The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-07-19

tnat ne could see MIN at any time and
in any place that suited. The chief
of the ,constabulary force said that
he would come to his home at once.
The president of the brewery suggest
ed that this would be an unwise move
from the fact that some one, might
see him. To this the reply was made:
I'VE don't care who sees u.s." He then
proceeded to the home of the presi-
dent of the brewery, he delivered the
message from the governor to the eff
feet that on the consideration of $40
each per month they would extend
protection from arrest to the blind til
gers of Charleston. He also stated
| that there were in the neighborhood
of $50 blind tigers in Charleston and
that these were to pay $40 each dr -
ing the first week of each month. The
| president of the brewery asked what
disposition would be made of this COL
lection, whereupon the chief consta-
| tble told him that under his agree
ment with the governor he was to be
allowed a commission for collecting
| and the balance was to be paid over
monthly to the governor.
In said conversation the said Has
| selmeyer stated that he personally
| visited the governor at Columbia and
entered his protest against this ar
|
that this graft should not be COL
lected; but the governor waved him
| aside with the statement that he was
running that end of the matter.
Cash for Killing Investigation.
Document No. 4.
John H. Morris and B. L. Toland
| of Spartanburg, S. c., have stated.
and will undoubtedly swear if called
before your committee, that Cole l..
Blease, the senator from Newberry
who was acting upon the investi-
eating committee to investigate the
affairs of the late dispensary, was
employed by jeff Dunwoody, Of At
lanta, agent for the Atlanta Brewing
& Ice Company, to obstruct the pro.
ceedings of the said committee.
They will also swear that the said
B!ease sought a private interview
with them, and did everything In his
power to prevent them from testi-
tying before said committee.
Jeff Dunwoody, being q citizen of
Georgia, cannot be compelled to cor
roborate this evidence; but the fact
will be sufficiently established by
those two witnesses
In this connection | desire to state
tor from Newberry and bill was in
troduced to appropriate $4,000 to
be used by the attorney general of
the. state in conducting the prose-
cution against the grafters, that the
liquor dealers employed the said
Blease, then a senator, to oppose the
passage of said measure; and as a
matter of fact the said Blease did
oppose by speech, vote and influence
that he received for his services the
sum of $3.50 in cash. which was paid
to him at Wright's Hotel in the city
of Columbia, state of South Carolina.
w. B. Roy of the city of Louisville,
Morton A. Goodman of the city of
Cincinnati, and James S. Farnum of
the city of Charleston, are said to
have knowledge of this transaction.
After calling the election for the
new county of Hayward, and after
the bill passed, Fred Dominick, the
law partner of the governor, was en-
ployed and paid substantial fee to
influence executive action thereon
If called upon before this committee
and Fred Dominick will corroborate
his verbal statements in connection
with this transaction he will state
that he was employed because of
his influence with the governor; that
the compensation received for his SER
vices was substantial that he obtain
ed the desired results at the hands
of the executive, and that he divided
his fees with the governor of the
state of South Carolina