The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-25
FARNlJM BRIBED
Drawing the Net Tighter and Tighter
About the Defendant.
EVIDENCE VERY STRONG

EVIDENCE VERY STRONG
The Prosecution in the State Dis
pensary Cases Had Regular
Field Day-The Links in the
Chain of. Evidence Carefully Fit
ted Together by tine State.
The prosecution of the grafters IN
the State Dispensary matter is be-
coming very interesting. Before d
Jury which is to pass upon J. s.
Farnums' guilt or his right to lloer-
tv. Joe B. Wylie swore unreservedly
that he had accepted bribes from
Farnum.
While Farnum is being tried lot
particular offense, that Oh giving
a bribe for SLIPS to Joe B. Wylle'
vet the testimony took wide latltuae
and WSlie testified that this trans
action was but an incident of reg
Mar business connection with Far
num. He alleged that Farnum had
assisted in Wylie's campaign 1or
: election; that after being elected
Wylie was approached to use his In
huepce in behalf of whiskey and beer
concerns represented by Farnum;
that in pursuance of agreement Wyle
exerted that influence and therefore
received the remuneration agreed up
on. That Farnum had paid him in
money at time, and at other times
had given him drafts made payable
to a third party, Henry Samuels'
for there was an investigation COM
mittee trying to get hold of infor-
nation and, Wylie didn't wish his
name to appear in writing.
The defense attacked Wylie with
cout vigor, but the general opinion
of those who heard the proceedings
was that while Wylie was presented
in a. very poor light SO far as his
past conduct was concerned, yet
his credibility was not impeached.
The prosecution has pieced togeth-
er what is considered very strong
case, and the defense VIII under
take to tear it down. Beginning
with an unnamed draft presented for
collection traced that instrument
through the banks of Chester, Co.
lufnbia and Charleston to the very
cash drawer of Farnum's place of
business in Charleston. The defend
ant could not be forced to produce
it, but the secondary evidence of
its having existed is almost unim-
peachable.
Wylie swore than Farnum gave
him a draft for SLIPS payable to
Henry Samuels and Samuels later
testified that the draft was turned
over to him and that he cashed it and
gave the money to Wylie.; 4
The motive for such transactions
was also presented with Skill. The
purchasing clause" of the old dis
pensary law was put in evidence,
as were books, minute books, rec
ords of purchases and of awards and
invoice b6oks. The minutes of
March, 1905, showed that the board
OF which Wylie was member had
set out to order OUT whiskey only
when two members of board signed
warrant authorizing the commits
Sioner to do so. But in September
Of the same year new rule was
passed and the clerk Of the board
was authorized to order. bulk goods
when the supply on han dshould run
low. The point was stressed that
it was not making awards on bids
that counted, but in ordering out"
the stuff already nominally pur-
chased. :. Therefore it was worth
while for a whiskey house to have
as a friend in court member Of
the board. Wylie swore that it was
in part settlement for just such serv-
ices that he was given the SLIPS
on September II, 1906.
When court reassembled Thursday
morning Wylie was on the stand
He identified several books of record
and then got down to the sensational
testimony published elsewhere.
Sanuels Takes the Stand.
Mr.. Henry Samuels was then call
ed. He is now mayor of Chester.
Answering Mr.. Abney he was 4S
years or age and engaged in the mer-
camille business. He usually signed
his name III. Samuels."
He had known Jos. p. Wiley for
Is or 20 years. In March, June
and September, 1905, he was in Co.
lumbia representing whiskey houses.
Mr.. Samuels named number of
these firms. He was agent under w.
D. Roy for some of these concerns
On one occasion he went up on the
Chester train with Wylie and he
was given a draft for s1,125 by this
dispensary director. The bank gave
him about $1,000 of this in bills
of S100 denomination. A few days
later he turned over this money to
Wylie.