The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-04
WARRANT is ISSUED
For His Arrest, and Has Been Out
Two Weeks.-His Present Where
abouts Is Unknown, But His At
torney SCOTS at the Suggestion
That Farnum is a Fugitive From
Justice.
Justice.
Where Is J. S. Farnum?

As ne IuSll!Ve lfOu JuSLlCS-
Or is he out on a business trip?
Is ne a 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 his
wife,, no notification from the An
heuser Busch Brewing company?
II he did know of the existence of
the warrant, then has he not treated
the commission with contempt in
ayading service OF the warrant?
These are the questions propounded
alphabetically in the meeting of the
dispensary commission on Thursday
morning says The State.
It was published in newspapers cir
culating 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 it's investigations, the case
of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing as
sociation was first on the docket. 1t
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
1890 the commission was formally
convened.
Three times the marshall, in reg
ular court fashion, cried the name
of the defendant. No response.
Three times the name Of j. S. Far
mum was called No responce. 1t
was reported that lawyer, the same
who had represented w. D. Roy,
and others at a 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. 3. Fielder ad-
dressed the commission:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:
We were hopeful, though not san
guine, 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 who 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 ne
might ask the commission to take
this action. Call a case in its ORDER
on the docket and when the plaintlffs
are in default by not being present
and when there is prima facle evil
dence of guilt as to graft and brlp-
ery, then the attorneys would record
a request that judgment be entered
on behalf of the State.
There being no answer whom the
names of the plaintiffs were called
Mr.. Fielder put in evidence a card
which he stated was the legal ac-
knowledgement Of the Anheuser-
Rusch Brewing Association that they
had received the registered letter IN
which the claimants were notified 10
he here at this time with certain
hooks of record and of expenses to
show that their claims were just ana
valid. This notification not only au-
thorized and directed and invited
the Anheuser-Brewing association
ton to produce the books, but also
ordered them to produce j. S. Far
mum as their agent. Except for the
card indicating The receipt OF tne
letter from the South Carolina COM
mission, there was no acknowledge
ment or other statement from the
st. 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.
by Sheriff Coleman and that he hao
taken the train at 2.15 a. m. LOT
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. A second visit anu
search of the premises was made'
Again no Farnum. The latter's wife
stated that Farnum was away on a
business trip.
1r N n.o,,tria Mordecai. attorney