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HUE TELLS Of REBATE. lt>MMKH Ho\ltl> MI MHKH (.IM S TI> HMMW \T ? IIKSTKit. Man) KmUurm Marked (ho IM? V I'nxnilmci III l>l?|MMI?Uiry (.'ill Trial ? Ftvqticiit Tilt* Continue m>lvu<< ii < ?|>|Mi?.nitc t oiium I?Mrni j HMiniH-U I e?*i Hl?-?., hui not suhjevt ?I to <. rilling" at at Columbia? Otlvt-r Witit????*?* Inn ..tl.i- i .1 h> Chester. Nov. S.?Testimony, tend? ing t?? Impii? ltd fedjs M. Rawllnson. ?lohn Hl??? k ni.l II I.? < Holomoru in unlawful dealings I ??nnected with the affairs of th? now defunct Slate dis? pensary, constituting over ?cts. pur SSianr t<> a conspiracy among; them selves, together with Jas 8. Farnum. John E. Early. Morton A Cn.odman ami J?k? r. \S \li.-. was adduced today through State's witnesses In the trial of the much talked of dispensary ?ruft cases. before the Sessions Court of Chester County. For five hours Joe lb Wylle. for- I sner memtor of the hoard ?>f eortrol. was ??n the stand, t. lllng the story of his cond.i. r ITkJli in oftlce, together with Black and Rawllncon. Henry Hamuels, former whisker drummer, ?nd st one time mayor of the city of ('heater; Robert <!?<?, ashler Of UM Ofjnmeri inl Ra nk ..f I BatJltr, an.I 11 WUkin. secretary of the Consumer's Beer Company, of Charleaton, of which Jaa 8. Farnum Is prealdent. were also on the stand, contributing various testimony, which the State purposes weaving Into a chain of evidence, proving a combination or ?SsSsspIrary to cheat and defraud the State to the sum of $133.000. Mom lay'a Feature*. The features of the day's proceed? ing* were the ruling, by the court, that the books and records of the old dispensary were competent evi? dence and were admissible, the de? bate as to whether or not the alleg? ed rebate giving increased the cost of Ajie liquors purchased by the dis? pensary, thereby cheating the State out of funda properly her own; the sjssttentions ss to coercion of witness? es and promises of Immunity; the question asked of Joe Wylle. as to whether or not on yesterday he had told John Rlack "I know you are not going to be convicted;" Wylle's testi? mony that two of the defendants in the present rctlon. Rlack and Raw ttaeon. had told him they had gotten rebates from Lee Solomons; that he, himself had gotten his share of these rebates; the testimony of H. Wllkln, that he could not And certain books and papers of the Consumers' Beer Ossnpany. after they had been audit? ed by the State and city auditors; the esvtlmonv ,.f M.-nry Samuels, that he bad been a medium through whom ?ssrtaln large checks had been cash? ed here In Cheater, and the cash turn? ed over to Joe R. Wylle; the verifying erf these checks bv Ropert (Inge, cashier of the bank through which the dealings were ha?l. an.| the story arf the 'red Inked hun.lr.d ?bdlar bill." the telling of which was pra<tl?ally the same as that In Columbia. In the trial of Jamen S. Farnum. \lt?>riH**,s lb-??oiii<* Personal. The ?'hiblish bb-kerlng of the law? yers eonllnu. although somewhat abated this afternoon. Insinuation.^ and denial* uere the ??r?ler of the day during the morning session. Both Attorne> C?eneral Lyon and Attorn. \ Oaston appeared somewhat anger* ?1 at one time an I lit snofhst Att-.n ? W. 8 Netaon said to Mr. Lyon "\V? ar responsible for what we say and ranI settle this on f Court." lever-1 al *\<< ' * ha\# expr. ?-I upreme disgust it th? manner In which tin case Is proi'-eding. The prime move <>f the defense to? day, as It appeared, was to discredit Joe R. W\Me. witness for the State. Another effort, through cross-exam? ination of other witnesses was to <!>? Inch the dealings of Joe IS. Wylle fr??m tbe actions of the Stksff tWO members of the h??ard. n<?w on trial. The State has 'endeavored |sj ah?>w that Wylle. as a party to the alleged eoasplracy. received certain rebates, his portion of which he kept, and the other two-third* <>f which he turned over to the b??ard. Through Wylle. the Svate Is endeavoring to sh??w that Solomon* was a party to tbe rebate giving in that Wylle d his p?artl'.n -f them, as dl\I l?-.| up i.v the other Bjssnsnsjfs I rerj Point Conuwtrd. The Stat?- has had an u| hill fight all day, the defen< contesting ssjsjff point. The fat was thrown in the Ore nhi-n the ?|uestlon was asked Wylb Mid the board recelv any rebates on the pur. ha?a ? ?. rna!" at Its Msreh meeting In 1906?' At sjSjes, Mr. Oaston htttfpsggd skjsi tlon. claiming that th?- uu?*tloii presuss? erl that a eonsplra? y had attends been form? ?!. The <*ourt. how ? v. r. ruled the uu? ?itl<>n ? ??nipetent and the witness testified that all th?lr r. bates <?n these flr??t pur?