Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21
THE TELLTALE LETTER.
Where Mr.. Lyon Got Something Tansi-
BILE About Black, Et AL.

Bile About Black, Et Al.
During the dispensary investigation
last Thursday the winding up commits
sion published a letter that gave an in
sight into what has been doing. M. A.
Goodman, the representative Of Ullman
& Co, was on the stand. He was ask
ed about certain incidents referred to
in letter that was afterward produc-
ed; but OF the existence Of which in the
hands of the commission he had no
knowledge. He denied all knowledge of
the circumstances referred to. Then he
,, was made to identify his own writing
in several letters, and then he was
made to acknowledge his authorship of
the letter that follows
The Commonwealth Distilling Com
pany, Incorporated Distillers, Office 22S
I'd street, Louisville, KY, August II,
1904.
MY Dear Barney: l do not know
that / was ever in such an uncomfort-
able and mean position, as there Is a
meeting of the board in Columbia,
Monday. August 22. 1 would like to
be there, but so far the company have
refused to let me off. I wired to Myers
to have them release me on the 18th,
but he positively refused. Now Iwant
you to go to Columbia. Be there Mon
day morning early. Telegraph Major
John Black, 1907 Assembly street, to
meet you at the Columbia hotel, and do
everything you two can to have them
to postpone the buying until next
month.
Il enclose you copy Of Ullman & Cos
bid and it Is such a poor one that there
Is very little for them to buy Of us, but
if they are going to buy get them to
buy Of us the goods I checked off. /
want you to tell Boykin particularly Of
my position and ask Black If you
should explain things to Towill; to tell
Boykin on account of my leaving here
on September /, would be unable to
pay any commissions for the purchase
they make from the Commonwealth,
consequently under no circumstances
buy anything from them. You might
ask Boykin's and Major Blacks opin-
ion If you should say anything regard
ing this to Towill. I am also writing
Black to meet you and tell you what
you should do. You had best also show
him this letter in case overlook writ
ing him fully about anything.
II would, above everything else, like
to see them not buy and wait until their
next months meeting. Tell Boykin to
please, under no circumstances, though,
to purchase any Henrietta, apricot
brandy or bottled In bond, and to save,
II possible, that for us until we put In
a new bid next month. I wired him If
he could possibly come here before the
meeting to do so, but not receiving any
reply presume he was absent from
home. Please tell him shall come out
to his home some day before the Sep
tember purchase and will let him know
just when.
Now If there Is anything you and
Major Black don't understand wire or
call me up. guess If you want to call
me up on the long distance it would be
best for you to wire me to call you up,
otherwise the message comes through
the office and the people here will know
too much.
II hope you will be able and sue
ceed in getting the buying postponed.
1t has almost worried me sick to be
fixed with my hands tied like am, but
1 do know you and Black will do your
best. If anything unexpected occurs
that I can get away will do so, but
hardly expect that to happen. Went
over everything with Strauss Satur-
day; will fix the papers the next time
1 go up.
Trust you are having a good trade.
AS mentioned before, If you don't un-
derstand everything wire me. Sincere
ly yours, Morton A U.
Since writing above received tele-
gram from Mr.. Boykin. He could not
come this week. / am writing him you
would see him in Columbia. Also re-
mind Black not to forget the Indiana
polls people,"