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

personal appeal 10 me not TO DO so is what
deferred me. Unnecessary will call on you
| to publish the letter l wrote TO you some
time in February.
But to show you that | was not bush
whacking any man, upon learning that the
Atlanta firm stated that the offer they made
said official had been rejected, i came TO Co.
lumbia, saw the accused party and stated to
him the report had heard, told him just
what had done, ana that he seemed en-
onerated.
The Howell letter l sent by Mr.. l. 0 j.
Wood, but that gentlemen, instead OF dellv-
ering il as addressed, turned the letter over
10 said iQuol firm, when one of its members
broke the seal and read the contents. He
stated to Mr.. Wood that it was not necessary
to deliver the letter, as he could give him
no information about the reported corrup-
ton. Mr.. Wood left the letter in the hands
of said firm. How it came to be turned
over to parties in Columbia do not know.
If you will see that letter you will ind
that was simply working to unearth re-
ported corruption II the Dispensary manage
ment and to assis. Mr. Wood in securing a
position. l am not mixed up IN any rebate
or other business connected with the Dispen-
Sary, for my hands are clean and defy
anyone to prove otherwise.
l remember in that letter telling MIR.
Howell that Col. Willie Jones and Hon D. NJ.
Miles were personal friends and would stand
by me. My reason for writing this was
that intended that Mr. Howell could use it
to get the desired information from that At
lama liquor house, for could convince
them that their business would not suffer by
telling all they knew they would more like
II give the desired information.
! also told two members ofthe State Board
the report that had reached my ears. Come
up Saturday and see me. Truly your friend,
7. L. CAN'T.
Mr.. Scruggs said that be did GO to
see Mr.. CAN'T and pleaded with hln
not to publish the reports he hal
heard about Shipping ClerS Ouz S. fos
the board had Investigated them and
had exoneratsd Mr.. Ouz.s. Mr..
Scruggs ssid ne cid this because the
Dispensary had already just passed
through ore period of great trsvail
Ohe rebate scsndsD and he didn't
Tapt it to have to psss through ano:h
er. He said ne simpl: wanted to
keep down trouble, for the beard had
already settled the matter ard the
Dispensary could not stand these con
start scandals IL the newspapers.
even though they were proven 20 be
without fourcation. He said he
didn't want TO hide corruption, but
simply urged Can't not to stir up this
thing in the interest of peace.
Shipping Clerk Outs was asked
what he had TO say concerning the
charges made in the Dear Clark"
etter. He referred the reporter to
the Board of Control for further in for
nation. It was learned that Mr..
Outs reported the occurrence to the
board and that both he and Mr.. Bick-
art OF Atlanta made statements. Thz
board excnerated Mr.. QUITS. fer they
afterwards re elected him. Mr.. Can't
seems. too, to have come to tie con.
clusicn that nothing was wrong here,
as he states in his letter, after having
made an Investigation.
Mr.. ]. O. J. Wood, wro carried the
Dear Clark" letter 70 Atlanta, made
the following statement:
On the Sunday before went to Atlanta,
s. W Scruggs and 7. Larry CAN'T drove up IN
front of TruuInier's bookstore in Spartanourg
and asked for me. Invent out and went up at
their invitation to the Piedmont Headlight Of
fee, and while in the Office they wrote TWO let
tiers. one addressed to Clark Howell, Allan
ia, which they gave 10 me sealed. did not
know what were the contents. One other
letter written with pencil by Scruggs, which
vas copied by CAN'T on the typewriter. |
don't know who this one was addressed to-
They knew I was going to Atlanta on the
following Tuesday. l had also IN my pos
session an envelope which was written on
the back with pencil by S. W Scruggs,
certain questions for me to ask Blu
merthal and Bickart Of Atlanta. They de-
sired Blumenthal and Bickart to acknowl
edge that Outzs had made proposition to
them to the effect that he would ship out
their liquors provided that they, Blumen-
thai and Bicsart would pay him so much
per case. Mr. Bickart said tina: 81 am too
honest man to do such thing, and cant
do it, Mr.. QUITS never made me any such
proposition. am the man who made
the proposition
am in no way responsible for the "Dear
Clark confidential letter reaching South
Carolina, nor for it being in the hands Of the
press.
make this statement in justice to Nj
QUITS since have been used in an attempt
to iDjure him. l. y. }. WOOD.