The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-21
Cheated Out of S63,000.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Columbia, January 17.-Instead of
having a claim against the State Of
South Carolina for $39,926.7S. it is
found by the commission to wind up
the State iispensary that the two
firms of Ullman & Co. and the An
chor Distilling company are indebted
to the State in the sum Of $751;
390.72.
This is the finding Of the commits
sion, unanimously agreed to today
by all the members present, Mr.. Ar
thur being absent. The amount due
the State is arrived at by calculat-
ing the overcharges made against the
State by these two concerns during
the time they did business with the
dispensary, and then ofsetting the
charges with the claim as adjusted
from the books Of the dispensary.
In going to the bottom Of this sort
Of business the commission thinks it
will arrive at many Of the facts in
regard to the conduct Of the State
dispensary, and will ascertain what
amount the State paid for liquor in
excess Of the prices charged otner
customers.
It is also stated in the finding that
the Anchor Distilling company and
the Ullman concern are one and the
same, which was very evident from
the testimony Of Goodman yesterday.
It is a violation Of a dispensary law
for one concern to put in two bids,
but by running one house under two
names the owners were able to get
business from two sources.
The Commission Finding.
The finding Of the commission IN
full is as follows:
Ullman & Co. VS.. the State Of South
Carolina. Claims on account OF
sales to the State 1ispensary. An
ehor Distilline Company vs.. the
State Of 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 Car
DINA dispensary, aid by consent OF
counsel representing the parties at
interest, the two claims above STAT
ed having been heard together; and
after hearing the evidence submitted
to the Court and counsel for all par
ties having waived the right to make
argument, we, the commission, IND
from the evidence before US as fol-
lows:
/. That the Anchor Ddstilhng Com
pany and Ullman & Co are one and
the same firm, composed Of A. Ull-
man and L. C. Straus.
2. That the balance Of accounts,
which from the books Of the d1spe1-
sary it would appear stand open IN
favor Of Ullman & Co is $35,0lS.4|,
and in favor of Anchor Distllllng
Company is s1,9l4.a1, or total OF
>$s6, 6,926.7S.
8. That the gross amount OF sales
made by said Ullman & Co. and An
chor Distilling Company to the South
Carolina dispe1sarv 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 IN
the sum Of S325,0OO.
4 That beginning shortly prior to
the purchase made by the State
board of directors Of the South Car
olina dispensary at its September
meeting. in the year 1904. and con-
tinuing as long as purchases We're
made by said board Of directors from
said Ullman & Co.. and Anchor DIS
tilling Company, their agents and re.
presentati7es, and the majority OF
the members of said board OF dlrec-
tors Of the South Carolina dispen-
sary, a conspiracy to cheat and de-
fraud the State Of South Carolina
and its said deputy, and in purs1-
ance thereof and during the said per-
iod the said claimants by and with
the aid and assistance Of said board
Of directors. or a majority thereof "1d
cheat and defraud said State Of
South Carolina and its dispensary by
charging and collecting from South