Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-23
#iseellansnus Reaaing.
WILL TIE UP COUNTY FUNDS.
Dispensary Board Plans to Collect
over-Judqments.

over.Judaments.
| News and Courier.
Columbia, November Is: At least
/ $4,000 Is espected to be recovered by
1 the state in the matter of overjudg-
ments against whisky firms by the ty-
/ ing I'D of the funds Of the county dis
pensaries to bring about which bills
were drawn up today by attorneys for
the commission.
i It is not definitely known how the
balance of the more than 100000 In
oyerjudgments will be secured, but one
method will be suing the firms In their
own state This much was stated this
morning by an attorney for the com.
| mission to the News and Courier cor
respondent
A number Of the firms that deait
with the state dispensary have also sold
to the county dispensaries. About
s20o, 900 is the amount owed these firms
by the various county dispensary
boards, and In the list Is represented
about $4,000 that may be recovered
from these firms against which over
Judgment have been rendered by the
dispensary commission. Strauss, Priz
| & Co., have an overjudgment Of over
81, 900, and this is about the amount
| that is owed this firm by county dis
| pensaries. William Lanahan & Sons
will be hit hard, If the tying up of the
funds Ia successful throughout; because
this firm is a loser to the state In the
amount of $23,553.63 on the overtudg-
ment and has about $4,000 tied up In
county dispensary accounts.
Other firms, from which amounts are
expected to be secured by the tying
I'D process, are: Cook &C. Bernheimer,
against whom an overjudgment Of $685.
I552.63 has been rendered; Jack Gran
ston, from whom the state claims $1,-
l6O4; Gallagher & Burton, indebted to
the state by the overjudgment route In
| the sum of $4,000; Grabfelder, the
Gerstley, Seligman company, and
few others are also included In the list
of those whose accounts will be tied up
in order to secure the overjudgments
against them.
Interlocked are the affairs of the
state dispensary now almost memory
and the affairs Of the recent born couD
ty dispensary. It Is coincidence that
| in the closing days Of the state dis
pensary the county dispensary should
be brought to the aid Of the mother
system. A few days ago the News and
Courier contained a story setting out
that an affidavit would be required OF
all claimants against the county dis
pensary boards before the accounts
would be settled. This affidavit
makes deponent swear that no rebates,
commissions or other inducements were
given to secure business, and that the
law was lived up to in the securing OF
business.
The full significance Of the whole
matter is now explained when the ac-
counts Of the firms selling the county
Idispensary boards and previously deal
| ing with the state dispensary are tied
up to secure the overjudgments against
these concerns. 1t Is to be expected
that this will cause quite a legal fight,
and the end Of the dispensary wind
ing-up Is not now in sight on this
account. But, in addition to these
firms, others will appeal to the courts
for settlement of their claims.
Commission Has Adjourned.
The commission adjourned today, af-
ter going over certain details OF the
| work, including a discussion Of attor~
ney's fees. It Is stated that Messrs.
Stevenson and Abney were paid out OF
the funds secured from the other sides
in the taxing Of the costs Of the litiga-
ton. This, of course, has reference to
the fight on the Federal courts. The
other attorneys fees, 1t Is understood,
have not been finally settled yet.
| chairman Murray stated that these de-
| pend upon some matters not yet COM
pletely settled. The amounts recovered
necessarily involve some of the attor-
ney fees. 1t was further stated that
the Atlanta lawyers fees will be based
upon expense, as this was the terms
under which the contract was made.
Col Fielder stated today that they We're
| after" some of the firms, and he Is
hopeful of making full recovery.
The New York and Kentucky claim
was further held up. 1t was not set
tied today as were the other claims.
| Members of the commission state that
It will be necessary to return and con-
slider this claim with some other MI
nor matters to be completed yet. The
New York and Kentucky claim is over
$4,000.
| All members Of the commission and
the attorneys breathed a sigh Of relief
today when the work was finished. i
feel younger" said Mr.. McSween, who
has been on the commission many
day. IT'S a great burden OH my
shoulders" Dr. Murray, the chairman,
was v<ry much pleased with the wind
ing-up, so far as the commission Is
concerned, Is practically ended. He
has worked hard, as have the other
members of the commission. and they
were being congratulated this morn
ing around the state house for getting
the business Strengthened out. The
commissioners left upon the first trains
they could catch. All went in to see
the governor before departing from the
city. Attorney Fielder left on the af-
ternoon train for Atlanta
Comment on Claims.
| The claim most discussed on the
streets today Is that Of the Carolina
Glass Co. Many friends Of this local
company felt that there would be no
scaling off this claim, and members
Of the firm stoutly maintained that in
asmuch as they were guilty of no
wrong doing, the full amount would be
paid. The position taken by the COM
mission Is indicated in what one Of
the members said today: I'VE found
that glass was sold cheaper in other
states by the company than here to the
dispensary."
| The fight in the courts on this par
ticular claim will in all probability rest