-bases b . I bwen paid. Poaslldv lb.? warmest fight ?.f th? day was o\er the . ? ? n t ? - n t Ion as t<i whether or not the State ha I really been ? h?Mit?'<| and defraud? d. v. h inSf or not rettete giving Increased the cost ??f li i'i 'i- to th' Stste, The State contended that no matter If I Kaln. it was a breach of trust and torneyi for the defense had let him i the cost wai the name as to partial or I OonatltUtad ? ?Tino*. In addition, At- off so light this time, as compared i coneern* other than the dispensary, j t<?rn? y (bmral Lyon offered in evi- t<? the grilling he got in the Colum-1 it rebates were given they should J dance a page of the 11*06 invoice bla ? trial. Witness declared he ?Ii i nave. bSM turned into tin- state treas , Ihm.u, showing that while Budwelsei" n<>t know. Mr. Lyon asked: "Havel j { uiv, not into the pot kt is of the in- beer WU quoted at $10.50 from Guff- you not been talking t<> some oi' dividual* holding otlkes of trust to ??-nhelm s\ Bons, ot Savannah, the their attorneys today? ' the statf. board purchased it at $12.02 per bar-; "No," replied Mr. Samuels, and he cite* ivdcrai Graf! Osaa\ ral from the Anheuser-Busch Com-1 could not explain why those K?me Oai Abney elted the case of Capt. , pany, arguing that the State was In I embarrassing question* had not been Cartar, at Saiannali. in the employ I in reality cheated out of tin extra iaeked him. ? Um ?Sttad StatSS Uovernment, lu I cost. Samuels Not Coerced, w hi, \\ Um supreme Court ruled thai Another matter that excited somel The defence attempted to discredit ?0 matter if the < ;<n eminent iiad got- | little interest was the question by At-j the testimony ? ?: nr. W. .1. Murray Ian value received for services, if the i tonn > General Lyon t" Henry Bam-I yesterday as to coercing witnesses, by office hid Iren used for personal uels. as to why it was that the ;it Piking Samuels i! he had been a willing witness before the wimling up commission. ' He declared that he had been subpoenaed and was afraid he "would lie sent to jail if I did n<>t tell" them what he knew. Dr. Murray had declared that tin boar i had not threatened nor coerc i any witnesses. As to win the State has not sum? moned Mose II. Mohley. of Columbia, former clerk of the hoard of control, i:i whose hands the hooks and rec < rds of tin board of 1906 were kept, to testify as to their authenticity, has .n a question occupying consider* able time and discussion an] elicit? ing much interest on the part of the spectators. The defaaos asked why the State did not produce Mobb y In? stead of making a hmg. hard fight tt gat the books in by indirect meth^d?^ Upon reconvening this morning, the question as to the adaalssfbflltjr of the hooks and records whs argued ;,T length, the Court finally ruling the?ri competent in so tar as they botn 01 matters pretaining to tin- trial of the cause now in hand. Attorney Gen? eral Lyon read the proceedings of the board at its first meeting. Mar<h 1906. qoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo o o o o o o o o ? Clothes, Beautiful Clothes!! o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Itl* Bt K-Hum mov a oa ' ? OH i www. md Umm v-jfc Another Great Line of Suits, In Grays. Browns, Blues and Blacks. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Men's o o o o Double Breasted and Round $ Cuts at o o $6.50. $7.50. o $8.50. SI0.00 2 $12.50 to $14. o O Don't Fail to See These Values o _ o o o o o o o o John B. Stetson Hats o o $3.50 and $400. q Other Good q Grades at $1.00, x $150 and $3.00. In all the Latest and Nobbiest Pat? terns and Cuts ? Double Breasteds, Round Cuts. Slims. Stouts and Extra Sizes ? made by Schloss Bros. & Company. At $15, $18, $20, $22.50 and $25.00. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 8 V Men's and Youth's Over and Rain Goats, Light and Dark, Short and Long At $6.50, S7.50, SS.50, S10.no $12.50 up to $22.50 Trousers, Men's & Young Men's Peg Top and Regular and Extra Sizes. At $1.50.2.00. 2.50. 3.00. 3.50. 4.00 and up to 8.00 Men's and Boys' Un? derwear From 50c to $3.00 per Suit. Knee Suits, Knee Pants, All Si/.es, 4 to 17. At 25c 50c. 75c, $1.00, and $1.50, Straight or Knickerbocker. Trunks, Suit Cases, and Hand Bags, Umbrellas and Walking Canes. For School and Dress. Straight or Knicker? bocker. Sizes 4 to 17. At $1.50, $i.00, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4, $4 50 and up to $800. One lot of Extra Values in Blue Serge Knickerbockers, Sizes 6 to 17. at $3.25. CLAPP SHOES, And you know they are the best, $5.50 and $6.00. Crawford Shoes $3 50 and $4. Joseph Chandler, T5he Clothes and Shoe Man I6 South M 0, i n St. Sumter, S. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO