Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-11
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you can. You will need It for your
next election"
The witness: "Yes, sir, he told me
that"
Mr.. Lyon. continuing reading:
About the middle or March last, be-
fore my time for reelection, c. o.
Smith came to my place Of business
and asked me II I wished to be re-
elected. said, did. He said had
better get busy and go to Atlanta with
him and make trade with JEFF Dun
woody. II I did not the other fellow
would"
'"Who is JEFF Dunwoody?"
The gentleman who represents the
Atlanta Brewing company. In Au-
gust, or previous to that, in July. re-
ceived car Of stale beer and had a
lot Of It sent back on me. A lot Of
my customers quit me, and I told
Charles Smith, and he said I would
have to handle that or none. He says
you know Jeff Dunwoody gave you
$125 to help you build your ice box.
I said, will just pay him ;125, and
buy from somebody else; can't sell
that. He says you can sell that or
nothing. That was previous to March,
In August or July.
Mr.. Lyon: He said you would sell
Atlanta Brewing company's beer or
nothing?
Yes, sir.
Mr.. Lyon. continuing affidavit: II
refused to go that II It tosk that to get
the beer dispensary, did not want 1t.
He came back a week later and said
that he could have the brewery to pay
enough to himself and Mr.. w. n.
Avant without my having to pay any
thing. II I could go to Atlanta with
him and obligate myself to handle
their beer. That was that stale beer.
Yes, sir; when obligated myself
would have to handle anything they
put on me.
Mr.. Lyon, continuing AFFIDAVIT. He
did 60 to Atlanta and saw Dunwoody.
Dunwoody came to me and said that
he (Dunwoody) had been told that II /
were reelected beer dispenser that ne
would have to come to Spartanburg and
get busy IL any Of his beer were sold
here.
Mr.. Sims: We object to that.
The witness: Dunwoody told that
himself, and further told me that I
would have to give one dollar more m
each keg, so could satisfy the boys.
Mr. Lyon, continuing reading:
Dunwoody told me had better get
busy and see Charlie Smith, that he
(Smith) was my friend, that had bet
ter satisfy Smith, as there would be
some money In the beer business this
spring. told Dunwoody that did
not think there was any danger OF my
place, that did not think Smith
would be on the board when the cleo
ton came of. He said ! did not know
what I was talking about, that Smith
would he en- the board when my e,cc-
ton came off and that whatever CHAR
lie Smith said went.
The witness: He further told me
that he got his Information from one
OF the members of the state board OF
directors, but did not tell me which
member.
Mr.. Lyon: That Information you
speak about, that some member of the
state board said c. o. Smith would be
on this board up here. When Mr..
Dunwoody told me Mr.. Smith would be
on the board, asked him how did he
know It. and he said: ~ know II, as
I got my information from one Of the
members Of the state board Of direc-
tors"
Mr.. Lyon, continuing afhdavit: The
result of the whole matter was that
I lost my position. I attributed this to
my refusal to follow Dunwoody's and
Smiths advice. No charges were pre-
ferred against me, and I called this
matter to the attention Of Mr.. II. II.
Evans in a letter; which ! had Mr.. G.
P. Sanders write for me, but I have
never received a response from Mr..
Evans. A letter was read from Morris
to Chairman H. H. Evans. Of the state
board, protesting against his removal
without cause He asked Mr.. Evans to
have this removal investigated and for
fair play. To this letter, he stated, he
received no reply. There was nothing
special in the letter except a request
for fair play.
Buying the spartanhurs Journal.
Another interesting phase Of Morris's
testimony was made relating to the
Spartanburg Journal transaction. Nor
ris had no direct dealing with. this
phase and all he knew was from others.
His testimony on this line was: RE
Gently petition was put in circulation
here for the purpose Of having an elec-
ton on the dispensary for this county.
When the petition for election was cir
culated, J. w. Harmon, dispenser, came
to me and said the Evening Journal
would take up our night for $500, and
that my part of this would be $25. l
gave Mr.. Harmon a check on the Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank for $26.
Before subscribing this, saw c. o.
Smith and w. N. Avant about 1t and
they said 1t would be all right to give 1t.
Afterward Smith came to me and said
to keep quiet, that Dunwoody would
give $50 for this purpose and that Joe
Huseman had collected from represen-
tatives Of whisky houses In Columbia
about $2S5 after Huseman's expenses
had been taken out and that he, Smith,
had received a check from Fleischmann
for $25."
Mr. Lyon: Is this Dunwoody the man
who represents the Atlanta Brewing
company"
Yes, sir" "Fleischmann & Co."
do you know where they do busi-
ness?"
II don't know. Some liquor house"
do they sell Congress HallT"
II don't know what they SELL"
Did C. o. Smith represent Fieisch-
mann & Co., as selling agents at that
timer
IT think Mr.. Smith represented them
at that time: 1 won't be positive. Prob