The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-02-17
and Haines is now dead. The coro
ner's inquest will be held today. AS
yet no arrests have been made
SOME DISPENSARY WONDERS,
Senate Committee Begins Its Investigations.
Mr. DOuthit of Anderson, and
Others Summoned.
News and Courier.)

. \ANo"o ohu oOullS4.J
Columbia, February 13.-The
Sen, to committee on dispen.
sary met this morning to begin their
investigation into the operations of
the dispensary. Messrs Williams,
Evans, Crum and other officers of
the dlspensary were present. There
was some discussion at the start as
to what would be the programme.
Senators Dean and Sharpe insisted
that there ought to be some specif-
cations, otherwise they would simply
be beating about in the air. Sena.
, tors Stanland and Herndon thought
the committee should go to work and
see if thero was any thing against the
, management that charge could be
i based upon. If 80 they should re-
port it to the Senate; if not, then it
should be reported also. On a vote
being taken it was decided not to
| have any special specifications. Sen.
ator Stanland then asked that the
following witnesses be summoned:
j. B. Douthit, of Anderson; II. E.
Watts and L. e. Lightfoot, of Col
umbia, and John Black, of Walter
boro. These witnesses will be sum.
moned to appear to morrow at 10
O'clock
Senator Stanland at the outset
said he wished it distinctly under
stood that he made no charges Of
dishonesty against the commissioner
or members Of the board Of directors:
he had no charge to make against
them personally, but he would criti
c'se their business management of
the dispensary and that would be
the scope of his Testimony. Mr.. Stan
land then took the stand as a witness.
lie road the law with reference to
the school fund from the dispensary
profits and also presented tho annual
report Of the board Of directors.
An adjournment waa then taken
until 5 o'clock.
| INSTANTANEOUS CHANGES.
The dispeusary committee continu.
ed its investigation this afternoon.
II. IL. Watts, a former employee, SAID
that in April, 1900, he saw twenty
barrels OF one X and four barrels of
three \ corn whiskey dumped in a
vat and the liquor WAS subsequently
drawn off, bottled and labelled az
two y. This was done under the di.
rectlon of superintendent Dixon.
ri was also in the employ of the
dlspensary when Mr. Douthit WAS
commissioner and he saw Mr. Douthit
raise the labels on eight barrels of
whskey. Watts was DISCHARGED
March 3, 1902.
L. E, Lightford said that he had
seen quantity Of South Carolina
one X corn whiskey dumped in vat,
drawn off and one half of it was la
belled one X and some two X, He
was discharged for drunkenness,
which he said was, however, not un-
common amongst the others,
The committee will meet again to
morrow at $50.
Ii IL said that witnesses will be
summoned from elsewhere in the
State former employees, to testify
along the same lines. At the hear
ing this afternoon Senator Sharpe
objected to some of Senator Stanland's
questions az being leading and re-
ferred to him ~ "prosecutor."
KNOWS HIS RIGHTS.
Senator Stanland resented the i'm.
put"tion, declaring that he was A
momber Of the committee and had n
right to ask whatever questions he
chose IN order to probe to the bot
tom Of the business.