The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, January 03, 1894, Image 1
VOL XLVIIL WIXXSBOKO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1894. XQ, 21.
A'EW DlbPENSAKT LAW.
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ence to and Further Kegulate tiie l/ee,
Sale, Consumption, Transportation
and Disposition of Alcoholic Liquids
or Liquors VV ithio the State of South
Carolina, and to Police the Same.
Section 1. Beit enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State of Soutu Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, aud by the
authority cf the same: That the manufacture,
sale, barter or exchange, re.
ceipt, acceptance, delivery, storing and
keeping in possession, within this State,
of any spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented,
brewed (whether lager or rice
beer) or otbec liquors or any compound
mixture thereof, by whatever name
BflAtted or known, which contains alcohol
rEid is used as a beverage by any person,
firm or corporation; the transportation,
removal, the taking from ih6
depot or other place by ccngsignee or
other person or the payment of freight
or express or other charges by any person,
firm, association or corporation
npon any spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented,
brewed (whether iager, rice or
other beer) or other liquor or any com- j
pound mixture thereof, by whatever
name called or known, which contains
alcohol and 'is used as a beverage, ex-'
cept as is hereafter., provided, is hereby
prohibited under a penalty of thirty day3
R imprisonment or one hundred dollars fine
B for each oftense. All such liquors, ex
cept when bought from a State officer
Ws authorized to sell the same or in possesSH
slon of one, are declared to be contraband
B ana against the morals, good health and
Sli safetv of the State and may be seized
r wherever found without warrant and
turned over to the State Commissioner.
Sec. 2. 1 he Governor, ihe Attorney
General and the Comptroller Generai
shall, ex officio, constitute a State Board
of Control to carry out the provisions of
this Act.
Sec. 3. That the Governor shall, at
the expiration of the term of the present
Commissioner, and at the expiration o!
every two years thereafter, appoint a
Commissioner, which appointment shall
be submitted to the Senate at its next1
session fo) Us approval; said Commissioner
shall be believed by the Governor j
to be an abstainer from intoxicants,
and shall, under such rules and regulations
as may be made by the State
Board of Control, purchase all intoxicating
liquors for lawful sale in this State,
anc'furnish the same to such persons as
may by designated a3 Dispensers thereof,
to be sold as herealter prescribed in thii
Act. Said Commissioner shall reside,
and have bis place of business, in the
city of Columbia, in this Siate, and hold
his office two years from appointment]
and until another be app^inte < in his
stead. He shall be subject tCyremoval i
for cause by tie State Board il Control.
He sball qualify and be corumissioned
the eama^u other State officers, and receive
an annual salary of $3j000, pay-!
able at the same time and m tbe same;
manner as is provided for the payment
of the salaries of State officers. Ht
sball be allowed a bookkeeper, who shall
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and such other assistants as in
tie opinion ol ihe Board of Control may
be deemed necessary. He shall not sell
to the County Dispensers any intoxicating:
or lerme'ated liquors, except such as
bave been tested by the chemist of the
South Carolina College and declared to
be pure: Provided, That said State
Board ot Control shall have authority to
appoint such assistants as they may 2nd
necessary to assis ihe S u"i C^ro'ina
College in making tie anal,sts required j
by this Act, a*-d the 3?i<! B--a?d of On j
trol may fix such ie*M i ?? ! < < n ,? m.-?,
tion, if any, as they deiii. j . . u lor the
services rendered by sici c.itmidt or
such afsisants. The S'.aie Commissioner
shall deposit all amounts received
by him from tales to County Dispensers
or others with the Treasuer ot the State
under such iuies as may be made by the
State Baard oi Control to insure the
faithful return of the same, and the State
Treasurer shall keep a separate account
with said fund frcm which the Commissioner
shall draw from time to time,
upou warrants Cnly approved by the
chairman of said Board, the amounts
necessary to pay the expenses- incurred
^ in conducting the business. All lules
* and regulations governing sa'd Commissioner
in the purchase of intoxicating
liquors, or in the performance of any of
the duties of his office where the same
are not provided for by law, shall be
prescribed by the Slate Board of Control.
Re shall, before entering upon the
duties of hiscffice, execute a bond to
the State Treasurer, with sufficient sure
I lies, to be approved oy tne Attorney i
General, in the penal sum ol ten thousand
doliars ($10,000) far the faithtul
performance of the duties ol his cfiice.
