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Dispensary Investigating Committee Will Turn Over Evidence Against j Tnackston and Allsbrook to Solic? itors, j Columbia, May 24.-After a. lengthy session yesterday afternoon the inves? tigating committee decided to turn over its records of the- testimony of Dispenser Allsbrook, of Manning; and Beer Dispenser T. B. Tnackston, of' Spartanburg, to Solicitor Timmerman in the case of Mr. Allsbrook and So? licitor Sease in the case of Mr. Th?ck rston with a view to having the two men prosecuted for perjury. The following are the resolutions adopted by-the committee in executive session: Mr. Lyon: "I move that the evi-, dence takten in regard to Mr. Tha?k- ? ston as well as the evidence given by j Mr. Thackston himself be referred to j Solicitor Sease,. of the Seventh circuit, ) ??nd that he be requested to examine j the same and to make such further in- ! vestigation as may be necessary and that he take such further steps as he may deem advisable." This- was carried. Mr. Lyon: "I move that this com? mittee hav? transcripts of the testi? mony given by Mr. Allsbrook today and copies of the letters which I pre? sent the committee made and sent to the solicitor of the Fifth circuit with the request that he investigate the matter further and have the 1 matter presented to the next session of the Sessions Court in Richland county. In addition to this J want to put this: That this committee will furnish any assistance that may be reasonable to ascertain any other facts in regard to this matter and that may be necessary j to complete the case against Mr. Alss- ! brook." ! RAILROAD WRECK. Seven Passengers Killed in Accident in the Louisville Freight Yard. Louisville, Ky., May 28.-Seven .per? sons were killed here this morning ?when a passenger train on the Louis? ville and Nashville ran into the rear of a freight. The passenger train was running at a rate of 15 miles an hour through the yards when the engineer heard a flange break. Instantly he ^applied the emergency brake. The en? gine and baggage car remained on the track but the coaches and sleepers left the ;track and crashed into a string of freight cars. The passengers were pinioned in the wreckage amid the wildest scenes. Nearly every one in the smoker is believed to have been instantly killed. Those in the coach were uninjured, while those in the sleepers were unharmed. FREE ALCOHOL. "Congress Passes Bill That is Thought to Be a Blow at Standard Oil. Washington, D. C., May 28.-The House today, by a unanimous vote, concurred in the senate amendment to the House bill making denatured alcohol tax free for use in the arts and manufactures. The bill becomes a law With the president's signature. The conviction of its advocates is that it will cause great loss to the Standard Oil Company by replacing kerosene and gasoline as illuminates by dena? tured alcohol. SICK OF HIS JOB. Beer Dispenser Charles Xaery of Co lumbia Resigns in Disgust. Columbia, May 28.-Ex-Alderman Chas. Naery, for several years whole? sale beer dispenser here, has resign? ed. He was before the investigating committee last week and is "sick of the whole business." Adjutant general Frost is endeavor? ing to arrange for the State militia to go into encampment at Chattanooga this summer. The barn of T. W. Wood, at Reeds ville, Spartanburg county was struck by lightning Sunday and burntd to the ground. The loss was $1,500. DISPENSARY INVESTIGATION. FURTHER - DEVELOPMENTS IN COLUMBIA THURSDAY. The Revelations Seem to Be Coming Nearer and Nearer to the Big Bugs of the Machine-One Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars a Carload Paid as a Bonus for Every Sale of Beer by the Augusta Brewery to the State Dispensary. Columbia, May 24.-The dispensary scandal continues. It is all a beautiful mess. Legislation can never cure such conditions. It is a matter of ! morals and not legislation. The inves ! tigation continues to be interesting, j and the pity is that the whole people cannot read a verbatim report of the testimony rather than an outline. Yes? terday, today and every day much more than can be printed is brought out, particularly the multiplicity of suggestive letters. Today the evidence of Mr. Herman was that the Augusta Brewery paid money with which to buy a beer, dispensary in Greenville, and to get orders for beer from the State board. Whether that money went as intended is another matter, but the Augusta Brewery paid $125 to its State agent for each carload of beer for which it got an order, and the manager of the brewery swore that he thought this the only way to get the order in view of the "peculiar condi? tions" then existing in South Carolina. That was last year. What the State agent will say he did with that money is another issue, but he got it. In the Greenville case the beer dis? penser, Payne, wrote himself that he was utterly disgusted. As late as 1905 he wrote that he had just paid $200 for his Job, and "here comes another bother." They seem to have come