The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-16
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Merrs. Lyon and Christensen pre-
sented a number of letters taken from
Mr.. sFerguson's dispensary in which
he was notified that various whole
sale houses had sent him compli-
mentarv LIQUORS The subcommittee
also presented a letter to Mr.. Fergu-
son in which Mr.. L. w. Boykin,
member of the State board Of con-
troll, wrote that he could now get
some other x corn and x rye than
the Richland stuff, and that he had
been trying for long time to get the
board to purchase some other TX
corn and rye for you fellows that did
not want the Richland stuff, but have
only succeeded yesterday.
The most interesting witness to-
day was Mr.. Charles o. Smith, who
was chairman of the board Of con-
troll. which has been charged with SO
much wrong-doing here.
He is a rather young looking man.
dresses well, has very flushed face,
talks intelligently and is altogether
quite bright.
He denied absolutely and unequliv-
ocally that he had ever accepted or
received one dollar for his vote in
connection with any dispensary cleo
ton, and insists that it was all a
pack of lies about his ever having re-
ceived any money for any dispensary
election.
Mr.. Lyon asked him if he did not
go to Mr.. Wallis home and there
offer him $500 ii he (WalD would
vote for the election as a bee;- dispen-
ser. Mr.. Smith admitted that this
was correct and then went on to say
that he had made the offer simply to
see if he would take it, and what the
other fellows were doing, and he had
no idea of paying him any money.
There were several ugly scenes in
the court house and on two occasions
the lie was passed to and from the
witness stand.
During the morning session Mr.
Morris told Mr.. Smith that he was
liar with reference to a certain state
ment that Mr.. Smith had made
about Morris relations with a wom-
an.
Turning on Morris, 1r. Smith in
sisted that Morris was doing the lying
and that if he did not like what he
was saving that he would see. him
outside and. settle it and he seemed
anxious to get busy without further
delay.
At the afternoon session, Mr..
Sh;ppey told Mr.. Ferguson that he
was an infamous liar, if he de-
MED telling him he had placed COM
plimentary case goods on his shelves
and sold it. During dinner recess
SIR. Landrum, the present chairman
of the board Of control, and Mr.. Jesse
Mahafey, who does not mind boast
ing of his drinking capacity, came
near having a hitch, but fortunately
the day passed without any encoun-
ter. although there seemed to be con-
siderable preparation for such a
thing.
One of the most interesting wit
nesses of the whole day, and in fact,
Of the whole session, was Mr.. B. G..
Landrum, who has recently been
elected chairman of the county board
of control.
He was on the stand for just about
three minutes before the dinner re-
cess and in that time he said he
thought that his commission had
been deliberately held up after his
appointment, so that certain deals
could be made in connection with
the Morris Bishop dispensary and
that he had been absolutely ignored
in dispensary affairs That ae had
written to Chairman Evans upon i'm
portant dispensary matters, and had
never received reply from him, that
he had never been supplied with a
statement of the goods shipped to the
county dispensary as had been the
custom, and what is necessary to Sc
cure a perfect check on the local
dispensaries and he thought the coun-
ty boards a humbug anyway.