The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-13

know unless it was because it had
performed its duty. He said the
present governor had charged it with
:acomre;ency, but that the supreme
coGrJs oc This State and OF the Unit
81 States had upheld the work OF the
commission and he did not think its
reports would show incompetency.
Charges Against Blease.
Attorney General Lyon was recall
ed by the committee. He was ques-
toned as to the work OF Lyon-Chris-
tensen investigating committee, the
first to be appointed TO delre into the
affairs o. the State dispensary. He
named The members and told Of the
charges brought against Cole L..
blease, State senator from Newberry
and member OF the committee, to the
effect that he had been accused at
The Spartanburs meeting OF repre-
sentirs an Atlanta brewery.
The attorney general read a state
:0ent issued by Blease at the Spar
tar burg hearing in which he denied
that he represented brewery. 1t
was shown BY the testimony read
That he cid act as an attorney for
the brewery in the statement OF a
difference with Spartanburg beer
dispenser. The attorney general was
asked to give history Of the inves-
;igat;ons by the committee and how
the testimony was obtained.
He Mas asked It the governor Of
the STATE had ever given any assist
ance in the straigh+ening out Of the
affairs Of the dispensary. Mr.. Lyon
said that C. L. Blease had never CIV
en- any assistance or cooperation. so
far as he knew and to the contrary
HAD used every means to block the
investigations. even though he was a
member Of the commission. Attor-
aew General Lyon said that when the
committee was appointed. that It
soon became evident that Blease was
II a whitewashing mode It's whole
attitude appeared to be hostile to
re work in showing up the work OF
he srafters.
''If the governor of South Caro-
lima has any information why did BE
not come before this committee and
testify?" This question was asked
5y Attorney General Lyon. testifyins
Friday before the com mittee at ths
afternoon session. The attorney gen.
eral outlined his work in securing
formation against the dispersary
srafters and tod of the employment
Of T. P. Fielder. He told Of the re
suits that had been obtained by Eel
der in collecting information to be
used in the collection Of the claim:
and the prosecution Of those implica
ted II the steal from the State
Not Fit to Brush Shoes.
Dr.. ". ]. Murray. of Columbia
chairman OF the .Ansel winding-u!
commission, told of the organization
If the commission and the beginning
Of the auditing Of the Gispensary':
accounts. He told OF the disposition
BY the board OF the immense over
stock on hand in the dispensary. HI
went into details of the work Of hi:
5oard il winding Up the affairs, ant
u the money thus saved the State
!4e said that every gallon of ths
stock had been disposed Of, beins
sold to the Geer Drug Company, O.
| Spartanburg, Bruce & Doster O.
Greenvil!e. the Murray Drug com
oany of Columbia, and the count.
|3ispensaries.
1t appeared from DR.. Murray's tes
rimony that the alcohol stock hat
seen disposed Of in business-likt
way. He said that in this rransac
| ion OF a million dollars there va!
no error, and he invited the investi
gators to inspect his accounts Gov
ernor Blease. in a message last year
had asked the Investigators TO fnt
out what had been done with thi:
elcohol. Dr. Murray said that he
lad paid out large sums in the wind
ing-up business out Of his own funds
As to the governors charge thai
money had been received by the com
mission and of Sunday work b. them
Or. Murray explained that slight
mistake had been made OF one day
n one Of his vouchers and that Gov
e-nor please had taken this day tc
De q Sunday. He offered an affidavit
rom Mr. Thrope, book-keeper fol
he disHensary, showing that the
money for that extra day had been
returned. The error had been made
by calculating the month as having
tn days when that month had only
90. The error was fully corrected
10 charge had been made for Sun
la work.
Dr.. Murray spoke Of the disDensary
as a miserable affair and said the
man who makes the insinuation that
any members Of the commission had
acted wrongly in managing the af-
ssirs OF The GispensaEy is not fl
TO brush cur shoes" When read that
portion of the message o. the govern
or as 10 a meeting Of the Ansel board
It which, the governor charged, he
| Rlease) had been discussed. Dr..