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EARLY CLAIMS GOI RAKE-OFF. MX THOISWI? IN LAHl'L DEAL DK I.Wtl S ON STAND. WtUM^M for State in Dlspensar) i.r*r\ Trial also Testifies thai Defendants, Tatum, Towill and Bo)kln Receded Money In Same IrMii^utiou ? other Witnesses Declare I ?bei? C ould Have Been Bought Greatly Inder Price Paid bj Stale. Columbia, 8ept 18.?According to his own testimony, taken this after? noon It) the trial of the "label'* case, in which L. W. Roykin. J. I'.. Towill and W. o. Tatum are being tried on the charge of conspb ing to defraud the State. John T. Early, a salesman for a liquor dealer In Cincinnati, got H 62? of the alleged "graft" which came from the deal, by which the taree Jefendants arc claimed to have purchased 11.000.00Q whiskey labels fr?>m the Nivlsson-Wleskopf Company for $35.000. when th*y were worth only, as is the plea of the prosecution, between 17.000 and flO.eee For the first time since the begin? ning on Tuesday morning an after? noon session In this dispensary ??graft" case was held, the action re? sulting from a petition of the Jury that two aeaelona a day be held In? stead of one. Two hours, which were taken up on the session, were gfven fe- the most part to the argu? ment* of the various attorneys for the prosecution and the defence aa to the admission of testimony. Mr. K.arly. who hsd taken the Stand shortly before the close of the morning session, was the only wlt , aeas of rh ?ff. rn.?on. and he is evi? dently not finished with yet. as there has been no cross-examination. Al? though the testimony gleaned from him In the 'nt^rvals In which the at? torneys were not arguing on points cf law waa quite smsll In bulk. It Pwas, nevertheless. among the most Important that has been had since the trial began. According to his testimony. Early had a conversation with the defend? ants la Columbia during the early part of 190& and had urged them to I make a certain deal for labels, say Iror the* PtievO vis g#r him It ippears that Earls was st that ti' ? in HKi-n? f< r \\ , f. i} In auever tc queetiom* from Attor? ney Oefteral ) ve a ho n inducting the case for the state. Early said that at the time of his conversation with Towill and Boykin about an order for labels, there were some sfchee of labels before the board of directors of the old dispensary. According to tro- witness Hoykln and Tatum went to Cincinnati In company with M. A. Goodman, who la indicted on the same charge as. the three defendants but Is not now un? der trial. The witness went with these three to the Welskopf Com? pany's place, and It was brought out In the evidence that they discussed in I a general way the purpose of the visit to buy bottles, labels and sup? plies. When asked If there was sny deal closed for the labels then or not. the witness said he did not know whether the contract waa signed at I that time or not. "As a result of the purchase how much money did you* receive?" wss the question then ssked the wit To this there was considerable ob? jection by Mr. Johnetnne and others. It being contended that the matter waa Irrelevant to the charge of con ? tplracy against the defendants. What part sj| the profit on this deal were you to receive?" was the way the question was then put. The objection was overruled by Judge Wllnon and the answer was, ??One-third." "Did you get It?" "Yes eh gtste whetior or n.?t this Is the i h*ck whh h you rec.lved In pay? ment ..f thla one-third." Here a caneelled check wnt pte seated to th* witness for his exami? nation Th.> wltneaa examinee. It. "Tea, air." he answered. Th.> ch??ek was th?-n offered In evbb me and al? lowed, after an objeetion had been o\.-rrwi..l Tli.' rheck ?ras dated Oes tober 30, 190a. was payable to John T ?h.> irnount he Ina $S..?i34. snd was sign.