The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15
SUMTER. s. c.. WEDN ESDAY. SEPTEMBER l5 1909

AttoiHe 1eHerdl Lyon, VINO mas I'M
mediate charge Of the prosecution
that they will be brought to trial
next week.
The chief evidence taken before the
grand jury this afternoon was tina.
given by Jos. B. Wylie, former
member of the board of control;
Henry Samuels, who is said to have
been salesman for liquor house,
and John T. Farley, also LIQUOR
salesman. There were other witnesses
before the grand jury, but it is said
these three were the stars. It Is said
that they startled the members of the
grand jury with the records and evil
dence. and the grand jury was not
long in returning the six indictments
with true bill" written across the
face Of each.
The big case under indictment is No.
s. In which 1t Is alleged that the three
members of the then board Of con-
troll were paid $1s3O00 in rebates and
commissions. The grand jury, 1t is
said, was given what it Is claimed
each member received as his share
Of the melon cutting. In indictment
No. Is what, 1t is alleged. was the
schedule Of graft. In other words, 1t
is alleged. that the buyers and SELL
ers had a regular schedule of rake
Of. "You buy thus and so. and you
get 30 much an so, 1t Is charged, it
went. The indictment charges that
the graft schedule was something like
this:
That the said Jodie M. Rawlinson,
Jos. B. Wylie and John Black were to
accept and receive, for every barrel
Of whiskey purchased at $1.47 per
gallon. $3.50; for every barrel of
whiskey purchased at $3.50 per GAL
lon. 81. for every barrel of whiskey
purchased at $3.50 per gallon, IS;
for every barrel of whiskey purchased
at $l.7b per gallon. So: for every bar
rel OF whiskey purchased at $i.S5 per
gallon, 50; for every barrel of whie-
key purchased at 81 per gallon, $13:
for each barrel Of $2.10 whiskey, SIS;
whiskey at $2.2s per gallon $3.50
per barrel; whiskey at $3.50 per gal
lon $40 rake on: aiquor at 50 per
gallon. SIS commissions; barrel OF
beer ten dozen quarts. 81 per bar
rel; each case Of champagne 81 per
case; case goods at varying prices;
all wines. 80 cents per case. It Is al
legged that in consideration OF such
payment and receipt Of rebates and
extra compensation 1t was agreed, by
and between the said Jodie M. Raw
lanscn. Jos. B. Wylie and John Black
as chairman and members of said
board of directors Of the State dis
pensary. composed as aforesaid,
should award the contract to the per-
sons, firms and corporations repre-
sented by the said Jas. s. Farnum,
John T. Farley. Morton A. Goodman
and H. Lee Solomons and divers 9TH
er persons to the Jurors unknown.
Under this schedule it is charged
that this board on March %, 1906,
awarded contracts for liquor and that
Wylie, Black and Rawlinson did ac-
cept and receive from the said Jas.
5. Farnum, John T. Farley, M. A.
Goodman and H. Lee Solomons and
others $4,000. That between March
% and December 81, the said men,
bers, In pursuance of the aforesaid
conspiracy. combination. confederacy
and agreement did award contracts
for wines and liquors and received for
these purchases 100000.
The indictments are similar in
many of the general ideas. For in
stance, In one 1t is charged that on
March 6, 1905, James s. Farnum
agree to pay $1.575 by way of extra
induoement for purchases from the
Richland Distillery and others. This
$1,575, 1t Is alleged, went to JOS. B..
Wyiie, then on the purchasing board,
and In this case Henry Samuels and
JOS. Il Wylie were put down as the
chief witnesses. The chief cases ap-
pear to be against the members of the
last board of control, Capt. John
Black, j. M. Rawlinson and Jos. b.
Wylie, and the liquor men who dealt
with the board, James S. Farnum. M.
A. Goodman, j. II. Farley and H. Lee
Solomons.
1T Is to be noted that JOS b. Wylje
and John It. Farley, who are men
toned in the indictments. were nam
nd xxstt