The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
After Being Caught In His Ras'
cality Thackston
BECOMES PENITEN L
And Curses Out the Dispensary Law
Charging 1t With Making Him
CRATER. Dispenser AIlsbrook
Has Ills Lettets Re Ad to
The Public.
The Public.

The Legislative Dispensary Investl-
eating Committee resumed Its sit
tings in Columbia last week. Among
the witnesses examined was II. E.
Thackston of Spartanburg, who seems
to have b,en a star witness. He is
reported to have said after the com-
mittee bad examined him and made
him confess that he was guilty OF sew
eral rascalities: 1 know l wish
had never seen dlspensary, because
1T Is the greatest curse we have ever
had on the State. am sorry l ever
got my hands stained with it. Well
have never known man that had
anything to do with 1t that the peo.
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 diepensary is simply new version
I the old saw, that no rogue ever felt
I've halter draw with good opinion
of law. AS long as he was not detect.
ed In his sharp practices ne said moth
trg, but Just as soon as he Is caught
up with he b'ames the law for making
lon CRATER. The truth OF the mat
ter Is Thackston was q CRATER b sfore
he became dispenser. All he want
cd was an opportunity to put his
| grating talent to use and 1t came
when he was made q beer dispenser.
He would have done the same thing
In bank or any other place of trust.
A dishonest man Is dishonest mai.
Mr. j. d. Alsbrotk, the dispenser at
Manning, was also put through a
course Of inve ,tiRatiOn, but he seem
ed to have had bad memory as he
6 uld not remember many thing con-
nected with his tlice 1t was pi,iable
to see this man dodging and insisting
that he could not remember; that he
could not deny nor could he & I'll no
that he had asked for pap because he
was a dispenser. To the very last he
could not recolleot and then finally
Mr.. LyUa pulled on MIN three le6ters;
which were read as follows:
THE ALsBRoOK LETTERS.
Manning S. @ November 13, 1906.
Duffy's Malt WhIskey Company.
Rochester, N Y.-Desr Sir.: Your
letter Of November Is to hand, and
In reply will say the advertisements
are pasted, as you Indicate in your let
ter, at six different places, all OF
which, 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 DLTt's Malt Whiskey eve,
| ainnn I ha 10 h,,t a.,
hard to get 1t at times-and BESIDES
f you want the goods sold, communi-
safe with the county dlspensar 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 eat, whose song
sing" The county dispensers order
what they want, and sell what they
get A hin to the wise Is sufficient =
and this is given conddentially.
/ have sold during the past twelve
months about sc cases Duffy's Malt,
but have not had any shipped me since
last August.
Since receiving your letter OF Satur-
day, 18th Instant, l ordered several
cases, but do not know 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. d. Alsbrook
Dispenser.
Manning, s O., November 28. 1905
Duffy's Malt Whiskey Company
Rochester, N. Y.-Dear Sir: Sine
writing to you on the Is n instant |
have secured few cases Of your whls
key and have sent in an order fol
more, which | hope will be shipped t,
me, but would like to hear from yol
at once before placing my order fol
the Christmas holidays. Yours very
truly, j. ID. Alsblook,
Dispenser.
Manning, s. O., December 10, 1906
Duffy Malt Whiskey Company
Rochester, N. Y. Dear Sirs. On No
vember 10, we sent you statement
showing G5 cases your goods sold. O.
November l5 we received Is cases
and on the 29th 20 cases more, whicf
: stock Is being rapidly sold We car
handle the goods alright If the prope
quid pro quo Is forthcoming.
The case OF goods was received to
day In good order, and we desire tt
express to you many thanks for thu
remembering us during the Christina
. holidays
With best wishes for you and yours
I and with greetings for the season, W
{ are, yours truly, j. d. Alsbrook.
8 Dispenser.
| 4 , II o. g,
e When the committee was In Spar
d TAM u'g several months ago the
! worked Thackston for oil they coul
: and he sWore that never cont did h
q give any cne for his job never q ocn
did he get, and butter could melt Il
tbs mouth, but he now tells diffel
ent story because he knew The me
y behind the work hal the document
:, on him. lie fessed up to getting S66
>. from tho Augusta Brewery with whic
. to buy his JOB from the Spartanbur
II County Board and then that he kef
y the money he got to buy hia job o
IL this. The subcommittee had doubts
but the check and letter were concll
sive that he got $3.50 from the Brew
r. cry, on the representation that /
)f nee de1 the money to buy his positio
IL aild uuiiio bIoWoTy folks knew oiiu uTioa uTioa
% Tney expected to pay $500 hence TIL
Vt letter:
Yours Of the. goth inst, receive