In all purchases or sales of intoxicating
liquors made by said Commissioner as
contemplated in thi3 Act, the Commissioner
shall cause a certificate to be
attached to each and every package
containing said liquors when the same^is
shipped "to him from the place of purchase,
or by lim to the County Di*penaer,
certified by his official signature
fand seal, which - certificate shall state
ibat liquors, contained in said package!
fave beta purchased by him tor sale
within the State of South Carolina, cr
to be shipped out of the State under the
iaws of said State; and without such
certificate any package containing liquors
which shaii be shipped out the State,
or shipped from place to place within
the State, or delivered to the consignee
by any railroad, express company or
other common carrier, cr be found in the
possession of any common cairier, shall
be regarded as contraband and may be
seized without warrant for confiscation,
and tuch common carrier shall be liable
to a nenaltv of five hundred dollars for
i|| each cflense, to be recovered against
B said common carrier in any court of
B competent jurisdiction by summons and
complaint, proceedings to be Instituted
III by the Solicitor ol any circuit with whom
ra evidence may be lodged by any oHL-er or
mm citizen having knowledge or mtormaHff
tion cl the violation, and any person at|1|
Inching or using such certificate, withB
cut the authority ot the Commissioner,
or any counterfeit certificate lor the
B purpose ot securing tbo ;ransporiation
?H of any intoxicating 1 quors cut ol or
ay within this State in violation vi iaw,
sball upon convictiou thereot be jxiS|1|
ished ov a hue of not iess than five hunH
dr?d dollars and imprisonment iu the
J Penitentiary lor not iess than one year
tor each orteuse.
Sec. 4. Said Commissioner shall mak- j
a printed quarterly statement, under!
oath, of all liquors so'd by him, enumere
ating the different kinds and quantity of
each kind, tbe price v-aid aud the terms
of payment, and to whom sold. A'so
the names cf the parties trom whosi the
liquor Was purchased, and their place of
business and date of purchase, which
statement shall be filed with the Slate
Board of Control.
Sec. 5. The State Commissioner shall
before sbippiEg any liquors to i):spencora
pvrp.nr. lacw beer, cause the same
to be put into packages of not less than
one half pint nor more than five gallons
and securely seal the same, and it shall
be unlawful for the Dispenssr to break
any such package 01 open the same for
any reason whatever. lie a nail sell by
the package only, and 2.0 person shall
open the same on premises: Provided,
This section shall not apply to malt liquors
shipped in cases, or bottles there
of shipped in barrels, ana such malt liquors
may be sold by the County Dispenser
in such quantities of not less than
one pint as he may see proper: Provided
The same shall not be drunk on the
premises. Dispensers shall open their
places of busiaess and sen only in uay
time, under such rules as may oe made
by the State board of CoDtrol.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duly of the
State Board of Control to appoint a
County Board of Control, composed of
three persons believed by said Board not
to De addicted to the use of intoxicating
liquors, who shall hold their offices to:
a term of two years, and until their successors
are appointed. Said County
Board of Control shall be subject to removal
for cause by the State Board cf
Control. Said County Board shall make
such rules as will be conducive to the
best management of the sale of intoxicating
liquors in their respective counties:
Provided, All such rules shall be
submitted to the State Board and ap-j
proved by them before adoption. Said
County Board of Control shall qualify
and be commissioned as are other county
officer, without fees therefor.
Sec. 7. Applications for position of
County Lispemer shall be by petition,
signed and sworn to by the applicant
and filed with the County Board of Control
atleast ten days before the meeting
at which the application is to be considered,
which petition shall stale the apolicants
name, place of residence, m
what business engaged, and in what
business he has engaged in two years
previous to Sling petition; that he is a
citizen of the United States and South
Carolina; that he has never been adjudged
guilty of violating the law relating
to intosicatins: liquors, and 13 not a
keep2r of a restaurant or place of public
amusement, and that he is not addicted
to the use of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage. This permit or renewal there
of shall isiue only on condition that the
applicant shall execute to the County
Treasurer a bond in the penal sum of
with .oood and sufficient sureties.
conditioned that he will well ana truly
obey the laws of the State of South Carolina,
now or hereafter in force, m relation
to the sale of intoxicating: liquors
that tie will pay all fines, penalties,
damages and costs that may be assessed
or recorded against him for violation oi
such laws during the term for which
said permit or renewal is granted, and
will not sell intoxicating liquors under
his permit at a price other than that
fixed by State Board of Control. Slid
bond shall be lor the use of the couaty
or any person or persons who may be
damaged or mjured by reasou of any
violation on the part of the obligor oi
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purchased or sold daring the term for
which said permit or the renewal thereof
is granted. The said bond shall be deposited
with tne County Treasurer, and
suit thereon shall be brought atanv
time by the Solicitor or any parson for
whose benefit the same 13 given; and iu
case the conditions thereof, jr any of
them, shall be violated, the principal
and sureties thereon shall also be jointly
and se.errliable for all civil damages
costs and judgments that may be obtained
against the principal in any civil
fHuion brought by wife, child, parent,
i,u_rdian, employ or other per?on under
the provision of the law. All other
moneys.collected for breaches of such
bond shall go into the Ccunty Treasury.
Said bond shall be approved by the
County Board of Control under the rules
and laws applicable to the approval or
official bonds.
