The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-08-18

that which was sent him as one
X goods, and that this same dis.
penser has accumulated thous-
ands within his few years of SER
vice.
Ninth. 1t was developed that
the Richland Distilling Company
and Bluthenthal & Bickart have
been paying 25 cents for empty
cases which originally contained
their goods. This is supposed to
have been a method of boosting
the sales. One witness testified
that Rock Castle cases were paid
for at 25 cents each, without
bottles, and that they were not
returned. 1t was shown that
these empty cases, other than
those sold to the shipping houses
were sold locally to drug houses,
for not more than five cents and
often for less.
Tenth. That dispensers have
written to liquor houses for graf
uitous liquor to help them make
up shortages.
Eleventh. That empty cases
We're run in the stock account
and were counted as stock on
hand when they were entirely
empty.
Twelfth. That two members
of the county board of control
signed certificates that they had
actually witnessed the checking
OF the stocks in dispensaries,
signed and approved the expense
accounts and breakage accounts
and left them with dispensers to
use as they saw fit. Several of
these certificates on which the
dispensers were to make up
their accounts were exhibited.
signed in blank, with official ap-
proval to stock taking. expenses
and the like, that were to hap
pen months ahead.
Thirteenth. That in Spartan
burg Mr.. Blackwood, in particu-
lar, was used as a buffet to bull
the market. He was promised
time and again a position and
asked to file an application, and
he now thinks this was done.
Simply to get. the 1othar-fellow to
raise ms price to the COUNTY
board, two of the members tell
ing him plainly that it was a
matter of dollars and cents to
get the office, and after they got
the office that they could easily
take it back.
Fourteenth. That one of the
star witnesses who is now absent
told Mr.. Blease, a member of the
commission, that for $1OO he
would not be a witness, having
previously made a statement to
the 'Christensen-Lyon committee.
Fifteenth. That the dispensa-
ry is selling fives, which means
short measures. Fives in quarts
means that five quart bottles are
sold for a gallon, when the con-
sumner thinks he is buying full
quart. Witnesses testified that
Hunters Three Feathers, Old
Dixie, Hannis and other brands
were tives.
Sixteenth. That until recently
request books have not been
used. The plea in the defense
of the non-use being that the dis
pensaries have not gotten the
books and have not had the time
to fill them out.
Seventeenth. That the dis
pensers have been advised to
charge all breakage to the coun-
ty, and that the county loses
from it's profit account all break
age, and it is not divided between
state and county.
Eighteenth. That Dispenser
Huseman is alleged to have said
that he paid as much as six hun
dred dollars for a vote and then
did not get it.
Nineteenth. That Charles O.
Smith was reappointed on the
board upon the recommendation
of the delegation, although it had
been called to the attention of
members of the delegation, not
all, that he was asking money
for positions.
Twentieth. That the appoint
ment of the present members of
the county board was held up
until after the Morris election
was over. The commission had
been issued long before the cleo
ton.
Twenty-frst. That liquor
agents have been coming to the