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INVESTIGATION OF WILLI] COUNTY 4 AUDITOR W. 6. WEST AND SOLICITOR W. THE MATTER OF ALLEGED GRAFT II PESSARIES THE OF I Continued lrotr (Mr Parker testifying ) - Q Dou'i you think prices like y thai were calculated to freeze out E Silver Brook? p A. 1 think you will see there h was more bought of Silver Brook than Old Joe. w Q. Did I not understand you to ^ say it was on account of the popu- j larity of Old Joe and yet you say gj Silver Brook has a greater sale even ^ at a higher price? A Thp nints w?re less than (Jld ! - X ? n Joe- :b Q. The records sh^w you made ^ ao order for 75 diurus of Mobile Buck Gin to Blutheuthal & Bick- ^ ert. A. Yes sir. tj Q.. 1 find nothing on the bid to indicate what proof that was to be. Do you know whether or not any ^ / proof was guaranteed!' e A. I do not think there was. o Q. Do you know that no proof was guaranteed with Mobile Buck ?in? a, A. I know that we sent some for analysis. I don't think Mobile was one of them. Q. At that time there was a bid on file from Big Springs Distilling I gl Co of Savannah offering you XX XX j , Gin for $30 all round and you paid ( ^ $3*2 $33 and $34 by ihe award given 1 to Bluthentbal & Bickert? ' ^ A. Yes sir. Q. Explain please why you gave' this to Blutheuthal & Bickert. 1 n U A. Why, we have no call for, XXXX Gin" and it did not come in j ae neat package as the other. Pos- tj. sibly it was for that reason. It is; very hard to tell in full here what I did it for, but reasons can be ^ shown. ) ' Q. Suppose it was broken up.: Did you not have access to t he rail- jt road company for damages'r y A. I mean the labels were not I ^ ? a t? ? a6 well gotten upas me uiueis. iar Q. So you were sellmg looks' rather than goods? A. No, but it taken better. A fJl good many look just as much on the outside as on the inside. Q. This gin quoted by H Rosenthal & Son, have you ever tried j ^ any of that? _ A. No sir. Q. Have yap used this XXXX i jt gut put up by Big Spring Distilling ; cc Co? i A. Cannot say. |g Q. How did you kuow Mobile f Buck gin was better than H Kosej-!c] thai & Son's gin? A. Do not know. g0 Q. Well, there is a difference of at 13 per drum with H Roseuthal & I Sou's gin. You knew you could get <p< 90 per cent proof and with Blntheu- g? thai & Bickert you did not get any ju proof and yet you thought it wise to cc pay the price to Bluthenthal & Bickert. Will you explain why? gt A. Cannot do it. Just simply a matter of business to get business. m* ?or# inaf lnnliiior for something Y* V WViV J?wv n at 25c* gp Q. Then you went on the supposition that the highest priced ^ stuff was always the better stuff? A, Undoubtedly. t Q. Seventy-five drums of Royal Arch rye were awarded to Bluthen- g, thai & Bickert at $35-$36 and $37 ^ for qts, pts and half pts, respectively, and at the same time there were quotations from the I Trager Co. jj l)o vou consider the I Trager Co a t] nf ? responsible house? jr A. Yes sir. Q. There is uo proof with Blu- ^ thenthal & Bickert's; there is a guar- e) antee of 90 per cent with the I ^ Trager Co. Now for Blu then thai }j & Bickert's you paid $35, $36 and $37 without analysis, when you p could have bought at $32-$33 and n $34 with analysis. You gave them the award at $35-$36 and $37, when other people offered you at ^ $32. You regarded these people as a responsible, did you? % IMSBURG i1 DISPENSARY BOARD." i _ : < H. WELLS PROBE THOROUGHLY INTO !1 N WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY DISFICIAL REPORT. ji l last week. I 1 i A. Yes sir. ii Q. It appears very straDge that' ou bought Ikoyal Archive from] Hnetlienthai & Bickert with liuj roof guaranteed and you could, ave gotten a 90 per cent