The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
After Being Caught In His Ras.
cality Thackston
BECOME Els PENITENT
And Curses Out the Dlspensary Law,
Charging 1t With Making Hin q
CRATER. Dispenser AIIsbroOk
Has His L.ettets Re id to
The Public.

Iuo Legislative DlSpenSary lnVe8Gt-
eating Committee resumed It's silt
tings in Columbia last week. Among
the witnesses examined was r. +.
Thackston Of Spartanburg, who seems
to have b;en a star witness. He is
reported to have said after the onm-
mittee bad examined him and made
him confess that he was guilty OF sew
eral rascalitles: L know I wish l
had never seen q dispensary. because
1t is the greatest curse we have ever
had on the State. l am sorry l ever
got my hands stained with it. Well
| have never known q mar that had
anything to do with 1t that the PEG,
pie did not think less of him."
ThackstOn Is not the first man that
has become penitent after being
caught up with. His deliverance on
the %dispensary is simply a new version
( the old saw, that no rogue ever felt
i've halter draw with a good opinion
of law. AS long az he was not detect.
ed In his sharp practices he said moth
irg, but just as soon as he Is caught
up with be b'ames the law for making
In a CRATER. The truth Of the mat
ter 10 Thackston was q CRATER before
he bec4me a dispenser. All he want
ed was an opportunity to put his
grating talent to use aud it came
when he was made a beer dispenser.
He would have done the same thug
In a bank OF any other place Of trust.
a dishonest man Is q dishonest man.
Mr. j. ID. Alsbrotk, the dispenser at
Manning, was also put through a
course Of inve, tigatIon, but he seem
ed to have had q bad memory as he
G uld not remember many thing ION
nected with his flee 1t was pi,iable
to see this man lodging and insisting
that he could not remember; that he
could not deny por could he shi no
that he had asked for pap because he
was q dispenser. To the very last he
could not recolleot and then finally
Mr.. Lyoa pulied ON MIN Ghree le6terB;'
which were read as follows:
THE ALsBRooK LETTERS.
Manning, s. @, November 13, 1905.
DuffY's Malt Whlskey Company.
Rochester, N Y.-Dear Sirs: Your
letter Of November 6 is to hand, and
In reply will say the advertisements
are pasted, as you indicate in your let.
ter, ct six different places, all OF
which, l think, are very good, but this
will accomplish nothing unless you can
get the county dispensers to handle
the goods.
l am dispenser here. and have been
handling DLTj's Malt Wniskey eve,
since l have been dispenser, but 1t is
hard to get 1t at times-and besides,
T you want the goods sold, communi-
cate with the county dispensar Of each
county and let him know what he may
expect, II anything, for special cour
tesies.
1t Is an old proverb, as true as Holy
writ: Whose bread | cat, whose song
| sing" Toe county dispensers order
what they want, and sell what they
get. A hin, to the wise Is sufficient =
and this Is given oon6dentially.
l have sold during the past twelve
months about sc cases Dutf rs Malt,
but have not had any shipped me since
last August.
Since receiving your letter OF Satur-
day, 18th Instant, | ordered several
cases, but do not kn,w If the goods
will be shipped me or not. | shall ex
pect to hear from you again In the
next few days, and expect to continue
to sell some OF your goods. Yours very
truly, j.. ID. AlsbroUk,
Dispenser.
Manning, S. O., November 20. 1905
Duffy's Malt Whiskey Company,
Rochester, N. Y.-Dear sir: Sine
writing to you on the 10 h instant l
have secured a few cases Of your wills
, key and hava sen In an order fol
more. which l hope will be shipped tt
me, but would like to hear from you
at once before placing my order fol
the Christmas holidays. Yours very
truly, j. ID. Alsb!ook,
Dispenser.
Manning, s. c., December IL, 1905.
, DUFFY Malt Whiskey Company
} Rochester, N. Y.-Daar Sirs. On No
vember 10, we sent you statement,
showing IS cases your goods sold. 0.
November Is we recei we'd Is cases
4 and or the 29th 20 cases more, whict
stock IL being rapidly sold. We can
9 handle the goods alright If the proper
quid pro quo 10 forthcoming.
+ The case Of goods was received to
a day in good order, and we desire tt
express to you many thanks for thu
remembering us during the Christina
v holidays.
With best wishes for you and yours
{ and with greetings for the season, W
+ are, yours truly, j. ID. AlsbrOok.
Dispenser.
TnACKsTON's CHANGE OF HEART.
c When the committee was In Spar
q TAM u'R several months ago toe
worked Thackston for all they coul
and he SW0re that never a cent did h
10 give any mt for his JOB, never a cen
did he get, and butter could melt Il
tbs mouth, but he now tells a differ
cnt story because he knew the me
behind the work hal the document
~ on him. He 'fessed up to getting S55
- from tho Augusta Brewery with whlc
II to buy his job from the %Spartanbur
III County Board and then that he ker
y the money he got to buy his job O
IL this. The sub.com mittee had doubts
but the check and letter were concl,
sive that he got 1850 from the Brew
r. cry, on The representation that L
OF needed the money to buy his positio
1T and the bro VERY folks knew the trick
They q X nnetnd tn paw S300 hence FIJI
at letter:
Yours Of the Goth inst, receive