The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-24
ESTABLISHED 1865.


Black. Tho alleged conspiracy is
said by him to have peen formed by
tho majority faction of the board of
control.
Tho first section is relative to the
alleged conspiracy, and reads:
To tho Board Of Control; I have
charged that there was conspiracy
On the part of tho majority faction Of
the board Of control, and now offer
undisputed proof of the same and
defy thom to dony it and disprovo it.
1t not only seems from the proof Of
it that there was conspiracy, but
bought and doctored testimony and q
regular "blackmailing scheme" was
resorted to in order to sosure testi-
mony from at least ono OF the wit
nesses on pain Of bong prosecuted
and put in the penitentiary, if he did
not swear to suit them. With the
penitontiary gates ajar, ready for his
entrance, tho witness swears to
suit these honorable mon 80 we'll
that they forget to take notice Of his
crime.
What these conspirators want can
best be judged by their actions in the
past. If Office for ther friends was
the only cause, it might be forgiven,
but not satisfied with tho Offices al
ready existing, must multiply them
SO as to extend tho circumference of
the ring in the shape of jobs for
cousins and friends, liquor drum
mers.
Why is it that j. Dudley Haselden
does not prosecute Mr.. W. II. Bry-
ant, superintendent of the State dis
pensary, T. Christmas Robinson's
friend, and put him in tho peniten-
tiary, when he has ample and suffi-
cient testimony by his (Haselden's)
own admission, was a g. damn
thief and scoundrel," and ought to
be in tho penitentiary, and that he
was going to put him there. He, j.
Dudley Haselden, would put him in
the pcnitentiary if he, Bryant,
did not mako it as hot as he
could for Mr.. Douthit and Mr..
QUITS, and tell all that he knew
that they (the committee, which was
Haselden) would make it lighter on
him."
Is this the other "dossier" Hssel-
den would not show the board and
denied to let Mr.. Williams see the
day Mr.. Douthit was "bounced by
the board ?" He, Hase]den, claims
that he had no more ''secret dossi-
ers," but holds back information he
had paid typewriter for out of tho
dispensary funds rs his own indlvid-
nal property, and which he, as a
member, accepted pay from the State
for his services in staying here and
obtaining the same. Why don't he
turn it loose? Is he afraid that it will
be Bryants downfall, whom he prom
ised II. Christmas Robinson TO save
in order that L. Christmas Robinson
would yield to personal courtesy to
tho majority faction of the board to
do me upY
invite the attention of the public
to the following certificate, which
speaks more forcibly for itself than
any comment | can make. Captain
Kirkland is man Of his word and
will swear to this statement if j.
Dudley Haselden denies it, and I
dare him to do it:
The certificate is as follows
|, Walter N. Kirkland, do hereby
certify that on two or three different
occasions Mr.. j. d. Haselden, mem
Der of the State board Of control,
told me that Mr.. Bryant, the super
intendent of the State dispensary, was
- damn thief and scoundrel and
ought to be in the penitentiary and
that he was going to put HIM there.
He said that he had stack of aft
davits, indicating with his hand
about two inches high. Since that
time and on Sunday night, Septem-
bor 23d, 1890, was in Mr.. Hasel-
denis room and he told me that the
Investigating committee called Mr..
Bryant off and told him that if Mr..
Bryant would make it as hot as he
could for Mr.. Douthit and Mr.. QUITS
and tell all he knew, that they would
make it lighter on him.
Walter N. Kirkland.
Columbia, S. O., Sept 28. 1890.
The secret dossier is unexplored,
and Mr.. Bryant is not even sus-