The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-12

affairs OF the now defunct State dis
pensary. constituting over acts. pur-
suant To conspiracy among them
selves. together with Jas S. Farnum.
John +. Early. Morton A. Goodman
and Joe II. wylie. was adduced today
through States witnesses In the trial
OF the much talked OF dispensary
graft cases. before the Sessions
Court OF Chester County.
For Ave hours Joe II. wylie. for
mer member OF the board OF control.
was on the stand. telling the story cf
his conduct while in office, together
with Black and Rawlinson. Henry
Samuels. former +whiskey drummer,
and at one time mayor OF the city OF
Chester: Robert Gage, cashier Of the
Commercial Bank. of Chester. and Fl.
wilkin. secretary OF the Consumers
Beer Company. OF Charleston, Of
which Jas 8. Farnum Is president.
were also on the stand. contributing
various testimony. which the State
purposes weaving into a chain of
evidence. proving a combination or
conspiracy TO cheat and defraud the
state TO the sum OF s133.0OO.
Mondays Features.
The features of the days proceed
ings were the ruling. by the court.
that the books and records OF the
old dispensary were competent evil
dence and were admissible, the de-
bate as to whether OF not the alleg-
ed rebate giving increased the cost
OF She liquors purchased by the dis
pensary. thereby cheating the State
out of funds properly her own: the
contentious as TO coercion of witness
60 and promises OF immunity; the
question asked OF Joe wylie. an TO
whether or not on yesterday he had
told John Black II know you are not
going 10 be convicted:" wylie's testi- |
money that two of the defendants I'm
the present ection. Black and Raw
iinson. had told him they had gotten
rebates from Lee solomons: that he.
himself had gotten his share of these
rebates; the testimony Of III. wnkin,
that re could not find certain books
and papers OF the Consumers Beer
Company. after they had been audit
ed by the State and city auditors; the
testimony OF Henry Samuels, that ne
had been n medium through whom
certain large checks had been cash.
cd here In Chester. and the cash turn
ed over to Joe II. wylie: the verifying
of these checks by Ropert Gage.
cashier OF tho bank through which
the dealings were had. and the story
OF the red linked hundred dollar bill"
the telling OF which was practically
fhe same as that In Columbia. In the
trial Of James s. Farnum.
Attorneys Become Personal.
The childish pickering OF the law
yers continue. although somewhat
sbated this afternoon. Insinuations
and denlals were the order OF the
day during the morning session. Both
Attorney General Lyon and Attorney
CASTOR appeared somewhat angered
at one time and at another ATTORNEY
w. s. Nelson said To Mr.. Lyon: "we are
responsible for what we say and can
settle this outside OF Court" Sever
nj spectators have expressed supreme
disgust AZ the manner i'm which the
case Is proceeding.
The prime move OF the defense to-
day. as II appeared was To- discredit
Joe ". wylie. witness for the State.
Another effort. through cross exam
fnation OF other witnesses was TO de-
tach the dealings OF Joe Il. wylie
from the actions OF the other two
members OF the board. now on trial.
The State has 'endeavored TO show
that wylie. as a party TO the alleged
conspiracy. received certain rebates.
his portion OF which ne kept. and the
other two-thirds OF which he turned
over To the board. Through wylie.
the State is endeavoring TO show that
solomons was a party To the rebate
giving. In that wylie received his
portion Of them. as divided up by tie
other members.
Every Point Contested.
The state has had an uI hill hght
all day. the defence contosting every
point. The fat was thrown In the
IRE when the question was asked
wyllc: did the board receive any
rebates on the purchases made at it's
March meeting In 1902" At once
Mr. CASTOR interposed objection.
claiming that the question presum-
ed that "A conspiracy had already
been formed. The Court. however.
ruled the question competent and the