The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-22
INsllnslll SENSATION.
1oAnD lzOLDs INTERESTING SEES
SION ON WEDNESDAY.
Aoecrs Erosn whlskey House Agent
C&upss Inquiry and some Very Sen.
soe1emal DeveIop5nents Are Sprung
- Ghe Hearing.

son 10 wind up the state dispensary
h<(Q IN open session today. at which
Wa6 road latter from Mr.. W. ID. Roy.
. reptoscnsativc OF a liquor ccncsfn. to
4 ere0)oors cf the state cispensary.
wn)cA Wns che subject OF an investi-
J en1i>n ~ the ccnmlsSion. Mr.. Roy
\ was present. with his counsel. Mr.. p.
y. NeIscn. ana naado . full statement
in youArl b. the latter and It's mean
ine Ar. w. d. Melton. who was
nsneicNrd IN the matter. was also
'yessent and made statement OF
vost Ne knew ab'ut Il. Letters from
4 ~ eGDksrs Of the National Loan and
ppnoqgs Bank were also put In evi-
- and the matter IL probably not
<x@ ooord. 80 Attorney General Lyon
Cane ~ w"ull bs glad to have an
csonnIty ai>en 6shtr gentlemen.
>r naRss ARC srcnticncd. on op.
po9Sr(N(y y. appssr before tho COM
"A ~ and u,aty statement also.
~ n(ssr from lr. Ray which
"a this hearing about q a. fol-
n ~ \, .> !,
<31lopl,l1. s c.. pcc. n. 1907.
eQepsI>1peo AZ Z noting ofl the
\ >clel1sj ~ ~ oouth Carolina SKATE.
~, hs-lo a. c1ncinssti Dec.
.Lekx o'>enws,suv was appointed Ter ,hs
Dppps>s - s~<arisw : settlement. or
\ 6I ~ 10 arrive nt : tentative bas,.
~ 1Je&ssmsut with tha comm,ss,on IN
'o1opse. Per several weeks PRIOR 70
\ ~ - os&,ne I had pecn nero ana hod
~ Gsesctl announcement, which. -
< Y cc-cpsvn.lon of creditor, could be
I. o>onNo&.a srcm.d 10 ne rca.on.h,v
c>urnhc1ne ..s Snvcrnb,s ,esu,t. ~
xuel0n4 >evcrsI 81 ehe crx d,for. r,ho
,>e.rsc6 & ~ ,,,.,,,,,.s.,n,, =. .hn
-. ar< sy.,,, go s.,.x,~.,,, 80,
~ I 49, rc.a<. q h.a r..r .aor..,
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/, - ma s,nce .rn prc.rsor i,.rn - .tns.. |,
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\ -, ~ was s,von 20 ma - 49,, !, .nv
4 onnoe1tv ~vh.tev.r rn. ex.,,r,,,,a..
- r,orcs,ns.d hare Nv ~ r:.o =
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h - vnon 4. arvt $1,000 ~. So.
4 ) ~ Aim there. and Whilst or,s,w,h.t
Z. o1npnoapssd. AZ flnd,ns NO power a.
~, ,neDeestea 20 sns Of my as.oc,.te,
4 <o,onrralnea uet "a ~ ths. abr,ae. ,,x
n &Rorss % cot our MONEY. 4 wepr ov.r
- olans v,tn MIN ana ..vs h,v,, a.,
s - OF the sentls man a..oc,.tes
& v>,a ~ sl<o = I~ttev endo,r,rv 49,.
n,nf,emen fro,r, cyoverrcv n n WEI,
vord and Z. w. Robert,cn IN wh..e
n>nn abos,t haIf n the S,sn.n.,,v
;noa~v = acuosst>dt ~ ~.,., ...,,.
q ru,Ieh Immersed. both with Inc
(. .na,os ana the eminent resn~ct.br,tv
/, NnnncISry and othervtse a. the
v4smbsr> Of my or~antsatIon. ,svora,
q ths latter hc,ns oac,s,. or co-a,-
.r>r1ors N hanks with soms nembsr NJ
.eno oispensary committse. sn'
n .rar. ". ID. Msiton. ~ho with .ors
y A,meu,tv was Induced IN to,u M. =.
~ sawyer VINO vas tsndsred ana de.
elsned the pos,tion on the commir~,on
pov heId bv ~. stsvensou. WIN
thsee ana other connections or rsla.
tionxhips. nor prudent To- mention
here. Mr.. Lester appeared much
pleased. and gave me letter author
fsing mo Co go ahead with my plans
Two days later he came 10 10
lumbia. and at q meeting for the pur-
pose I introduced him TO three of NV