The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-05-31
DROP CASES AGAINST GOODMAN.
By Direction of Attorney General Ay-
on, Indictments Against Morton
A. Goodman MOL Pressed.

Columbia. May 27.-Indictments
against Morton A. Goodman, charg-
ed with conspiracy and per-
Jury in connection with the alleged
d~ispensary graft cases, were mol
prossed in the court of sessions for
Richland county. Assistant Attorney
General DeBruhl appeared before
Judge DeVore and, upon the motion
of Solicitor: Cobb, it was announced
in open court shortly after noon to-
day that the cases against Goodman
were mol pressed.
It is believed that Goodman will
appear before the grand jury here
next week. Goodman was to have
appeared last year, when the alleged
graft cases were in progress, but
he was not present. ,
One conspiracy case involves mem
bers of the last board of directors
and certain agents Of whiskey hous-
es, including Morton A. Goodman.
John Farley. another whiskey agent,
testified here last fall in the Black
caseA Farley and Goodman were in
IN some Of the same indict-
The other case involved the
tie Immediately preceding
Conspiracy Mol Pressed.
in two of the big conspiracy
ments that. thf cases against
man are mol pressed, namely, in
tctments Nos. SO and 81.
The famous label deal" is the
st Of these cases. In this case it
charged that South Carolina lost
$500 because of an alleged con-
piracy among certain men to de-
3aud the State out of money, NJ. A.
GOODMAN, L. W. Boykin, ]. B. Towill,
". o. Tatum,. Dennis Weiskopf. On
bis Indictment was written today:
Mol pressed as to NJ. a. Goodman, by
ERECTION of Attorney General Lyon"
his is signed by Hampton Cobb, So
.eitor, and the orders were issued by
ldge DeVore, who is presiding over
he term of court
In connection with the label deal it
s charged in the indictment that the
. hen ~conspired together and that lab
ls for $4,000 were purchased at one
ime when the purchasing price
night have been reduced S22,500, in
other words that the labels were
worth only $1,000.
State Defrauded of 100000?
The second indictment n%ol-pross-
ed as to Goodman, involves 100000
and the charge is that the State was
defrauded Of this amount by reason
Fof a conspiracy on the part Of the
following: ). NJ. Rawlinson, J. B. W.
lie, John Black, j. T. Farley, N. A.
Goodman, H. Lee Solomons.
The srecifc charge in connection
with this Indictment is that rebates
we're paid to the members of the
Hoard and the same were paid by the
RENTS mentioned above.
The alleged rebate schedule is
ade. a part of this indictment. 1t
Ill be recalled that at the alleged
raft trials, testimony was offered to
show that there was a regular sche-
duIe of rebates ranging from 81 per
8barrel to S. per barrel on whiskies,
and from so cents per case to 81 per
case on case goods.
In the list of those indicted under
this charge It will be noted that
/ John T. Farley has already testified,
and that, therefore, there is no case
against him. Joe Wylie has also
J been on the stand and testified ur-
der promise of immunity.
! Some Back History.
The fact that Goodman may come
o this state and testify recalls much
, Interesting back history in connec-
bn with the ~dispensary graft cases.
n ?~Gc3 deal, Wc:sAc0s -ya-&