The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-25
RECESS TAKEN IN TIE
DISPENCARY HEARING
COMMISSION TO MEET JUNE 8
FOR FINAL SITTING.
w. A. Clark's Testimony Concerning
Lanahan Claim-Testimony If
Mr.. L. w. Parker Read.

of all representatives of whiskey
houses and all connected with the dis
pensary matter this afternoon. An
adjournment was taken until June s.,
when the commission will hold d final
sitting and will finish up the work Of
adjudicating the claims.
In the meantime there will very
likely be some interesting develop
ments which may not be known until
the commission meets again. First Of
all, the commission this afternoon ALL
thorized Attorney Geenral Lyon and
Col. Fielder to visit c. W. Dudley, one
of the whiskey drummers, now very
i'll at Chicago, and secure from him
deposition. Dudley is one Of the
important witnesses, it is stated, ard
the reason it is necessary to 60 to
his bedside to secure the testimony Is
because he was recently stricken with
paralysis. It was stated at the meet
ing that Mr.. Dudley's condition is
such that he may never recover. The
order of the commission is that those
who will 60 on this trip be empowered
to take whatever testimony they can
get in the name Of the commission
Just as if the witnesses were present.
The New York and Kentucky COM
panv's books will be examined on thl:
trip. The commission meets again at
$50 o'clock Tuesday morning, June
s.
The feature of todav's session Of
the dispensary windin"-up commlS-
sion was the recalling by Col. Fielder
Of testimony offered by the Hon. ".
A. Clark before the dispensary III
vestigating committee two years ago
and the testimony of Mr.. Lewis W.
Parker, which last year created such
a sensation, having been brought out
both before the original investigating
committee and the commission. MIR.
Clark, representing today the firm Of
VIM. Lanahan & Sons, Baltimore, ap-
peared before the commission, also
his client, Mr.. William Lanahan, the
only surviving member of the frm,
and when the testimony was read Mr..
Lanahan diselaimed any knowledge Of
such conversations by his brother and
stated that he did not believe that he
could have said such things. The tes-
timony of Mr.. Clark was, in effect,
that Mr.. Samuel Lanahan had told
him that 50 per case was being paid
to the board Of control and fifty cents
Der case to the local dispensers IN
order to secure business in this State.
Mr.. Parker's testimony was that he
had been told by Mr.. S. J. Lanahan
that the Hon. Cole. L. Blease had been
retained to represent, or it was so con-
sidered. the firm Of Lanahan & Sons
in this State. The commission lndl-
Gated today that Mr.. Parker, who IS
well known throughout the country as
a prominent cotton mil; man, being
connected with the largest mills IN
the State. will be asked D again az
uear before the commission at later
date-after June 8-when the COM
mission will again meet to close up
the claims.
Two witnesses were urt on the
stand this morning These were Mr..
Charles S. Schlosser, T., chief clerk
of the Lanahan firm and Mr.. William
Lanahan. Mr.. C!arl-, representing
the firm, stated that he was surprised
that judgment had previously been
entered in this claim because the COM
mission had done this without the
firms side being heard fullv. After
a great deal Of discussion along this
line the comm':.,>,r agreed to reopen
the case and it vas so ordered, hut
after Attoi4ev Fielder mad objected
inasmuch a lie Gru. rs lc ia 'l's::.'t.
mad not flu : c2rpI;cd VIA ne man.
date Of ,he commission as to the
bringing of books and the summonlng
witnesses to appear before the COM
mission at this time.
The question was asked Mr.. Clark
bv Mr.. Fielder in the preliminary en-
animation if he did not have a letter
from Mr.. Lanahan which touched on
matters in connection with the whls-
kew business and dispensary.
Mr.. Clark said the letter would be
produced.
Lanahan Clerk Testifes.
Most Of Mr.. Schlosser's testimony
was along the line of the sale OF
goods from his house. He stated that
the books of the firm had been de-