Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-11
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Journal this money!"
"They said all the rest Of them We're
giving them money to fight the prohi-
bition movement and wanted me to
come across, and told them I
would"
"You didn't have any agreement to
put in any advertising matter in the
Journal?"
mo, 1 don't know whether 1t went
to the Journal, or not, but when I
asked them why they didn't get the
Herald's influence; that Mr.. Henry
had been fighting the dispensary all
along, and they said: oh. we can't
get the Herald, and doubted If they
could get Henry, but II would give
II l would be elected again."
Mr.. Lyon, continuing affidavit:
Shortly after ! agreed to Mr.. Har-
mons proposition to pay the Journal
$500, Mr.. Huseman and Mr.. Reibling
beer dispensers, came to me and said:
Let's get Henry, the newspaper man
Of the Evening Journal, that he would
take up the fight for $500. I asked
the reason of the increase, as Mr.. Har-
mon had 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 subscribers to his pa
per and his influence, as he had been
fighting on the other side. That's
what they told me-"
Mr.. Lyon, continuing affidavit:
"Huseman and Reibling told me my
part would be $50, but I declined to
give this much Mr.. Harmon came
back and said s25 was enough fol
me to pay, that they would try to gel
the balance from the whisky houses
Representing the combined dispensa-
ries here and as secretary for G. o
Smith, James P. McGarty, dispenser
wrote letters to whisky houses fol
Smith to get contributions to pay the
Journal. I saw McGarty writing some
Of the letters at Smiths dictation
The letters referred to the movement
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for aid to resist It, I recollect that
the Richland Distilling company wa!
mentioned as subscribing one Of the
largest amounts to this fund. I thinl
Ullman was another and Mallard'!
Distilling company, and ]. w. Kelley
& Co. I so rarely saw the list that
forget the names. That Is part o.
them. 1t was shown to me in Nc
Garty's dispensary. Smith and Nc
Garty went over it and said Joe wen
over it. 1 don't know how much the
amounts were. C.. o. Smith said HUI
Evans would also contribute. I be-
lieve he had already contributed. The
witness thought Smith was a danger
Gus man and got drunk.
Mr.. Lyon, continuing affidavit: IRE
ferring again to my reelection as dis
penser c. o. Smith told me that
must put up a bonus Of $3.50 cash. be
sides what he could get from th'
brewery, which he said would be 5000
making $3.50, the same amount pai(
by Thackston and Reibling each fo
their privilege. He said they CAV,
more than that, but I wouldn't hav'
to give that much. being as had JUS
started up, and they would let me of
Tighter"
"They were going to show you spec
ial favors. were they?"
Yes, SIR"
Mr.. Lyon, continuing affidavit: III
said Huseman paid more. I told hin
did not have the money. He sale
then to arrange the matter with Dun
woody"
Mr.. Lyon: "Is that the same Dun
woody who sold you the stale beer?'
1.-The same man who sold stale bee
to me-"
Mr.. Lyon, continuing affidavit: HI
then said to arrange the matter will
Dunwoody to let him charge 81 ex
ira on each barrel of beer and pay 1
over to him, C. o. Smith, as the beel
was ordered I refused to do this"
"State whether that letter there
was the one you turned over to Sena
tor Christensen and myself"
Yes, sir, this is the one you got a
my beer house when you were ovel
there"
The letter from Mr.. Dunwoody wa
read by Mr.. Lyon. 1t was dated
March %. 1904 and in part 1t reads
"'Hon. 1. C. Blackwood, care Black
wood & Phifer. Spartanburg, s. G.
have yours Of recent date to Mr..
H. Morris, getting a beer dispensary
to be located at or near the Southern
depot. in your city. What I say to yol
In reference to this matter l. Of course
will expect you to treat confidentially
II ] am sure that Mr.. Morris will ge
this place II 1t Is granted by the stat,
board, instead Of opposing him In tn,
matter, l will take pleasure In aiding
him in any way that can, providing
he will obligate himself to use my ket
beer, If elected by the county board o
control. l have heard this proposition
before, and have spoken to one Of tn,
members Of the state board about II
and l think that with the proper en-
dorsement from Spartanburg and TIL
right kind Of showing made to the stat
board, that the place will be allowed
However, l have been told by SOM
| parties In your city that there will b,
strong opposition to 1t. / also had {
| talk with one Of the members Of you
| county board about a month ago abou
this same matter.
| JEFF D. DUNwooDY.'
| Witness: II would not have givel
you that letter with the others had
known it was addressed to some on
else, but when I gave you the Atlant'
Brewing company's letters that wa
among them"
| Mr.. Lyon: I'VE regret II any conf
Dental matters have come out, but W,
have nothing that is confidential in thi
investigation"
| The several other letters from Mr.
Dunwoody to Mr.. Morris and others II
reference to the Spartanburg dispen
sary were read.
The final phase Of Mr.. Morris's testi
mony related to the alleged use o
money in dispensary elections. 1t wa
brief but spicy and caused mucl
amusement.
Mr. Lyon then called Mr.. Morris's at
tention to another affidavit, which h
had made as follows:
| "Did Mr. II II Evans fell Won M