The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-12
THE DISPExSARY HEARING.
WINDING-UP COMMISSION TN
PROBE CLAIMS.
investigation Interrupted i'm Feb
ruary, 1908, by Federal Judge
Pritchard. Will be Resumed Nexr
Monday, According TO Decision
Reached at a Conference i'm At
torney General Lyons Office Yes.
terday. q.

columbia, May 10.-After a preli-
minary conference in the Office of At
tcrney General Lyon today, it was an
nounced by the dispensary winding
up commission that the alleged graft
probe would be resumed next Nom
day. May IL.
The commission arranged the doc
ket Of hearings and conferred with
Mr.. Henry Samuels, mayor of Chester.
and Mr.. M. E. Rutland, Of Batesburg.
who were witnesses before the COM
mission. Aside from this nothing
was given out from the conference.
which was behind closed doors.
Chairman w. j. Murray. Mr.. A. N
Wood, Of Gaffney; Mr.. John McSween.
or Timmonsville; Mr.. Avery Patton.
OF Greenville,' of the commission. were
present, also Attorneys T. B. Fielder.
OF Atlanta; Malvern Hall, of Atlanta.
and w. K. Stevenson, of Cheraw.
The liquor houses, whose claims
will be passed upon have been notifi-
ed to produce various kinds of ac-
counts. books and copies of letters
from members of the State dispensarv
board and others, connected with the
dispensary. Those desiring their
claims reopened are required to file.
notice.
The calendar of cases set for the
meeting, beginning May IL, was given
out for publication today as follows:
Monday, May IL, Fleishmann & Co..
Cincinnati; Gerson-seligman Conn
pany, Cincinnati; Richards e. Co..
Washington; Belair Distilling Com
pany, Baltimore; E. A. Sanders g.
Co.. Richmond; Big Springs Distilline
Company, Savannah; Strauss Prftxa =
Co., Cincinnati. .s...l...n.x...zE E 3y 4
May 1s,, y. an/l - $! ~!
Philadelpnia; Jack Cranston c6I X
pany, Augusta; Arthur Lehman & Co.
Peoria, Ills; Clark Brothers & Co..
Feoria, Ills.
May 1s, w. w. johnson & Co., Gin
cinnati: New York and Kentucky
Company, New York and Rochester;
Garrett & Co.. Norfolk; Darley Park.
Brewing Company, Baltimore; john
T. Barbee & Co.. Louisville: II. 2osen-
thai & Sons, Cincinnati.
May 20, Moyse Brothers, Cincin-
natl; Acme Brewing Company, Ma
con; Green River Distilling COMPANY.
Owensboro, Ky; ]. w. Kelly g. Co.
and King & Co.. Chattanooga; Rhein-
strom Brothers, Cincinnati; Gallagher
& Burton, Philadelphia: Cook G. Bern
heimer Co., New York.
+ May 21, William Lanahan e Sons. :.
Baltimore; Savannah Brewing Com
pany, Savannah; Joe Schlitz Brewing
Company, Milwaukee; Roseneck
Brewing Company, Richmond; Wilson
Distilling Company, Baltimore.
The session of the commission will
be held in the senate chamber. II
VIII be recalled that the auditing
Oh the claims of the whiskey houses
was interrupted by the action of the.
United States court in assuming CON-
troll of the dispensary funds. This cut.
short the work of the .-winding-up
commission which will be resumed
next week. There is about 5000. 900,
OF the fund on deposit in banks of the
state and in the State treasury. 1t is
expected that half Of this amount will
be saved to the State. The decision OF
the highest court of the land now
makes it possible for the work of the
winding-up commission to proceed,
without interruption.