Sac'. 8. There may be one or more
Couuty Dispensers appointed for each
county, the place of business of each of
whom shall be designated by the County
Board, but the State Board must give
consent before more than one Dispenser
can be appointed in any couuty; and
when the County Board designates a
icciiiiy iur a jl?.5yeu?ary lcu uivs public
notice ol which shall be given it shall
be competent for a majority of the voters
of the township in which such Disi
pensary is to be located to prevent its
location in such township by signing
petitions addressed to the Coun'.y Board
requesting that no Dispensary be established
in that township, whereupon
some other place may be designated.
(The County B:>ard may in its discretion
locate a Dispensary elsewhere than in
an incorporated town, in the Counties
of Beaufort and Horry and no others.):
Provided, however,s That any county,
town or city wherein the sale ot alcoholic
liquors was prohibited by law prior to
July 1st, 1893, may secure the establishment.
of a Dispensary within its
Wiucia iU LUC iviivnriu^ mauuu,
petition signed by one tourth the quailtied
voters of such county, town ur city
wishing a dispensary therein, being tiled
with the County Commissioners or town
or city council, respectively, they shali
order an election submitting the question
of Dispensary or no IXspensary to
the qualilied voters of such county town
or city, and shall prescribe the rules,
regulations, returns, ballots and notice
of such election and - shall de ;lare the
result and if a majority of the ballots
cast be found and declared to be for a
Dispensary, then a Dispensary may be
established in said county town or city
Provided, That Dispensaries may be
established in the Counties of Wiliiamburg
and Marion without such election,
in compliance with the other requirements
of this Act: Provided, That
nothing in this Act contained shall be
so construed as to prohibit persons resident
in counties which shall elect to
have no Dispensary from procuring liquois
from Dispensaries in other counties,
or County Dispensers from shipping
same to their places of reside nee
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Sec. U. if the appii;ation for the posi-J
tion of Dispenser be erranted it shall
not issue until the applicant shall make
and subscribe an oath, before some o:licer
authorized by law to administer
oaths, wnich shall be endorsed upon
the bond to the effect and tenor, following:
'*1 , do solemnly swear
(or affirm) that I will well and truly
perform all ?Jid singular the conditions
of the within bond, and keep and perform
the trusts conrided iu me to purchase,
keep and seil intoxicating
liquors. I will not sell give or
furnish to anv Derson anv mtox
icating liquors otherwise than is provided
by law, and especially 1 will not
sell or "furnish intoxiciitms: liquors to
any miner, intoxicated person or persons
who are in the habit of becouuu?
intoxicated, and I will make true, full
and accurate returns to the County
Board of Control the lirst Monday of
each month of ail certificates and requests
made to or received by me, as
required by law, during the preceding
month; and such returns shall show
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made by me or for me auria? the
mouth embraced therein, and the true
signature to every request received and
granted; and such returns shall shew
all the liquors sold or delivered to any
and every person as returned." I'pon
taxing said oath and iiiiug bond as
hereinbefore provided, the County
Board of Control shall issue to him a
permit authorizing him to keep and
I sell intoxicating li:jrnrs as ir: this Act
provided, and every permit so granted
shall specify the building, giving the
street ana number or location, in which
intoxicating liquors may be sold by
virtue of the same, and the length of
time in which the same shall be in
force, which in no c^se shall exceed
twelve months. .Permits granted under
this Act shall be deemed trusts reposed
in the recipients thereof, not as a
matter of right, but of confidence, and
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ing by order of the County Board of
Control; and upon the removal of any
County Dispenser, or upon demand of
the County aboard of Control, ne shall
immediately turn over to the County
Board of Control all liquors and other
property in his possession belonging to
the'State or county. Said County
Board of Control shail be charged with
the duty of prosecuting the County
Dispenser, or any of his employees,
who may violate any of the provisions
of this Act. On the death, resignation
or removal of a County Dispenser, or
expiration of his term of oilice, the
County Board shall appoint his succss?nr.
Sec. 10. The County Board of Control
shall use as their office the office of
the County Commissioners of their respective
counties, and the Clerk cf the
Board of County Commissioners shall
serve as their clerk. They shall preserve,
as part cf the records and liles
of their office, all petitions, bonds and
other papers pertaining to the granting
or revocation of permits, and keep
suitable books in ivhieh bonds and permits
shall be recorded. The books
shall be furnished by the county like
other public records.. The County
Board of Control shall designate or
provide a suitable place in which to
sell the liquors. The members of the
County 13oard of Control shall meet
once a'month, or oftener, on the call of
the chairman, ana ior tneir services
they shall each receive a per diem of
$2, and 5 cents mileage each way, and
their clerk shall receive S2 per day for
the days actually employed as such,
but they shall net receive compensation
for more than thirtj- days in any
one year. They shall, upon the approval
of the State Board of Control,
employ such assistants for the County
Dispenser as mav be necessary. The
Dispenser and his assistants shall receive
such compensation as the State
Board of Control iuay determine. All
profits, after paying all expenses of the
County Dispensary, shail be paid onehalf
to the County Treasury and onehalf
to the municipal corporation in
which it may be located, such settlements
to be" made quarterly: Provided,
That if the authorities of any town
or city which in the judgment ol'the
State Board of Control do not enforce
this law, the State Hoard may withhold
the part going to the said town o* city
ant1, use it to pay State constables.
