The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
EARNUM BRlBED
Drawing he Ns Tighter aaa Ishse
About he Defendant

EVIDENCE VERY STRONG
Tho Prosecution in tho State Dis
pensaxy Cases had O Regular
Field Dsy-The Links In The
Chain Of Evidence Carefully Fit.
ted Together BY the State.
The prosecution 0: the g-acters IN
the State D:speassry matter IS BE-
coming very interesting. Before q
jury which is 70 pass upon J. S,
Earnems' guilt or his right 70 l!se7-
IS, Joe 3. wylie swose un-ese.vediy
that he had accepted b.ioes from
Faraun.
While Farnnm IS being tried fo'
q particular onense. that OF giving
q bribe for sI.125 TO zoe 3. Wyl!e.
yet the testimony took vide latitude
and wyiie testified tha. this trans
action vas but an incident OF reg
u,ar business connection With Far
mum. He alleged tha: Faroum bad
assisted in Wy!.e's campaign for
election: that after being elected
wylie was approached to use bis In
nuence in behalf Of whsskey and beer
concerns represented By Fa-oun:
that in pursuance OF agreement Wy!ie
exe-.ed that influence and therefore
received the remuneration agreed up
on. That Fa.nrn had paid hin IN
money at dne. and at other s!mes
had given him drafts made payable
% . third party. Henry Samue!s.
Tor there was az Investigation con-
mitsee trying to get hold Of info.-
nation and wylie didn't wish his
name 20 appear in writing.
The defense attacked Wylie with
out vtgoS. but the general opinion
OF those Who heard the proceedings
was taat while Wylie was presented
il a very poor light SO IA: as his
past conduct was concerned. yet
his credibificy was not impeache6.
The prosecution has pieeed togeth-
e. what Is considered . very strong
case. and the defense win under
take 70 tear it down. Beginning
with an unnamed draft presented for
collection traced that instrument
through the banks Of Chester. Co
!cmois and Charleston to the very
cash drawer Of Farnum's place OF
business II Charleston The defend
ant could not be forced to produce
It, but the secondary evidence OF
.ts having existed IS almost aaim-
peaehable.
wylie swore than Farnum gave
him draft for SLIPS payable to
Henry Samuels and .Sanuels later
testified that the draft was turned
over to aim and that he cSshed y and
gave toe money to Wylse.
The motive 70. such transactions
was also presented with skill Tae
purchasing clause OF the old dis
pensary Law Was put in evidence.
as were books. minute books. rec
oras Of purchases and OF awards and
invoice books The minutes OF
March. 1905. showed that the board
os which wylie was member had
set out to order out" whiskey only
when two members OF boa-d signed
a warrant authorizing the eonmts-
s!oper 20 do SO. But IN Sepsemoer
OF the same year new rule vas
passed and the clerk Of the board
was authorized to order bulk goods
when the supply On han dshoulo run
Low. The point was stressed that
Il vas no. making awards on bids
that counted. but IN ordering out
the stuE already non.nally pur-
chased. :. Therefore q was worth
while 70. whiskey house TO have
as a friend in court member o.
The board. wyiie swore that It ~ss
In part settlement for just such sew
ices that he vas given tie S1.12S
on September Il. 1895.
When court Teassenble6 Thu-sdaS
morning wyi!e was On the stand
Ee identified several books Of record
and then got down % she sensational
testimony published elsewhere.
samuels Takes the Stand
NJ. Henry Samuess YES then call
ed. He is nov mayor Of Chester
Answering Mr. Abney he was -
years O. age and engaged Il the mer-
csntile business. He usually sisnef
his name IL. Samueis-
He had known Jos. 3. Wiley for
Is 0. 90 years In March. June
and September. 1906. BE was in Co
,umbia representing whiskey houses
M-. Samuels named q number O.
these firms He was agent under "
D. Roy for some OF these concerns
O. one occasion he went up or the
Chester train With Wylie and he
was given q draft 70, s!.1o5 by ;hi
dispeasa-y director. The bank gave
him about $1,000 Of this IN bills
OF 500 denomination A few day.
later he turned over this money ts
Wyiie.
The draft vas signed By FarnuH
and drawn on either bank or
s1m. he could not remember which
7. vas given 20 hin eesose "yif
went to his home IN Richocrs. AZ
tervards he called up Wyl!e oVe'
tie phone and told hin the draf
had beep cashed- Keep It unit
Monday" said wylie. This was no
.he e-st time drafts had been civ