The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-19

ness consideration. Said that Evans
said Fielder wanted to hog the whole
thing" 9
As TOWilI Figured 1t.
Pressed as to what he understood
by Evans statement that Fielder
wanted to hog the whole thing" Tow
i'll lodged a direct answer, Said there
was a general disturbance about the
matter but finally admitted under close
questioning by Senator Carlisle that
he understood Fielder was not getting
enough of orders and H. H. Evans was
not getting enough Of money out of it.
Evans usually took care Of himself, :,
added the witness. "Mr. Evans never
at any time told me he got cent out
of the dispensary," said Towill. "Why
then, do you say that Evans usually
took care of himself, and what do you
mean by that?" asked Senator Carlisle,
and TowilI hesitated and was evident
ly put to" to answer the question.
He said he didn't want to be unjust to
Mr.. Evans in explaining why he said
this and the question was not pressed.
Liquor Shipped, Without Order.
TowiIl testified that while he was
member of the dispensary board at eV-
cry award for whiskey twice and thrice
the amount ordered would be shipped
every time. "While 1 was a member
of the board very few if any purchases
were made but that few days after
the yards would be flooded with car
load after carload he said. "The last
few weeks of our term not one-fifth OF
the whiskey shipped to the State dis
pensary was ordered" he continued.
He stated, however, that the whiskey'
while it was not ordered, was taken
in and kept.
cat the first meeting of our board,
after we were elected, over 100 car
loads of whiskey were shipped to the
State dispensary which were not or
dered and that shipment and the one
made the last meeting we had were the
largest shipments in the history OF the
dispensary," were part of the matters
related of the doings of the board OF
which he was a member by John Bell
ToWill in his testimony He said that
the whiskey was kept.
H. H. Evans was chairman of the
board, and in reply to question by
Mr.. Carlisle, if Evans appeared to
have money at that time, the witness
said he was always genial and ready
to entertain his friends.
Why Board Kept Whiskey.
Explaining the great excess of whis-
key shipped at the first meeting OF
their board, Towill said it had been
recommended by the board which they
succeeded. That the estimate of the
whiskey needed was made up by the
dispenser and that they took the Whis-
key and kept it, as it appeared to be-
needed. Said that Evans dfS not pro-
test against keeping this large pur-
chase.
He said that he met T. B. Fielder
when he was a member Of the legisla-
ture and number of times while
serving on the dispensary board. Said
that ne made no sales of liquor and
had no business dealings with him.
In reply to question Towill said
that he was summoned several times
to appear before the Rlease commits
sion and that finally, when they sent
an automobile with writ after him
he came 5ut the board did not compel
him to testify when he told them of
the indictments against him and his
stating that it would probably injure
his ease. He saH hat he knew moth
ing about the Blease board.
Witness, replying to a question by
Senator Sullivan, said he did not pro-
test against the excessive liquor pur-
chases because he thought the dispen-
sary could use it. He was bombarded
with questions from all the members
of the committee along this point.
Doesn't Think Stale Lost.
81 don't think the State was a loser
under the old dispensary system and
don't know whether the State was a
loser or not under the Ansel commls-
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