The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-11
INVESTIGATION OF
The DISPENSARY
MR. q. A. CURIEL GIVES EVI-
DENCE.
Shows That Farnun1 Got Large Com
Missions For Mailing Sales to
The Dispensary.
The State.

The State.
The commission to wind up the af-
fairs Of the State dispensary resumed
deliberations yesterday morning. The
feature Of the day was the placing
on record Of an affidavit from Col. C.
II. Dudley in which he declared that
he had given money to officers Of the
State Of South Carolina to get them
to buy liquor from houses he repre-
sented.
Another feature was the exalnina-
ton of Mr.. Herman A. Curiel, Of
New York, who stated that he had
paid J. S. Farnum and Briggs M.
Wilson, brothers-in-law, to get busi-
ness for him from the State dispen-
sary. He had not been told what
they did with the commissions but
the intimation was plain that there
were dispensary officials who were
getting it. And the worst blow Of all
was. when, Farnum offered for $1,000
to get Curiel's claim paid by the dis
pensary board when it was being held
up, even after the legislature had de-
cided that the renowned blacklist
should be removed and houses repre-
sented by Farnum received 100000
Immediately.
When the commission first met Mr..
". A. Clark declared on behalf Of his
client, William Lanahan & Son, that
ii would be a physical impossibility
to bring here the books Of entry and
record and the stenographers in the
Offices. He asked for a modification
Of the mandate of the commission
with reference to his client. This
morning at 9:30 was set for the hear
ing of this case.
Mr.. Clark suggested that Mr.. Lyon
and Mr.. Fielder might have come
around by Baltimore while in New
York and Philadelphia.
Mr.. Lyon stated in this connection
that he had not gone anywhere that
the commission had not requested,
and that the commission had not only
showed no desire for him to 60 to
see Lanahan, but had actually ex-
pressed some objection to giving Lam
ahan any such consideration. Col.
Fielder declared that he did not go
East at all, but had spent his time
in Lexington, Louisville and Cincin-
natl.
The Carolina Glass company's case
Will be reopened from start to finish.
This was the announcement made by
the acting chairman, Senator J. Steele
Brice, to the attorney, Mr.. ". Fl.
LyleG. Mr.. Brice presides at the
meetings at the request of DR.. Muir
ray. The entire commission is pres
ent, DR.. ". J. Murray of Columbia,
Mr.. John McSween Of Timmonsvllle,
Mr.. Avery Patton Of Greenville, Mr..
A. N. Woods Of Gaffney, Mr.. J. Steele
Brice Of Yorkville Attorney General
Lyon and Mr.. W. F. Stevenson, at
torney Of the commission, are present,
as are Gen. Clifford L. Anderson and
Col. T. B. Fielder and Mr.. Malvern
Hill Of Atlanta, representing the COM
mission; Col. Anthony ]. Carroll Of
Louisville, KY, and Maj. Glenn F.
Dunbar of Augusta, Ga, Mr.. Jos. G.
Graydon of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mr..
Mclean of Rochester, n. Y, repre-
senting claimant.
Mr.. Curiel Testifes.
The case Of the New York and Ken
lucky company was called yesterday
morning. The first witness was Mr.
Herman A. Curiel Of New York, who
had testified on a former occasion.
The New. York and Kentucky COM
pany is the concern which sold Duffy
Malt liquor and Pieper-Heidseck
champagne.
Mr.. Curiel, who is native Of Ger
many and highly educated man, is
secretary and treasurer Of the New
York branch Of the New York and
Kentucky company. He testified that
he attended to filing the orders re-
ceived by the State dispensary and
that he put in the bids. He had met
Mr.. Lyon in New York when Mr..
Lyon and Mr.. Christensen were mem
bers Of dispensary investigating
committee in 1905. Mr. Fielder read
from affidavit given to them on that
occasion. This affidavit told Of Wis
it Of Commissioner H. H. Crum and
Briggs Wilson to his office. MI.
Crum, now deceased, was commission
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