New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-07
'TILLMA MS STRUCTURE FALLS.
SCANDAL. IN THE DIsPENSARY DEPAh. -
MENT sTARTLEs SOUTH CAROLINA.
GOVERNOR EVANS DRIVEN TO DISCLOSE THE
TRUE STATE OF AFFAIRS BY THE TAUNTs
OF HIS OPPONENTS FOR
THE SENATE.

/
THE SENATE.
! Columbia 8. c. Sept. Gone OF the biggest state
scandals that has occurred since the days Oh lecoi
struction in South Carolina was sprung last "is"'
| nv Governor Evans If his statement Is correct
| the dIspensary system seems to have Deen soiu
mine to those In charge of 1t. Governor Evans IL
seems has been In possession Of the Information
for a long time, and It appears that the Governor
exposure was due to the fact that ne hau zee"
goaded for not denying charge made on the stump
in his campaign for the Senate that he had sa'u
that Tman had lined his pockets with hquor re-
bates This thing had acted so strongly upon the
former friends of Evans and Tman that defeat
threatened the former in the race for the Senate
The election comes OF Friday. Evans held OFT
until | o'clock this morning when he came OUT
with denial of the statement. He explains that
he held back the denial upon bad advice. and then
proceeds to make his revelations. Commissioner
MIxson and the Commissioners son. an Official
court stenographer. are the objects OF his hre.
The Governor asserts that presents were sent 10
Mixson by whiskcy houses. and that MiXsons son
had also accepted valuable presents lie called
Mixson up he says, when Ii was nrst dlsco'ercu
and warned him that the dispensary system would
be killed II any scandal WAS ever cohheclcu VII"
Then he says: shortly afterward Mr.. Scruegs,
the bookkeeper reported to me tnat from IetteIS
in the course of business and other suspicious cir
cumstances he was satisfied that Mixson was deal
ing with certain whskey houses exclusively ana
was obtaining rebates In consideration theteoI, !
replied to him Fa he was S"f bS if as
anything going wrong 1t was his duty 10 inform morn
ME m scrueSs reported to me that he was satisfied
he could secure the evidence to convict these men
if would allow him to leave the STATE ! replied e
to him that he could go whenever and wherever he
pleased on such mss liacoverv that Mixson was
paying higher prices to house than other houses
Of Mixsons son to Cincinnati where he was en-
tertaIned by whiskey people Then ne proceeds tnus'
But to tc the Efforts OF Mr. sGT0gss 10
to Cincinnati and returned with evidence, AS ne
assured me to convict M nS 5 81 Sompany
Upon his return he saw Mixson ana Sec Iir y
eame up to the Mansion and stated to that
scruggs had ben to a ana r no tho
sands of dollars from PEBBLES & Co. and the L ave
ev,dence TO suhstantate 1t, the best thing to be
done was to see Nlixsons son and get him to tell ne
nc g,. morning Mr Tompkns came to my Office and
wrote on a Sin ~ paper that the hoy hsd confessed
called UPON me and stated that the boy had con
fessed but tha hs Nxson) was az innocent a. a
he confessed and deplored the fact that he had
brought disgrace upon his father ana fanny anu "au
II wa moved with sympathy for them, and tod
Mlxson TO see the boy and not let him run away
That II Mixson was innocent the boy had been
overreached by whisky druminers was cane9
10 Wnsbngton III and tod Everything to Senator Till
man Tiliman suggested that Mixson should re-
a;or Tiliman had said. and agreed upon that
policy bur though; II best to wait until fgr,her
developments; Nixon came to me aiterward ana
stated that he was innocent. and his friends had
iod him rot to resg9 replied to him 81, nat c,,t the
and that If he could show his innocence we could not
II saw Mr. Tompkins and he agreed with me In this
and stated to me that Mixsons friends had advised
him to resign. told Mr. Norton that feared
that something was going wrong at the dispensary
and | wanted him to stand by me in my action II
Mr. scruggs has never handed me the written evil
dence but the boy confession MADE u unneces-
came and determined in the absence OF dlrect
proof against Mixson to drop the matter, but 10
0 That the entire control be taken from
his hands and from the hands or state Rouse
officers and place ii In the hands OF board con-
sistng Of five members elected by the General AS
sembly." -,..,.. ,,,,
EXPOSE sooner hut / have been deceived By these
people, and badly advised by my friends who as
statements / m be criticized for not replying
sooner but have injured no one me, save dd m i6 now
because know how it will be used by the enemies
Bu in Justice TO my friends who requested, and the
public who are attempted to be deceived. | make
matter are not Interested in this primary. but have
another tribunal to which they can ana must APP
Tonight Commissioner Mixson and his son made a5,
mt h he r S in Eny rebas
from the Live Oak Dlstlling Company but that
their father kneH HOthl1lB Oh H.
Colonel Mixson In his card accuses the Cover
nors brother OF disposition 10 enter into the bust
ness of which his - accused and declares that
several OF the Governors statements are faa-
Mlxson In his card also says: Now since Cove
nor Evans accuses lavishly OF getting the
public money will he I'll. US how he ran up HIS
expense account against te dispensary, under ne
following circumstances: In March lso. while
he was In Washington. ! sent him by cypress
papers go before the Internal Revenue Collector
10 have twenty barrels o. whiskey released which
had been seized by the United States Government
on his return he made IA expense account OF Slo0
approved IT himself and received warrant for same