right along, and the brewery said it was ready to take its medicine, and simply wanted to know when the Greenville grafters were ready for another haul, and they spelled grafters all in capitals. Even a no-armed preacher, named Fowler, took a Mr. Cox over to Augus- j ta to get a slice of pie. They both seem to have gotten it. The publication of this piecemeal correspondence does not show how the Augusta petople tried to save their money or how they thought they had to do it in self-defense, but is simply quoted in "high" spots, so to speaK. The old German, E. H. Herman, who opened his record to the commit? tee, is sick and disgusted and wants to do some good to the State. He wants to make amends, and is intent on having others open up their store houses of information., He stated that although the new board had an? nounced in the newspapers in the list of purchases that they had bought one carload of beer from him, he had an order for five cars from thc new board. He offered to reduce r.ie price on four undelivered cars $500, or $125 per car, which was what went to Shaver on each carload. The Lyon - Christensen committee showed that Greenville had about as interesting a condition as Spartanburg. Payne seemed to be the Ferguson or Harman, and evidently had charge of three beer dispense lies these of Jones, Holcomb and h?nss?f, and at one time Wilson's. It was evident from the?file of letters that the Augusta Brewery was satis? fied with crumbs, and whether real or fancied, it got out of the way of Dun? woody, of Atlanta Brewery fame, be? cause they thought him to be the spe? cial friend of Mr. H. H. Evans. The correspondence shows that for years there has been a concerted ef? fort made to save the beer dispensaries from the board and the Legislature, and that the beer people have had paid attorneys to look after their in? terests, and that the bills of some of these attorneys, members of the State Senate, appeared high. It was devel? oped that the Augusta Brewery sent $50 for a china wedding present to Commissioner Crum during his ad? ministration, and that such presents were generally expected for this event. The evidence taken today especially at the afternoon session, when larger af? fairs were considered, is well worth studying at this time.-News and Cou? rier. Columbia, May 25.-Dispensary Di? rector Black meeting Mr. J. Fraser Lyon of the investigating committe, on the street today denounced him for the course he was pursuing in bring? ing out personal matters in connection with the investigation and it is assert? ed warned him that he. Black, would not stand for it. One bystander said Black told Lyon he would shoot him in such a case. The colloquy grew quite heated, those who heard it say, but the two did not come together In a fight. It is reported today that the com mittee intends to call the matter to the governor's attention and ask him to remove Black. Up to 12:30 p. m., nothing like this has happened. The committee has been examining ! Mr. Herman of the Augusta Brewery Company this morning. So far only cumulative evidence has been de? veloped. Senator Manning, of Sumter, filed his pledge as a candidate for governor today. Columbia, May 26.-When the dis? pensary investigating committee met this morning Mr. Fraser Lyon arose and, with one hand on the large table in front of him, and with the utmost deliberation and calmness, made this statement: "Mr. Chairman, there has a matter | come up this morning that I deem it my dutyA though unpleasant, to call to the attention of this committee. I also will state that the part of ft that af-, fects me personally do not consider, but that part of it that affects the wel? fare of our committee I do consider, and I deem it important to the final particular determination of our inves? tigation that it be brought forward to the attention of this committee. "This morning in corning from my room, which is above the hotel, over the store of Giradeau <SL Marshall, I was stopped by Mr. Solomon, who is the agen of the Big Creek Distilling Company, of Savannah, Ga. He was talking to me/about some accounts which the committee has held up. We have had some conversation about this matter before and he renewed the con? versation there and wished me to give him some definite information about when we could reach it. j "As I was standing there talking to him Mr. Black of the dispensary board of directors appeared before me. I really could not state- from what di? rection he came. I could not say whether from the front or rear. I was intent with my conversation with Mr. Solomon. Mr. Black's face uhowed de? cided anger and he used some very in? sulting language towards me. He said that he understood that 1 had been spying out on him-on his private life -and things of that kind, and that it was his purpose to kill me on the spot. "I do not care to use any of the par? ticular language he used on that occa? sion, but he said that he had a notion then and there to shoot me and blow me up on the spot-to us3 his