guaran-! ?e at $3*3 round. Can you explain hv? A. This was in drums. They,, id not ship in drums. We gavel, hemau order for drums and they tvpped in cases making the prices ery much higher. i Q. Mr Parker, here is before ] ie I Trager & Co's bid dated Octo- ] er 23, '07, in which he quoted idgemont at $32.50 round. A. We did not award any to I | 'rager & Co. Q. Why didn't you give it to UCUi . j A. We never used Edgemont. i Q. What was your reason for iving Bluthenthal & Bickert this rder at so much higher price with- 1 ut any proof? I .A. Why, it is very hard to an- < werthatin particular. We simply ccepted the bid at that price. Q. I do not understand that. < A. We didn't use Epgemont. Q. Well, they were reliable? A. Yes sir, 1 regard them as ( ich. ' < Q. Why didn't you buy from lem? A. Why, as 1 say, other goods 1 ad been established here. < Q. What goods? A. Goods you are speaking of. 1 Id Joe and others had been sold all c rer the county and were known. i Q. Why did you buy from Blulenthal & Bickert? s A. I cannot answer that. As I y we simply ordered the goods and a i mi shed dispensers what they I anted. e Q. Will you explain to me how is that in making your awards on v ovember 18 to Meyer Pitts & Co le award was made at $S-$8.50 id $9 when the bid or a copy of ( leir bid which has been sent your iard had the same class of stuff ioted at ou-su ana ??y.ou. A. I cannot explain that. We id the bid and analysis. Q. It is alleged there was no d 011 tile. A. There was a bid positively, b Q. Will yon explain to me why is that your award is in exact ac rdance with the old bid? b A. I cannot, sir. Possibly in ^ itting out the award there might J *ve been a mistake made bv the y erk. t Q. The original is on file and alo on/1 linhK tKoQA ftllrttP fttTlff $8.50 $9 and $9.50. On the old d it was quoted at $8 $8.50 and ). It is hard for me to under- r and why it is in this particular stance the award is in exact acirdance with the old bid? ( A. The only way I can under- ( and it is that possibly an error in le clerk in getting it down. Q. That is your explanation ? A. Yes sir, possibly. I cannot c anything else. n Q. Did you ever see the bid afr the award was made? A. No sir. I never looked af- I x that. Mr Gilland did. tj. Don't vou think it rather t ngular that your bid would be exitly like the old bid and not like a le new one? a. :>ot wicd tne oiu missing, t might havti been done right in a le office there a-id we known nothig about it. Q. You have bad Old Joe tested t y Dr Parker. He shows it to test- ] 3 80.8. Suppose that stufi had ?sted 50-9 what redress would you ave had? * A. Could you have held up the t rice. And we advertised for noth- < ig below seventy. Q. Suppose it had been 71? A. We supposed that grade of whiskey that cost that would grade boat 85. Q. On what grounds conld you ] V. lave held the shipper? A. We supposed it would grade, $5. I Q. It doesn't make any differ?nce what you supposed, how could von have held the shipper responsible. He didn't guarantee anything ^ Don't you think the State of South Uaroliua would have been responsible for that debt? A. We presumed it was thrsame as it used to be. Q. 1 am not asking that. What i *?A11 Uoro VlQ/1 if tVlPV ICU1C35 WUUIU JUU liatg liuu i ft twv, had shipped the stuff and it had beeu unsalable? A. We would have held up what; we owed them. Q. Suppose they hail come back at you and said the stuff was shipped as bought? A. I don't know. Q. Have you ever had auy rea-j to suspect your bookkeeper Mr Gil- j land with attempting to profit by his position? A. in an indirect way 1 have. Q. Did you know anything of his going to Savannah? A. Not until recently. Q. Did you know anything of his suspicioning you