Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21
CLOSING ON GRAFTERS.
Winding Up Commission Getting Down
to the Real Thing.

The commission to wind up the dis
pensary concluded its session Of last
week on Friday, and adjourned to meet
again on January 80.
In addition to Goodman, previously
arrested and released on bond or
$4,000. the following ex-dispensary Of
ficias have also been placed under
bonds Of $4,000 each, on the same
charge, conspiracy to defraud the state.
J. n. Rawlinson, John Bell T0will,
Joseph b. Wylie, w. o. Tatum. There
are warrants out for l.. w. Boykln ana
il. S. Farnum. Farnum lives In Char-
lesion. The constable who went there
to arrest him, reported that Mrs. Far
mum informed him that Mr.. Farnum
had left the state on business, but
would return as soon as he learned OF
the warrant. BOykin, who lives In
Camden was reported to be hunting IN
the swamps and it was understood that
he would return as soon as he learned
Of the warrant. Arrangements had
been made to furnish bail for all.
In the working up and prosecution OF
these dispensary corruption cases, At
torney General Lyon has been assisted
during several months past by Col. L.
B. Fielder and General Clifford L. An
derson OF Atlanta, Ga. The develop
ments up to this time make 1T very
clear that these Atlanta lawyers are
thoroughly familiar with the whole
story of dispensary graft.
The commission had previously noti-
fed all liquor houses having claims
against it that they must present their
books and send with them some one
qualified to give the significance OF ev-
cry item before they could expect any
hnWaUnr
complied with. Some stated that they
did not understand it. Others gave
various excuses. In proposing an ad-
journment until January 80, Mr.. FIELDER
suggested that 1t was necessary In or
der to give the suddenly sick time to
recover and also to allow the people In
terested to pull themselves together be-
cause Of various tragedies.
The full finding Of the commission In
the case Of Ullman & Co., Is as follows:
Ullman & Co.,. VS.. the State Of South
Carolina. Claims on account or sales
TO the state dispensary. Anchor Dis
tilling Company VS.. the State or
South Carolina.
The foregoing matters coming on
for trial before the duly constituted
commission created to investigate and
make disposition of all matters and
things concerning the South Carolina
dispensary, and by consent Of counsel
representing the parties at interest,
the two claims above stated having
been heard together; after hearing
the evidence submitted to the court,
and counsel for all parties having
waived the right to make argument,
we, the commission, find from the evil
dence before us as follows:
/. That the Anchor Distilling COM
pany and Ullman & Co., are one and
the same firm, composed Of A. Ullman
and L. C. Straus.
2. That the balance Of accounts,
which from the books of the dispen-
sary it would appear stand open In
favor Of Ullman & Co., is $35,012.47,
and in favor of Anchor Distilling COM
pany Is $1,914.31, or total Of $685.
926.7S.
8. That the gross amount Of sales
made by said Ullman & Co., and An
chor Distilling company to the South
Carolina dispensary between Septem-
Der Is, 1904, and the abolition Of the
said dispensary by enactment Of the
legislature Of the state Of South Car
olina, amounted In the aggregate to
the sum Of $325,000.
4. That beginning shortly prior to
the purchase made by the state board
of directors Of the South Carolina
dispensary at its September meeting,
In the year 1904, and continuing as
long as purchases were made by said
board Of directors from said Ullman
& Co., and Anchor Distilling COM
pany, their agents and representa-
tiyes, and the majority Of the men,
bers Of said board Of directors of the
South Carolina dispensary, a conspir-
acy to cheat and defraud the state Of
South Carolina and its said deputy,
and in pursuance thereof and during
the said period the said claimants, by
and with the aid and assistance Of
said board Of directors, or, majority
thereof, did cheat and defraud said
state of South Carolina and its dis
pensary by charging and collecting
from South Carolina dispensary prices
for the goods sold to said dispensary
which were largely in excess Of the
market value thereof, which over
charges, by agreement between said
conspirators, made and used for the
purpose of corrupting and bribing the
officials and agents Of the said state
Of South Carolina to the end that the
board Of directors Of the South Caro-
lima dispensary might be induced to
purchase the goods Of said claimants
in preference to the goods Of other
dealers in like goods of equal or bet
ter quality at cheaper prices, and by
reason thereof said board Of directors
were induced to buy the goods Of
said claimants at said excess prices,
and the difference between the fair
market value Of the goods so sold by
claimants to said South Carolina dis
pensary and the prices at which said
goods were so purchased from said
claimants by said board Of directors
was fraudulently and unlawfully en-
ployed by said claimants in bribing
and corrupting the officials and agents
Of said state as aforesaid, so that the
said state Of South Carolina and its
dispensary was cheated and defraud-
ed out Of the sum Of $4,000.
5. The commission further finds
that said claimants did not comply
with the law Of the state of South
Carolina relative to sales to and pur-
chases by the state board Of directors
Of the South Carolina dispensary in
that:
(a) They failed to comply with
the provisions of said law requiring
that only one bid shall be made by
any one for the said Ullman & Co.,
and Anchor Distilling company, being
in fact one and the same firm, did
fraudently and deceitfully pretend
that they were separate firms, and
did frequently make two or more bids
at the same time of the treasurer of
the state Of South Carolina for con-
sideration by the state board Of direc-
tors of the South Carolina dispensary.
(b) They failed to accompany
their bids or any Of them with chem
ical analysis Of the liquor offered for
sale.
(c) They failed to furnish any
bond or bonds to insure the compli-
ance by them with the terms of the
contracts of purchase and sale be-
tween them and said state dispensary.
(d) That they violated said law
in that they constantly had agents,
representatives and solicitors in the
state for the purpose of soliciting the
purchase Of their goods by said South
Carolina dispensary and did, through
their said agents and representatives
solicit business from said board Of
directors.
Whereupon, it is ordered and ad-
Judged that the said Ullman & Co.,
and Anchor Distilling company is in
debted to the state of South Carolina
and it's dispensary in the principal
sum of $4,000 and interest thereon
TO February 16, 1907, the date Of the
abolition of the South Carolina state
dispensary by the legislature Of said