The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-18

MS prices, ordered Mr. Scruggs to
furnish me with price list of par
chases made by the Dispensary.
He did 30 and I mailed it to Mr..
Hubbell. He returned it to me in the
following letter:
Mill Creek Distilling Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio. June 90, 1895
Gov. John @. EVans, Columbia, S. c..
DEAR SIR: Yours of the 18th inst.
t." hand and contents noted with care.
We wall sell you cash in fifteen or
twenty days from date of shipment at
the following prices and give you goods
equal in every way to those formerly
sold the Dispensary:
Bourbon, 100 proof, S1.37.
x Rye, 100 proof, Sl.41.
Xxx Rye, 100 proof, sligo.
Xxx Bourbon, $1.53.
Old Velvet. xxx Rye, 100 proof,
b2.1O.
We would be very glad to have
your business or even part of it and
any time you desire will go to Co.
lumbia.
Hoping your State will have a tav-
orable decision in the case now pend
ing at Washington, and with hest
wishes, L am, Yours truly.
GEO. HUDBELn.
MIXsoN REPRIMANDED.
Shortly afterwards 1 had occasion
to send for Mixson and reprimanded
him for dealing with q man who he
had told me had offered him bribe.
This man then represented the Live
Oak Distilling Company. Mixson re-
piled that no did not believe the old
man, Mr.. White, intended it. 1 then
showed him Hubbells prices and be
stated to me that Hubbell wns as guilty
as White and that he, Hubboll, had offer.
ed bribe nlso. I then replied to him
that he was right and not to purchase
from Hubbell or any other company
whose agent was so corrupt. Mr.. Hub.
bell returned shortly afterwards and
made the statement to me as published
in the papers. Icould not ask Mixson
to purchase from Hubbell in view of
Ai- (&f;.-~-',) -ts.tvniS-I- Il - -
gallon was purchased from him. But
after the law was changed I advised
Mr.. Hubbell to state to the New Board
of Control what he had to me. He
did SO, and as result the Board gave
him AN order
It was, also, reported to me that a
son of Mixson had gone to Cincinnati
and was being entertained by the
whiskey dealers and a amarked copy of
newspaper was sent me from that city
giving an account of an interview with
him. sent for Mixson and told him
that If this did not cease he would also
be convicted by the public of getting
rebates whether it was true or not.
A CONFESSION.
The boy afterwards called upon me
and endeavored to explain his conduct,
stating that he had gone on business
rip, something about bicycles. It
turned out, however, that he was not
the bicycle boy, but the stenographer
Of tho Sixth Circuit.
But to return to the efforts of Mr..
Scruggs to catch tho guilty parties.
Mr.. Scruggs proceeded to Cincinnati
md returned with evidence, as he as-
sured me, to convict Mixson of having
received rebates from the Live Oak
Distilling Company. Upon his return
he saw Mixson and Secretary Tomp-
kins before he did me and they imme-
diately came up to the mansion and
stated to me that Scruggs had been to
Cincinnati and returned with evidence
that Mixson's son had received thou
sands of dollars from PEBBLES & Co.. d.
and the Live Oak Distilling Company,
and asked me what to do. / told them
that if Scruggs had told them that he
had evidence to substantiate it, the
best thing to do was to SEQ Mi1son's
son and get him to toll the truth. They
left with this determination, and the
uext morning Mr. Tompkins came into
my Office and wrote on q slip Of pape,
that the boy confessed everything. and
had gotten the money. Mixson calico
upon me and stated that the boy hae
confessed, but that he (Mixson) was NJ
innocent as lamb. He produced 8
letter from the boy in which he con
fessed and deplored the fact tho
he had brought disgrace upon hi
father and family, and had left hone
never to return. was moved with sym
pathy for them and told Mixson to Sc,
the boy and not let him run away
That If Mixson was innocent the bo,
! had been overreached by whiske.
drummers. was called to New Yorl
on business for the State and stoppe,
in Washington and told everything t.
Senator Tillman. Tillman suggeste'
that Mixson should resign. I return
ed and told Mr.. Tompkins what Sen
ator Tillman had said and We agree
upon that policy bnt thought it best t
wait until further developments. Mix
son came to me afterwards and state
| that he WAS innncent md his friend