Sec. 11. Lieiore selling or delivering
any intoxicating liquors to any person,
a request must be presented to the
County Dispenser, printed or written
in ink, dated of the true date, stating
that be or she is of age, and the residence
of the signer fur whom or whose
use the liquor Is required, the quantity
and kind requested,and his or ntr true
name;.and the request shall be signed
by tne applicant iu his own true name
and signature, attested by the County
Dispenser or his clerk, who receives and
liles the request. But the request shall
be refused if the County Dispenser lining
it personally knows the pers m apnlrinor
i<5 o minor that. hf? IS intOXLCrlt
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ed, or that he is in the habit of using
intoxicating liquors to an excess; or if
the applicant is not so personally
known to said County Dispenser, before
liling said order or delivering said
liquor he shall require idenliiication
and the statement of a reliable aud
trustworthy person of good cnaracter
and habits, known person ally to him,
that the applicant is not a minor, and
is not in ths habit of using intoxicating
liquors to an excess.
Sec. 12. Bequests for the purchase of
liquor shall be made upon blanks furnished
by the County Auditor, in paekI
ages of 100 each, to the County Dlspenj
sers, from time to time as the same
: shall be needed, and shall be numbered
consecutively by the Auditor. The
Dlanks aforesaid shall be furnished to
the County Auditor by the State Board
of Control, in umtorm oook. iike uuiik
checks, and the date of delivery shall
be endorsed by the County Auditor oa
each book, and receipt taken therefor
and preserved in his cflice. The Dispenser
shall preserve the application
m the original form and boo':, except
the liling of the blanks therein, until
returned to the County Auditor. When
return thereof is made the County
Auditor shall endorse thereon the date
of return, and ille and preserve the
same to be used in the quarterly set
tlements between such Dispenser and
the County Treasurer. All unused or
mutilated blanks sh-il be returned or
, accounted lor before oth^r blanks are
issued to such County Dispenser.
6ec. 13. On or before the tenth day of
, each month each Dispenser shall make
l'uil returns to the County Auditor of
all requests tilled by him and his clerks
during the preceding month, upou
blanks to be furnished by the State
Board of Control for that purpose, and
accompany the same with an oath, duly
taken and'subscribed before the CounI
ty Auditor or a Notary Public, which
(shall be in the following form, to wit:
I "1, , beiug duly sworn, state
I on oath that the requests for liquors
! herewith returned are all that were reI
ceived and Lilied at my place of busiI
ness under my permit during the
I mnnf h of . IS'J ; that i have
carefully preserved the same, aud that
! they were lilied up, signed aad attested
jat the date shown thereon, as provided
by law; that said requests were tilled
by delivering the quantity and kind of
liquors required, and that no liquors
have been sjM or dispensed under my
permit during Siiu month, except as
shown by the requests herewith returned,
aud that 1 nave faitnfully observed
aud complied with the provisions
of my bond aud oath taken by
me, thereon endorsed, and with ail the
laws relating to my duties m the premises.
See. 11. L'pon failure of any Dispenser
to make the returns to the Auditor
as herein required, it snail be the duty
of said Auditor to report such failure
to the State Hoard of Control, an I the
said State IJourd ci Control shall immediately
order the County li>ard to
mrnmnns Srihi deliaoaent dispenser to
appear before them and show cause i
wny his permit saould loi be revoked '
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and if the cause shall not be shown to
(he satisfaction of the County Board
of Control, they shall immediately an
nul said permit and give public notice
thereof; and the Circuit Solicitor
shall proceed to enforce the penalties
prescribed in this Act for such violation
against said County Dispenser at
the next sucaeeding term of court of
the county in which such permit is
held, and any Dispenser who'shall sell
or dispense any intoxicating liquors
after his permit shall have been revoked
shall, upon conviction thereof,
Hp linpfi nnf. less than SnOO and be im
prisoned for six months.
If any Dispenser or his clerk shall
purchase any intoxicating liquors from
any other person or persons except the
State Commissioner, or if he or they,
or any person or persons in his or their
employ, or by his'or their direction,
shall sell or offer for sale any llquor3
other than such as have been purchased
from the State Commissioner,
or shall adulterate or cause to be adulated,
any intoxicating, spirituous or
malt liquors which he or they may
keep for sale under this Act, by mixing
with the same coloring matter of any
Hmcrrr ir.orreriient whatever, or shall
mix the same with other liquors of
dill'erent kind of quality, or with water,
or shall sell or expose for sale such
liquors so adulterated, knowing it to
be such, or shall change the label upon
*any box, bottle or package, he or
they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and be lined in a sum of not less than
8200 or imprisonment for not less than
six months.
