The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-04
A STRAIN
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THE DlspE!NsER q 4 D i
ey Four Mhsskad sI.lt;eI'3 on and obbad:
Of E'gAteenSH I''' s {.
lags. sas''Iqg 'tie Had q q No N Ass
II y Bond I'''l' s.
! Tho Kings!see correspond ont of The
State says eapy Th1rsd sy 1norning, al
business peaple we're ent toring apon;
their duties iart the day, 81 was whisper
cd around tsAt the Slsponsaryl had
again been robbed and that Dispenser
o.. NJ. Playerliad boon "held upn aud
relieved OF ovir$1, 800 in 3ash jlst be-.
fore Daylight. Mr., Player, it appears, !,
had related fu) IpArtinulars to Mr.. Il,
II. Suits, toT13 marshal, Mr.. Smtta
says he and MI. Lemon were in the dis.
pcnsary WedRosdey. night with M.
Player until laarly midnight, counting
up Mondays ssl9g Of liqdor; 81 that he;
won't to bed about midnight. and was
aroused by Mt4Playerab shout B O'clock
the morning, @ho stated that ho had
boon robbed asa gave tho, following
particulars: Mayor stated IS that 4 hol
hoard somc on ntS9alling hinS$ from tho.
outside, q. theSack door of II, ieIjan.l
sary; that hoSoponod tho, d osr# aud .waass
immediately covered BY Two guns. !. ID
hands OF III asked IN on 81 Tho demanded
his money or hjsElifo, and being III. !.
armed and unpFsparod for Any such
emergency, no vas spowerless, and offor,
GO nc resia es; sim ply saying: g Gnn.5
tlemens, ]. is ioSs your powor.' Two
others, making four mon inFall & than5
camo forward mid entered the, dispan.S
sary, and took sltthe oontents of the
sate 81. and two bsgss;of LIQUORS, and de-
llil6torately walk.d :otf telling Mr.
tlayor. to be .csiafatsaad not give any
alarm for st lea3S30 minutes ,5 Or shis
life would be danger. AS soon 81
Player thought thoys had left he ran " g
Suits house, wlioh is direotly IN front.
Of tho dispenoa1y. Il II B s':S,3
Mr.. Suits Says that after being.
aroused ho distinctly heard tho bupeios
going aoross Bla6klriyer. bridge. & 5WiRiohs
is on the west sidofof KinRstres 3 & 3rIaarIv,
half milo distant from the diapaaffir.
sary. Mr.. Stutlss says & ho VA, 4 E 81, ~!
awake Mr.. Fl. O. sBrltton, ltho 8 county rltv
.Jsller and also ctsrks Of the board \ of I
control OF this ecSsnty Suits rooted
everything to hiil.sand then won't oris$
to arouse MIR. Lohs4p whom ho found
drunk IN bed, nd being unable to
arouse him, he IL .hn went S back hoines,ss
and he and Mrs. lsyer stayed thoro,,.
until daylight, w sns Mr., Bfit tton an osme2 q
and ordered Sdia1e ssts Oil n &
MrSs;lP2ll$a S;l2l$ A us 3 loJk "a
upon as Q straight man, and tho bust
moss people oil seem to have confidenoe
in him. He had not deposited sny
money for about two weeks, aud M e,
short time ego he had been deposit.
ing his money in the safe Of Messra. &
Helier.& -. which made it perfectly
safc. The ouuty treasurer states that
Mr. Players bond expired about the
10th OF December, and he promptly
notified e. 0, .Brltton, clork Of The
board, and Mr.. Britton states that he
promptly notified the State board Of
control, that Mr.. Player was without
bond, and thoy phid no attention. The
county board, knowing Mr.. Player to
be without bond, quietly let him 10 on
acting dispenser, in the full discharge
OF his duties. To say the least OF this.
it amounts to almost criminal oareless.
ness, and the sentiment Of the people
demand at lost the prompt removal
OF tho board, as by this act alone they
havo shown their unfitness for filling
any such important business position.
Mr.. Suits says that he is confident
that he knows tho four men who robbed
the dispensary; that he has no proof.
but that one OF the mon wore peculiar
kind of macintosh coat that gaye him
dead away. II this wholesale rohboyy
10 allowed to pass unnotioed as has peen
done in the case of eYery other robbery
connected with tho dispensary here. the
people will vote to put it out Of town.
Iho graded school is almost wholly run
by tho profits Of the dispensary at this
plaoe, and If the town were to lose this
money 1t would CAUSE the school to be
closed one year or longer.
Capt. W. II. Kennedy, mayor Of
kingstroe, has tried time after time to
got Mr.. Player to deposit tho dispen.
sary money, as the law requires, onoo
a week, with the county treasury. But
without avail, as it sooms that he dc.
posted whom he pleased. Mayor Ken.
nedy further atates that he appealed to
Mr.. Britton, who is manager for the
board, to holp him to got Player to do.
post the money, but was given no sat.
isfaotion. The county treasurer, r D.
Rollins states that no also advised Mr..
Player to be moro regular in deposit.
ing money. Mr.. Player had deposited
only 1886 during tho month OF Deoem.
ber. It is not known how much the
shortage will aggregate, probably 81 800
or may .bo es much as, ,$3, 900! Player
has boon Dispenser about year and in
that time has had three robbories, the
last time being complete cleaning up.
Every dispenser who has been connect.
cd with It here has been robbed.
In the. Financial Soup.
Tho Dallas Texas Times. Fl Herald re-.
marko that tho people III tho south who
gam hl0 IN 0oktnn ara nom In fho Er.c