The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29

Sos n. wYLIE. CONFESSED GRAZ.
TER. TELLS ON FARNUM.
sssW Dispensary Onscial Relates
How Jfm Fsrnum Debauched Him
And How and When the Graft Wac
fe1d-Mayor samuels OF Chester
w. tfuc Go-Bessseon.

10 greatly maligned man. Before q
jury which is to pass upon. Farnum's
suilt OF his. right TO liberty. Joe b.
Wyiie yesterday swore unreservediy
that he had accepted bribes from
mhrnum
While Farnum is> being tried for a
particular ofYense. that OF giving a
hribe for >1.12s to Joe b. wylie. yet
the testimony took wide latitude an.i
Wytie testified that this transaction
wAs but aa Incident Of q regular bus
Ap~D connection with Farnum. He
Aeesd that Farnum had assisted IN
Wysie's campaign for election; that
after being elected wyiie was ap-
proached TO use his influence In be-
bait Of whiskey and beer concerns
rspr>ssented by Farnum: that In pur.
oasance Of agreement wylie sxerted
Aat influence and therefor received
the remuneration agreed upon. That
Farnun had paid him In money at
times. and at other times had given
him drafts made payable to a third
party. Henry San,uels. for there was
/ A investigating committee trying to
gst hold Of information and wyiie
didn't wish his name to appear In
writing.
Tue defense attacked wylis with
vtesr. but the general opinion Of
those who heard the proceedings was
/1hat while wylie was presented In a
Very poor light 20 far a his past con-
dsct was concerned. yet his credi-
biiity was not impeached.
Ths prosecution has piece6 togeth-
- what 10 considered very strong
ease. and the defense will today un-
fertake to tear Il down. Beginning
Sith an unnamed draft presented for
coilection by Henry samuels. the
prosecution traced that instrument
Through the banks at Chester. Co
iunbia and Charleston to the very
cash drawer OF Farnum's place o.:
business In Charleston. The defendant
)euid not be forced to produce II. but
>hs secondary evidence Of It's hav-
ing existed is almost unimpeachabie.
Yesterday Joe b. wylie swore that
y. 8. Farnum gave him a draft for
4i.i35 payable to Henry samuels and
sanuels later testified that the draft
sas turned over 60 him and that he
'7cashed II and gave the money to Wy
sic.
The motive for such transactio ns
was also presented with skill. The
purchasing clause" of the old die
! peusary law was put In evidence. as
pwere bid books. minute books, rec
ords Of purchases and OF awards and
invoice books. The minutes OF March.
1905. showed tliae the board OF which
wyiie was a member had set ou' 90
order OUT whiskey only when two
members Of beard signed wavram.
y authorizing tfe commissioner TO d.,
90. But In September of the same,
year a new rule was passed and the
clerk or the board was AUTHORIZED u.
order bulk goods when the supply oil,
hand should run low. The point Wal,
stressed that u was Tot makins
: awards On bids that counted. but Ia
.f"orceiins oct" the stun already nom
inaiiy purchased. Therefore Il was
worth while Cor a whiskey hoss. to
have az friend In court q memb.sr
OF the board. wylie swore tina. 4:
was In part settlement for just such
services that ho was given the sil2i
4 on septemht' IA. 1905.
When ccuyt Ieassembled YESTERDAY
morning wyile was on the stand. e.
identified several books Of record aaG
then got down to the sensational tes-
timony published elsewhere.
Mr.. J. L. Thorpe was again put on
the stand. Mr.. Abney had Mr.. Thorpe
TO identify some books OF origin al
entry which were put In evidence.
There are now In evidence about SO
books. including those of the dis
pensary and of the banking institu-
tons
The defense had tried to bring 1,
cut while wylie was on the stand that
Farnum's deals with wylie to vote
for Farnum's houses had not been to
to the injury of the state OF South
Carolina. Wylie had sworn that ne
had been persuaded into the grating
business by the Establishments to the
effect that some whiskey house had
to get orders. then why not Farnum's s.
provided Farnum offered the State
fair prices. The effort was made 70
get IN evidence the fact that Enr-