The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-12

; Scruggs came to deponent and SAID, "Cnar-
! ley. where are all those cigars Deponent
/ replied, ''-ill gone. sir" scruggs said. The
pieces Of boxes. too Depcnent replied,
Yes, they are all gone. He then left de-
ponent without any further remark. 4 day
or TWO afterwards Scruggs asked deponent
if he had told Castor he had taken those ci-
gars. De2onent replied NO, sir. Depo-
nent says that at the time he and ScrUggs
went into the contraband room and while he
was taking the cigars out Of the trunk, he
remarked, I'll have this wine before get
through and he afterwards made similar
remark about the wine in the Office Depo-
nent further says Mr.. Scruggs asked him q
day or TWO ago if he knew anything about
| the shoes, or had Castor said anything to
him about them,
Deponent further says that ne omitted to
state above that the same day the cigars and
peaches were carried into the Office Mr..
| Alohley asked the deponent where he got
! the things. Deponent replied, In the con-
| tra5and room He then asked him how he
got them, as he thought Judge CASTOR was
in charge OF the ROOM Deponent replied
that Mr.. Scruggs had a hocus pocus key
Deponent further states that on the same
day the cigars and peaches were taken out
of the contraband room he went down to the
Commissioner office and Mr.. Blakeley ask
ed him if he knew anything about the miss
ing cigars from the contraband room. De-
ponent replied, "Yes: that is what ! have
come down to see you about, sad then
went on and told him all about the cigars
and peaches; that at the next meeting Of the
board he reported to lIr. Williams and Mr..
Douthit what he has said above as to the
taking ofcigars and peaches from contraband
room and has also since that time reported
it to the Governor.
Fir. Il NJ. Mobley, hockkeeper,
ADD Mr. Charles, an employee II the
diepersaev, orrobcrSted the tsstimo-
cy cf Or. Lynch as given above.
Conr issi0uer Vance testified that
on the 29;h day CT April, 1897, Col. J.
{. Caster came TO n!m Of hisow sc
cord snd STATED that he was cue the
State DiSpeGsry for some articles ne
had received and paid hina 81 for one
pair CT Shoes a1d 25 cents Tor same
cigars
Ben Harris testified that he has been
working in the State Dispensary for
about five years AID has been IN the
durping room most Of tie time. He
said that Scruggs took cigars from the
dumping room, having gotten the key
from Mr. Watts.
Mess5s. Il E. Watts, " W. Harris
anG G. 4. Koou, eli employees, at the
dispensary, testified to the facts above
narratS&.
Mr. Garris IN explaining how he
came to buy the trunk says tna! at
the time he purchased said trunk he
did not know or inquire from whom
1T was seized, az be supposed it hac
been forfeited to the State and the
board could sell it; that he still has
The trunk and has been ready at all
times to pay for :: when the price was
fixed. Dapouent further says that he
at 10 time went into the contraoand
room with Nj. Scruggs and TWO ether
gentlemen AID secured cigars while IN
there, and that Nj. Scruggs did not
take and giv5 tc hin a handful CT ci-
ears cut Of t3e trunk, aId that whea
ne purchased and carried aaay the
trunk there was no cigars in it, ard
none given 10 hin by Mr.. Castor al
srat iiue; hat he knows nothing
about &ry CT the contents OF the said
Bs..l-r,..1 :ru1k. and rever recaived
ny part Of the cigars it was said TO
have co1tained, or OF aoy other arti-
c'es; that he has smoked cigars vito
ctfici@ls O. tae dispensary in frlend
iy and casual way, bu: that the small
number received by am at any tins
was IN this wsy, and ne did mol kaow
where they came rom as he supposed
the gentleman nad purchased taen.