Sec. 15. JS'o personam association or
corporation shall manufacture for sale,
: sell or keep for sale, exchange, barter,
I or dispense any liquors containing alcohol,
for any purpose whatever,otherj
wise' than as provided in this Act.
j Dispensers as herein provided shall
i alone be authorized to sell and dispense
such liquors, and all permits
must be procured as herein provided
from the County Board of Control:
Provided, That the manufactures of
distilled, malt or vinous liquors, who
are doing business in the State, shall
be allowed to sell to no person in this
State, except the State Commissioner,
and to parties outside the State,ani the
State Commissioner shall purchase his
supplies from brewers and distillers in
this State, where their product reaches
the standard required by this Act:
Provided, Such supplies can be purchased
as cheaply there as elsewhere.
Every package, barrel,or bottle of such
liquors shipped beyond the limits of
this State shall have thereon the certillcate
of the State Commissioner allowing:
the same, otherwise it shall be
liable to confiscation, and the railroad
carrying it shall be puDished as in
Section 3. And provided, That any
person shall havo the right to make
wine for his or her own use from
grapes or other truits.
Sec. 1(5. Every Dispenser shall keep a
strict account of all liquors received
by him from the State Commissioner,
in a book kept for that purpose, which
shall be subject at all times to the inspection
of the Circuit Solicitor, any
peace oilicer or grand juror of the
county, or of any citizen, and such
book shall show the amount ana kiuu
of liquors procured, tne date of receipt
and amount sold, and the amount on
hand of each kind for each month.
Such book shall be produced by the
party keeping the same, to be used as
evidence on trial of any prosecution
against liim, on notice duly served that
the same will be required as evidence.
Sec. IT. The payment of the United
States special tax as a liquor seller, or
notice of any kind in any place of resort.
or in any store or shop, indicating
that alcoholic liquors are there sold,
kept orgiveu away, shall b9 held to be
prima facie evidence that the person
or persons paying said tax and the
parties di->playin? such notices are
acting in violation of this Act, and
unless said person or parties are selling
under permit as prescribed by this
Act they shall be punished by a tine
not exceeding $100 or imprisonment
not more than thirty days.
Sec. IS. Licensed druggists conducting
drug stores and manufactures of
proprietary medicines are hereby authorized
tj Durchase of Dispensers of
the counties of their residence intoxicating
liquors (no", inlcuding malt)
lor the purpose of compounding medicines,
tmc'^res and extracts that canriot,
be usee * beverage. The Dispensers
shaix ar?e such licensed
druggist moi j. ten per cent, net
prolit for liquor*, .0 sold. Such purchaser
shali keep a record of the uses
to which the same are devoted, giving
the kind ar""^quantity so used, and
quarterly u shall make and file
with the County Auditor and with the
County Doard of Control sworn reports,
giving a full and true statement of the
quantity and kinds of such liquors
purchased and used, the uses to which '
the same have been devoted, and giving
the name of the Dispenser from
whom the same was Durchased, and ,
the dates and quantities so purchased, j
together with an invoice of each kind (
still in stock and kept for such com- !
poundings. If said licensed druggists ;
shall sell, barter,give away or exchange .
or any manner dispose of said liquors
for any purpose other than authorized !
by this Section, he shall upon convic- (
tion forfeit his license and be liable to (
all penalties,prosecutions and proceed- i
ings at law and equity provided ,
against persons selling without permit, ;
and upon such conviction the Clerk of j
the Court shall, within ten days after
such judgment or order, transmit to
the Board of Pharmaceutical Examin- '
ers the certified record thereof, upon !
receipt of such the 3aid Board shail ]
strike the name of the said druggist
from the list of pharmacists and re- 1
voke his certificate: Provided, That 1
nothing herein contained shall be con- 1
itrued to authorize the manufacture or
sale of any preparation or compound 1
under any name, form or device,which 1
may be used as a beverage which is in
toxicating in its character. And, pro- ?
vided, further, That tne State Commis- !
sioner shall be authorized to sell .to
manufacturing chemists and wholesale
druggists alcohol by the barrel at cost. 1
Sec. l'J. It any person shall make any
false or fictitious signature,or sign any name
ether than his or her own to any ;
paper required to be signed by this !
Act; without being authorized so to do, '
or make any false statement in any
paper, request or application signed to :
procure liquors under this Act, the
person so oil'ending shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
therefor shall be punished by a One of
not more than -525 or be imprisoned
not more than thirty days.
Sec. 2ulfany Dispensary, or his clerk
s.'iail make false oath touching any
matter required to be sworn to under
the provisions of this Act, the person
so oifending shall, upon conviction, be
mmtahari Ktt I a w fnr nprinrv_ If anv
Cociiitv Disposer shall purchase or
procure any intoxicating liquors from
other person than the State (Jommisioner,
or make any false return to the
County Auditor, or use any request for
liquors tor more than one" sale, in any
such case he shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be
punished by a tine oC 8500 or six
months imprisonment.
