Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-25
Friday, August 25, 1905.

i'll, makes an indignant denial. Capt
FAINT has copies of letters he wrote a
the time to Gov. McSweeney and Sen
ator Tillman, and these may be pro
duced later.
Captain w. r. Dillingham;. who ha!
figured prominently in the politics o.
Spartanburg county for a decade, hav'
ing been a candidate for sheriff at ont
time and later deputy collector ol
Internal revenue, was brought into the
matter by the evidence Of Capt. FAINT
The latter had said that Capt. Dilling-
ham had asked the constables If they
wanted to help him bear the expenses
of Gov Heyward's campaign In tina,
county. It was not charged that Capt
Dillingham; exacted money to help the
constables get and keep jobs.
Capt. Dillingham; was present and
there was a spirited cross examination
Of Capt. FAINT by himself. Subsequent.
ly he testified that he had received
money from the constables to pay his
expenses in helping them to get Jobs
and that he had secured positions ir
an honorable way for those to whom
ne had promised assistance. These
matters were collateral to the main
Issue.
AS to the dispensary itself. evil
dence was produced to show that Mr..
Smith Thomason, q lawyer In Spar
tanburg and at that time associated
with Mr.. c. p. Sims. had furnished
the backing for a beer dispensary
M. Miles, former member Of the
state board of the dispensary, was
put on the stand in connection with
this matter and 1t was endeavored to
connect him with the management
of Howard's place, but there was no
evidence to show that he had any
interest in the Howard dispensary.
1t was brought out in the exami-
nation of ]. w. Husemann beer dis
to c. D. Smith the $275 which B. L.
Toland had testified in Spartanburg
ne gave to Husemann to be delivered
to 6. o. Smith. Husemann testified
that he left the package" on a
table In a room In which he left G.
D. Smith drinking beer and when ne
came back the package was gone.
He knew that II contained money
and he left 1t and knows not what
became Of It, Rather careless.
Capt. ]. H. Claffy, superintendent
at the state dispensary, made an un-
qualified statement that there is too
much LIQUOR on hand at the state
dispensary. He also told Of the Ia
bells bought in Cincinnati. A car
load of them had arrived already.
There are enough to last for a year,
and perhaps two years.
Messrs. CASTOR and Spivey present.
ed Capt. Claffy, and Col. Nixon also
IS their witness. They appear to be
going down into matters with deter
mination, and while the evidence
they produce is not altogether SEN
sational it Is being welded into
strong case.
Gov. Heyward's name was brought
into the investigation yesterday In a
statement in regard to his campaign
expenses when ne was a candidate
for governor. What Capt. Dilling-
ham said In reference thereto Is as
follows: He was there Cat Mr..
Laws bank) and wanted me to help
him some. I told him / had fooled
with politics running around until
was about broke up. He said
wouldn't lose anything on him. That
they wanted me to take charge OF
the campaign. Mr.. Law told me TO
draw on him for what amount l
needed. I never tried to take ad-
vantage Of Gov. Hayward or any
other man."