The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-13

and kept the money for his personal
-EE44ae-~Richland Distilling Com
pany always sent extra bottles, NAL
lard sent occasionally, but Troeger
never did. Letters from various
houses stating that checks were BE-.
/ ing sent for empty cases were read,
and the amounts therein stated were
SITS, s13.35, $500, s2s.e5 and
s2s.3S- The average receipts from this
source amounts to s14.00 monthly.
Remembered shipping as many as 25
or 80 barrels of empty beer bottles at
a. time for which he received $500
1 per barrel Any number of letters
were received offering to buy empty
cases and bottles.
Mr.. J. T. Meehan, Of Cheraw, editor
Of the Carolina Citizen, was next
called to the stand. Had heard charges
| made against S. S. Ingram, chairman
of board of control, and on his request
a meeting was held at Chesterfield on
the first Monday Of August. He ap-
peared before the county board Of
control and in the presence Of the
Hon. NJ. ]. Hough and Editor Strick-
lin, Mr.. S. S. ingram gave the follow
ling answers to questions directed to
! him:
4
care you chairman Of the county
! board of control?'
4I am"
'.since you have held this position
did you accept position in the Che
raw dsspensary as clerk, and did you,
as chairman of said board, raise your
salary as clerk?"
ST did,
did you as chairman of the board
of control, audit and approve your
account as clerk?"
"I did,
.What salary was paid the dis
pensary clerk before you?"
$685.
You raised your salary to what
amount?''
$4,000
"what salary has been paid for
clerk hire since you gave up the po-
sition?'
.Tne old price. 1888. Receives
extras
while you weI chairman Of the
board Of control and clerk in the
Cheraw dispensary did you find extra
bottles Of whiskey in certain case
goods
eyes. some cases.
s.In cases of barrels of beer would
you find about six extra bottles for
the dispenser
"Yes.''
@Were these extra bottles Of whis-
key and beer sold?"
st can't say. I think they were put
right along with the other goods
.If these goods were sold where did
the money go?"
..I don't know"
He stated that Dispenser Manning
owned the building in which the dis
pensary is located. That previous to
his purcase Of it, the store rented for
$500 month, and it paid him an in
come Of $50 a month. The building
was worth less than $500. He next
sold the building, bought another
store for about $500 and receives $3.50
a year for the dispensary's use Of the
| first floor and 500 a year as the
! rental of the second uoor. He stated
| that Dispenser Manning violated near
| ly every feature Of the law, including
the non use of application blanks and
the selling Of liquor to minors and
habitual drunkards. Ingram has en-
! tire charge of the dispensary. He
stated that Ingram was in good health
on last Sunday afternoon, and that
he knew no reason why he should no.
appear. He is said to sell liquor
very frequently on Sunday on doc
tors certificates, and in most cases
those who take it are in a much
worse condition after they take it than
before. When questioned as to his
knowledge of the disposition of the
extra bottles of whiskey, he gave Mr..
Bundy, a clerk in the dispensary, as
authority for the statement that In
gram crank about half OF it. Often
it was sold to take the place of broken
bottles.
An affidavit from Mr.. Ingram was
read stating that he did not regard
it as a violation Of the law, because Of
his having served as a clerk in the
dispensary, While on the county
board. That his salary was raised by
the dispenser, and that he regretted
his inability to be present