expres? sion. There was in his company a per? son that I do not know to have seen before. My recollection is that there was a person in his comp?ny with a blue suit of clothes, red mustache and straw hat. While he was making his threats against me and daring me to investigate his affairs he also used very violent language against Senator Christensen, which I suppose was in the nature of a rebuke to me for at? tending such a person about the streets. "I remarked that there were three of them there; that I did not care to discuss the matter with them; that I was investigating the dispensary and expected to continue to do so? He was so impetuous, though, that I scarcely had an opportunity of putting in a word, and, believing that he intended to make an attack on me and in put? ting his hands about his person that he intended to do me violence. I turned and walked back to my room, and he used some very unpleasant epithets towards me and told me that I might go and arm myself. "I returned to my room and shortly afterwards returned to Wright's Hotel. As I passed the Columbia Hotel I did not see Mr. Black or the gentleman with him. I presume. Mr. Chairman, that Mr. Black exhibited, or attempted to exhibit, a letter from Manning, which I understood was from Mr.' Black's former home-Walterboro it was. I found it necessary to go to Walterboro a few days since for the reason that I had heard-and I can recognize the difficulties that it is like? ly to place us in-I heard that Mr. Black and Mr. H. H. Evans had been parties to bribing a member of the General Assembly who lives in the town of Walterboro. I do not know the facts in that case. I had some in? formation along that line and I went there to get some additional informa? tion in regard to the matter. That was the object of my visit to Walter? boro, and I presume that Mr. Black has been informed by those of whom I enquired theero of the purpose of my visit. "I wish to say this: That I did go to Walterboro for the purpose of in? vestigating Mr. Black and Mr. H. H. Evans and this member of the General Assembly, whose name I do not care to mention, as I do not think is proper, as he is not a party to this transac? tion. "I want to say this, that I do not know-how the committee feels about a thing of this sort, but so far as I am individually concerned I shall continue to investigae Mr. Black and Mr. Ev ans and anybody else who is on there, and if it is necessary to be blown up in this matter, Mr. Black or somebody will have it to do." . The. chairman (Senator Hay:) "Is there any action you suggest? It seems to me that it might be called to the attention of the governor as Major Black is a member of the State board of control and he (the governor) has a right to remove him from office." Mr. Lyon: "This thing has been go? ing on for some time. I did not know that it had taken such violent shape, but it has been reported to Senator Christensen that witnesses who testis fled that any one had received graft or had stolen anything would be shot. I was informed by gentlemen in "Wright's Hotel that Mr. Black was in Wright's Hotel vowing vengeance." Mr. Christensen: "Mr. Chairman, I regret very much to have to take any notice of the matter of threats, but they have been going on for a long time and ix strikes me that in view of the culmination that has been reached today something ought to be done. "As long as your sub-committee had to deal with sub-dispensers we had no trouble of that kind. They took the matter very philosophically. But just as soon as we approached the higher officials we immediately began to real? ize that great pressure of various kinds had been brought to bear, and witnesses had been made to under? stand t?iat violence would be done them if they testified. The former chairman of the \ board. Mr. H. H. Evans, came to me in Wright's Hotel last winter and told me that if Mr. Klingenberg, who was assisting us in our investigating, should ask ques? tions of what Mr. Evans considered his private affairs he would shoot him on sight, and he came to give him the warning. I did not pay much atten? tion to it at the time, but just before the investigation in the Supreme Court room Mr. Evans called me off and re? minded me that he had r-iade these threats and that he wished it under? stood that he meant exactly what he had said. Furthermore, he said that if any witness got on the stand and said that he, Mr. Ev^ns, got any mon? ey or graft that he would settle with such a person on the stand. "Now various matters along this line have been reported to me for months, but you know the sub-committee has not deemed it wise to bring the matter to the attention of the committee and the public." The committee retired to go into ex? ecutive session and, after remaining outside for some time, returned to the main hall. Mr. Gaston stated that the final de? cision in the7 matter rested with the Governor, and that he, and he alone, could act in the premises. Mr. Gaston then read the following resolutions, which had been adopted by the com? mittee as fitting the situation: To His Excellency, D. C. Heyward, Governor, Columbia, S. C.