The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-12

ker, to the erect that Iananan nad
said that Blease represented his house
before the board Of control Of the dis
pensary.
Mr.. w. F. Stevenson, who was the
attorney for the Ansel commission,
gave a resume Of the transactions from
the time the Ansel commission took
charge until they were discharged,
covering the time the liquor houses
brought suit in the United States
courts, of the final victory of the State
He related the Fielder contract in de-
tail, and told of the many other mat
ters now a part Of the history Of the
aftermath Of the G. NJ. I. Referring to
the money, he had been paid, he said
he received $500 as attorney for the
commission in 1907, and about $4,000
for 1908, 1909, 1910. He received for
litigation $4,000, but this money came
from the liquor houses, and not from
the State.
atlanta was known as the clearing
house for rebates, said Mr.. Stevenson,
referring to the visits made there, ac-
cording to reports and evidence, by
certain ones periodically, so it was
claimed, to make collection. He said
he saw written evidence to the effect
that H. H. Evans was one of these,
and had been told Of several others,
B. NJ. Wilson for one, had also done
the same thing.
Mr.. Stevenson praised the work OF
DR.. Murray, and the other members of
the Ansel commission, and referred to
their patriotic and loyal service to the
State in taking bankrupt State dis
pensary and saving owes half mil
lion dollars for the State, as proof Of
their business acumen.
Late in the afternoon, after an ex-
ecutive session, the committee ad-
journed to meet tomorrow at 10
o'clock. The members of the commit
tee are Senators Carlisle, Clifton and
Sullivan, and Representatives Cary,
Evans and w. I. Daniel 1t is said on.
good authority that subpoenas will be
issued for ]. S. Farnum, Of Charles.
ton; T. B. Fielder, of Atlanta, and 9th"
ers.
Brice and Murray.
Bitter denunciation Of Governor
Blease and strong denials Of charges
made by him aginst members of tne
Ansel dispensary winding-up commits
sion were the features Of Fridays
hearing by the legislatures committee
investigating the affairs Of the late
State dispensary. In strong terms Nj.
J. S. Brice of the Ansel board charged
that the governor was in sympathy
with the liquor houses and the graft
ers, and he repeated a former state
ment Of his when he said he consid-
cred Mr.. Blease the worst man who
had been in the governors chair since
the term of Franklin j. Moses. MI
Brice talked of Mr.. Blease's statement
On the floor Of the senate, when he
vas a senator, that he would stand by
his friends, and acts Of his since he
became governor, which show, Mr.
Brice believed, that he was on the side
Of the grafters. Mr.. Brice branded as
false all charges made by Governor
Blease against members of the Ansel
board.
DR.. w. ]. Murray, the first witness,
also denounced the governors charges
as false. DR.. Murray's accusations Of
the governor were not so definitely
aimed, but it was very evident whom
he had in mind when making his re-
marks. DR.. Murray said man that
would make such charges against the
Ansel board "is not fit to brush our
shoes"
Mr.. Brice did not mince his words.
He said that prior to meeting of the
Ansel board, he had stated: 81 con-
slider Blease the worst man who has
been in the governors chair since
Franklin J. Moses sat there. He was
not in sympathy with the work of the
commission, his sympathies being al
together with the liquor houses and
the men who had gotten graft out Of
the State dispensary." Governor
Blease in his massage last year had
charged that the Ansel board feared