The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05
.FARNUnH WANTED
4The Beer King" Has Not Been
Arrested, Yet But
Warrant IS ISSUED

abouts Is Unknown, But His At
torney SCOTS at the Suggestion
That Farnum is Fugitive From
Justice.
Where is J. S. Farnum?
Is he a fugitive from justice?
Or is he out on a business trip?
Is he man of such unbusinesslike
methods that his employers do not
know where he is?
Is he aware that the dispensary
commission has had issued warrant
charging him with conspiracy?
Has he seen no South Carolina
newspapers in the last few weeks,
has he received no statement from mis-
wife,, no. notification from the An
heuser Busch Brewing company?
If he did know of the existence OF
the warrant, then has he not treated
the commission with contempt in
evading service Of the warrant?
These are the questions propounded
Alphabetically in the meeting of the
6ispensary commission on Thursday
morning says The State.
It was published in newspapers cir
cuiating as widely as F. S. Farnum
is known that the warrant was is
sued for him on the 18th day of
January, and the officers OF the law
know not his whereabouts.
When the commission Thursday
resumed its Investigations, the case
Of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing as
sociation was first on the docket Il
had been stated that there would be a
bookkeeper from that concern who
would produce books OF record. He
was not in evidence at 10 o'clock. At
1880 the commission was formally
convened.
Three times the marshall, in reg
uIar court fashion, cried the name
|of the defendant No response.
Three times the name Of ]. S. Far
mum was called No responce. 1t
was reported that a lawyer, the same
who had represented W. D. Roy.
and others at former meeting, had
communicated with the Anheuser-
Busch association, to inquire if they
wished to be present to establish the
validity of their claim. This attor-
ney had not been advised to proceed
with the case.
With something Of mock distress
in his tones, Col. T. B. Fielder ad-
dressed the commission:
'Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:
We We're hopeful, though not san
guire, that Mr.. Farnum would be
present on this occasion. But he is
not. However, will assume the bur-
den Of proof in this case and will
establish by documentary evidence
that the plaintiff has no Just claim
against the State"
Continuing, Col. Fielder said that
he wished to go just far enogh into
the matter to show that this Bud
weiser claim" as he referred to it lis
reeking with filth and fraud and is
one Of the basest conspiracies on re-
cord in all the ANNALS of this coun-
try"
Under the laws Of South Caro-
lima" he added, this commission is
as much of judicial tribunal as the
supreme court itself. This commits
sion is vested with the right to serve
writs and to compel attendance. II
the parties " no are notified by regis
tered mail that the claims are to be
examined fail to present their books,
then this court may proceed against
them as it sees fit
In concluding his opening remarks
Mr.. Fielder said that after consulta
ton with the attorney general he
might ask the commission to take
this action Call case in its order
on the docket anG when the plaintiffs
are in default by not being present
and when there is prima facie evi-
dence of guilt as to graft and brlb-
cry, then the attorneys would record
a request that judgment be entered
on behalf of the State.
There being no answer when the
names of the plaintiffs were called,
Nj. Fielder put in evidence a card,
which he stated was the legal ac-
knowled cement Of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association that they
had received the registered letter IN
which the claimants were notified to
| he he. at this time with certain
Books of record and Of expenses to
show that their claims we're just and
valid. This notification not only au-
tborized and directed and invited
the Anheuser-Brew association
ton to produce the books, but also
ordered them to produce ]. S. Far
nun as their agent. Except for the
card indicating the receipt Of the
letter from the South Carolina COM
mission. there was no acknowledge
ment or other statement from the
lSt. Louis brewers.
John B. Carr. deputy sheriff, who
was sent to Charleston with the war
rant then testified that the paper had
been placed in his hands at 10 p. m
bv Sheriff Coleman and that he had
taken the train at 2.15 a. m. for
Charleston, that being the most noto-
rious place Of abode and OF business
of the said Farnum. A visit was
made to the abode Of J. S. Farnum
at the Charleston hotel. Farnum
was NOT there. 4 second visit and