The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-13
DIRECT CHARGE
OF Graft Made Against Ex.Chair.
man Evans BY a
NhWBERRY WITNESS.

fr.m Whiskey Drrmmers, sn6 that
Evans Saw TowiIl and Boykin
Accept Blibe. Other
Testimony.
". c. Chil6s, president Of the BANK
{, Columbia and OF the c., n. snd L.
railroad, won 3 complete victory II
tie contempt case against him befoee
the dispensary Investigating commit
t.s last week. he was unanimously
excused on making apology for swear
$; & before the committee, and all but
Mr. Lyon voted to relieve him CT re-
lea,lcg the rumors and jokes be said
ould urjustly reflect upon dispeD-
,.rg fHcials even in executive session
M.. LIONS suggestion tnst Mr.
Cnilts be heard about these J,Ses ID
executive session so that tie commit
tee could be the judge OF their rsleVan
cy was un snimously voted down oy the
other members OF tie committee, Wao
tcok the position that he shcu;o no.
be required to repeat things TO the
c, nnittee that was not to go to thf
public, the legislature having propif
&C that these kearir rs shculd. be pub
lc.
USED a BRIBE.
Mr. Lyon then put up A. A. ,Blis.
tow, a well known travelling man and
nsmber Of the GreeHrille clothing
t:n OF Smith & Bristow, vino testi
nd that Is months ago he had q con.
versaeion With q whiskey orunme:
famed Abe Hamburger, OF Baltinor:
IN which Hamburger told him that hs
had gotten an order 70. s67 900 worth
Of 1hiskey from the state dispensary,
a;,j had to pay IS 600 to member Of
tie beard Of control for it, Hamber.
Ssr would not give the name OF the
6ispersary official and did not say
wi en- the order was obtained. BE
rad this was the only order be ever
got from the dispensary. Hsnber-
ger last August repeated this S ate
nent in Baltimore in the presence OF
slr. BristoW's partner, Jesse r.
smith. Hamburger told them he got
the b.ibe back By doctoring the Whis-
key, which was so mean ne fearsd 1t
would oe shipped baek. he said he
ps. d the bribe In cash. Ii is pity
hamburger did not give the name Of
the member Of the board be bribed.
A HOT TRAIL.
The Dispensary Investigating com
ni5tee struck hot trail Wednesday.
NJ. Lewis W. Parker, who manages
cne eighth Of the spindles in Scuth
Ca:olins was put on the stard 20 tel
II something which the committee
tel!e se6 that he knew. he declined
to talk and was arrested on motion o.
Mr. Lyon. Habeas corpus proceed
mss we're instituted and at special
a,e etiDg Of the supreme court this
afteIrocD, the witness was placed en-
t!rely In the custc 6y OF the commit.
tee.
When it was PUT up to him to talk
crto 60 to Jail he told the hottest eyi-
50: c. that has been put up yet. BE
sta tied that as president OF the Olym,
ria mills Of this city be had had cor.
suisations with S. J. Lanham, OF
baltimore, and that in four occasions,
Mr.. Lanhsn had complained to hin
that Notwithstanding his business In
;erests in South Carolina, his firm hac
:: :ceived very little business and hs
i.icted to Mr. Parker to suggest the
,.sns Of an agent in this state, who,
would be influential with the board.
I4anham had stated that he had
lhc ught that he had had everything
arranged once when be had secured
The services Of MI. L. W. Boykin,
taen g member Of the beard, bus
later Mr.. Boykin had told him that
IN, ther whiskey house was doing well
~ Mr.. Boykin's brother.in-law, Mr..
]. n. Cantey. Mr. Lanham had ex-
pia3ned to 81. 81. Evans and the latter
lad sworn that Mr.. Boykin woulc
ave to stick to his proposition, ss
be hoard had everything arranged.
Mr. Lsnham had made statements Of
his nature to Mr.. Ellison Smith Ct
Peer and E. W. Robertson ct Co
:unbia and they had declined to give
him any adv:ce in the matter OF Sc
curing a middle man.
MI. Parker stated that On one oc
c,s:on when Mr.. Lanhsn wss com
planning Of the bad Ureatmens whicf
Ie had received be declared the board
lad secured at least IS. 600 at ths'
meeting. The committee declined t
baek Mr.. Lyon up in his ir Qu!ry as II
the name Of the man secured by Mr.
Lsnham, after he had been turnet
down by Mr.. Boykin. Nh. Pa'ke'
stated that the salary was 50 900 {
wear for this middle man. There va
amusing twisting and turning by TIT
members OF the committee as M
Lyon pushed the question, for 1t Il
suspected that the party is men be-
Ct the legislature. Mr. Parker ad
pitted that he is some kind Of a.
Cffeer holder.
Mr.. e W. Robertson, president 0
he National Loan a1d E:chsng
Ra7k and Of a number Of other Co
lunbia enterprises and interested a
,:lr >otor In 8 number OF cotton mill
throughout the State, coroborate
the testimony Of L. ". Parker as t
Samuel j. Lanahan having D:rsctc
Buykin as his State niddlsman, bu
there was 8 decided difference as t
what Lanahan said about hsvin
rai56leman now who is Z State Cffc
tut not connected with the 6isper
sary, M. Parker said NJ. Lana
hans statement was made in Ne