The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-10
BLEASE'S CHARGES
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the committee. Mr.. Lyon stated in
his letter that he had read in the
newspapers that ". A. Holman had
been named as attorney for the COM
mission. Mr.. Lyon also called atten-
ton to the fact that the appointment
OF the attorney had never been Off
cjally reported to him. Mr.. Lyon
also said that if the reports were
true, that Attorney Holman had been
employed in disregard OF the law gov
erning the winding-up of the dispen-
sary. He also disapproved OF Attor-
nev Holman as attorney for the COM
mission. Mr.. Stackhouse said that
he thought that the letter had been
received.
Attorney General Lyon said before
the committee, after the reading Of
the letter, that the Blease commission
had never consulted him with refer
ence to the appointment Of Attorney
Holman. \ letter from the Blease
board to Attorney General Lyon was
read. The letter expressed the belief
that the attorney general was not in
sympathy with the board.
As to Violating Set.
Don't you realize the fact that
Al nf tho
assembly when you appointed Hol-
nan without the consent OF the attor-
rey general?'
The witness said that he was not
an attorney and that he did not put
that construction on the act.
a second letter by Attorney Cen
eral Lyon was read by the committee.
This letter was addressed to the
Blease board in which it was shown
that Nr. Lyon stood really at ali
times to give assistance within the
terms of the law.
Mr.. Stackhouse did not know why
the letters from Attorney General
Lyon were not printed in the report
of the Blease board. He gave no
explanation as to why they were not
printed.
Mr.. Stackhouse thought that d sat
isfactory disposition had been made
oil the alcohol. The governor IN mes
sage number four intimated graft on
the part Of the Ansel board in connec.
ton with the disposal of about six.
teen barrels of alcohol.
The witness, in reply to questions
said that he knew of no more money
returned the State.
'Do you know of any more than
$1,000 paid by James S. Farnum?'
81 do not" replied Mr.. Stackhouse
He said that he had heard very often
that Farnum had paid more than
$1,000. He said it was general talk
He did not remember single individ-
ual who made the charge. It was al
general talk
Wallace Testifes.
James Y. Wallace of Charleston,
member of the Blease board, was
questioned by the committee as tc
the work of the commission. He said
that the alcohol question had been
brought up before the Blease com
mission by Dr.. W. J. Murray, chair
man of the Ansel board. He said that
the word OF DR.. Murray was accepted
by the commission.
Wallace charged that the Ansel
commission was hampered by attor.
|neys.
"Was the question of investigating
the Ansel board ever brought before
the Blesae board?"
He replied that the questions had
never been discussed.
did your board ever attempt to
prosecute any one except T. 3. Eel
der?"
"No, sir" he replied.
He was asked to be more specific
with reference to the charge that the
Ansel board was hampered by attor-
neys. He merely charged that almost
all money was received by the attor-
neys.
Concerning the Richland Distilling
company case. Wallace charged that
the Blease board was forced to en-
ploy B. L. Abney as attorney. He said
that Attorney General Lyon had new
er urged the appointment.
The witness expressed the disap-
proval of the contract with T. B. Eel
der. He charged that Fielder had
"buncoed' the State. It was stated
by the witness that Fielder had not
lived up to his contract.
The witenss said that the Blease
board had brought the action against
Fielder. He said that action had not
been brought against others in con-
nection with the dispensafy. He
charged that the State had paid for
the gathering Of information for T.
2. Fielder. He was unable to specify
as to the amounts paid.
The witenss charged that "the in
difference Of the attorney general
caused the Blease board to make a
failure in it's work Wallace thought
that the attorney general had all in
formation in his possession and that
he refused to turn it over to the
Blease board.
Wallace Fails to Specify.
"Do you know of any information
about any one defrauding the State?"
''None that I know of, he replied.
Have you come in possession Of
any testimony that would incriminate
T. B. Fe!der?"
''None that I can give out" he
continued. He thought that if Fielder
was brought back to the State that
they might" prove something.
IF you will bring Mr.. Fielder over
cur board will try" Here he was in