The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-26
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION.
LIST OF CLAIMS ADJUDGED BY
THE COMMISSION.
Brief Review of the WOrk--Many
Houses Which Had Sold Heavily
Managed to Get Out Somehow.

Ino OlSpenSary commission will
not be in session this week. A recess
has been taken until Tuesday If next
week In order to allow some Of the
whiskey houses to be present IN the
person Of attorneys who will submit
books.
The commission y In fact showing
Indulgence by this for the liquor p,o-
pie were advised to be here on the
18th of January. Only one appeared,
N. A. Goodman. Of Ullman g. Co
The commission wished to give the
whiskey houses the benefit Of any
doubt and set Ian. 30 as the date Cor
an adjourned meeting. Each claim
ant was notified by registered mail.
Again the commission met with
but one or two claimants present.
These presented their causes at
length. One, Mr.. Herman. ;presiden:
Of the Augusta Brewing Company,
was found to 1--WE ,he State on over
charges" on beer. Tho commission
has been informc'f that Mr. lie, rman
will pay the state.
The hearings have proceeded with
more or less irregularity, I:at it is
stated that everything will tc clean
ed UP next week.
w. d. Rny Is 'ns Of tho claimants.
He would have been hero last Thurs
day, IL Is said, but for illness in his
family. R"y Is the head Of the Bclroy
Distilling Company and is Aaid 10 be
tho brains of the. opposition to the
commissions investigations.
Strauss. I'rir:. q Co.. Of Cincin-
natl, and others are said to be anx-
ious now to come before the commits
sion. A published in The State
some time ago. members Of this Arm
have been IN III health and away
frr.m Cincinnati.
The commission has about estab-
lished several general propositions.
One 10 that the liquor dealers charg-
Cd this State 81 per case and SO cents
= gallon above thedr regular market
prices. Another Is that some Of the
whiskcy houses which were BLACK
listed" In 1905 put out subsidiary
houses which in 1905 secured heavy
srderA This will be established be-
yond question and will be The basis
1or some Of the conspiracy charges in
She indictments.
It Was proved, for instance. that
the Belair Distilling company Of Bal
timore had no = existence. Yet this
concern In 1905 sold TO the State
ssi.s47 worth Of iionor. The presi-
dent Of this distillery IL 8. 8. Rich
ards. Of Warrington. d. c.. who put in
bids and received awards for his
Washington house. thus violating the
law which forbids that kind Of bid
ding. And the Belair company and
the Richards company are connected
back TO Ullman-Anchor-Co Common
wealth days throush II. A. Goodman,
who II Richards' brother-in- law. And
still there il more 70 follow.
II IL somewhat singular that some
Of those who had sold most heavily
to the State have practically no claims.
For instance. not cent IL owing to
the Commonwealth. which sold &143.-
900 worth Of stun to the state in
three years.
3. Grabfelder OF louisville proba.
bly, enjoyed the largest patronage
from the State. He cold in FIVE years
$6+6.si6.71, and yet the State owes
hin. not q cent.
Lanahan in 1904, complained that
the business was being diverted to
"chcap Jew houses In the West" yet
In the last nve years ne enjoyed some
patronage. his sales amounting to
$341,334.72. II that was so small as
to cause complaint. his business prior
TO 1902 must have been immense.
The clerks at the State dtspensary
have not figured the totals prior to
1902.