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


ing statements were brought out by
> his replies
Witness said that he had covered
Ohio and Il number OF other states
! for tllman, including South Car
liEa. Had been with l'lIman since
| 1904. Was formerly with the Com
monwealth Distillin@ company as
manager and president. Elected pres
idcnt 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 "trusl. !"
It's Office was on Second street, Louis
Vile. He saw the office several times.
II !!al desks, typcwriters, files. etc
Did not know the name Of stanog-
raphcrS. The capital stock was $780,
600 or $300,00o. OF course. it was
! possible he had met directors and
Stockholders and did moi know it. II
/ New York he mot Mr.. \. Meyers,
who WAS general manager rf what is
comm"n : called whiskc. trust, -
who l'ld him the trust owned the
Commonwealth company. TAiS. by th.
way, was Goodman company.
Mr.. Fielder insisted that Goodman
should say where he made sales for
the Commonwealth company outside
Of South Carolina. WitarSs said he
could not remember. except the Say
annah Grocery company, and did not
, remember why ne sold that company.
| Did not sell it Henrietta rye. Could
not say if he sold any one else Hen
rietta. Did not remember if he sold
Henrietta outside of South Carolina.
He was asked if he knew Mr.. B. Ehr-
lich, and he replied :hat Ehrlich did
business in Atlanta.
In August. 1904, Goodman changed
MS base Of operations from the Com
monwcalth company of Louisville to
tile Ollman company of Cincinnati
lie admitted that he had been given
his new position through the agency
of Ben. Ehrlidh, with whom he es-
tabiShcd partnership. 1t was
brought oul that the Commonwealth u
company existed largely upoI Ictte,
heads a"l th:' IL <N!~S we:'" mahc
from Il warcn.;>r il :.r:l.:;r:..M,', al
though it claimed to be il tL,c diSlilI-
ing business in Lexington.
Held Up the Purchases.
In the interim there was great
trouble brought to the heart Of Good
man. lie wrote I" his friend and
partner. Gnnlman explaining that
the Con monwralth people would no.
release him from his roatract with
them and t|r awarding Of purchases
at the South Caroiin" diSpcn>ary was
t" take place brfor" hc cnnld "ri n,,
his job with the C,lman house.
lie wrote lllman letter ur"in.
that thc diSprnSary board BE- prevail
e. nnnn ihrnu"h John Black. not then
Il member Of the board, to postpon,
the matter of purchases until Sep.
tcmbcr a$ the Ullmaa bids were
every ponr.' The hoard for some
reason or other did this very same
thing. No purchases were made in
August. In the meantime, the Ull.
man company proposed Il new bid il
which the prices on certain goods
were raised. Frcm hhe time that
Goodman went with the Ullman com.
pany until the dispensary graft was
made public Ullman's business was Il
great success.
The Commonwealth company
| which had been doing an enormous
business under Goodman nominal
presidency, dropped to nothing. In
the meantime lTIlman sold Nc Sta:t
dispansary over $l50,000 worth of
"goods' Tire first nine months that
Goodman was there. against about
$4,000 for several years preceding
Very Poor Memory.
Goodman yesterday exhibited a
very faulty memory. Tnc commission
was moved to great sorrow because
Il man OF such apparent intelligence
could remember nothing.
He denied shat he had ever TOLD
Black, Rawlinson and Wylic. the
three elected diSpcnsary directors
that l'llman g. Co. and the Anchor
DiStilling company were the same
And yet it was shown by Col. r.. b
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