The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-11
Xxx LABELS ON
K WHISKEY
Another Scandal in the Dis
pensary.

NJ Haseiden. of the committee on
contraband goods, said his committee
WAS ready 10 report and the board
saia that it was ready to receive the
report, which contained ten type
written pages After reciting the
authority under which the insestiga-
tion was prosecuted the committee
say that when they began work Con.
ssabnlsry CLERK Harris furnished them
with 8 statement showing all contra
band goods reportedsto him as seized
and shipped in by the. eonstables dur
Ing Mr. Donthit's administration.
This statement covers the receipt of
goods from March 10, 1899, TO Sep
tember 12, 1899
s.H Commissioner Doshit is -charg
ed with ali contraband goods seized
during his administration, as report
ed te ConstabuIary Clerk, Harris as
having been sent in to the dIspensary
this will amount to 1882 II, and
afser giving him the proper credits
there is deficiency of $I,155 81
uorsh of contraband goods unac,
counted for. But the receiving books
az the coDtrahand room. kept by ii
& ats, shows that during the same
period Of time covered by Clerk Har
MSS statement Commissioner Doubt
Is 10 Be charged with only the eum
of S4,069 TIA difference of 1862 95
between Harris's statement and
Watts,s book at the State dispensary
Alter charging Commissioner Doubt
with the snn Of So, ,069 II of contra.
band goods, according to Watts's
books at the State dispensary, and
after giving bin the proper credits,
there is deficit of $74l 81.
But the committee find that the
proper defcit IS $1,155 80, for the
reason that there are contraband
goods found elsewhere in the bulid
ing, for which no records have been
kept of their receipt at the contra
band room or elsewhere. We have
aworn testimony of the receipt of
contraband goods at the dispensary,
which were stored away in the com
missioner.s Office and elsewhere on
the premises; but as the constables
were warned that the State commits
eioner would examine contents Of
packages Of contraband liquor ship
ped to him, and compare them with
the contents ae reported on the label
attached to the package, 'Sand as we
have sworn statements from the chiefs
and others of the copstabalary force
that this order was given TO the men,
your coamittee is irresistibly led to
the conclusion that Commissioner
Doubt received the 1852 95 worth
of contraband goods, and he should
be charged with this item
Watts's books at the contraband
room show that be had released the
sum Of 1920 20 worth of contrabapd
goods to be returned. yet when your
committee requested a statement from
the commissioner as to the amount of
contraband goods actually returned
i shows only the sum of s168 80
worth returned-a difference of
$3.50 SO between Watts's books and
Commissioner Douthit's books. So
that we fnd that this difference of
$l5l 80 should be charged back to
the commissioner.
adding the 1852 95 to the
s15l 80 makes 4l4 25, plus the sum
of $l,i55.S2, which vertifies the
Harris statement.
"Your committee was unable to
fine any statement on the books show.
ing the amount of contraband goods
actually turned over to Commissioners
Douthit when he succeeded Commis-
sioner Vance, consequently Mr.
Doutbit is not charged with any
goods turned over to him by Mr.
Vance
awe notice from the records that
the fcllowisg contrabaad goods have
been reported as seized and turned
ia: Two hundred and forty eight
glasses. four walters, twelve ice tubs,
fourteen crates. four refrigeratos,
twenty FIVE bottles, three glass boxes,
basket and beer glasses. two stills.
sixty gallons capacity each two
copper stills, one lot of still fixtures,
Eve mules and tone horse, two
wagons and harness, one basket, one
fauses, at SO.