The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-11-28

ficer Of the aforesaid State, to-Wlt, inc
chairman and a member of the board
Of directors of the State dispensary,
and after his election and he had quail
fed and had taken his seat as sucn
officer, gift and gratuity, to-Wit, fifty
thousand dollars par value Of the capl-
tai stock of a company organized under
the laws of one of the States OF the
United States of America, which said
State is unknown to the jurors afore-
said, said stock to be issued and de-
livered to the said Evans as fully paid
up and Of the actual value Of the sum
of fifty thousand dollars, in lawful
money of the United States, which said
stock could be and was arranged to
be sold for the said sum of fifty thou
sand dollars, with the unlawful and
corrupt intent to influence his act,
vote, opinion, decision and judgment
as chairman and as a member of the
board of directors of the State dispen-
sary, in favor of the ordering and pur-
chasing alcoholic liquors from the
company organized by the said Thom-
as B. Fielder and divers persons to
the Jurors aforesaid unknown, and
which said company was to issue and
deliver to the said Evans the said
stock of fifty thousand dollars par
value and of the actual value of fifty
thousand dollars, in lawful money OF
the United States, and which said COM
pany would thereafter offer to sell
and make a bid to the said board of
directors of the State dispensary for
the sale of alcoholic liquors to the
board aforesaid, which said matter
and sale and bid was and would be a
matter, question, cause or proceeding
pending and might by law come and be
brought before him the said Evans in
his official capacity as an executive
officer of the said State, to-wit: as
chairman and as a member OF the
board of directors of the State dispen-
sary, contrary to the statute in such
case made and provided and against
the peace and dignity Of the State.
And the jurors aforesaid, upon their
oath aforesaid, do further present:
That Thomas B. Fielder, late of the
county and State aforesaid, on or
about the second day of October, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and five, with force and arms,
at Newberry court house, in the coun-
ty and State aforesaid, did then and
there unlawfully, wilfully and cor
ruptly give, offer and promise to
Herbert H. Evans, he the said Evans
being then and there an executive Of
ficer of the aforesaid State, to-wit, the
chairman and a member Of the board
Of directors of the State dispensary,
and after his election and he had DUAL
flied and had taken his seat as sucn
officer, a gift and gratuity, to-Wit, two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
par value of the capital stock OF a
company to be organized under the
laws of one of the States of the United
States of America, which said State is
unknown to the jurors aforesaid, said
stock to be what is commonly known
AZ Dreferred stock, said stock to be is
sued and delivered to the said Evans
as fully paid-up and of the act"si Value
If the sum of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, in lawful money OF
the United States, which said stock
could be and was arranged to be sold
for the said sum of two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, with the unlaW-
full and corrupt intent to influence his
act, vote, opinion, decision and judg-
ment as chairman and as member OF
the board of directors of the State dis
pensary, in favor Of the ordering and
purchasing alcoholic Muors from the
company to be organized by the said
Thomas B. Fielder and divers persons
to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, and
which said company was to issue and
deliver to the said Evans the said stock
of two hundred and ::ty thousand dol
lars, par value and of the actual value.
of two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, in lawful money of the United
States, and which said company would
thereafter offer to sell and make
bid to the said boarc Of directors OF