The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-14

aforesaid unknown. a certain amount
Of alcoholic liquors upon the terms
and at the prices Heretofore offered
and bid by the said Richland Dis
tilling company and persons and cor
porations to the jurors unknown, a
large sum Of money to wit: 81, 1,575, to
the evil example Of all others in like
cases offending and against the peace
and dignity Of the State.''
Fifth count charges that Farnum, on
the 22nd of March, 1906, at Columbia,
etc., "did unlawfully, wickedly and
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corruptly give to Joseph B. Wylie, be-
ing then and there member of the
board of directors of the State dis
pensary, as and for a bribe and in
corrupt payment for his act and vote
as said member Of the board Of direc-
tors of the State dispensary, in Or
dering out and purchasing from the
Riehland Distilling company, cor
poration existing under the laws of
the aforesaid State. and divers per-
sons and corporations to the jurors
aforesaid unknown, certain amount
of alcoholic liquors upon the terms
and at the price Heretofore offered
and bid by the said Richland Distil
ling company and persons and corpor-
ations to the jurors unknown, an IN
strument in writing, commonly called
draft of the value Of S1,575, which
said draft was drawn by James S.
Farnum on the Hibernia Savings
bank, banking corporation Of the
city of Charleston, in said State, IN
favor Of H. Samuels, alias Henry
Samuels, bearing date the 22nd day
of March in the year Of our Lord
1906, which said draft the said Joseph
B. Wylie then and there did corrupt
ly accept and receive in payment OF
his said vote as aforesaid, and he, the
said Joseph B. Wylie, thereafter pro-
cured the Endorsement Of the said
draft by the said H. Samuels, alias
Henry Samuels, and in the course Of
business had the same cashed and re-
ceived the proceeds thereof, to wit:
the sum Of $1,575, to the evl' oaan-
pie of all others in like case offending
and against the peace and dignity of
the State"
Another Farnun Case.
That James S. Farnum, late Of the
county and State aforesaid, on the
18th day of September in the year of
our Lord 1906, with force and arms,
at Columbia, county and State afore-
said, did corruptly offer to promise
to make a gift, draft and gratuity to
Joseph B. Wylie, then and there being
said officer to wit: a member Of the
board of directors of the State dispen-
sary. and who has heretofore duly
qualified as such member, to wit: a
promise to give him, the said Joseph
B. Wylie, a large sum of money; to-
wit: the sum Of $1,125, with intent
to influence, the act, vote, opinion,
decision and judgment Of the said
Joseph B. Wylie, in favor Of the ac-
ceptance of the bids and awarding the
contracts for the purchase Of liquors,
beers and wines, and in immediate
and forthwith ordering out the same,
in compliance with the terms Of said
contract from the An'aeuser-Busch
Brewing company, a corporation ex-
istrng under the laws Of the State OF
Missouri, and divers persons a cor
I poration to the jurors aforesaid un-
known by the board Of directors OF
the said dispensary which said bids
and awarding of contracts was made
and to be made under the provisions
of the laws of the aforesaid State,
commonly called the dispensary law,
which said purchase and ordering out
was a matter of question, cause and
proceeding which was pending and
might by law, come and be brought
before him, the said Joseph B. Wyhe,
in his official capacity as an officer IN
the State aforesaid, to wit: a men,
Der Of the board Of directors Of the
State dispensaryr contrary to the
statutes in such case made and pro-
vided and against the peace and dig
nifty Of the State.
The second count charges, that
Farnum on the 18th day Of Septem-
Der, 1906. at Columbia, etc., "did un-
lawfully, wickedly, fraudulently, give
to said Joseph B. Wylie, being then
and there member Of the board OF