-Dear Sir: The committee appointed to investi? gate the affairs of the State dispensa? ry would respectfully call to your at? tention the following testimony taken before the committee: (Here is inserted the testimony al? ready given above.) The committee would request that you investigate this matter and take such action as may appear to you to be proper, the control of the directors of the dispensary, with the absolute power of removal of such officers, be? ing in your hands. (Signed.) All of the papers will be ready to be turned over to Governor Heyward upon his return to the city. He is now on his plantation, in Colleton county, and will no doubt take the matter up as soon as it is formally presented to him. The request for action, by the inves? tigating committee is based on Section 556. Paragraph 41S, of the Code, which reads in part: "The term of office of the members of said board shall be for two years, unless sooner removed by the Governor," etc. etc. This statute does not state what shall be the cause nor is it very exact or complete. Columbia, May 26.-The calm has followed the storm centering o bout the clash yesterday between' Dispensary Director Black an j J. Fraser Lyon, 01 the investigating ?ommiUee, which has been lh? talk of tin* town and the State since yesterday. Both men were seen on the street last night, but neither seemed hunting for the other, and while the tension was great last night, for both are known to be men of un? disputed courage, and Black particu? larly impetuous and hot headed, ev? erything is serene today and no furth? er trouble is expected. Columbia. May 28.-Warrants were issued yesterday for the arrest of Mr. John Black and Mr. J. Fraser Lyon, charging them with a bleach of the peace, and upen which b';ey will be peace, and upon which they will he sot be placed under peace bonds, as a result o? :he threatened attack upon Mr. Lyon by Major Black Friday. The v.arrents were sworn out before Robt. Moorman, magistrate, by Owen Daly, chief of police. Major Black was serve! with the paper yesterday afternoon and appear? ed before the magistrate with his at? torney. Mr. Lyon, after the adjourn <ment of the investigating committee /several days ago, left the city, and (as a consequence has not yet been (served. ( An effort was made to give Major (Black a hearing yesterday afternoon, (but as both he and Mr. Lyon are (charged with a common offence it (was found that both would have to be (present and submit ^stimony. No (witnesses are named in thc warrant and the only testimony to be taken (will be the statement of the two (named therein. Upon the appearance of Major Black before the magistrate's court yesterday morning he was released funder a bond of SI,OOO until the hear? ing can be held. His bondsmen were Gen. Wilie Jones and Mr. J. P. Math? ews. Major Black requested that if ,the case should not be taken up be? fore Wednesday morning it be post? poned until June 12, as it is neces? sary for him to leave the city during that time. It is not expected that iMr. Lyon will be able to reach Colum? bia by Wednesday morning. In fact, it was not stated when he would be present. The bond under which Major Black .was released was not a peace bond, but simply a bond for appearance at the proper time. Governor Has Not Acted. ? Governor Heyward returned last night from his plantation at Walter? boro and began at once an official ex? amination of the affair last Friday when Major John Black, director of the State Dispensary, cursed and threatened Mr. J. Fraser Lyon, mem? ber of the legislative committee ap? pointed to investigate the dispensary. This is the most serious problem Governor Heyward has had to solve since he became governor, and he is very much worried over ir. The governor said last night: "I have just returned to Columbia and have not yet had an opportunity to look carefully into the matter. I shall inot act until I have been fully advised as to the law and all the facts and circumstances.' "Th 2 al corneys for Mr. Black have requested me to give them a hearing, and this will te accorded them at the earliest possible moment. "After this hearing I shall take ?such aetion as I believe to be proper." Among Major Black's legal repre? sentatives is Mr. W. B. Gruber, of Walterboro, who was formerly sen? ator for Oolleton counlv and after? wards a promirent candidate for judge several years ago aid is recog? nized as one of the best lawyers in the State. He is a broth.?r-in-law of Major Black. The lather is the son of the late Robert Black, who was elected sheriff of Colleton county in ?1ST6 and was never defeated for that office. At his death he was suc? ceeded by Major John Black, at the time mayor ol Walterboro. The prom? inence of the parties, as well as the delicate relations involved, will make this case tho mest difficult of Gov? ernor Key ward's official career. There is hardly a. precedent for this case in the courl recrrds of the State. The board <<f control cl" thc State dis? pensary in 18S9 rf mc ved Mr. J. B. Dcuthit from hi'., ofuce as commission? er and the court restored Mr. Douthit tv", his office because ht had not been given an opportunity to be heard in h;? own behalf and to present witnes? ses before the board acied. Judge Al? drich, on th'3 -Sch of November, isis. .decided that Commissioner Douthit .had not been removed by proper procevs el law. In the deciee of the court Judge Aldrich d'scussed at isome length wha: constituted a "cause" upon which a man may be re imoved from office. Columbia, S. C., May 29.