The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-15
GRAFT CASES
Called and Eleven Men Are In.
d!cted by Jury
FOR ALLEGED FRAUDS

In the Management OF the State Dis
pensary-Souse Damaging Tesh
u,ony Brought out-Joseph B
WyNe, Former Member Of Board
| and Three Whiskey Men Testify
The State says the dispensa-y graf
cases have been brought into court
Men once given commission of OF,
Ace by the State OF South Carolina
now stand accused o. crimes and Of
lenses against the State. Bribery
conspiracy TO def1aud and other Sc
rious crimes are alleged.
Not all OF the indictments have
been handed out, but the prosecution
appears to have considered we'll It's
case and to have made move to
get a conviction IN the cases in which
the State has the most conclusive
evidence. The indictments were
handed to the grand jury IL the
morning by Solicitor ". II. Cobb.
representing the State Of South Caro-
lima. Attorney General Lyon. who
has beer at work on these cases for
three years. Is assisted by Nj. w.
2. Stevenson OF Cheraw. former
speaker OF the house or representa-
,!ves, and BY NJ. R L. Abney. gen
eral counsel for the Southern rail-
way in South Carolins, and lawye.
OF recognized ability and force.
The grand jury at $3.50 p. n.
heard the witnesses and shortly
thereafter returned q true bill IN
each case. Tie witnesses were Joe
B.. Willie and Henry Eanuels OF
Chester, J. A. Valentine Schmidt OF
St. Louis. J. G. Thorpe Of Aiken. T.
". Collins OF Columbia and Jno.
T. Early OF Cincinnati.
Wylie is a former director Of the
State dispeasary and is alleged to
have turned States evidence. al
though. OF course. the proceedings
before the grand jury were in Sc
c.et session. Henry Samuc!s. now
mayo. Of Chester. and close friend Of
Wylie's: Schmidt is bookkeepeT for
n. Anheuser Busch concern. long
represented in this State by Jas. L.
Faraum: Farley FOR years sr:I to
the State dispensary the products OF
the Fleischmann Company Of Gin
ciana,;. and Thorpe ana Collins were
oookkeepers az the State dispensary.
The Persons Indicted.
The persons under indictment are:
Jas. Fa-oum. who is alleged 10 have
made thousands OF dollars unlawful
II selling beer and liquor to the
State O. South Carolina: John Black.
former shipping clerk and later
director Of the dispensary: L. ".
Boyken. former c!speasary inspec-
tor and later member OF the dis
pensary board: zoe. B. Wylie. who
vas a member OF the d!spersaTy
board: Jno. Bell Towill. director
Of the dispensary: W. O. Ta,um.
d;spensary commissioner: Jod!e NJ
Rawlinson. 3 dispensary director.
and the following liquor statesmen:
Jno. T. Farley. VI. A. Goodman. H.
Lee Solomons and Dennis Weiskopf.
The indictments in brief are as
follows:
First. State against James S.
Fasnum. bribery. the b.i5e being al
legged 10 have been given to Joseph
3. Wylie n the sum OF sl.515.
Second, the State against James
S. Farnum. bribery. the bribe al!eg-
ed 20 have been given to Joseph 3.
Wylie In the sum Of sl.l25.
Third. the State against James
S. Farnum. J. NJ Rawliuson. Joseph
3. W-l;e and John BLACK. being
conspiracy 20 chea, and defraud the
State OF South Carolina out OF So
500.
Fourth. the State against John
Black. accepting bribe aad rebate.
Filth. the State against y. 4.
Goodman. John T Fairer. Dennis
We!skopf. L. Whit Borkin. JOAN
Bell Tow!ll and W o. Tatum. in
dictment for conspiracy to defraud
the State of South Carolina out Of
s2o.5aO in the "labe! deal.
Sixth. the State against +. A.
Goodman. James S. Farnum. John c.
Farley. II. Lee Solomons. J. B.
Wylic. John Black and J. n. Raw
linson. indictment, for conspiracy 10
defraud the tSa,e OF South Carolina
and 70 accept and to pay rebates
in the sum OF sl33 900.
The Label Deal.
In the renowned label case" it
is charged tha; in March. 1905. l..
Whit Boykin and John Bell Towil!.
members OF the board OF directors.
and ". o. Ta;um bought $4,000
worth OF labels. which purchase. It
| is alleged. was Illegal. fraudulent
and unlawful. and at q greatly ex-
cess!ve price. 10 wiz: s22.o00 IN
| excess OF the value whereby the
! State was defrauded as the result
! out Of the sum OF S22.500.
Dennis Weiskopf. ". II. Goodman.
/. Whit Bovkin. L. ". Wowill and
WILLIAM o. Tatum alleged to have
been II this conspiracy and 70 hare
benefited financially theretCom
Weiskopt. who printed the labels
was The proprietor OF glass and
box factory. and the labe! tTaosac'
ton was something new for Sim. &