The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-21

examined by Mr.. Fielder and interest
ing statements were brought out by
his replies.
Witness said that he had covered
Ohio and a number Of other states
for Ullman, including South Car
lima. Had been with Ullman since
1904. Was formerly with the Com
monwealth Distilling company as
manager and president. Elected pres
ident in 1902. He did not remember
the names Of any of the directors or
stockholders! The Commonwealth
company was incorporated in West
Virginia. It's head office was IN
Louisville. Owned by the "trust. I"
Its Office was on Second street, Louis
vile. He saw the office several times.
1t had desks, typewriters, files, etc.
Did not know the name Of stenog-
raphers. The capital stock was $780,
600 or $30O,0OO, Of course, it was
possible he had met directors and
stockholders and did not know it. II
New York he met Mr.. A. Meyers,
who was general manager of what is
commonly called "whiske.% trust" "
who tcld him the trust owned the
Commonwealth company. Tals, by the
way, was Goodman's company.
Mr.. Felder insisted that Goodman
should say where he made sales for
the Commonwealth company outside
of South Carolina. Witness said he
could not remember. except the Sav-
annah Grocery company, and did not
remember why ne sold that company.
Did not sell it Henrietta rye. Could
not say if he sold any one else Hen
rietta. Did not remember if he sold
Henrietta outside Of South Carolina
He was asked if he knew Mr.. B. Ehr-
Itch, and he replied that Ehrhch did
business in Atlanta.
In August, 1904, Goodman changed
ais base Of operations from the Com
monwealth company of Louisville to
the Ullman company of Cincinnati.
He admitted that he had been given
his new position through the agency
of Ben. Ehrhdh, with whom he es-
tablished a partnership. 1t was
brought out that the Commonwealth
company existed largely upon letter
heads aad that its S1!"s we1'c made
from a warehouse il louisville, al
though it claimed to be in the distill-
ing business in Lexington.
Held Up the Purchases.
In the interim there was great
trouble brought to the heart Of Good
man. He wrote to his friend and
partner. Goodman explaining that
the Commonwealth people would no.
release him from mis- contract with
them and the awarding Of purchases
at the South Carolina dispensary was
to take place before he could get on
his Job with the Uilman house.
He wrote Ullman a letter urging
that the dispensary board be prevail
e} upon through John Black, not then
a member Of the board, to postpone
the matter Of purchases until Sep
.tember as the Ullmaa bids were
Every poor" The board for Some
reason or other did this very same
thing. No purchases were made IN
August. In the meantime, the Ull-
man company proposed a new bid IN
which the prices on certain goods
were. raised From the time that
Goodman went with the Ullman COM
pany until the dispe1sary graft was
made public Ullman's business was
great success.
The Commonwealth company,
which had been doing an enormous
business under Goodman's nominal
presidency, dropped to nothing. In
the meantime Ullman sold tie state
dispensary over $15o,ooO worth Of
"goods" the first nine months that
Goodman was there, against about
$4,000 for several years preceding.
Very Poor Memory.
Goodman yesterday exhibited a
verv faulty memory. The commission
was moved to great sorrow because
man Of such apparent intelligence
could remember nothing.
He denied that he had ever told
Black, Rawlinson and Wylie, the
three elected dispensary directors.
that Ullman & Co. and the Anchor
Distilling company were the same.
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