-d by Nlvlseon-Weiss k?pf Company? Ivnnla Welskopf, president. "Subsequent t.. the VMM of lloykln and Taturn to Cincinnati, did you have anv further conversation with M. A. Goodman with r? f? ren< a to the matter"" was the nest question aek*d hv Mr. Lyon. Here ", w>n r.ilsed. whhh precipitated eg hour's dSM isalon. The defence contended that thla wns hearaav evidence, as O- "ilmm was not <.n?. < f the d- f> Bel >ots In the is. and I I h.irg. d vuth conspiracy On this tilil Hg heir* named In the lndbtm.it against the present de fendanta and the law being cnstru? <l to allow the proof fit eoMphrney by tendant in the particular trial, Judge , Wilson overruled the objection and allowed the witness to repeat his conversation with Goodman. ? What did Goodman toll you about ' the disposition of the money after this deal?' ' He told me that he paid Boy kin |MH*H (Objection overruled.) ? When was this check of $0.5:14 paid you?" Answer. "After the labels had 1 I i) paid for.'1 ? When was this conversation had between you and Goodman, before you re.tefrad the check ?"' Previous to receiving the che< k. about a week after they had left Cincinnati." "Goodman told you he paid Boy kin $3,000?" "Yes sir." "How much did he pay Mr. Tatum?" ? Three thousand doilars." "And Mr. Towlll?" "Me sahl he paid him something, f don't renu mber the exact amount." The witness also stated that Good? man had told him that he paid something to another party named MeCar'.ny, who was at one time con nee'.ed with the dispensary. "State whether or not the amount of money paid was for the purpose of securing business or a part of the profits of whlcU you received one third." "It was not a part of the profits of which I received one-third. M "Was it a part of the exper se of securing the business?" "Goodman said it was the e<pense." When the Atorney Genend began to ask questions as to lonns of money made by the witness to de? fendants in Cincinnati, there was ob tlon which precipitated argument lasting until the conclusion of the session. Judge Wilson stated that he would rule upon the point in the morning. With the examination and cross examination of the two witnesses, practically the entire morning ses? sion was consumed In the third day's trial of the "label" case. Fre? quent passes between th<_ attorneys and lengthy argument over the ad? mission of evidence marked the ses? sion. Mr. Co^well hsrf ISStHlsd the hi ternoon befqre under direct exam lug? tion that r.ia oompany had ottered to funds' for *'.?.'.*', ,'??!- ..f :he same Quality md Is in -mi. quantity for ?a m< n the defendants are alleged to have paid the Nlvlsson-Welskopf Company $.1R,000. This bid was made by the Charles? ton company upon the basis of a bin furnished them by the Brandon Printing Company, of Nashville, Tenn. In spite of the rigid examination given him by the attorneys, the sub ?tsnoe of Mr. Cogswell's testimony stsnds unshaken. Many details of the correspondence between the Charleston and Nashville companies were gone Into, and the witness was nt times subjected to some rather caustic questions and comments t> the attorneys for the defence. To the examination of nearly two hours this morning little new of significance was brought out. Columbia Sept. 30.?The label cass dragged wearily along yesterday. This Is the prosecution of L. W. Boy kin, Jno. Bell Towlll and W. O Ta? tum, former dispensary offlcU'*. on a charge of conspiracy to dofruui th? state in the matter of the pur > e of 21,000,000 labels for $35, t?7'\ There were some s-n-oations yetterday. The defense grade good use of two of the witnesses for cno prosecution. Both John T. Karly and Denis Weiskopf swore that they would not believe M. A. Ooodn in or his oath. Karly had already SWOi'H that after he and Goodman landed the order for labels on behalf of Wleskopf, Goodman had said thai he expense of getting the older was I7..r.00. of which $3.000 was paid to '???'Vkin. et?. Wejskopf also ndm'ttsd paying Goodtnan two large checks for expenses, hut denied that Good man hud eves laid hiss to whom or for what the money was paid. While the state has shown that the market value of the labels was very much less than what was paid, while tt bis shown that Karly and Goodman In? da? ed Bhykla to get the label* from We^kopf, the only gVldonos >resent ? ?I thai "fruit" was paid was Good? mans statement to Karly. and n?cw Barley *ays that he would not bs* Hove G?.odman on oath. He was not ashed whether ?