The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22
ADMIT PAYING COMMISSION.
Members to Read all Evidence Sub
mitted so When Called Together
Again Will Have Thorough
knowledge of Gases.
Augusta Chronicle.

Augusta Chronicle.
Columbia, S. c. June 19.-Tbe dis
pensary winding-pp commission atEer
a session of several hours this morn
ing went into ain executive sessio2,
after which an adjournment was TAX
en- subject 70 a call by the chairman
of the commission and Attorney Gen
eral Lyon. 1t is not knowa just when
t he commission will meet but from
the discussion fprevious to the ad-
iournment is lit evident that 1t Will
be some time during the latter part
Of AUGUST orr the first part Of Sep
tember.
Several claims were called up at
the session this morning, but nothing
of a definite nature was decided, as
all claims before the commission to-
dav will be further considered.
Attorney Carroll, who represents
the Fleiserma1 batch Of CLAIMS.
frankly admitted to the commission
that the salesmen representing the
houses filing, claims paid "graft'' ac-
cordine TO the now famous alleged
Goodman scale Of prices. Mr.. Car
roll stated that the houses we're not
in a position to say exactly how much
was paid. LIe also stated that ne
knew a witRess who would go on the
stand and testify definitely to these
pavments. The graft admitted IN the
Fleischman batch Of claims was aoouV
$4,000.
To Read all Evidence.
A very important point practically
agreed upon by the members OF the
commission this morning was that BE-
fore the body should meet again, the
members should read all of the evil
dence given at this hearing and that
the two new members |of the board
should read all evidence given IN the
nast This action was discussed at
length. the purpose Of it being to ia
milarize the members Of the commls-
sion with all Of the claims so thai
thev will be fully acquainted with all
of the details. When the time tor the
setting of the claims comes up.
When the commission opened the
session this morning, Mr.. Gaillard,
clerk of the Columbia hotel. was be-
fore the body. He had testified the
afternoon before as to the board bills
of two former members Of the house
of representatives being charged to
tie account Of Maj. John Black, VINO
was elected to the dispensary board.
There was one book missing yester-
dav which the attorneys for the State
THOUGHT would shed some more light
on this subject and might enable them
10 ascertain the identity Of the two
mysterious names appearing on the
hotel register. Mr.. Gaillard Informed
the commission that he had searched
for the missing book, and had been
unable to find it.
Mr.. Gaillard was questioned very
CLOSELY as to what means he had used
il irving to find the desired book. he
gave detailed account Of his search.
When asked where Mr. Wheeler, the
owner of the hotel was at the~pres
ent time. he said that he was in Hen
dersonville. \. c., where he had
summer hotel. Witness did not be-
li:ve that Mr.. Wheeler knew where
the book was.
After Col. Fielder had questioned
the witness for few minutes, he
stated to the members of the commits
sion. II think that the commission
might as we'll put a little ginger be-
hind Mr.. Wheeler and Mr.. Gaillard
and make them produce the book
The matter Of alleead missing or
DESTROYED books has given the COM
mission a great deal Of trouble, and
MANY Of the claims would have been
settled or decided upon long ago had
the companies having claims produe-
ed all Of their books, or all that the
commission desired.
Certain books of the Columbia no.
tel were retained by the commission,
and Mr.. Gaillard on being dismissed
from the stand promised to do all
withia his power to produce this book
at a future time.
The Schlitz Claim.
The next claim to be taken up by
the commission was that Of the
Schlitz company for approximately
$4,000. This case had been probed
thoroughly before BY the commission
and it was we'll known that commits
sion had been paid in this State to