of illegitimate i trausactions? A. No sir. Q. Do you know whether or not! he had made any complaint as to1 that before the receipt of the copies , rf his letters? A. No sir, I do not. Q. Have you had any communixihnn oritK jinw whiak^v drummers? j A. No sir. Q. With any whiskey houses ; )ther than through your book keep- i ;r? A. No sir. Q. Have you been approached jy any representatives of any whisk- f ?y houses? A. At first I was but I don't .now whether I had qualified then >r not, a whiskey man came to j Scran ton and I had a talk with him. I Q. Did he make you any proportion? i i A. None at all. He was down ,t my store when I came in and told him soliciting was not allow- : t d. Q. Have you seen Garrett & Co's j < nne men here? A. No sir. Q. Mr Coward did not tell you j Jarrett's man was here? A. No sir, I don't recollect it. Q. Have you sold any barrels? A. No sir. j Q. Have you any barrels to sell?; A. No sir. ^ Q. You don't empty any barrels? A. No sir, we buy no goods in ulk. By Mr Wells: ,1 Q. A few days after you had j _ teen appointed and when you and y lr Coward were on your way to see dr Kirk, did you tell Mr Coward ou could not afford to work for hirty dollars? A. No sir. Q O Ynn denv that? A Yes sir, I deny it i Q You say you did not see Gar- f ett's wine man? A. No sir. Q, Did you see a fellow named Jlark from the People's Distilling ;o? A. No sir. Q. You know him? A. No sir. Q. He said he knew you. He is uistakea then? A. He sure is. Q. You say you did not know , )r Bass auspicione d you? A. No sir, didn't know it until his week. ] Q. Did you have any occasion to ? uspect Dr Bass and Mr Snowden? i "V/i oir *! V OA A Q. Did not suspicion them at ill, neither one of them? A. No sir. i Q. Do you know anything about 1 ,hese letters mailed at Orangeburg? low is it you didn't get a copy? A. I don't know. Q. Don't you think the infer?ce would be that you had mailed ;hem and didu't think it necessary ;o send yourself a copy? J | Continued next week.] Read the Farmers & .Merebaits Balk's ad. this issie. New Irate Schedule. The following- schedule of the new 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 the Atlantic t oast Line railroad at Kintrslree: North Bound Arrives No. SO 7:37 A. M, ? i 1 J a A AT ->0. 40 J I:? A. .VI. No. 50 6:36 P. M. 8outh Bound Arrives No. 89 9:18 P. M No. 47 5:40 P. M. No. 51 10:52 A.M. # Daily Except Sunday. WealfRidneys Weak Kldneye. rarely point to weak tidney Harm. The kidneys, like the iHeart. s id the Btomach, And their weakness, not in tb^ onss heelf. butte the nerres that control an' fuide and strengthen them. Dr. 8hoop's Restorative is a medicine specifically prepared to reach these controlling nerres. To doctor the Kidneys alone, is futile. It is a waste of time, and of money as 11 your hack aebes or is weak. if the erica Maids, or is dark and strong. if you bars symptoms caB right* or other distressing or dangerass kidney disease, try Dr. Bhoop's Restoratives month? fkclets or Liquid?and see what it eaa and will 4a for yon. Druggist recommend and sell Dr. Stoop'* Restorative D. C. SCOTT. The Largest and Most C ^mplete PijtoKtiahmotif Dmitri GEO. S. HIGHER I SON, M K -MANUFACTL1 :RS OF? Sash, Doors, Blinds Moulding and Building Material, Sash Weights and Cords CHARLESTON, S C. rwm ens I R. E. & E. N. B EATY ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTOR? r? ^ c r jeorgeiuwn, - - 47. v. Civil Engineering Land Surveying Railroad Surveys and Construction 'rompt attention to out ot Town Work. 3-19-tf 1V. L. Bass A. C. Hinds BASS & HINDS, Attorneys-at-law KNGSTREE, S. C. ^20-tf. i iff lis Lake City, S. C ;rown and Bridge Work a Specialty. ALL WORK Guaranteed as Represented. W. L. BASS Attorney at Law LAKE CITY, S. C. Dr BJ McCabe Dentist mTOR'PQFR - 3. c. J. D. MOUZON'S BARBER SHOP ?in the? Via Kearei Hotel is equipped with up-to-date appliances. Polite Service. ? ompetent workmen. 