The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-30
BIG BRIBES
Were Offered by sstDe Whiske'
Dealers Says MIR. Mixson.
THE CHARGE DENIED.

Certain Houses If He Would
Buy Whiskey from Then,
Which He Declined.
The legislative committee appoint
ed to investigate the dispensary va
ss work IL Columbia last week. Hon
W. o. Tatum, Commissioner, and MI
Coster, OF the State Treasu1er'S cfice
were examined, but nothing OF sen
sational character was DISCLOSED. Mr.
Tatum's testimony showed that b.
was managing the dispsnsary for th'
best interest OF the State, and that
under his administration things were
being honestly administered.
Some sensational testimony Was Civ
en- BY ex-S,ate Liquor Commissione.
Eixson, who was IN charge Of the in
stitution ten or more years ago. Hs
was the sole purchaser cf whiskey fo]
abe 6ispensary. At that time the
board consisted of Gov. John Gary
Evans, Secretary Of State D. B.
Tonpkins and Comptroller General
Norton. To begin with the business
the State borrowed s50,eoC, which
witness paid back in the form OF meet
ing the enpense Of the 1895 constitu.
tional convention,
Mr.. Mixson says he had complete
stock. taking when be assumed chargs
and also when he retired. Up to 1896
the net profits went to the State, bu,
after that to the school funi. Ia the
eleven months OF his administration
the gross sales were slightly less than
. million dollars and The net profits tc
the State sl60,000. There was nc
limit then TO the profit the Institution
might make so far as the law was con.
eerned. AS to rebates which were
called discounts then, witness said that
he made practice Of demanding q
discount Of 5 per cent, which he then
turned into the State. He bought
from reliable house alone, which read
lily granted these discounts.
The beer houses did not allow dis.
counts the witness said. he saved
$40, 900 to the State in rebates. E1-
Commissioner Mlxson's annual report
was canvassed to show that he bought
only from reputable houses, some OF
which are still trading with the State.
Colonel, in your dealings did anY
Of the houses offer you any induce
ments personally to buy?"
Yes, sir; several OF them did. Sc.
retary Hubbel, Of the whiskey trust,
connected with the Mil Greek Distil,
lery, Meholoyitch, Fletcher s Co., Mr..
Lanahan, OF Lanahan s. Son, OF Balti-
more, and smaller offers from smaller
concerns. /"
MIR. Mi1son then related how Mr..
Hubble came to Columbia to see him
and he took him into the sample room
and offered him 1852 so for each car.
load Of whiskey he bought from them.
did you ever accept this OF any
osher money or in6ucement?"
mo, SIR"
MI. Mixson then went into the de-
tsils OF the interview with Mr.. Hub
bel. Witness told him that If be
would credit this on the invoice that
she offer would be accepted, the re-
bate to go TO the State. Wnen wit.
ness discovered that Hubbel intended
the money for him personally be
turned him down and never pa5ronized
him again. II reported the nat5et
90 Gov. Evans the witness asserted.
MI. Hpbbel Is now dead.
When the witness related how 8
representative Of Maholovitch,
Eiiteher s. Co., came down and made
him an Offer Ct 0,000 year person
slly to buy from his firm. He re-
1scsed the offer and refused 70 buy
fron the house again. Next MI. Mix
eon relsted an interview he had with
Sam J. Lanahan OF William Lsnahar
s. Sons, Of Baltimore, who made hin
an offer Of $50, 900 year If Nj. Mix
son.would buy s400. 900 a year.
DENIES TIE CHARGE.
A dispatch from Baltimore say!
Samuel J. Lanahan makes vigorou!
denial OF the Mi1son charge Of at
tempted bribery In the South Caro-
lima diSpensary investigation, re1er
ring to which he said.
IF the witness is reported correct
y,Iwsnt tc make an unqualified de
nial Of the truth Of the testimony.
''I know Mixson, he made an e1or
to connect himself with our house
but We wouldn't have him. This fac
may account for his testimony.
know Of no other reason for it.
Our house has done q large ousl
ness with the dispensary every month
for the last four or five years. In Al
our dealings there / never offered
bribe or other than q legitimate IN
ducement to transact business.
never offered Mixson $50, 900 or an
other amount. The conversation
which he is reported as testifying t
never took place and the incident b
speaks Of never happened. 1t is
fabrication, pure and simple. I pos!
lively deny its truth. II there is
way Of making denial stronger,
would ike to know it, so that nigh
make use Of it.''
A Pot OF Gold Found.
A pot Of gold, supposed to have bee