The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-19
Made Against Farnum in conneca'
tion With Certain Letter,
WHICH rs PRINTE ID
Below. Aud Which Involves High Dispen.
sary Officials, the R.chland DI,,'.i.
cry and Prominent Men Id a
Scheme to Control Ger.
tain Newspaper.

The Columbia State says quite 8
sensation was created Wednesday
morning when Senator Niels Chris.
tensen of Beaufort, member OF the
fispensary investig ating committee.
'ubmitted an atil iavit In which he
preferred serious charge, against j +
is, Farnum. twill DO recalled that
when Senator lristensen read tha
communication a few days ago he re.
marked that 1T was somewhat like an
.xpurgatcd edition. Hs observed tha
absence Of documents to which he haf,
called attention In his q I'll lavlt Iast
summer. 80
Wednesday through Senator Hav5
ana Mr.. j. Fraser Lyon, the following
I'll taVit was eff ,red to the supreme
,ourt: -
The State Of South Carolina, County
of Charleston-In the supran1e
court The S jate ex rel. j. ~ Hav
ct al, petitioners, plaintiffs, against
.. 3 Flrnum, respondent, defen.
dant. Mandamus.
South Carolina, RichlanG County:
before mo personally appeared N sils
christensen, Jr., who being duly sworn
says: Tnat the letters delivered by tb
court to the petitioners are not al os~
6he letters contained In disbensarv
NO. II in the city of Charleston and I
20 which petitioners consider Them
selves entitled under the proceedings
herein.
That the deponent saw In the Gus.
today of the said j. s. E,arnum in :
said dispeasary No. 10, q letter of
Rhi3h the following ia q copy:s 5S 3 Il
Rlchland DisSillery Conopsny.
Macon, Ca, April 222, 1905.
Mr.. j. S Farnunn, Colunlo ola, s.. q
Dear Sir: reference to le6sar ofg
lntrodnction forwarded TO '.a,ona
sSeibles, bog to state thstopp ,,,s1ati.
/ ssice y OF several of my friegss.y * was
la tiis pa a6r edfgst GSTnes ltsfiryF
Rice, Jr., Mr.. Seibles al SIS greed to
.gake a similar amount. It was us a er.
stood thai Egans, Ta bu h, !, ~ own. aud
Boytin were also to take stock lin thia
paper and several other parties who
eselbsaan interest In the welfare OF the
lispensary. For this reason. i q onsent.
I'D TO take the stock as stated above.
Besides believe that Mr.. RIOS is a.
power In South Carolina and can be
Of much help to us and also to the
1ispensary.
Trusting that have explained the
matter thoroughly to you, and tina ii
meets with your approval.
Yours truly, S
The Rchland Distillery Company,
N. M. Black,
President.
2. S.-Beg to inclose you the le0ter.
Seibles taken this amount out OF stock
md paid for it.
N. M. b.
That depGnent Is Of the opinion
hat said letter IL pertinent to the,
matters to be Investigated by the com.
mittee. Neils Christensen, Jr.
Sworn to before me this 9th day OF
January, 1905 b. a. Morgan,
Notary Public, South Carolina.
| This is indeed grave charge and
t may mean imprisonment for Far
num. a great many people Wednes-
day expected that 1t weuid mean i'm.
mediate trouble for the accused. The
court Wednesday afternoon In the
consulting room deliberated over the
matter and passed the following order:
"On reading tte aflidavlt herein of
Neils Christensen, Jr., dated the 9th
If January, 1905;
"On mation OF ). Il. nsy and j. e.
Lyon, attorneys for petitioners:
1T Is further ordered, that said S..
5. FIrnum do show cause before this
court at Columbia, S. O., at 10 O'Clock
a. M. on the l5oh day of January.
1905, why he should noG be attached
FOR contempt Of this court for failure
to deliver the letter described In the
afldavit of Neils Christensen, Jr. al
required by previous orders herein.
1T Is further ordered, that cooy
OF this order and also OF said afii iavit
Of Neils Christensen, Jr., be served on
said j. S. Farnum.n
''Y. J. Pope,
Chief Justice.
January 10, 1906"
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