The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-11
Ujlr Ngerall and $l(elrs
LARRY UP IN ARMS.
TALKS OF B!G REHATFS DURING
TRANLEK'S REGIME.
Broad lmntions-lI" A'"" Defends Him
self IL Wood Letter Matter invrStiGn-
ton from "IItll 10 Itullund.'
Tho state, 9Th.

game in the matter OF dispcnSurN
scandal. llo mtimutcs that tn, 10
have Q II thousands Of dollars Of re
bates secured, and continues to cry
for full investigation OF over! thing.
H. dcfrnns him elf and his friend
Scruggs, who is to br arrested to day,
it appears, bnt says the Bcck"So
trunk business palrs into iuaiSnli
cameo bcsiuc what can be brought to
light.
Hero is another card he yesterday
sent to The State:
TO the editor of The State:
must ngnit ask the use CT your
columns, foe DO not intend to have
Il false construction put upon any.
thing that | have done, and will
add that every thing | writc can be
suEstantiutcu if denied.
have always loohrd upon Mr..
/. q. }. Wood and his family us my
wnrmcst and most intimatc friends
Something over Il year ago Mr.. Wood
came to me and stated that he was
out Of employment, needed some
thing to support his family, and
asked if could help him secure the
position OF trial Justice at Grccr's.
told him that | would do anything
in my power to assist rim, but stat, 4
that had received private informa-
ton that Mr.. Carson would in Il few
days rrsigh as dispenser in Spartan
burg, and | could help him secure
this place. Mr., Wood expressed his
gratitude, and at once saw Captain
Leonard, chairman OF the board, aud
asked him to help cut MIR. Wood,
and which ho promised TO du. Mr.
Wood WAS appointed. but after srrv.
ing several munls was taken sick
on" day when hr drank too much
whiNEry. and the huald removed him
and appointed ar"thcr man. did
all that | could personality, and
through my paper, to have Mr.. Wood
rrinSintrd, and thus unwrrcd these
who were opposed to him, Tia" pur-
Ties 81! ing that they l;:L always
been my fri, nds and i, MAS not right
to TAX" siurS. Hut | knew Mr.
Wood to hr Il fine boukkrrprr, and |
90 not hrli"vr in disrlacinE him for
tn" first trauHErr$sioN. Mr.. Wood
has had no employment since, and |
haN" been working to find him some
thing to do, as he was poor man
and had a family to support. AT
last ii occurred to me that he might
Ct Il POSITION to represent some
whlsHcy house, and stated to him
that | would So" what could be done.
| broached the sui irct TO Mr.. Scrugg,,
and he replied that there were more
than 800 wh!sEry houses in the Uni
ted States, and not much diircrcncc
between them; that he would with
pleasure 10 anything in his power to
assist MIR. Wood on my account, and
at the next meeting cf the board
would look around. Mr.. Scruggs
said that some of those houses would
probably like to havo Il representa-,
two living in tho State, as it would
save their agent the trouble of com
ing here evcry month. Mr. Scruggs
aftcrward suggested several liquor
houses. and | told Mr.. Wood to
write to them. a short time after
this my paper received a lcttcr f,om
Blumcnthal 4 Bickart asking the
Prico OF advertising. In reply |
Slatcu tnat | would like to sec them
sell the dispcngary, as [ once lived
III Atlanta, and believed that prefer
encc should be given to our Southern
houses, but added that thoy must
sell their liquors just as cheap rs
others. This letter Mr.. BicAart has
on file, and ii can bc seen. That
don't look rs if was trying to hcl,
them to tho dctrimcnt of tho State
1t also occurred to mo that thcy
might give Mr.. wood employment.
Shortly after this tho report OF
that QUITS matter reached my oars
and wrote Mr.. Scruggs to como "
and see mo, and followed it with an
other letter stating certain reports
that ! had heard. lIo cumc TO Spar
tanburg, and | asked Mr.. Wood anG
two other gentlemen to como into my
Office In the NOM timo T hol die