The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18

mr' darmOn n6d just said that $500
was the price. They said that Henry
had gone up, that he had said $500
was not enough, as he would lose sub.
scribers to his paper and his influence,
Is he had been fighting on the other
side." Witness said that was what
they told him.
Mr.. Lyon continuing anldavit:
'Huseman and Reibling told me my
part would be $50, but 1 declined to
give this much. Mr.. Harmon came
back and said s25 was enough for me
to pay. That they would try and get
talance from whiskey houses.
.,Ss, /" representing the combined dts.
pehsarics here and as secretary for c..
.. Smith, Jas. Z. bicGorty, dispenser,
wrote letters to whiskey houses for
Smith to get contributions to pay The
Journal. l saw McGorty writing
some Of the letters at Smiths dicta.
tton. The letters referred to the
movement to abolish the dispensary,
and asked for aid to resist it. l rec.
ollect that the Riohland Distlling
company was mentioned as subscrib.
Ing one Of the largest amounts to this
fund. think Ullman was another,
and Mallards Distilling company and
j. w. Kelly q Co."
Witness: Il really saw the list but
forgot the names. That Is the part
Of them. 1t was shown to me In Nc
Gosty's wiskey dispensary. Smith
and McGorty went over it and said
Joe went over 1t. l don't know how
much the amounts were"
Lyon continuing aflidavit: &c. O..
Smith said Hub Evans would also
contribute"
Witness: II believe he said he had
already contributed"
Mr.. Lyon continuing aflldavit: II
have seen O. o. Smith drunk on the
street and in my place several times.
One time saw him try to cut Harry
Thompson with my meat knife while
he was drunk, but l took the knife
from him. Smith is q notoriously
disorderly person and gets drunk fire.
quently."
Witness: "Mr. Huseman saw him
too when he had the knife after Har.
ry Thompson.
REFUSED TO PAY.
MIR. Lyon continuing atIidavlt: IRE.
1erring again to my reelection as dis
penser, O. 0. Smith told me that |
must put up bonus Of $3.50 cash, be-
sides what he could get from the
brewery, which he said would be 5000,
making $3.50, the same amount paid
by ThackstOn and Reibling each for
their privileges"
Witness: The same man who sold
stale beer to me-"
Mr.. Lyon continuing aflidavIt: "He
then said to arrange the matter with
Dunwoody: to let him charge 81 extra
on each barrel Of beer and pay 1t over
to him Co. o. Smitb) as the beer was
ordered l refused to do this"
q. Are these statements c c)reect?"
A. Yes, sir, correct"
Mr.. Lyon then read q number OF
| iot0e.s from DuaWoody 10 IL ". Is lacKi
wood, Morris and others. The first
letter was to Mr.. Blackwood In March
OF last year In reference to the estab.
lishment Of the beer dispensary for
which Morris was afterwards elected
dispenser. DunwCody told that he
would assist Morris to get the job If
the latter would use Dunwoody g beer.
MIR. Blackwood is a former member OF
the legislature and appeared as one OF
Q. 0. Smiths attorneys.
At the conclusion of the reading OF
these letters, Mr. Lyon read to the
witness an anidavlt given several
weeks after the first one. What hap
pened between the time Of the giving
Of the two alldavits related to the
matter between Morris and Senator
Blease, the author OF the resolution
causing the investigation and mem
ber OF the commission. The following
are extracts from that anidavit.
q. Mr.. Morris, since Mr.. Chris.
tensen and myself were here the las.
time, were you consulted about the
dispensary situation by Senator Blease
OF Newberry?"
A. Yes, sir. He came to see me
about settlement between the At
lanta Brewing company and myself
q Who did Senator Blease rep
resent?
A. II thought the Atlanta Brew
ing company, from the way he talked
He did not say who he represented
but from the start took it that hi
represented the Atlanta Brewing %
or Dunwoody."
| ". Dld ne nave DlllT'
a. mo, he did not have a bill,
had the bill and he asked me for it.
MIR. BLFAsE COMES IN.
The witness then stated in the ani
davit that he gave his bill to Blease
who carried 1t over to the Argyle no
tel to get Dunwbody to receipt 1t
Morris declined to accept the settle
ment when Blcase came bacl
, with the receipted bill until he cJult
; see his attorney, Stanyarne Wilson
Accordingly In the presence OF MI
Wilson and Mr.. Howard Carlisle
Blease rendered $l5 to Morris in pay
} ment Of the bill for $13 35. The pur
Q pose OF this testimony was to sho,
that Senator Blease month afte
r having been appointed on the investI
1 gatin commission had acted for Dun
|. wcciy. The receipt, In Bleac's hand
7. writing, was placed in evidence a
| vas note which Bloase wrote whc
/ Morris had complained Of having bee
!. forced to contribute $25 to the Spal
!, tanburg newspaper fund and that Nj
4 Bleaee offered to try ard got hi
money returned, or to go and get
3 himself, and that he voluntarily wrot
an order and suggested that Mr.. Mo-
ris send 1t to Mr.. Harmon. The TO
q lowing Is a copy Of order Signcd {
q Aent, Morris turning 1T over to til
q investigating committee, as he coul
, not be cOmfOrted for the loSY OF n