The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-31
After Being Caught In His Ras'
cality Thackston
BECOMES PENITENT
Aud Curses Ont the DispeusarY Law
Charging It With Making Him
=, CRATER Dispenser AIIsbrook
Has His Letters Read to
The Public.

The L ,gislativs Dispensary Investt-
eating Committee resumed its sit
Jings in Columbia last week. Among
the witnesses examined was T. F.
Thackston of Spartanburg, who aeems
to have been star witness. He is
reported to have said after the com-
mittee had examined him and made
him confess that he was guilty o: sew
eral rascalities: II know I w:sn I
bad never seen dispensary, because
1t is the greEtest curse we have ever
mad on the State. ] am sorry l ever
got my hands stained With 1t. Well
I have never known a man that had
anything to do with it that the peo.
pie did not think less Of him."
Thackston is not the first man that
has bscome psnitent after bsing
caught up with. His deliverancs on
the dispensary is simply q new version
of the old saw, tnat no rogue ever felt
the halter draw with good opinion
Of law. As long az he was not detect.
ed in bis sharp practices he said moth
log, but just as soon as he is caught
up with ne blames the law for making
him CRATER. The truth Of the mat
ter is Thackston was CRATER before
he became q dispenser. All he want
ed was an opportunity to put bis
grating talent to use and 1t came
when he was made beer dispenser.
He would have done the same thing
in a bank or any other place Of trust.
a dishonest man is dishonest man.
Mr.. ). D. Alsbrock, the dispenser at
Manning, was also put through a
course Of investigation, but he SEEM
ed to have had a bad memory as he
c:uld not remember many thing con-
nected with his Office 1t was pitiable
to see this man dodging and insisting
that he could not remember; that he
could not deny nor could he affirm
that be had asked for pap because he
was dispenser. To the very last be
nnuld not recoIlect and then finally
Mr.. LyoR pulled on him three letters;
which were read as follows:
THE ALsBROoK LETTERS.
Manning, S. G November 13, 1906.
Duffy's Malt Whiskey Company,
Rochester, N. Y.-Dssr Sirs: Your
letter OF November 10 to hand, and
In reply will say the advertisements
are pasted, as you Indicate In your lot
ter, ut 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.
I am dispenser here, and have been
handllng Duff,'s Malt WniSkey ever
since l have been dispenser, but 1t Is
hara to get it at umes-and besides,
if you want the goods sold, communi-
cstts with the county dtspenssr Of each
county and let him know what be may
expect, il anything, for special cour.
tesses.
1t Is an old proverb, as true as Holy
writ: Whose bread Iaat, whose song
I sing" Tue county dispensers order
what they want, and sell what they
get. A him to the wise is sufficient
and this Is given confdentially.
I have sold during the past twelve
months about &C cases Duf7's Malt,
out have not had any shipped me since
last August
Since receiving your letter OF Satur-
day, 115h instant, ordered several
cases, but do not kn.w IL the goods
will be shipped me or not. shall ex
pect to hear from y1u again In the
next f=w days, and expect to continue
to sell some of your goods. Yours very
truly, J. D. AlShrook,
Dispensar.
Manning, S. c., November %, 1905
Duffy's Malt Wniskey Company,
Rochester, N. Y.-Daar Sir: Sine.
-ritng to you on the BIB Instant l
have secured few cases Of your wh!s
keY and bay. ssnt In an order for
more, which hope will be shipped T.:
NE, but wou d ike to hear from you
ct oncs before placing NV order for
the Christmas HOLIDAYS. Yours very
truly, j D. Alsorook,
Dispenser.
Manning, S. c., Decamber II, 1926.
Duffy Malt Wni,key Company,
Rocnsster, N. Y.-Dsar Sirs. On No
yenber 10, we ssn6 you stated uent,
,hoWing IS cases your goods sold. On
November Is we received Is cas3s,
and on the 29Jh 20 csses more, which
stock is being rapidly sold. We can
haudle the goods alright If the proper
quid pro quo iS forthcoming.
The Case Of goods was received to-
day in good order, and we desire to
xprcss to you many thanks for thus
remembering US during tine Christmas
aolidsys.
With best wishes for you and yours,
and with greetings for the season, we
are, yours truly, J. D. Alsbrook.
Dispenser.
THACKsTON's CHANGE OF HEART.
When the committee was in Spar
tanburg several m)n5hs ago J1ey
worked Thackston for ali they could
and he swore that never cent did he
give any cne for his JOB, never cent
dti he get, and butter could melt in
is mouth, but he now tells differ
ont etorv hpcansa he knnv7 the man