The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-29
Who They ARE
Attorney General Lyon Gives Names ol
Those Given immunity.

HIS REASONS FOR SAME
In Response to Gov. Blease's Request
for Certain Information Attorney
General States That Atlanta Law
Firm Empowered Only to Offer I'M
munity.
Giving the list of those who were
promised immunity, because Of haV-
ing either turned States evidence or
given certain evidence, OF giving up
certain information, a defence Of the
granting Of immunity and much other
interesting data that the general pub
lie had heretofore been unacQuainted
with, Attorney General J. Frazer Ly-
on Friday afternoon sent to Governor
Cole l.. Blease letter, in reply to the
one sent to the Attorney General by
Governor Blease on the day the dis
pensary commission was dismissed.
The letter was released for publ
cation by Governor Blease, upon At
torney Generals Lyons statement
that the newspaper men would have
to get permission Of the Governor for
the letter to be published.
The letter given out by Attorney
General Lyon this afternoon is the
first public statement he has made
since the whole dispensary situation
was. revived by Governor Blease
calling for an investigation, except
Mr.. Lyons request to the Legislature
for an investigation. Upon other mat
ters, Mr. Lyon has no statements so
make at this time.
Attorney Generals Letter.
The following is the letter In full:
columbia, S. c., March %, 1911.
Governor c.. l.. Blease, Columbia,
IS. C.-Dear Sir: Replying to youl
letter of the 14th instant, will say:
M. A. Goodman was indicted by
the grand jury of Richland county
Upon his giving me certain evidence
showing the guilt Of former dispen-
sary officials, and furnishing me i1-
formation as to how other evidence OF
similar nature could be obtained, mol
pros was, or will be in due time, en-
tered upon indictments against him
81. T. Early and J. B. Wylie testi-
fed as witnesses for the State in sew
eral cases. Their testimony has large
ly appeared in public prints. On ac'
count Of this, I shall not press in
dictments against them and have
agreed to institute no further pro
ceedings against them in behalf OF
the State.
"Henry Samuels testified before the
dispensary commission, and in the
Criminal Court as a States witness
I have, therefore, agreed to discon-
tinue prosecution against him.
stI. ". Bernheim and others were
indicted in Chester and it was agreed
that he, as witness, should give bond
in the sum of $4,000 or deposit, in
lieu thereof $4,000 in cash, and if he
shall not duly appear, the cash to be
forfeited, otherwise to be turned over
to the State dispensary commission.
Five thousand dollars has been de-
posted with the Clerk OF Court at
Chester.
'I. W. Bernheim and B. Bernheim
paid the State dispensary commission
at one time s53o,000, and at another
$4,000, for overcharges on liquors
sold the dispensary. Taking into
consideration all the circumstances,
have agreed to mol pros as to I. W.
Bernheim.
Upon indictments against D. Wei
skopf mol pros will be entered, upon
his testifying the truth, as a witness
in behalf Of the State, with reference
to sale of large quantities Of labels
sold by Nivison Weiskopf to the State
dispensary.
"J. S. Farnum was indicted, tried
and acquitted. Thereafter, he plead
guilty and was fined $1,000. Upon
other indictments against him no!
pros was, or will be, entered.
At TO Col. Dudley.
&C. w. Dudley, in addition to Civ
ing evidence to the State dispensary
commission, testified in Chester In
the case against John Black and 9TH
ers. as a States witness, and have
agreed not to prosecute him.
tAB. M. Wilson has furnished infor-
nation concerning certain transac-
tions between the Richland Distillery
Company and the former State dis
pensary and has agreed to testify in
regard thereto, and I have agreed
that will not prosecute him for, or
on account of, his connection with
the transactions about which ne tes-
tilted.
&c. H. Charles gave information
generally as to dispensary transac-
tions; testified before the grand jury
in the case against H. H. Evans and
was employed as a detective. On ac-
count of the above it was not my pur-
pose to prosecute him, even though 1t
should have been determined that an
action would probably lie against
him. I am informed that Mr.. Charles
has recently died.
"W. D. Roy testified as witness
for the State in the case against John
Black, ct al, and before the grand
jury, besides giving assistance In
working up the cases. 1t is my pur-
pose not to prosecute him.
II cannot recall anyone else who
has agreed to turn States evidence,
or whom I have agreed not to prose-
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