5?8-08. W. P TENNENT A R C H I T [ C T 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 Co, stores Timmonsville and Beulah and residence at National Cemetery. : : : : : Free from j Alcohol Since May, 1906, Ayer's Sarsaparilla has been entirely free from alcohol. If you are in j poor health, weak, pale, nervous, ask your doctor about taking this non-alcoholic tonic and alterative. If he has a better medicine, take his. Get the best always. This is our advice. A W? publish our formula* /I m Ws banish alcohol XnB f rrom our msajoic?? / I 1IPTQ w# urf* yon to I A AliLI ?3 consult your I ^ *J y V doctor g A sluggish lirer means a coated tongue, a bad breath, and constipated bowels. The question is,4< What is the best thing to do under such circumstances?" Asl your doctor if this is not a good answer: "Take laxative doses of Ayer'a Pilla." ?Mod* by the J. C. Aycr Co.. lowU, Mm.- ? , COTTONi ?A.\D THE PRIM! TOBii There will be a number of sut Fall and we are ready to serve splendid crop prospect we are rep enlarge our floor space, and ratbei Queen Stoves and Ranges from ws price 2? Fez We have just received a carlo; ?ai?o/1 of o lnw r?ri r a R Am pm Hpr t min Moore & Co's Paint. Also, v Cutlery and Razors. The Robeso predate our friends' patronage an trnued confidence. Lake City H LAKE Cr "A dollar is a doll; There is no better way t dealing with J. L. Stuckey, the ol< man. I have a splendid lineol Rums Warn JJUggiUU, IT UgUU that in view of the hard times above cost. A nice bunch of HORSES at prices to suit. J. L 5tuc BANK OFKI Kinpstree. Sou CAPITAL. 8 30.000 I DIRECT' f Jas F Cooper D C Scott ^ A-? - J* nMmnflv IVOUCCI1UII9 mauv piv LOANS, large or small, mad jHEADQUAI < . k ? f ' For Busies and W Whips, Lap Robes, every thing- in the ha The Famous Oliver and repair parts for A Wood Disc Harro'v Clark's Stock Food, ] Instant Louse Killei ders and Worm Powc stock and poultry fa health by using- only; of Dr Hess &C lark's { ders. Yours to pleas THE WilWURC Ki ogsfree & Crtelyville, -- > - - I\J acquiring qualities c( / SELF-CONTROL. DECISION. AND MANLINESS real! do. to STEVENS riUEAEJ.'S EIE C.'.TION \?k your Dealer for Steven* Killes? , >hotKUi?s?Pistols. Insist on our timeli'i.irrcd make. If you cannot obtain. "C ?itfp direct, cr"r? ? i i-cpai'i. upon receipt of f'atalo* 1'inc. | v.;Mbin;j ic .1 wtut t knew a!* I iLr STEVENS j i? !< .1 tl in .C? Pagn lllu*trf?te<i \ mtuloj. Ma led I *?r fi '.r ct t? in rlo |v.j jv .! i*r. fVaut - ' 1 j* l lVo Color ILlj- i^- iu Jfroraiior. f ycir . j . ?! f inihvun J. t T-YENS ARMS & TOOL CC. j P. O. Ccx AC97 s Ckiccpee r:ali?, Macs., I'. S. A Tff \ SDN E RBGEST IS? .CCOa ijects of both in Lake City this them. In anticipation of the airinp our warehonse so as to r than remove the stock of O.K. ir#?hnns#? we have Ireduced the Ceaat. . M ad of Wire Fence, which is of- * % ve are headquarters for Benja* ?e offer exceptional values in n Razor can't he beat We *pd will try to merit their conardware Co., IT. S. C saved j ir made" v ?. 0 save your dollars than by v. I 1 reliable live-stock ^ '1 s ml ins, am offering at 10 per cent and MULES always on hand key, Lake City, S. C. f=Ff I riMr.QTRFF I th Carolina. SURPLUS. $ 7,800 ORS ===== R H Eellahan T A trAiiAn O A AOllVJT a 1 Ic on approved security. I i rterS vm^| agons, Harness, I Saddles, and S mess line. fl w y Chilled Plows I y% same. Walter I TT 0- fl rs. L?r ness a Poultry Panacea r, Healing powlers. Keep your it and in good a small quantity guaranteed pow;e. i LIVESTOCK CO. South Carolina. : -