The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29

ed to little.
j. A. ". Schmidt of ST. Louis was
then called and testified that he is
employed by the Anheuser-Bus, II
Brewing Association. This was all
asked the witness.
Mr.. Stevenson then announced that
the State rested its case.
| Columbia, Sept. 24.-Judge Mem
minger will charge the Farnum Jury
tomorrow morning at $3.50 o'clock.
The arguments were concluded at
$50 o'clock this afternoon. Attorney
r. II. Nelson making the last speech
for the defence. The attorneys for the
defendant sent up their request to
charge before the arguments COM
menced today,and at the conclusion
OF the arguments this Afternoon, Judge
Memminger after sending the Jury to
| their rooms at local hotel. requested
to hear from the defendant upon GER
tain requests. and after hearing argu-
ments both from the attorneys of the
defendant and prosecution. announced
| that he would look over the author
tiles tonight and pass upon the re-
! quests tomorrow morning. The case
will go to the jury some time to-mor-
row.
Branding Messrs wylie and Sam
uels. witnesses for the State. who gave
sensational testimony on a previous
day. as thieves and conspirators, trying
to keep out Of trouble and save their
"own hides" and appealing to the
jury not to render verdict Of guilty
unless they were satisfied beyond
doubt that the men referred to told
the truth. Attorney +. H. Nelson, in
the last argument of the Farnum
trial. made a strong speech for the
defendant this afternoon. In refer
ence to Wylie and Samuels. Mr.. Mel
son said: Gentlemen, they were
thieving and each one was watching
the other" He spent some time in
dissecting the evidence as given in
the case. Frequent sarcastic refer
ences were made to Attorney General
Lyon and his associates. He warned
the jury that 1t was dangerous to take
the testimony Of accomplices without
corrorboration.
In opening his argument he called
attention to two acts Of the Legisla-
ture, one creating the board and gov
erning 1t, and the other in reference
to the sum appropriated for making
an investigation Of the dispensary sys-
tenn. He stated that the case was one
of the most peculiar that he had ever
known. Reference was made to the
winding-up commission. He stated
that 1t was a public record that the
affairs of. the old State dispensary had
not been settled up. 1t is rumored,
he said, that claims were not paid by
the commission unless certain evil
dence was produced that would tend
to incriminate certain persons Mem
bers were elected by the legislature
and commissioned by the governor,
and he asked who should be held re-
sponsible should anything go wrong.
Referring to witnesses Wylie and
Sameuls, counsel severely arraigned
their characters. both public and pri-
vate. He charged Attorney General
Lyon with issuing bench warrant for
the arrest of Samuels and having him
brought down to Columbia. This
statement brought Mr.. Lyon to his
feet. who denied that he had issued
bench warrant for the arrest of
Samuels.
Mn. Nelson admitted the mistake.
Mr. Lyon also challenged q statement
by Mr.. Nelson in reference to no funds
being paid out by the winding up
commission. and asked the court that
the attorney for the defendant be re-
qnfred to stick to the case and not
give testimony before the jury.
Mr.. Nelson then pointed to the at
tvrneys for the State and asked who
was paying them. Counsel stated that
Mr. Cobb. the solicitor. had not been
called in to aid the prosecution. He
then asked why the solicitors of the
State had not been called in to aid
the attorney general.
Counsel said: 1--WE do not deny the
fact that the draft for $1,125 was
placed in the Bank Of Chester" neith-
er that it was sent from Chester to
Columbia nor on to Charleston.
when they traced it to Charleston
they must go step further" said
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