneneral business prop- ,
ition would you thiuk it good
jsiness to pay seventeen cents for
?lf pints and retail it at 25 cents ]
id then pay fifteen cents for half
nto arwl rofail if of SO PAtltU?
livg UUU 4 VVMIt AW W V WV wasvw. j
A. Yes sir, it would be somem^s*
(
Q. When would it be?
A. I don't remember a8 i stated
j to Old Joe but sometimes we ,
jught whiskey that cost us eleven or (
velve cents and we would sell it at ,
5 cent 8,then we could afford to sell
thers and make less profit on them, ]
ut there was no particular brand. ,
Q. The records show thai Blu- (
ithal & Bickert's stuff cost 17
;nts per half pint and you sold it
^ 9*? oonfa Thp remrHft ftlan show
aat you paid 15 cents pei* half pint
)r Silver Brook aud sold it for 30
?nts.
A. It might be that Old Joe had
een previously sold here at that
rice and there would have been a
kick.
Q. Do you know what proof
lobile Buck Gin is?
A. I do not.
Q. Did you have it analyzed?
A. I do not remember.
Q. When you were first appointil
on this board did you read the
rhole act?
A. Not at first.
Q. Have you ever read it?
A. At different times I think I
have read it all, but I never have
read all of it at once.
Q. In looking over the bids I
see that Big Creek Distilling Co. of
Savannah offered von a 90 proof
stuff at $30, will you explain why
yon purchased Mobile Buck Gin at
$32 $33 and $34 when you could
have purchased a 90 per cental $30,
and at the same time no proof was
submitted with Mobile, buying a
pig in a poke?
A. I do not know; I think we
must have had the proof at the
time of purchase.
Q. There is no proof here now!'
A. I do not kuow; we usually
had proof unless it was something
we knew about.
Q. Well, had that been used before
that time?
A. I do not remember.
Q. Had you ever deklt. with
Blnthenthal & Bickert up to this
time?
I don't remember; I don't
ftiAt crv .
Q. I notice from the records
thai you awarded Blutftentha) &
Bickert the contract to furnish yon
75 drums of Koyal Arch at prices
$35,$36 and $37 for qts. pts. and
half pints; at the dole this award
was made there was a bid on die
from Grabfelder& Co. offering Silver
Brook rye, 100 proof at $30?
Do you consider it good business to
pay Bluthenthal & Bickert $36 and
$37 when you coulu have bought a
higuer proof at $30?
A. We might have over-looked
it; I don't remember. ^
Q. Do you think there was a
possibility of you overlooking many
bids?
A. No sir.
Q. Did yon ever buy any 6tuff
without bids?
A. No sir. not that 1 know of.
Q. The records show that you
made an award of 300 cases of Stokes
countv corn to Myer Pitts & Co,
and that you paid for that $8,18.50
and $9, whereas the bid that i6 now
on file for the quarter beginning
November 18 makes the prices $8,
$9 and 9.50. The old bid, or the
bid preceding thifc one, is in exact j
accordance with the order you sub- j
mitted on November 18 and the order
you submitted on November 18
is not in exact accordance with the
bid that should have been entered at;
the same time. Can you explain this?
A. No sir, I do not know. May- j
be they had gone up on it from the
previous quarter.
Q. If it had goue up why didn't
wu buy it at that price?
A. Well,didn't we?
Q. No sir, you bonght in accord- j
*nce with the bid accepted the quar;er
before.
A. I cannot tell you from mem-!
>ry. We had the other bid before!
is, that is all. How can I tell? I
lon't remember anything about it.
Q. Was the proof of Stokes!
jounty corn submitted with the bid?
A. 1 suppose the proof was submitted.
Q. It. is not in the bid.
A. I think it is an established'
arand.
Q. Do you have any idea it would
rnalyze more than 100 per cent?
A. No sir, I never have thought
anything about that.
Q. At the same time there was
mother brand called White Rabbit
with a guaranteed proof of 100 per
;ent and yet the award for 72 drums
was made to Stokes county which
amounted to $2,550 which had it
been awarded to White Rabbit
would have amounted to $$2,374, a
difference of $176 in favor of "White
Rabbit Why was the preference
given to Meyer Pitts & Co.?
A. 1 don't know. No reason
that 1 know of.
Q. Have you ever had any communication
by letter or otherwise
with People's Distilling Co?
A, No sir.
Q. Have you ever seen any person
called their representative?
A. No sir.
Q? Have you ever seen any person
that was a representative of a
whiskey house that you know?
A. No sir, I saw one man before
I was qualified.
Q. Did you ever suspect Mr
Parker of any wrong doing?
[Continued on page 3.]
Rev Train Schedule.
The following schedule of the
I ne?v train from Lane to Florence,
which went into effect Monday,
December 17, has been furnished
us by Mr J P Taylor, the
courteous and efficient agent of j
the Atlantic ( oast Line railroad
at Kingstree:
North Bound Arrives
No. SO 7:37 A. Al,
*No. 46 11:42 A.M.
No. 50 6:36 P. -M.
