The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-13

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not expected him to accept it.
Mr. Windham swore that Mr.. Gail
lard apologized for having offered him
$50 to support Mr.. Rafheld.
Mr.. w. M. Sanders, Of Stateburg, a
member of the Sumter county board
for six and one-Nalf years, was then
called upon to testify. While a men,
Der Of the board, he introduced res
olution to have the law obeyed, but
no action was taken. Mr.. 4. C. War
rem, former dispenser at Mayesville,
told him that he made about $40 a
month out Of the bottle business, and
that he had a buyer in Sumter, who
brought bottles over to Mayesville by
the wagon load. He stated that Mr..
Warren offered him half of his bottle
profits for his vote for reelection,
which he declined. Said that he lost
his membership on the board because
he and other members could not agree
to the enforcement Of the law.
Senator r. /. Manning, Representa-
tives Altamont Moses, John W. Clifton
and T. B. Fraser were all sworn and
testified to the fact that the reason
given by Mr.. Sanders for having lost
his position was entirely incorrect.
| Mr.. j. B. Rafield, county dispenser
from 1897 until 1899, presented him
self for examination. He denied that
he had anything whatever to do with
the offering Of bribe by Messrs.
Gaillard and Reardon to Mr.. Wind
ham. The cause of the unpleasant
ness between him and Mr.. Wind
ham was from g. disagreement
about the bottle graft. Wind
ham refused to employ a clerk. He
voted for Thomas for railroad COM
missioner. The committee appointed
by the grand jury to investigate the
local dispensary was treated to drinks
by Dispenser Windham.
The next witness was Mr.. E. D.
Smith. Worked at dispensary at
Mayesville in 1899 and 1900 and en-
ployed in the Sumter dispensary dur
ing the year 1901. Now in the en-
ploy Of the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road Stated that Mr.. L. w. Boykin
while member Of the state board,
urged him to send orders for wine to
Garrett & Co., Of Weldon, n. c., and
for Westminster whiskey to the Ul-
man-Boykin Co., Of Cincinnati. Had
heard that Mr.. Boykin in this firm was
a relative of the commissioner. Prom
ised that if would push those brands
that he would have my salary in
creased. Later on Boykin pressed the
purchase Of beer from the Acme
Brewing Company, and gave for his
reason that they made good beer and
| that furthermore the management
was going to give $4,000 to help elect
L. J. Williams governor Of the State.
| This conversation took place in the
dispensary. Later he and Windham
conferred privately. Said that H. B.
Best had received jug Of whiskey
| from H. H. Crum as a Christmas gift,
and that all the employees in the
Mayesville dispensary got drunk.
| Mr.. ]. D. Blanding, Jr., local beer
dispenser, testified to the fact that he
was once visited by representative
Of the Weiderman Brewing Company,
of Newport, KY, who quoted him
prices on bottling beer. When asked
for quotations on export beer said that
he could not afford to ship it into
Sumter. as the rake off of the State
board was too much, being about
dollar per barrel. That he ordered
beer by the carload of from 60 to 20
barrels
| The most amusing testimony ad
duced at the trial was that Of Mr.. L.
=. Farley, who is on the staff Of the
Spartanburg Herald. He visited Co.
lumbia about once a month and fire.
i quently attended the meeting Of the
state board. He wildly described
how the whiskey drummers would
hover around like vultures over the
carcass of dead beast. and urge the
sale Of their brands. He told of the
process of "sampling' and how the
commissioners drank and drank until
they lost their faculties and got inro
a beaSt-like condition. The drum
mers came loaded with quantities Of
samples, which they dispersed with
lavish hands Entertainments were
given by the members of the board in
their rooms at the hotels liquor being
| furnished by the drummers and gen.
eral invitations We're extended to the