The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-06-15
MorEAT no THE $REsouEI.
The Investigating Comtnittse Gets a
Good stenographer3 and Holds
81 An Afternoon Session. II

AM AIteFne0nNHe session.. z
+ News and Courier. ~
Columbia, June 12--The investi-
eating committee managed to. have a
brief session this afternoon. Mr..
W. McFeat, the old reliable, came to
the rescue and acted stenographer.
There were only two witnesses, Mr..
y. NJ. Cantey, of Columbia, and Mr..
Charles Cohen, Of Beaufort. Mr..
E Cantey's name was brought into the
dispensary affairs by previous evid-
ence, and particularly by the recent
evidence Of Mr.. Lewis w. Parker.
The point Of Mr.. Cantey's testi-
]. mony was that he was paid salary
of 5000 per month for about six
|. months by Fleischmann & Co., who
sold to the dispensary. Mr.. Cantey
stated that, his services for this 5000
per month were chiefly to build up a
trade for the goods of Fleischmann
and superintend the posting Of ad-
verising matter for this firm.
Mr.. Cantey is the brother-in-law Of
Mr.. L. w. Boykin, who was mem
Der of the board of control, and it
was while Boykin was on the board
that Mr.. Cantey represented Fleis-
chmann. Mr.. Cantey's testimony is
brief and to the point. He testified
as follows:
Q-Where do you live7
A-Columbia.
Q-What is your businessq
Am the insurance business.
Q-How long have you been in the
insurance ,businessq
A-Since about 1900, that is, for
myself; haye been in the insurance
business about nine years.
Q-Did you ever represent liquor
house in the city Of Columbia7
A-No, sir T did not represent a
liquor house.
Dwell, sir, were you connected
with the liquor business in any wayq
Al was advertising agent for Mr..
Early, who did represent a liquor
house.
Q-For Mr.. Early7
Ayes, sir.
Q-What house was Mr.. EARLY con-
nected With.
A-The Fleishmann Company.
Q-Is he not also connected with
another concern7
A--Not that I know Of.
Q-Is he not also connected with
Gerson, Seligman & Co., of Cincin-
natiq -. = - 1....
A-Not that I know.
Q-What about the Belair Distill-
ing Company, Of Baltimoreq
Al don't know any but Fleisch-
mann.
Q-You say you were advertising
agent for that concern7
Ayes, sir.
Q-State to the committee what
services'you did in the way of adver-
tising?
Ave had the town billed with
billboards-I don't know what you
call them-regular sheets.
Q-Posters?
Ayes, sir; good size posters,
about eight feet. And I tried to
create demand for his liquor and
brands.
Gin what way9
Al had some friends who were
dispensers. I asked them if they
would not order it out and give it a
trial. 1t was already in the dispen-
sary then.
Odd you speak to tile State
board about buying the goodsq
A--To no member of the board. :
, Q-Did you ever attend any Of
their meetingsq
A-No, sir; was never present at
any meetings..
Q-You were never present when
purchases were discussed?
A-No, sir.
Q-Who did the actual work Of
posting these bills around townq
A-Mr. Ashur Browne did it, and
did it through some bill posters as
ISOLATION. I was employed to see
that it was properly posted and that
the posters were kept on the board
as per. contract. -
Q-How long did you serve this
concern9 Il" ~
Ask months [ think
O-HOw long did it take to put up