The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-24
TESTIFIED BEFORE
DISPENSARY PROBERS
Continued from Page Two.)

"o"iu hoC leaNe IL. never got back
any money.
Q. You never got any of that mon
ey back?
A. No, sir.
Q. Mr.. o'Neil you say you were
a iobber?
A. Yes, sir.
O. About how much stock did you
carry?
A. Didn't do much business. Not
more than ten customers.
Q. Didn't you pay for some Of the
others?
A. No, sir
Q. Why did you discriminate?
A. don't know.
Q. Did those men you spoke of buy
mostly from you?
A. No, sir.
Q. But from others, too?
A. l judge so.
Q. Do you know whether any 9TH
er jobbers had the same practice or
agreement?
A. Don't know; never heard one
of them say.
Q. BY Mr.. McCary: Mr. ONeil, did
you ever have any way OF knowing
whether these constables OF the chief
| constable actually got this money that
you put under the door?
A. No; l don't know for a positive
| fact.
A. Oh, l judge so.
| Q. From what did you Judge?
| A. l guess | would have got a
| telephone message If there wasn't
| something doing.
Q. BY Mr.. Carlisle: Why do you
guess that?
A. Just guess they would have
rung me up.
Q. Didn't they do it,
A. | never gave them time | al
ways sent it in.
@. Did you know man named
Howe?
A. Sam Howe?
A. He used to be chief constable
there; during the state dispensary
think
O. Ever know of his receiving any
money directly of indirectly?
a. No; ! was a new beginner.
q. Did you ever hear of any one
who did make arrangements with
him?
A. No. sir.
@. BY Mr.. Evans: Any arrangen ent
made in your behalf?
a. Not that ! know Of
Q. Ever have any protection at. all
then?
A. No
G. BY Mr. Carlisle: From whom
were you to be protected?
\. The only one | got any pro-
lection from was Mr. Stothart.
O. DO YOU know, Mr.. O'Neil, any
thing about what became of that
money when it went into the hands
of the constables?
\. No, sir
q. Ever hear them say?
\. No. sir; Never discussed it with
them at all
Q. MIR. O'Neil. as a matter of fact.
Stothart. did YOU not make some
agreement with him as to some kind
of protection?
a. No, sir
Q. You never discussed this matter
at all with them?
A. No
@. You simply paid him money
without any understanding?
A. simply wrote him names of
people and enclosed money.
Q. How did you know he would
take it?
A. | didn't know. Just sent 1t to
him.
Q. How long after that first con-
versation was it you first sent it to
him?
a. About month afterwards.
Might have been longer than a month.
O. You did that without any knowl-
edge of whether he would accept it
or not?
A. Yes. sir
Q. Without any suggestion from
any one?
a. Yes, sir
else?
A. No.
@. CBy Mr. Evans) why is it YOU
taxed yourself heavier than others?
y. Just sent it to him. There was
no price on any. | didn't know, Just
sent it, If it was not satisfactory
guess ! would have heard
Q. CBy Mn Cary). Did YOU first
think up this scheme that it would
be good one to keep your customers
protected?
A. | thought it good idea for those
fellows. They would not have no
trouble
Q. BY Mr.. Clifton: How far is your
place from Hasselmeyer?
| a. One mile and a quarter.
Q. Wasn't he one OF your custom
ers?
A. No.
Q.What do you sell?
A. Sold whiskey
! Whiskey, mostly
Q. You were in business in a small
| way?
"a Yes, sir.
q. Do you know Miller?