The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
WHICH Is PRINTED
Below. Aud Which Involves High Dispen'
sarY Officials, the R,chland DIslill.
cry and Prominent Men 10
Scheme to Coutrol a Ger
tain Newspaper.

The Columbia State says quite a
sensation was created Wednesday
morning when Senator Niels Chris
tensen of Beaufort, me.mber Of the
dispensarY Investigating committee,
submitted an ef11davit in which he
preferred serious charge against ].
s. .Farnum. It will be recalled that
when Senator Christensen read the
communication a few days ago he re-
marked that.it was somewhat like en-
expurgated edition. He observed the
absence of documents to which he had
called attention in his sffliavit last
summer.
Wednesday through Senator Hay
and Mr.. j. Fraser Lyon, the following
q i1avit was Iff5red to the supreme
court:
rne state of South Carolina, County
OF Charleston-In the supreme
court. The State ,ex rel. J. T. Hay
ct tal., petitioners, plaintiffs, against
j. S. Fsrnum, respondent, defen-
dant. Mandamus.
Sc nth Carolina, Richland County.
Before me personally appeared Neils
Christensen, Jr., who being duly sworn
SAYS: That the letters delivered by the
court to the petitioners are not all of
the letters contained In dispenssry
No. IL in the city OF Charleston and
TO which petitioners consider them
selves entitled under the proceedings
herein.
That the deponent saw in the Gus
today of the said J. s.. Farnum In
said dlspeasary No. IL, a letter OF
witch the following is copy:
Richland D stillery Company,
Macon, Ca, April %, 1905.
Mr.. J. S. Farnum, Columbia, S. G.
Dear Sir: In reference to letter OF
introduction forwarded to me from
Seibles, bog to state that on tbe ad-
vice of several OF my friends was
persuaded 10 take $500 worth OF ST. OK
in this paper edited by James Henry
Rice, Jr., Mr. Seibles aso agreed to
Jake similar amount. 1t was under
stood that Evans, TaJum, Towill, and
Boykin were also to take stock in this
paper and several other parties who
felt an interest in the welfare OF the
dispensary. For this reason consent.
ed to take the stock IS stated above.
Besides believe that Mr.. 4 CO is a
power in Stuth Carolina and can be
of much help to lis and also to the
dispensary.
Trusting that I have explained the
matter thoroughly to you, and that 1t
meets with your approval.
| Yours truly.
The R.chland DIET llery Company,
~ N. NJ Black,
President.
P. S.-Beg to inclose you the letter.
Selbles taken this amount out OF stock
and paid for it.
N. M. B.
That deponent Is of the opinion
that said letter is pertinent to the
matters to be investigated by the com.
mittee. Nells Christensen, Jr.
sworn to before me this 9th day OF
January, 1905 T. A. Morgan,
Notary Public, south Carolina.
This is indeed grave charge and
/ it may mean Imprisonment for Far
mum. A great many people Wednes-
day eXpt ted that it wruld mean i'm.
mediate uro' bic for the accused. The
court Wednesday afternoon in the
consulting room dellberated over the
matter and passe d the following order:
ION reading the affidavit herein OF
Neils christensen, Jr., dated the 9th
NJ January, 1906;
"On nation or J. T Hay and J. F.
Lyon, attorneys for petitioners:
1T Is further ordered, that said j..
S. F.rnum do show cause before TINS
court at Columbia, S. c., at 10 o'clock
q. NJ. on the 18th day Of January,
1905, Why he should not be attached
for contempt Of this court for failure
to deliver the letter described in the
sf1idavit of Neils Christ ensen, Jr.. as
required by previous orders herein.
1T Is further ordered, that p copy
of this order and also of said affidavit
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