Sec, 21. Every persqn whj shall directly
or indirectly Keep or maintain,
bv himself or by associating or combining
with others or who shall in any-,
manner aid assist; or abet in keeping or |
maintaining any club room or other j
place in which any intoxicating liquors j
are received or kept for use barter or
sale as a beverage or for distribution or .
division anions the members or any J
ciuD or association oy any means wnat-i
ever, ana every person who shall receiye !
barter, sell, assist or abet another in
receiving, bartering or selling ;iuy a!-,
coholic liquors sj received or kept
shall be deemed guilty ol' a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by a line not to exceed one
hundred dollars or thirty days imprison
inent: Provided, that the State Board
of Control shall have the power, showing
and under such rules as they may
adopt, to exempt hotels where tourists
or health-seeker3 resort, from being
considered nuisances or as violating
this Act by reason of any manager of
such hotels dispensing liquors bought
from the Dispensary, by the bottle,
either night or day, among the bona
fide guests of such hotel; but before
any such exemption shall be granted
the State Board of'Control shall require
the manager of such hotel to give a
onr>ri anrl snfHmont:i '.rsrl in t.hft uenal
sum of three chous* dollars, cor. lit- j
ioned for the observance orall'tho rules
regulations and restrictions prescribed
and imposed by the said board and
with all the requirements of
this Act; and it shall be lawful
for uay constable or oilijar thus
empowered under this Act to enter
sucn hotel and search it at any time,
day or night, without a warrant for
contraband liquors.
Sec. 22. All plac.3s were alconolic
liquors are sold, bartered or given away
in violation of the Act, or where persons
are permitted to resort for the purpose
of drinking alcoholic liquors as
a beverage, of where alcoholic liquors
are kept for sale, barter or delivery in
violation of this Act,, are hereby de
clared to be common nuisances, and
any person may go before any Trial
Justice in the County and shears oat
axlcf arrest warrant, on personal :
knowledge or on information and belief.
charging said nuisance, giving the
names of witnesses -against the keeper
or^manager of such pjace and his. aids 1
and assistants, if any, and such Trial
Justice shall direct such arrest warrant
either to the Sheriff of the county or to
any special constable, commanding
said defendant to be arrested and 1
brought before him to ba dealt with ac- i
cording to law, and at the same time
shall issue a search warrant, in whic^t i
the premises in question shall be par- i
ticularly described, commanding such <
Sheriff or constable to thoroughly i
search the premises and te seize all al- <
coholic liquors found thereon, and dispose
of them as provided in section 33, t
oVioll olc\ cQiva nil vjoapls lur fiv- I
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tures, screens, bottles, glasses ami ap- 1
purtenances apparently used or suit- j
able for uss in retailing liquors, to <
make a complete inventory thereat, 1
and deposit the same with the .Sheriff. 1
That under the arrest warrant the de- <
fendant shall be arrested and brought :
before such Trial Justice and the case ;
shall be disposed of as in case of other i
crimes beyond his jurisdiction, except
that when he commits or binds over I
the parties for trial to the next term ]
of the Court of General Sessions for i
the county he sh ill make out every
paper in the casd in duplicate and iile i
one copy of the proceedings with the s
Clerk of the Court for the i
county and immediately trans- 1
mit the other copy to the Solic- <
ltor of the circuit whereupon I
said Solicitor shrill at once ap- i
ply to the Circuit Judge at Chambers <
whitin that circuit, for at order re- i
straining the desendants, their servants
or agents from keeping, receiving (
bartering, selling or giving any alcj- 1
nolle liquor.} until the lurtner or.ieroi *
the court. Such Circuit JiuUe is here- I
by authorized, empowered and required !
to grant the s*id restraining order i
without requiring a band or undertak- 1
ing upon tiie hearing or receipt by mm 1
of said papers from the said Trial J ust ic !
by the hands of the Solicitor; and any i
violation of said restraining order before
tie trfal of the case shall be deem- ]
ed a contempt of court and punished <
as such by said judge or court, as for <
th8 violation of an order of injunction. 1
Upon conviction of said defendants of ;
maintaining said nuisance at the trail ]
they or anyot'them shall be deemed :
guilty of a misiemeanar, punishable
by imprisonment in th9 S:ate i'enit- l
entiary for a term of not less than (
three months, or a line of not less than 1
two hundred dollars, or by both, in the
discreation of tne court, and the restra- i
im'nff nrrlAr shall hA np.rn.atnal. (
The articles covered by the inventory, 1
which were retained by the Sheriff, .
