The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12
Catching The RascaIs.

can and took it into the next room
where Mr.. Scfnggs was, and using a
SIS paper opener took one of the peaches
out on it aud handed il, to Mr.
sScrnggs, telling him to try it lie
ate that aud deponent handed him
another, which he ate. Deponent
shen vent back into the Office and
AEr Scruggs went up street. While
eating the rest. of the peaches depo-
nent showed Mobley and Charles the
peculiar manner N which Mr.
Scrnggs brushed aside his moustache
while eating Che peaches Deponent
then went to Mr.. Mobley and said,
ssfssiive me back that, box Of cigars.
You don't want it He replied !:
Sc Yes I do. Deponent then said:
There Is going to be hell raised
about them cigars and you don't
want them y Mr.. Mobley then said,
ssIff that is the case, I don't want to
have anything 10 do with them" (" and
handed them back 10 deponent, and
look the box and locked it up and
hid sthe other two / had. Deponent
took the two remaining cans OF
peaches and hid them in the Office as
DE- Scruggs had said, "Dcn't eat all
the peaches, as 7 want some of
them.'' These two cans OF peaches
ssre now IN the Office A few days
afferward deponent took the three
boxes Of cigars and carried them
home for safe keeping, and has them
lhere now that several times ne has
I. missed things ont Of his drawer A
lew da7a after this Scruggs was in
sbe Office and said "Mose, give me
a cigar = Mr.. Moblev replied, Il
haven' / any, sir. 2 Tie left the Office
wishont saying anything more The
next day Scrnggs came to deponent
and said Charley, where are all
those cigars r. Deponent replied ):
FAN gone, sir scruggs said ::
The pieces of boxes, too p Depo
';nent replied Yes, they are all
pone = He then left deponent with
souf any further remark A day or
two afterward Scruggs aked depo
nent if had told CASTOR ne had
taken those cigars DepoDent re-
pIied. .No, cir Deponent says
thas al the time he and Scruggs went
into the contraband room and while
he was taking thes cigars out of the
trunk. he remarked ssI'll have this
vine before ge. through g and ne
Afterwards made a similar remark
about the vine in the Office. Depon
ens further says Mr. Seruggs asked
him day or two ago ifhe knew any
thing about the shoes. or had Judge
Castor said anything 10 him about
them
A HocGs poets KEY
Deponent further says that he
omitted TO state above that the same
day the cigars and peaches were
,cssried into the Office. Mr.. Mooiey
asked the deponent where he got the
'shiDgs Deponent replied, "ln the
scosstraband room. he then asked
hisn how be got them, as he thonght
Judge Gaston was in charge of the
room Deponent replied that M.
Scsuggs had hocus-pocus key. De-
ponent further states on the same
day the cigars and peaches were
taken out Of the contraband room he
went down to the commissioners
:ofice and Mr.. Blakeley asked him if
he knew anything about the
missing cigars from the contraband
room Depopens replied. Eyes );
HAT is what / have come down TO
see Won about" and then went on
and told him all about the cigars and
peaches that at the next meeting OF
the board he reported to Mr Viii
iiams and Mr. Douthitl; what he has
said above as to the taking of cigars
and peaches from the consraoapo
room, and has since that time report
ed It to the governor
CHAs j. Lynch
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this FIRST day of May, 1857
C. P TOWNSEND,
Notary Pubic.
ARRESTS TO FOLLOW
Messrs. scruggs and CASTOR
the Defendants.
THREE NEW ArF1DAv19s
The dispensary scandal was the