>r n??t he believed wh ?t Qoodmaa bad to nay about tho ? ?SJggjgJl S of this deal. After the conclusion <>t the t?,v<n mony >>t John t. Barley yesterday n. prosecution put on the stand the man who manufsctured the labslsi i?. ro- \v. ishopt His testimony was Intsrruplsd by ssvsrsl arguments but the examination, direct and cross, a ii Aaishsd t'v the hour of adjourn* ment inst night. The defense may i a few m< i- questions to ask the judge, jurors, lawyers and wit? nesses are becoming jaded. John T, Earley on cross-examina? tion gave the defense some testimony us K??od. perhaps, as that which it expected to prove By its own wit DtlMa, For instance, ho admitted that when he had C, O, Smith of Ppartanhtirg employed he warned Smith not to offer Hoykin any money for Boykln "WOUld resent it." Denil Wloakopf is a man of largo business interests, it was apparent. <>n ? former occasion he testified her?} that his concern was capitalized at. $2:.o,ooo. Prom hli evidence it ap? pears that he Itft the details of thi9 transaction very largely with M. A. Goodman, the representative of li? quor houses, who was the genius of this so-called conspiracy. TO BE SOLI) FOR DIVISION. The PUntatlon of the lA\ie W. J. PuRant. six miles from Sumter. Six (600) hundred acres uplana and two (200) acres swamp, with valu? able hardwood, valuable 7-room res? idence and good out-bulldings, pure artesian water, very productive lands. Will be sold In whole or In part. For terms apply to T. B. BRUNSON. or JAMES REAVE8, Mayeeville, S. 0? R. F. D. No. 2. 9-27-Itaw?2t NOTICE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Executive Department. By the Secretary of State. Whereas South Carolina Western Railway, a corporation duly charter? ed under the laws of South Carolina by certificate Issued by the Becretarj of State March 29th, 1910 and l?y certificate of amendment issued No? vember 10th 1910, have tiled with me as Secretary of State a petition for an amendment of charter authorizing said corporation to build and operate additional lines of railway or ex? tensions therof as follows: "A line beginning at the town of Ilartsvll)',, In the township of Harts ville, in Darlington County, and ex? tending r>??rt!v thron??*? the said town ? >f Uartoville and township ??f Harta viiie. md thr< igh the township of ft ?*i<- ti. -r th< townehlp of Clyde, el '?>:h, and pan:' through the township of Lydia, in Darlington County to the village of Lydia, ' In the County of Darlington; thence through the said village of Lydia and township of Lydia, in Darlington County, and through the township of Cypress in Lee County, and parti} through the township of Blshopville, In Lee County, to the town of Blshop vllle, in the township of Blshopville In Lee County; thence partly through the town of Blshopville and the township of Blshopville In Lee Coun? ty, through the townships of Ml. Clio and Mechanlesville, In Lee County, and through the township of Swim? ming Pens, in Sumter County and partly through the townshio of Sum? ter, in Sumter County, to and through the City of Sumter. in the township of Sumter, in Sumter County, to a point two miles beyond the City ol Sumter. all within the State of South Carolina, A., j a line beginning at the vil? lage of Lydia. In the township of Lydia, In Darlington County, and ex? tending partly through the said vil? lage of Lydia and township of Lydia and the township of Philadelphia, or the township of Lamar, in Darling? ton County, partly through the town? ship of Timmonsvllle, In Florence County, to and through the town of Timmonev111 e, in the town hip of Timmonsvllle, in Florence County, to a point two miles beyond said town of Timmonsvllle, all within the State of South Carolina." And Whereai under said amend? ment the said corporation will have poWer to condemn lands for rights of way, extensions and the erection of depots, yards, shops or other buildings necessary or convenient for the use of said corporation. Now therefore, this Is to admonish aii and sngular parties at Interest that they show cause, if any they have, before me In my office in in* city ..f Columbia, s. c. on the IStti day of October A. I?. If 11, at 1 J o'clock M.i why said supplement or amendment to the ?harter of the aforesaid South Carolina Western Hallway should not be granted. It Is further ordered that this no? tice he published in some newspaper In each of the counties of Darling ton, Ijeo, Sumter and Florence once a week for four weeks prior to tho date named herein on which cause may be shown and wild ametidement granted as prayed for In the Petition? <ilv??n under my hand end the seal of the state, at Columbia? tins the 16th das of Beptember a. D, I111. 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