shall be forfeited to the State and sold <
and the net proceeds sent to the State t
Commissioner, and the Sheriff shall (
forthwith procceedto dispose of the <
alcoholic liquors covered by the inventory
as provided for in this Act as :
vv pother liquors ate seized: The 1
Sau. sucti alcoholic liquors- on ]
3uch p. with satisfactory avi- i
ience thai ,ame was being dispos- j
ad of country to this Act, shall be s
nriama facie evid^nca of the nuisance <
complained of. Liquors seized as here- i
inbelore provided and the vessels con- t
raining them, shall not be taken fro.m* <
the custody of the officers in possession i
of the sime by any writ of replevin or i
Dther process while the proceedings I
tierein provided are pending! Xo' suit s
3uall lie for damages alleged to arise by ;
seizure and detention of liquors under
this Act. I
SiC-23. Any parsjn violating the (
terms anyrestraining order granted in i
3uch proceeding shall be punished foj j
contempt by a tine of not less than two 1
hundred dollars nor more than one 1
thousand dollars, and by imprisonment J
in the State Penitentiary not fes3 -.than (
ainety days nor more than one year. \ (
In contempt proceedings arising out" 2
Df the voration of any .injunction <
granted under the provision-oj' this (
Ant- ?I i- J~.r. in TT jnofm'n fhft t
UL.l/0, mtJ UUULl, , ill ?.v Judge
thereof, shall have power to j
summartly and punish the p.icty or 1
parties guilty, a3 required by law.
The affidavits upon which the attachment
for contempt issue shall make a.
prima facie cass for the State. The
accused may plead in the same manner
as to an indictment in so far as the
same is applicable. Evidence may '03
oral or in the form of affidavits, of both
the defendant may be required to m .ke
aaswers to interrogatories. either written
or oral, as in the court or Judge
may seem proper; the defendant shall
not necessarily be discharged upon
kio /Inni'ol nf rho f a afatori in fhfi
iiiO UtUiCit V i. bUV
moving papers. The Cleik of the Court 1
shall, upon the application of either !
party, issue subpoenas for witnesses, '
and except as above set forth the *
practice in such contempt proceedings
shall conform as nearly as may to the '
practice in the Court of Common 1'leas {
The State Commissioner, under rules 1
and regulations provided by the State;
Board ot' Control, m.iy enter hr,o con- 1
tracts with responsible grape growers ?
in tnis State for the sale or domestic
wines througn the Dispensary, so as to
encourage grape growing in this State, '
and in furtherance of this object not 1
more man tec per cam. prou-iu iue
Dispensary over the expenses of hot- :
tling, labeling, freightage, etc., .shall '
be charged for the handling of such ;
wines. (
The manager of every registered dis- ;
tiilery of liquor in this .State shall re- j,
port quarterly to the State Commis j
sioner, showing the number of gallons j
of each kind of liquor on hand, manu- j
factured or disposed of during the{
quarter, and if the said report fail to j
correspond witn the return of said J
distillery to the United States Internal j
Itevenue Collector for tnis State, or it
is shown that said manager has disposed
of liquor contrary to this Act,
said distillery shah be deemed to be a
coamnion nuisance, and ihe Siid mana
ger and his a'ders and assistants and I
the premises shall be proceeded against
as in this Act provided as to places
where liquors are sold contrary to this
Act.
sec. 24. la all cases of pi teas where
liquors are unlawfully kept or stored,
the same nc'? being in an open house or
exposed to view, and a search being
necessary, upon afliiavit to that effect
or on information and belief that contraband
liquor is in such place,a search
warrant snail be issued by a Justice,
Judge or Trial Justice, or Mayor or
Intendant of a city or town, to whom
application is made,empowering a constable,
or any person who may be deputized,
to enter the said place by day
time or in the night time and to search
and examine the said premises for the
purpose of seizing the said contraband
liquors therein concealed, kept or
stored, which said liquor when so seized
shall be disposed of as hereinafter
nrovirlfld.
Sec. 25. That any of the liquors set
forth in Section one (1) of this Act,
which are contraband may be seized
and taken without warrant by any
State constable, sheriff or policeman,
whiie in transit or after arrival,whether
in possession of a comaion carrier,
depot agent, express agent, private person,
firm, corporation or association,
and reported to the State Commissioner
at once, who shall dispose of the
same as hereinafter provided: Provided:
That liquors purchased outside
the State, owned and conveyed as personal
baggage, shall be exempt from
seizure when the quantity does not exceed
one galbn.
Sec. 26. That the possession of said
illicit liquors is hereby prohibited and
declared unlawful, and any obligation,
note or indebtedness contracted in
their sale or transportation is declared
to be absolutely null and. void, nor shall
any action or suit for the recovery of
the same be entertained in any court in
this State.
Sec. 27. Tnat tne proceeding against
liquor so illegally kept, stored, sold, delivered,
transported or being transported.
shall be considered a proceeding in
rem, unless otherwise herein provided
elsewhere than at his or her residence.
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possession, removal, sile, deiver>
or acceptance of any of the said
iquors or liquids in any package,cask,
fug, box or other package, under any .
)ther than the proper name or brand
inown to the trade as designating the 1
iind and quality of the contents of the
iasks, packages or boxes containing the :
same, or causing such removal, accept- :
ince, transportation, taking into pos- '
e3si0D, or any such delivery, shall
work the forfeiture of said liquors or 1
liquid and casks or packages, and the '
person or persons so offending,knowing- i
.y. be subject to pay a line of not more
than five hundred dollars or imprisonment
for the term of not longer than 4
iix months, and the wrongful name,
iddress, mirk, stamp or style on such :
iquor when seized shall be considered
ividence prima facie of guilt. The
oooks and waybills of the common car- :
:ier may be examined to trace said li
juor to the shipper, who shall be liable,
apon conviction, in a like penalty.
