The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
CAME TOO LATE.
After Being Caught In His Ras.
cality Thackston
BECOMES ? aNITENT
Aud Curses Ont the Dispenssry Law,
Charging it With Making Him q
CRATER. Dispenser AIlsbrook
Has His Letters Red to
The Public.

j The L legislative Dispensary Investt-
eating Committee resumed it's sit
tings in Columbia last week. Among
the witnesses examined was T. F.
Thackston Of Spartauburg, who seems
to have b: :en a star witness. He is
reported to have said after the COM
anittee bad examined him and made
him confess that he was guilty OF sew
eral rascalities: I know I Wish l
had never seen dispensary, because
it is the greatest curse we have ever
had on the State. I am sorry ever
got my hands stained with 1t. Well
! have never known a map that had
anything to DO with It that the peo.
pie did not think less Of him.
Thackston is not the first man that
nas become penitent after being
caught up with. His deliverance or
the dispensary is simply new version
the old ssw, tnat no rogue ever felt
the halter draw with coed cpinicn
of law. AS long as he was not detect.
ed in his sharp practices he said moth
irg, but just as soon as be is caught
up with he biames the law for making
i in q CRATER. Tue truth Of the mat
ter is Thackston was a CRATER before
ne became dispenser. All he want
ed was an opportunity to put bis
grating talent to use and IL came
when he was made g beer dispenser.
he would have done the same thing
in a bank or any other place Of trust
A dishonest nan Is dishonest man.
Mr. J, D. Alsbrock K, the dispenser at
Manning, was also put through
course Of investigation, tut be seem
ed to have had bad memory as be
c. uld not remember many thing con-
nected with his tfcs It was pitiable
to see this man dodging and insisting
that be could not remember; that he
could not deny ror could be sft1 10
that he had asked for pap because he
vas dispenser. To the very last he
could not recollect and then finally
Mr.. Lyon pulled on him three letters;
which were read as follows:
TIE ALsBROOK LETTERS.
Manning, S. C November 13, 1865.
DuffY's Malt Whiskey Company.
Rochester, n Y.-Dear Sirs: YUu.
letter OF November is to hand, and
in reply will say the advertisements
are pasted, as you indicator your let
ter, st six different places, all OF
which, think, are very good, but this
1ill accomplish nothing unless you can
get the county dispensers to handle
the goods.
am dispenser here, and have been
handling Dlf,'s Malt Wniskey ever
since l have been dispenser, but 1t is
nard to get it at unes-and besides,
you want the goods sold, comuuni-
cate with the county dispensar OF each
county and let him kcoW what ne may
expect, if anything, for special cour
teSieS.
It is an Old proverb, as true as Holy
~rii: Whose bread eat, wnose song
I sing" Toe county dispensers order
what they want, and sell what they
get. A him to the wise is sufficient
and this is given COZ fdentially.
I have sold during the past twelve
months about sc cases Duffy's Malt,
out have not had any shipped me siuce
last August.
Since receiving your letter OF Satur-
day, 11th instant, I ordered several
cases, but do not kn,w ii the goods
will be shipped me or not. I shall ex
pect to near from you again In the
next few days, and expect to continue
to sell some OF your goods. Yours very
truly, J. D. Alsbrook,
Dispenser.
Manning, S. c., November %, 1925.
Dufy's Malt Whiskey Company,
Rochester, n. Y.-Dear Sir: SiEc'
2riting to you on the Is b instant /
hsve secured a few cases OF your Whis
keY ana have sent in an order for
more, which I hope will be shipped to
me, but would ike to hear from you
at once before placing my order for
the Christmas holidays. Yours very
truly, J. D. Alsorook,
Dispenser.
Manning, S. c., December II, 1905.
Duffy Malt Wniskey Company,
Rochester, N. Y.-Dear Sirs. On No
vember 10, we sent you statement,
showing IS cases your goods sold. o.
November Is we received Is cases,
and on the 29th 20 cases more, which
stock is being rapidly sold. We can
handle the goods alright II the proper
quid pre- o1o is forthcoming.
The cass Of goods was received to-
day in good order, and we desire to
express to you many thanks for thus
remembering US during the Christmas
holidays.
With best wishes for you and yours,
and with greetings for the season, we
are, yours truly, J. D. Alsbrook.
Dispenser.
THAcKsToN's CHANGE OF HEART.
When the committee was in Spar
niurg several months ago tusy
worked Thackston tor all they could
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