The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-02
0. T. B0ST|CK CONVICTED.
CITY WINS FIRST BLIND TIGER
CASE TIRED.
court House Was Crowded All Day
Monday During the Whiskey Trials
Lots of Time Lost i'm Securing n
Jury-City Wins First Victory.

great. The court house was crowded
from start to finish Monday. At times
standing room was at premium. Ey-
cry spectator gave the utmost atten-
ton to what was being said.
A great deal of time was lost in Sc
curing a jury. In some cases the iu
ror could not be found while in 9TH
ers he was exempt for some cause or
other. Three different drawings had
to be made before the jury was COM
plete. The following gentlemen tried
the cases:
Messrs. ]. H. Chandler, foreman;
M. B. Randle, T. v. Walsh, A. M.
Broughton, E. H. Rhame.
The indictment against E. O. Bo,-
tick was read to the jury and the first
witness, Mr.. H. G.. McKagen, called
He testified that he had been detailed
to watch the trains and check up the
whiskey received here. He found that
Bostick had received two shipments
of whiskey, one on February 16, and
one on February 23. Bostick had re-
ceived a shipment prior to that, but
the date was not fixed. He testified
to seeing whiskey for twenty-five or
thirty other people, but did not give
any names.
Chief Bradford testified that ne
heard Bostick say when brought to
the Recorders office that he let Bate
man have a quart Of whiskey at cost
to accommodate him.
Murray Griffin testified to going in
to Bostlck's place and smelling whis-
key and seeing a broken bottle like
the one in evidence.
Detective Bateman was the next
witness. He might be called the star
witness. He stated that he. went to
Bostick's place on the morning Of
February II. Bostick asked him how
he was feeling and he said, "a little
tough" Bostick said, "Come in and
I'll give you a bracer." He went in
and took a drink. After drinking Bos-
tick offered to sell him a quart just
like it for $1.25. He did not ask Bos-
tick for the whiskey, as Bostick did
not give him time. Bostick seemed
anxious to make a sale.
He went back on February oath TO
get some more, as Bostick told him
he was expecting another shipment.
When he went in there was a crowd
there and he went out, rturning in
about two hours. Bostick sold him
another quart at the same price.
Bateman testified that he had been
employed by Alderman Lyon as a de-
tective to run down the tigers
j. H. Clifton, Esq, counsel for the
defendant put Bateman through a Sc
we're crosss- examination, doing all in
his power to discount his testimony.
During the examination Bateman de-
MED that he told Bostick that he had
q sick wife and child
Alderman Ligon stated that he was
authorized by council to employ de-
tectives to catch the blind tigers. He
saw Bateman every day or so and
that Bateman was sober when he saw
him.
The defendant, O. e. Bostick, testi-
fed in his own behalf. He said that
he has known Bateman for fifteen
years, and that Bateman came to him
on February "a, and told him that
his wife was sick and he could not get
any whiskey for her. Besides ne had
a sick child, and needed some good
rye whiskey. He told Bateman that
he did not sell whiskey, but after
Bateman begged so hard to be accom-
modated he consented to let him have
the whiskey. Bateman threw the
money for the whiskey on coun-
ter and it stayed there some time
before he took it up. He did not have
any idea Of making any profit out of
the sale, in fact. he offered to give the
whiskey to Bateman.
He testified to getting two ship
ments, one on 10th of January and
one on February "a. He said that q
club OF five Of them ordered whiskey
together. He usually got little more
than the others did. Forty-five quarts
were ordered each time. He denied
getting shipment on February II,
the time of the first alleged sale.
He gave the names of the parties
who ordered with him, but did not
have them to substantiate what he
testified to. He denied selling Bate
man but one quart and wondered
where he got the second bottle just
like the first. unless he picked it up
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