South Bound Arrives
No. 89 9:18P. W
*Xo.'47 5:46 P. M.
No. 51 10:52 A.M. \
?. Dailj' Except Sunday.
Cough Caution
Hotor, tooMoptr nortr potion row ham.
; finollr eome ebool Portvnir im* wTfboop
buMaMuilr vusedpioyliMittA kiidvl
mlituTM or pr?rlptlono eoeklokj Opium,
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kw tooa tho label. And tegaolafipiHtwmft
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Br. lb oop mmm w? cc># the
iitfOfoneo. Ko poiaon wru wn mm
olvayi bo on the *! <? by doenedlne
Dr. Shoop's
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All styles of Wood,
Brick and Artificial
Stone Buildings and
Ornamental Cement
Brick as well
?i i _ j. _r .
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ON SHORT NOTICE.
15Hayneswortb St., Sonter, S- C
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EXGIXEERi? ANIJ CONTRACTTK>
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Uvil Engineering
Land Surveying
Railroad Surveys
and Construction
Prompt attention to out of Town Work.
W. L. Bass A. C. Hind.
BASS & HINDS,
Attorneys-at-Iaw
KNGSTREE, S. C.
9-20-tf.
Dm rain. m
Lake City, S. C.
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty.
ALL WORK
Guaranteed aa Represented.
W. L. BASS
Attorney at Law
LAKE CITY. & C.
Dt RJ McCabe
Dentist.
EINGSTSEE, - S. C.
I
J. D. MOUZON'S
RARRFR SHOP
h#f 1 I 1 V M mm v . . ? ?in
the?
Vim Keires Hotel
is equipped with up-to-date appliances.
Polite Service, <. ompetent
Workmen.
5-8-08.
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A R C H I T E C T
i General Contractor and Builder
Solicits your business. Estimates
cheerfully furnished on all
: ; kinds of work. : :
126 Evans 'Phone 1962
FLORENCE, S. C.
Supervisor of construction New School
Building and Superintendent of work
on U. S. Post Office and of John McSween
O, stores Timmonsville and
Beulah and residence at National
Cemetery. : : : : :
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Nou -alcoholic I
Sarsaparilla I
If you think you need a tonic,
ask your doctor. If you think
you need something for your i
blood, ask your doctor. If you
think you would like to try
Ayer*s non-alcoholic Sarsapa
rilla, ask your doctor. Consult
him often. Keep in close I
touch with him.
M W? publish our formulas
? Wo boaloh aleofcol
MmM V from cur modieiaoa
ixyers sapAsk
your doctor to nsme some of the
results of conttipetion. His long list will
begin with sick-beadscbe, biliousness,
dyspepsia, thin blood, bed skin. Then
ssk him if be would recommend your
using Ayer's Pills.
Xado bj tko J. C. Ajn Co? LowoU, Kaoo.
GOTTOM
-ut Tit rn\
TOBi
There will be a number of si
Fall and we are ready to serv
splendid crop prospect we are r<
enlarge our floor space, and rath
Queen Stoves and Ranges from i
.. We have just received a carl
fered at a low price. Remember
rain Moore 6 Cd's Paint. Also,
Cutlery and Razors. The Robes
predate our friends' patronage a
traued confidence,
L,ake City
"A dollar
is a doll;
There is no better way
dealing with
J. L. Stuckey, the oi
man.
I have a splendid line <
Bik fti
that in view of the hard time:
above cost.
A nke bunch of HORSE!
at prices to suit.
J. L Stui
BANK OFK
Kingstree. Soi
CAPITAL. < 30.000
? uiKbu
! JasF Cooper
! D C Scott
Collections made promptly
LOANS, large or small, mi
Headqua
11 For Buggies and
l| Whips, Lap Robe
11 every thing in the I
3 Th#? Famnns 01iv(
and repair parts fc
A Wood Disc Harr<
Clark's Stock Food,
Instant Louse Kill
ders and Worm Po\
stock and poultry
health by using onl
of Dr Hess &Clark's
ders. Yours to pie
THE WIIJJAMSBUR
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in camp or ficld-at
mountain or shore
There lialwaytaehinc*
to enjoy tome shooting J
TO SHOOT WEU YOU MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH M
A RELIABLE FIREARM: the onlv kind we hive M
been making for upwards of fifty years.
Our um: RIFLES, PfSTOLS. SHOTGUNS. ffl
RIFLE TELESCOPES, ETC. . 9
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P. O. Box 4097 V /
Chicopoo Falls, QLSA
Man., U.S.A. ?'
abjects of both in Lake City this
e them. In anticipation of the
pairing our warehouse so as to
ier than remove the stock of O.K.
warehouse we have Ireduced the
: Ceiit.
oad of Wire fence, which is of-. r V1,V9
we are fieadqu^rtepfor Benjawe
offer exceptional values ih
on Razor cant be beat Wfc aptnd
will try to merit their con- W
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lard, ware Co.,
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ar made" 1
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Id reliable live'Stock f
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ckey, Lake City, S. C. J
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er Chilled Plows I j
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y a small quantity
? guaranteed powase.
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