-At the re? quest of attorney P. H. Nelson. Gover? nor Heyward has appointed next Fri? day at noon for a hearing in Black Lyon matter, at his office. Luther Strickland was found guilty of the murder at Anderson Tuesday afternoon with a recommendation to the mercy of the court. He will re? ceive a life sentence for the murder of his wife last fall. Strickland is a de? generate and the plea of insanity was set up as a defense. He killed his wife by striking her several times on the head with an axe after having dis? covered her in alleged criminal rela? tions with a man of the community. Jim Washington was found guilty of manslaughter at the morning's session of court. DENATURED ALCOHOL. Bili Passed By Senate. Which the House Has Adopted. Taking Off Lu ternal Revenue. Washington, May 24.-After con? siderable debate today the senate* passed the bill relieving denatured al? cohol from the internal revenue tax and then took up the agrcuitural ap? propriation bill, which was still under consideration when the senate ad jorned. The discussion of the alcohol bill turned largely upon the effect of the legislation on the manufacture of wood alcohol, which, Senator Aldrich asserted, would be greatly injured. There was also considerable dis? cussion of the amendment authoriz? ing the purchase of samples of all serums and anti-toxins for the cure of animals, and it was denounced by Mr. Hale as another step in the direc? tion of paternalism, which he depre? cated in strong language. Senator McCumber supported the provision as in the interest of the protection of the public against posionous and other? wise dangerous decoctions. The amendment was agreed to. In connection with the provision making an appropriation "to orjgnate crops by selection, etc." Senator Hale said this was an effort to improve on nature and he congratulated Sena? tor Proctor in charge of the bill on getting "nearer the line of absolute control by the federal government than anyone else had ever gotten be? fore." The Senate passed the so-called free alcohol bill as it was reported from the committee on finance. The bill already has passed the house and the amendments which the senate has adopTed~-do__ not materially change its' scope. It does nt>i^g<>Jnt'o effect until January 1, 1S07. - MURDER AND SUICIDE. Another Unsavory Tragedy in New York-Woman Killed By Her Par? amour. New York, May 25.-John Kitrovics, who represented that he was employed at the Metropole House, shot a woman with whom he had been living as his wife at 357 West 44th street, this morning, and then sent a bullet, through his own brain, dying instant? ly. The woman, who gave her name as Celia McCarry, is pronounced in a serious condition. Jealousy is given as the cause of the shooting. PRESBYTERIAN UNION. Southern Presbyterian General Assem? bly Postpone Consideration Another Year. Greenville. May 25.-Ey a vote of S9 to 84 the Southern Presbyterian church general assembly decided to postpone consideration of closer rela? tions with the Northern Presbyterian, church until next year. TROOPS IN SAN FRANCISCO. - President Roosevelt Promises That Federal Troops Shall Remain Until June 31. .J Washington. D. C., May 25.-Presi? dent Roosevelt has promised Senator Flint of California that the Federal troops now on duty in San Francisco shall remain until June 30th. at least, or longer if the conditions should de? mand it. I NEW TRANS-ATLANTIC RECORD. Tlie New French Liner Lowers Time From Havre. New York. May 25.-The new French Line steamer La Provenic ar? rived this morning from Havre, break? ing all records from that port. The time of passage was six days, three hours and S5 minutes. PERKINS GOES FREE. The Pull of the Big Insurance Grafters Too Much for New York Courts. New York. May 25.-The Supreme Court, appellate division, today de cided that Geo. W. Perkins, of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., committed no crime when he contributed the money of the policy holders of the New York Life Insurance Company to the campaign funds of the Republican party. The appellate division made this decision today. Justice Green baum is reversed and Perkins is dis? charged from custody. Quite a number of Sumter county farmers are still holding cotton for higher prices. It is estimated that there are between two and three thousand bales in the cotton ware? houses and in the hands of the far? mers.