The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-10-26
Black Paints the Painter Very.
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Capt: Black, the shipping clerk s
at the State dispensary, today comes !,
back at former Bookkeeper Outz in I
the following communication: G
10 the Editor Of The State: o
Since N-Bookkeepor Outz has I,
finished his book OF revelations, I
wish to call the attention Of the
public to the following facts: l
nave been connected with tho State
dlspcnsary as shipping clork since
May, 1898. | served under Col.
Vance, the commissioner, till Nav
OF the present year. From the |
time entered upon my duties in
May, 1893, till Col. Vance loft, in
May, 1899, tnoro was no reason for
anybody to bcliovo or suspect any
wrong doing; everything worked
smoothly, with the exception Of one
man; that was Outz. He was al
ways creating trouble of somo kind
in evory way that he possibly could !;
he wanted to run everything; ho
always disliked me, and, for several
reasons, when tho board of control
SOW fit to dieplace him as shipping
clerk, L was put in his place this,
L have been reliably informed,
nearly killed him. He had a talk
at the time with some of the en-
ployes about me. said that was no
gentleman, etc., and that ho would
haye rather had his salary reduced
$25 than to have lost his place us
shipping clork, gotting, as I am
told, 80 much case on certain
brands Of Mhiskey to ship them.
All OF this passed on til in January
1899, when the Legislature met;
there had to DO oio member of tne
board of control elected to succeed
now N-Commissionor Douthit,
then momber of tho State board
OF control. His opponent was Hon.
Il. @. Robinson Of Plckens, S. c.,
and from what 1 had seen of Mr..
Robinson l thought him the right
man, and bottor man than Dou-
thit. 1 wont to work for Robin
son did all that was in my power
tor him; he was elected; this added
fuel to fire with Outz and others.
In May Of of this year Douthit was
elected commissioner, and QUITS
was rs noar hcavon rs he wanted t.
be; he said that he would have
say when Douthit got in; this he
has had, in the way of stealing,
etc. lie at onco set about to run
tho building-all Of the departments
l found that he was (eyery time
my back was turnod) going
through my desk, looking at my
papers, trying to give orders to my
hands etc. l told my truck hands
to tell me when they caught him
III my desk looking over my pa.
pers' BOOKS, etc. this they did on
many occasions. At last. a few
months ago, Mr.. II. s.. Thonaas, one
OF my hands at that M;as. nepp,itoa 1
to me that QUITS had baap ,aoingN
through everything. ] 5sotae{iatl |
ely went to the commissioners OF i
tice and told QUITS that il / eNerA
caught HIM in my Office again--a
Cd d~n thleying scoundrel--ex. |
amlning my private papers / |
would shoot the top of hpis hfah3 |
off. told him then aua bjl,aue all /
knew how, and tke ltu,a,a&nsI
could not be mistaken. Z wsNB HDE
rough with him Capt. %TeBB game \
DOWN from Up stars and asked me \
10 stop. l told him I woaIsa sao3p
as soon asOutz decided whether OF
aef hes'gas going to fight. / Offer
10 Fight him in any way he wrsF-
Ef8a and, although he weighs about
&p ipSeaads aud Iweigh about 14OI
}2oansss' the cowardly cur didn't
Rare open his mouth.
Il RAla ~ Those Astes that he hapl