The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-21
Cheated Out of $4,000.
and Courier.

CHedCeu ouC OF Sbo,UOU.
News and Courier.
Columbia, January 17.-Tnstcad 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 dispcnsary that the two
firms of Ullman & Co. and the An
chor Distilling company are indebted
to the State in the sum Of $31,-
39O.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 tne
State by these two concerns during
the time they did business with tine
dispensary, and then offscttin~ the
charges WITH the claim as adjusted
from the books Of the dispnnsary.
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 other
customers.
1t is also stated in the finding tina!
the Anchor Distllin" company and
the (7llman concern are one and the
same. which was very evident from
the testimony Of Goodman yesterday.
Tt is a violation Of Il dispcnsary law
for one concern to put il 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 lispcnSary. An
chor Distllin~ Company vs.. The
State Of South Carolina.
S@ Thc forc"oin" matters coming on
&SSS!f for trial before the duly constituted
3S$$commissioa created to investigate
@SSanl make disposition Of all matters
SsEa and things concerning the South Car
dispcnsary, and by consent of
representing the parties at
i3Sinterest, the two claims above stat
I%S$$Sysd having been heard together; and
3}$after hearing the evidence submitted
F}tEto the Court and counsel for all par
tiles having waived the right to make
argument, we, tho commission, find
.&Efrom the evidence before us as fol-
}$,lows:
& That the Anchor Distilling Com
hany and Ullman & co are one and
The same firm, composed Of a. Ull-
yS}}man and L. c. Straus.
883$8$$2 That the balance Of accounts,
from the books Of The aiSpel-
S55 sary it would appear stand open IN
S#favor of Ullman & Co is $}5,01S.47,
/$ aid in favor Of Anchor Distilling
Company is $l,914.31, or total of
'8,926.7S.
53.That the gross amount of sales
nads&by said Ullman & Co. and An
horiDistillng Company to the South
Carolina dispcASary between Septem-
Iber} Is, ,1904, and the abolition of the
Hdispcnsary by enactment Of the
gislature of the State Of South Car
ina, amounted in the aggregate in
!, sun Of $325,000.
That BEGINNING shortly prior to
, nnprrehase made by the State
Joagd OF, directors Of the South Car
Dina aS$dispensary at its September
1neating,} in the year 1904, and con
tininng as long as purchases were
aade$byi said board Of directors from
id&Ullman & Co.. and Anchor Dis
ling Cpmpany, their agents and re.
sentatives, and the majority Of
members of said board of dircc-
of tiie South Carolina dispcn~
Ty,Sa conspiracy to cheat AID de-
aud the State Of South Carolina
ads5its said deputy, and in pursu-
ice thereof and during the said per-
fotl$$ths said claimants by and with
the8aid and assistance Of said board
ofsdirsatsrs or majority tncrcof did
,hsat and dcfraud said State OF
South garolina and its dispcnsary by
(ellarRiag and collecting from South