The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16

addition to this W. T. Lanrold Toll
me that J. P. ThackSon had to pa:
about $3.50 for bis beer privilege to c
O. Smith, chairman Of county board
| Collection by Mr.. Sins.) Toland an
Landlord told me that the s275 men
toned above was deposited in the SAT
Of J. W. Huseman, beer dispense
there. These are few OF the reason
I had for supposing that I would hav
to pay some Of the members OF count,
board for my privilege to sell beer
Later upon asking for a book OF in
structions for running my dispensary
Mr.. Smith said, Don't mind instruc
tions, make every dollar ycu can, yol
will need it for your next election.
About the middle Of March last, short
ly before my time for reelection, c
O. Smith came to my place Of busi
ness, and asked me if I wished to bt
reelected. I said I did. He said I hat
better get busy and 80 to Atlants
with him and make a trade with JET
Dunwoody. II [ did not, the other fel
low would. Dunwoody is the gentle
man who represents the Atlanta Brew
ing Company.
DUNWooDY CONES IN.
IL August, or previous to that, in
July, / received car Of stale beer, aoc
had q lot OF it sent back on me, anC
a lot OF my customers quit me, anc
I told Charlie Smith, and he said
would have to handle that or none. He
said. You know JEFF DunwoodY gave
you 1925 to help you build your ice
box said, I will just pay him SIZE
and buy from somebody else, I can't
sell that Smith says, You can sell
that or nothing That was previous
to March, in August or July. prefer.
red to go, that If it took that to get
the beer dispensary did not want it.
Smith came back to me q week later
and said that he could have the brew.
cry to pay enough to satisfy himself
and MI. W. M. AVant, without my
having to pay anything, If [ would 90
to Atlanta with him and obligate my
self to handle their beer"
@ ''That was that stale beer?"
a. Eyes, sir, when I obligate myself
I would have to handle anything they
put on me.''
Mr.. Lyon, continuing a6ida7its:
'sWe did not go to Atlanta and sa r
Dunwoody. Dunwoody came to me
and said that be fDunwoody) had been
told thas If I were reelected beer dis
penser that be would have to come to
Spartanburg and get busy If any Of
his beer were sold there. Dunwoody
told me that would have to give 81
a keg so would satisfy the boys"
There was more OF this kind Of eVi-
dence In the affidavit, all going to
show that Morris, while dispenser, was
told that G. o. Smith was master Of
she situation in Spartanburg county,
and thst q member OF the State board
had told JEFF Dunwoody that Smith
would remain on the county board un-
til after the election Of beer diSpen
SerS.
The affidavit continues: The result
Of the whole matter was that I lost my
position. ] attribute this to my re-
fusal to follow Dunwoody's and Smith s
advice. No charges were preferred
against me, and I called this matter
to the attention Of Mr.. 81. q. Evans
in a letter which I had MI. G. P
Sanders write for me, but have never
received response from Mr.. Evans. I"
a letter was read from MIR. Morris
to Chairman 81. b. Evans Of the State
board, protesting against his removal
without cause. he asked Mr.. Evans
to have his removal investigated and
for fair play. To this letter he stated
he received no reply. There was moth
ing special in the letter, except re-
quest for fair play.
TIE NEWSPAPER FUND.
Mr.. Lyon continuing f1iavit: RE
Gently a petition was put in circula-
ton here for the purpose Of having an
election on the dispensary for this
county. When the petition for election
was circulated J. ". Harmon dispen.
ser, came to me and said that The
Evening Journal would take up oul
fight for $500 and that my part OF this
would be s25. I gave Mr.. Harmcnd
a check on the Merchants and Farm
ers' bank for s25. Before subscribing
this I saw G. o. Smith and W. N.
Avant about it, and they said it would
be all right to give it. These men
were members Of the county board.
Afterwards Smith came to me ano
said to keep quiet, that Dunwoody
would give $50 for this purpose, ano
that Joe Houseman had collected from
representatives OF wbiskey houses in
Columbia about s2S5, after House
mans expenses had been taken out
ard that be, Smith, had received
check from Fleischman for s25."
@. did c. O. Smith represent
Fleischman s. Co. as selling agents al
that time?''
A. II thing Mr.. Smith represent
ed them at that time; I won't be pos
itive. Probably Mr.. McGorcy coult
tell you all about that, because ht
seemed to act as Mr.. Smiths privat;
secretary at that time"
Mr.. Lyon continuing af6davit: -
saw this check. It was PAYABLE to c
O. Smith. He said this check was t.
20 to Dispenser McGordy. part OF tn
money to be paid to The Journal. %
Witness: 'As for Mr.. Henry, Ineve
saw him in my life as I know Of, ant
whether it was to 90 direct to him c
not, don't know. I paid it to MI
Harmon, I told him s25 was all
would give and after Mr.. Harmon toll
me that s25 would be enough. Huse
man and Reibling, beer dispensers
came down and said Mr. Henry sai'
we had better give more"
| @ What was the object IN g.vln'
The Journal this money!"
THEY ALL CAME ACROSS.