The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-10-19

ceiving clerk, whose reports wero the
basis for his payments OF goods re-
discharge his duties. He reported a
number OF YOung's serious mistakes to
Chairman Miles, who, however, did not
suspend his nephew, but got angry
with Mr.. Douthit and myself, imagin-
| Ing that VIC wore prosecuting tho boy,
His votes against myself and Mr..
Douthit arc part OF his revenge.
| 1t used to be en unwrittcn rule that
nobody under 81 years Of ago should
be employed in the dispcnsary. Young
Ia only II, out the temptation OF his
| $50 u month salary was too strong. Bis
childish nature is shown by the fact
that he used to play pranks on the men
at work in the dispensary, throwing
water on them and hitting them with
paddles when they were bending over.
Because Of these pranks, which were
Out OF place In u business institution,
Commissioner Douthit on one occasion
suspended Young for u week. This sus-
pension increased Mr.. Miles feeling OF
resentment towards Mr.. Douthit.
Young played sOmo Of his pranks on
a man named Loopcr, who was one OF
tho best hands in tho dispcnsary. Be-
cause Looper objected and told Young
what he would do to him II he did not
let him alone, Chairman Mllcs took ad-
vantage Of his Office rs chairman and
Loopcr's subordinate position'and vilcly
cursed him in tho dspensary and
threatened to cut hio "d-d heart
out"
Talking about ignorance and unfit.
moss for position, Mr. Miles Is chair
man OF the board OF control, yet ho did
not know that tho dispcusary had to
have retail United States license to
| do business, as wcll as u wholesale H.
ccnse, until informed Of that fact by
mo tho day he suspended mo. AS one
OF the reasons he gave for suspending
me, he said that by my solling liquor at
retail at tho dispeusary, ! had laid the
dispcnsary officials liable to prosecution
by tho internal revenue department
for selling liquor at retail without q
retail liccnse. He was very much sur
prised when ! showed him tackled up
| on tho wall diSpCnsary Internal re-
venue license for retailing, which It
had to have to do business.
Speaking OF retail sales at tho dis
pcnsary, less than three months ago
Chairman Miles bought OF himself and
sold to himself at tho State dispcnsary
half pint OF alcohol, which he bought
|
sumcrs, thus cheating tho town and
county out OF their profits. Why doesn't
ho suspend himsclfP
in uaselden's and ltobinson's report
OF tho investigation madc by Book
keeper Mobley and Inspector Moody,
there arc no charges against me, and
he produced no proof against mo Of
any wrong doing in his affidavit and
yet, when MIR. Hascldcn's report was
read and after MIR. Douthits removal,
he, HascldCn, moved to make my sus-
pension permanent without hearing mo
as he had promised to do the night
before he made the report. He voun.
tarily told mo in tho Columbia hotel
that he had finished his report and that
he had not touched mo in 1T nor had he
any evidence OF my wrong doing and
when my cage camo up he would prom
iee to hear me and then decide how he
would vote. Tho next morning he
moved to mako my suspension perma-
ncnt without hearing my explanation.
When the board adjourned for dinner
after voting to remove MIR. D0utt it,
taxed Hnseldon about his conduct IN
going back on his promise about hear
Ing me and | made him admit in Mr.
Boykin's presence that he said he toit
mo he had no charges against me an(
no evidence Of wrong doing and wher
| asked him to explain his action II
making a motion to permanently sue
pend me, he said: u just done tina
to bring the matter up don't kno,
how I will vote on It but will decid
after hearing you.' What do you cal
such double.dealing and sneaking eva
zion ls 1t acting Is lie as well as tell
! ing one In gctting.up his evidence h
tried to keep everything hid and woul'
\ sneak around like hc WAS ashamed o
3 his dirty work and whom asked If h.
wanted anything, or If anything coul'
t be explained to him If he did not un
q derstanG it, he would say he was no
t looking for anything. Seemed to b
y afraid Mr.. DoutEit and | would fin
4 out what he was driving at and explai
} it 80 fully to him that he could no
t have the heart to distOrt it to make |
fit his vilo ends. He seems to hate jus
tico and with his porversi0n paralyze
: truth.
Mr.. Haselden now poses as condemn
ing retail sales at tho dispensary a
contrary to the spirit Of tho dispensar,
bill, but In March OF this very year
} while Haseldon was still chairman, ht
personally sold at tho State djspentary
to o committee In charge OF a banquet
to the visiting Congressmen, cham
} paign, whiskey, wine, rum and brandy
to the amount OF $l06.85, about the larg
. est bill that was ever retailed at tht
, dispcnssry, selling to them at tho price
. to dispc and not to consumers
D thereby swndling tho town and county
3 out OF their profits.
. D. a. G. QUITS.
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Tho nntranco 0f William ROcke