The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
STATE RESTS CASE
DIsPENSARY SCANDAL IN SOUTH
 CAROLINA.
Witnesses Tell Of How Money Was Received And Paid Out---Allcged Effort To Tamper With
 Jury. s

Columbia, S. C., Sept. 30.--Continu- Ing his testimony today in the trial of Major John Black. charged with &C., cepting a bribe while director of the State dispensary. John T. Barley, a whiskey salesman. testified that at dif-. ferent times he had let Black have 5000 or $5,000. dividing his commits sions. On cross-examination, he de- clared he had loaned money to Black, the amount of the loans being deducted from the rebates.
 Barley also testified to the scale of rebates that former Director Josepr Wyliey has said was in force on ali sales made to the dispensary. Deposit slips and books from Savannah bank were placed in evidence showing that Black had cashed the drafts and checks received from Barley.
 It was brought out this afternoon that Black received money from Early six Or seven times and that the de- fendant drew on his brother. H. w. Black. IT.. of waiterboro. g. C.. and that the latter paid the drafts with drafts on Ullman and Company 1 liquor house, and M A Goodman a liquor drummer. It was also brought out that John Black had deposited sis.- 500 in the National Bank of Savannah between April 21, 1908 and June 20 of the same year.
 At the close of the afternoon ses- sion the state rested its case.
 Early testified that before Black was elected director of the dispen- sary the defendant had said he would | give Earlys house some orders when he took office. Early Is himself under indictment but has turned States evi- dence.
 q got the orders" said Early. aand I paid the rebates" Early went on to say that he had given Black s2.5oe to Influence him in giving orders. The witnesses detailed the scale of rebates as given by former Director Joseph B. Wylie, who testified yester- day.
 On cross examination Early said that Black had borrowed money from } him to secure election on the board. Black. the witness said. never asked for rebates, the division with the de- fendant being voluntary. He also sait that the goods were sold at the sam, price as if there had been no rebatel paid. The witness said he regarded 7 his dealings with Black as "a business transaction"
 After Early had concluded, !. J Smith, an official of the Savannah bank testified as to Blacks deposits In the bank.
 The afternoon session was taken ul I JQRG8 "A R. Hayward and T. F. Dial. officials O the Palmetto Bank and Trust Com pany of thIs city. and the introdactioi Of entries made by the ledger clerl of the bank. This testimony showes that Black had deposited s14.67e in thll bank from May 6. 1906 to the end o that year.
 At 6 o'clock the state rested ans court adjourned until tomorrow.
 Tonight two young men. C. M Dcfn and Abney Keith, were arrested on the charge of attempting to communl- cate with the jury, which Is locked up at a local hotel.
 Dorn says he was asking his em- ployer. J. D. Perry, a butcher. who Is one of the jurymen. for instructions as to the conduct of the shops busi- ness tomorrow. Dorn stood in tho street and shouted to his employer. The young men were lodged in Jail.