The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-11
BOTH UNDER BOND
Nj iESSRS. SCRuGGS AND GAS'rON AR.
RESTED YESTERDAY.
Omcinl observation-disclosures OF tho Beck.
rogc Trunk Invest tigntion-. What RIr.
Williams AhldnvIts Charge Them
with.
Tho State, 9Th.

AS tOrcc0Stod in The State, tho
Becllrogo trunk dispcnsary scandal,
which has boon tho al absorbing top
ic all over South Carolina for wook
past, eliminated yesterday in tho ar
rost of OK Clcrk Scth w. Scruggs Of
tho State board Of control, and OK
Commissioner John n. CASTOR, upon
tho common law charge official mis-
conduct. Both have givcn bond ror
thor appearance at the ncXt term of
tho court Of sessions in this county,
and will bo FREQ until the court mocts
i'll tho summer.
Yesterday cvory ono was still
talking about tho scandal and the
ailidavits that had boon secured, and
wondering what tho State authori-
tics wcrc going to do about ii.
1t was about noon when Mr.. T.. j.
Williams, The member Of the State
board designated to swear out the
warrants, went to Mngistrgtr Smiths
ollicc and made tho aIliluvits hay.
ing the warrants issued.
TIE sCRUGGS wAKRANT.
Tho warrant in the case of Mr..
Scrnggs charges that con or about
tho first day Of March, 1897, ono
Seth W. ScrugSs did commit official
misconduct by taking and carrying
away from the contraband room in
the disponsary four boxes Of ciGurs
and four cans Of peaches and other
articles, the property of the State,
whilc engaged in the discharge of
his duties as clerk and bookkcccpcr
Of the State beard Of control in said
State dispcnsary, with intent to dc.
fraud the State OF South Carolina,
as fully SGT forth in the affidavit
hereto attached"
MIR. WILLIAMS ATFIpAVIT.
The affidavit was made before
Magistrate Smith by Mr.. l.. j. VIII
liams, and is rs follows;
Personally appeared before mo,
l.. j. Williams, who, after being
duly sworn says: That he is mem
Der of the State board Of control;
that Seth W. Scraggs, Of tho county
and State aforesaid, was duly elect
cd clork Of the State board of con-
troll on the ---- day Of April, 1896,
and at the time entered upon
tho duties Of said oilico and con
tinuod in tho discharge of tho
samc until tho l7th day of May,
1897 when his successor was duly
elected; that during tho time he was
clerk Of tho said board, his duties
wore defined and prescribed by said
board, which were to act rs book
Keeper Of said board, to havo tho
custody and control Of tho books and
all papers in tho control of said
board, to koep tho minutes Of tho
board and to discharge all other
duties appcrtaining to the clerk Of
tho board.
That he is informed by number
Of persons, who have mado aflidavits,
and believes that Scth w. Scruggs,
whilo SO acting rs bookkccpcr and
clerk Of the said board Of control,
did on or about the first day Of March,
a. d. 1897, procure a key to room
in the State dispcnsary in which all
liquors and othcr property seized
and forfeited to the State arc kept,
and which was in the keeping and
control OF the State commissioner,
but under tho general control Of tho
board, and with the said key did
enter tho said room, without the
knowledge or consent Of the State
commissioner and the State board of
control, and tukc thcroGrom and
carry away four boxes Of cigars and
four cans Of peaches, property Of the
State Of South Carolina which had
boon forfeited to it, Of the value OF
81, and did appropriate the same tc
his own use, with intent thcroby to
dcfraud the State and damage tho
public and in grave violation Of his
sail duties as clerk and bookkccp
or.
That he is informed by the por
sons who made ailidavits as aforo
said that the said Seth W. Scruggs
'whilc acting as such kookkoopor ant