The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-20
STEVENSON MAKES STATEMENT
ATTORNEY EXPLAINS HIS LET.
TER 10 GLASS COMPANY.
Says ReuOrt That His Letter to Caro-
lima Glass Company in Substance
Released Funds Due That Corpora
ton Is Observation-Disclosures Instruc-
ted to Proceed Against Certain
Whiskey Firms.

Columbia, April 1.-THE dispen-
sary commission adjourned today un-
til May 8, when, it Is stated, one
claim for about $4,000 will be con-
sidered. This claim had not yet been
acted upon by the commission.
Col. Fielder stated today that at the
session this morning, the commission
gave the attorneys the instructions to
manner they deemed best for the re-
covery of the large amount of DEGREES
against certain whiskey firms, with
the consent Of the Attorney General
Col. Fielder also stated that he be-
lieved that the amounts would be COL
lected against these firms all right.
Mr.. w. F. Stevenson, attorney for
the commission. has honored The
News and Courier by the preparation
of the following statement today:
Mr. Stevenson stated that the re-
port in The News and Courier that
his letter to the Carolina Glass Com
pany In substance released the funds
due to that company was entirely un-
founded. The letter is as follows:
Representing the interests con-
cerned in collecting the back debts Of
the State dispensary for overcharges
L Will say that as far as shipments
and deliveries to be made to the
county dispensaries are concerned,
will not ask that the money be held
50 as to in any way interfere with
the money coming for any shipments
made today or hereafter, until fur
ther notice. 1t being the intent Of this
to enable the Glass Company to do
business without interference from
us In any way. from this time until
such time as we may decide to
change our policy. If we decide to
change our policy as to that we will
give you timely notice, and it will
affect no shipments made in the
meanwhile. The company being a
resident corporation, we haven't the
difficulty as to Jurisdiction which we
have in other cases. will confer
with you as to the accounts now due
the company as soon as have reach
ed a determination as to them.
THAT letter Is dated" said Mr..
Stevenson, November 20, 1909, and
deals only with future shipments and
until further notice, and was for the
purpose Of relieving the county dis
pensaries who had contracts with the
Carolina Glass Company from en-
barrassment for want Of bottles. The
Legislature, by it's Act, gave abundant
notice to the Carolina Glass Company.
In addition to that. on the day that
letter was written there was due to
the Glass Company sS,9O7.61, which
was not surrendered. but was dealt
with in the last paragraph Of the let
ter, which Is as follows: 4 will con-
due the company as soon as I have
reached determination as to them
The amount which is now due the
Carolina Glass Company so far as
am informed Is $6,35592 This is $2,-
551.69 less than was due at the date
of the letter, and than was held up
or ch
letter. I neither released what was
due nor have we taken advantage in
any degree of the Glass Company in
the matter"
The Glass Companys contention as
to this letter is contained in it's COM
plant as follows:
80. That in pursuance Of the
agreement and understanding so ar
rived at, and relying implicitly there
on, this plaintiff continued to sell and
ship to certain of the said county dis
pensares goods needed for the pur-
poses without ever having received
any notice or intimation from the said
defendants or anyone else that the
understanding and agreement so
reached would be terminated or vio-
lated until on the 26th day Of Feb
ruary. 1910. there were due to this
plaintiff the following sums from the
following named county dispensaries
on account of goods so sold and ship
ped after the Goth day Of November,
1909, to wit:
From the county dispensary
for county of Richland ..$5,963.13
From the county dispensary
for county of Georgetown 66O.6S|
From the county dispensary
county of Aiken. E. :. 7O5.41|
From the county dispensary