The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-15

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pensary graft" cases. Indictments
were handed out against:
Joseph q. Wylie. OF Chester.
James B. Fernum. Of Charleston.
J. N. Rawlinson. Of Richland.
John Black. Of Columbia.
n. A. Goodman. Of Cincinnati.
John Bell Towill. OF Lexington.
H. Lee solomons. Of Dstell.
John 7. BARLEY, Of Batesburs.
W. o. Tatum. of Oranseburg.
Dennis wsiskopf. Of Cincinnati
l. Whit Boykin. Of Camden.
There are several cases against
some Of the defendants.
In one of the indictments 1t is
charged that N. A. Goodman. ]. 8.
Farnum. John c. Farley and II. Lee
solomons paid or conspircd to de-
fraud the state out Of the sum of
ttss.ooo. M
In the list Of defendants It will bo
noticed that Messrs. Joseph B, Wylie,
y. n. .Rawlinson and John Black are
members Of the last board Of control.
charged with the purchase Of liquor.
Messrs. John Bell Towin and L.
Whit Boykin are members Of previous
boards of control, also charged with
the purchase OF liquor. but in the fifth
indictment Messrs. Boykin and Towill
are especially charged with con-
spirAcy to defraud the state out Of
@34,Soe." In the purchase Of car
load Of labels. 1t 10 also charged In
this particular case that former Com
missioner w. o. Tatum is involved.
Most Of the cases are those OF brib-
cry or conspiracy. and. Of course
there are two ends to such a charge,
the men who are alleged to have CIV
en- the money and the men who are
alleged 70 have taken the money. Ac-
cording to the indictments those in
onsctAf positions. who, II Ii alleged.
received money or were on that end
OF the line, are the members of the
boards Of control and the commits
sioner Of the dispensary system.
Messrs. John Black, Rawlinson, wy
lie. Boykin. TOwill and Tatum. The
giving end Of the line is represented
by Messrs. Goodman, Solomons, Ear
ley. Weiskopf, and Farnum, OF Char
lesion. whose name appears in a ma
jority of the cases.
When the court met this rnorning
Solicitor Cobb handed out six fndict-
inents. which are summarized as fol-
lows:
First. State against James IS. Far
mum. bribery. the bribe being alleged
to have been given to Joseph B Wy
lie In the sum of $1,575. Second, the
State against James Farnum. hrib-
cry. The bribe alleged 10 hgve been
given TO Joseph B. Wyse in the sum
Of $1.125. Third, the State against
James S. Farnum, j. NJ RawlinsOn,
Joseph B. Wylie and John Black, be-
ing conspiracy to cheat and ,defraud
the State OF South Carolina out of e4,-
500. Fourth. the State against John
Black. accepting a brIbe and rebate
in the sum of $2.5oo. Fifth. the State
against M. A. Goodmaa, John r. Ear
ley. Dennis Weiskopf, L. Whit Boy
kin. John Bell Towill and w. o. Ia
tum. indictment for conspiracy to de-
fraud the State of South Carolina out
OF 322.600 In the label deal. Sixth, the
State against M. A. Goodman, James
s. Farnum. John T. Farley, II. Lee
Solomons. j. B. Wylie, John Black
and u nj. Rawlinson. indictment for
| conspiracy to defraud the State of
South Carolina and to accept and to
pay rebates in the sum of $133,O0O.
There were present at the time that
the indictments were handed out rep
resenting the State. Solicitor Cobb,
Attorney General Lyon, who has been
the most active spirit In the whole
matter: Mr.. w. F.. Stevenson. who
has been the counsel for the winding
| up commission. and NJ. B. l.. Abney,
OF Columbia. who has been the spe-
ciai counsel In the case and who rem
dered conspicuous service in the hear
ing before the United States Supreme
Court. Thus far there has been moth
ing said with reference to the testi-
mony. except to announce that the
state wished to present witnesses. Mr..
j. A. V. Schmidt of st. Louis: j. l..
Thorp and Il. w. Collins, who were
former employees Of the dispensary:
MIR, John II. Farley and Mr.. Henry
Samuels, who sold to the dispensary,