Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-15
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| Mr.. Perry wall, VINO Is FORMER
member Of the board. and refused to
appear before the committee, Is here.
This Is where the committee should
have exercised its authority and fore
ed Mr.. Wall to attend. but fortunate
ly the committee had an affidavit
signed by Messrs. lyon and Christen-
sen, In which Mr.. Wall stated that Mr..
Smith had offered him $500 II he
would vote for Thackston. He stated
that about dispensary elections times
he had money offered to him and inti-
nations made that II he would vote
for certain people he could get mon
ey, and that upon one occasion Mr..
McAbee offered him $3.50 to vote for
certain candidate. He stated that
he had never received any money
from any one on account Of any elec-
ton connected with the dispensary.
Mr.. Gill Barnett. another obdurate
witness refused to appear before the
committee and a voluminous affidavit
was presented from him.
Beer Dispenser Reibling Is quite an
original character. He has been one
Of the beer dispensers here for great
many years. and prior to that, was
liquor dealer He Is a German and
has a very decided German accent.
Mr.. McGarty testified that he wrote
letters to several whisky houses ask
Ing them to make contributions for
the campaign fund for the dispensary
against prohibition, and in these let
ters Mr.. McGarty wrote that the mon
ey was to be used for general cam
paign purposes and he did not specify
II was to be used in connection with
any newspaper. He stated that Lana
han & Son wrote him that they had
contributed to the fund through Co
lumbia. presumably to Mr.. Huseman,
who went there to make collection.
During one Of the lulls in the tes-
timony Mr.. Carruth, who has had
considerable experience In this sec
lion distilling, was put on the stand.
One OF the interested auditors dur
ing the entire hearing has been Mr..
Joe Huseman, who runs beer dispen-
Iary here and who has been charged
with being the intermediary In CIV
ing Toland's money to Smith.
The charge has been reiterated and
still Huseman has said nothing and
unlike many others has not asked to
be heard.
He may be heard at the Columbia
session.
Dispenser Ferguson, who wears his
Confederate cross of honor on the
APPEL of his coat, seemed to be utter
y unable to see glaring unbusiness-
like methods in the handling Of ac-
counts.
The subcommittee on the local dis
pensaries thinks u has shown quite
enough in Spartan burg and in this
connection 1t is 70 be noted that
Chairman Hay was here with Messrs.
Lyon and Christensen and rendered
every possible corporation and his
support was Of material assistance.
committee Is not prosecuting any ole,
but is simply to show the conditions
that exist. 1t is evident that they
have shown enough for some one to
get busy here, If such is intended.
1t was reported here tonight that
prosecutions would be started at once
against the dispensers for selling IL
quor on their own account and that
such sales are nothing more nor less
than blind tigering.
The committee feels that II Is not
to prosecute any one. but II the solic-
itor wants any Of It's evidence 1t will
be readily supplied.
1t Is likely that the committee will
meet in Columbia IN about ten days
time.
Senator Blease goes to Union, where
tomorrow he will make a speech in
favor of the dispAusary on which
there is to be an election in a few
days.