The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-19
H, H. EVANS EXAMINED
ON DISPENSARY MATTERS
FARNUM TESTIFIES BEFORE IN
YESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Other Testimony From Various Wit
nesses. Including Willie, RaWlin-
son and TOWill.

Columbia, March 14-James S. Far
nun, Joe 3. WyEe, Jodie H. Rawlin-
son, John Bell Towill, the last three
former members Of the dispensary
board of control, testified before the
dispensary investigating committee
this morning.
! The feature of the morning testi-
mony was the admission by John Bell
Towill, that while he was a member
of the dispensary board he knew very
! little of what was going on, except
that large amount of liquor not or
dered was shipped to the dispensary
and accepted Who were responsible
for the large orders he didn't know
and his attitude was expressed in the
statement 81 knew very little about
the matter and wish to God 1 hadn't
taken as much interest in it as did"
He was put through rigid examina-
ton. His attorney asked that he be
excused from testifying on the ground
that it might prejudice the case
against him now pending in the courts,
but, after an executive session, the
committee refused to accede to the re-
quest and Towill took the stand and
was examined.
Tell of Alcohol Deal
Drs. McGregor and Mcmillan, drug
gists of Columbia, were the first wit
nesses on the stand tlis morning when
the dispensary investigating commit
tee resumed its sessions at 10 o'clock.
They testified as to the price Of al
cohol in 1907, when DR.. Murray sold
quantity of alcohol which was on hand :
when the Ansel commission took
charge of the old State dispensary.
They corroborated DR.. Murrays state
ment as to the price of alcohol at the
the time the purchase was made.
Witnesses who had been subpoenaed
and who were present to testify were:
Jodie NJ. Rawlinson and Joe B. Wylie,
members of the dispensary board when
the dispensary was abolished; "Hub"
Evans, a former chairman of the dis
pensary board; James S. Farnum, of
Charleston; L. W. Boykin and John
Bell Towill
James S. Farnum on Stand.
James S. FaTnum, the next wit
ness on the stand, testified that he had
lived in Charleston about IA years;
had been dispenser and was connected
with a beer business; told of being ac-
quilted in Richland court, of then
pleading guilty of having paid rebates
to Joe B. Wylie and paying fine OF
$4,000; said no agreement had been
made with the attorney general prior
to his pleading guilty as to what his
fine would be as far as he knew de-
MED paying any more than the $4,000
fine, and said any statement that he
paid more than this sum was untrue;
said he paid no sum for immunity as
had been insinuated; said the $4,000
fine was all he paid.
did the Blease commission make
any effort to investigate any phase OF
the dispensary matters and did they
make any efforts to get any informa-
ton from you?" asked Senator Car
Isle. Farnum said Mr. Wallace had
asked him if he knew anything about
the dispensary matters and he said,
mo, and what l knew l have forgot
ten" He said Mr.. Wallace's CONVEX
sation with him was personal; said
he never recollected having been sum-
moned by the Blease commission and
that he never apL cared before that
board; said he had been subpoenaed
good many times before this; knew
nothing about the compromises in any
other criminal cases, and knew moth
ing about the Ansel board, Blease
board or attorney general receiving
any other moneys than they were le-
gally entitled to.
Thought Ansel Board "AII Right"
Farnum said he had never appear
ed before the Ansel commission and
that he wasn't in a position to give
any information to prove or disproye
the governors charge; thought the
Ansel commission was "all right" but
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