Sec. 29. That all Constables, Deputy
Constables, Sheriffs or Municipal po
icemen, snail iiave tne rignt, power
ind au:hority, and it shall he their duly,
whenever they are informed or suspect
that any such suspicious package
n possession of a common carrier contains
alcoholic liquors or liquids, to de- 1
;ain the same for examination for the
;erm of twenty-fciur hours without any
ivarFant or process' whatever.
Sec. 30. That any interference by any
person with obstruction or resistance
}f. or abusive language- to any otlicer
jr person in the discharge of the duties
herein enjoined or the use of abusive
language by any such officer or
person to any other .person or persons
mall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and be punishaDle
by a line of not more than one huuIred
dollars or imprisonment for .the
;eroi of not more than thirty days.
Sec. 31. In all cases of seizure of any
joods, \vare3 or merchandise hereafter
>r heretofore male, as being subject to
forfeiture under any provision of this
:Yct or the former Act, which, in the
>p:nion of the officer or person m iking
;he seizure are o" the appraised value
)f fifty dollars or more, the said officer
)r person shall proceed as follows:
First. He shall cause a list containing
i particular description of the goods,
vare3 or merchandise seized to be prepared
in duplicate and- appraisement
.hereof to be made by three sworn ap
raisers, to be seiectei o7 mm, wno
ihall be respectable-and disinterested
citizens of the State of; South Carolina
esiding within the -county. wherein
;he seizure was made.-*.Said iisc and
ippraisement shajl b9 -properly attested
)y the~said.' officer.. o; person and the
ippraisers, for . which ser vice each of
;he said appraisers shall'be.alio wed the
mm of one dollar to be paid by the .
State Commissioner.
Second. If the said goods are believed
jy the officer making the seizures to be
)?' Ies3 value than fifty - dollars, no appraisement
shall be made. The s.iid
>llicer or person shall* proceed to-pubish
a notice for-tiiree weeks,in writing
it three pLaces in-the county where the
seizure was made, describing the articles
and stating the time'and place and
cause of their seizure, and requiring
my person.claiming them to .appear
ind make such claim within thirty
lays 1X0111 LUtJ UaUtt-Ui. U1B uis./ pujuva;
:iort of such notice. ....
Third. Any person claiming the.iiqaors
so seized as contraband, aad the '
vessels containing ' the same, within
:he time specilied ia the. notice, may
iie with the''State Commissioners a
:laiin stating his interest ia the_ articles
seized, and may execute .a bond to
:he State Commissioner in the penal
sum of live Hundred dollars, with sure:ies
to be approved by the said State
Jominissioner, conditioned that ia the
jase of c-jndemnaiion of the articles so
seize! the obligors shall pay all the
203ts and expenses of the proceedings
to obtain such condemnation; and upon
li j r].jiiv--T7 nf such nr>nrl< t.i f.hp State
Doinmissiouer he shall transmit the
same with the duplicate list or descrip:ion
of the goads seized to the Solicitor
if the circuit in- which such seizure
tvas made, and said Solicitor shall pros
icute the case to secure the forfeiture
3f sail contraband .liquors or liquids
in the court having jurisdiction.
Fourth. It" no claim is interposed
and no bond given within the time
ibovespeciiied, such liquors, shall be
forfeited without further proceedings, .
ind the -State Commissioner snau nave
the said liquors tested by toe S'.ate
Chemist, and if pure shallseli the same
tbrough the State Dispensary, as '
though purchased by mm. If not
pure, he shall seil the same beyond the
State and deposit the proceeds to thf
credit of the State Commissioner:
Provided, Tnat in seizures in quanti
lies less ia value thau titty dollars 01 j
such illicit liquor, or liquors, the same *
'may be advertised, with other quantities,
at Columbia by the .State Commissioner
and disposed of as hereinbefore
provided: Provided further. That tbe
claimant of such liquors m lygive bond
in one hundred dollars as vvheu tie
value is fifty dollars or over, and shall
bear tbe burden of shoeing oetore ;i
Trial J ustice that he has complied with
the law and that the liq iors is not liable
to seizure.
Sec. 32. That all fermented, distillel
or other liquors or liquids containing
alcohol, transported into this State or
remaining herein for use, sale, consumption,
storage or other disposition
shall, upon introduction and arrival in
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andeffect of this law to the sani3 exteat
and in the same manner as though
such liquors or liquids n i l been p-odused
in this State.
Sec. XL That no person, except as
provided by this Act, shall bring into
this State, or transport from plaoi to
plies within this State, by wagjn, cart,
or orher vehicle, or by any othar means
or mole of carriage, any liquor or liquids
containing alcohol, under a penal
ty of 100 or imprisonment for thirty
day3, for each offense upon conviction
thereof, as for a misdemeanor. Anv
servani, agent or employee of .ny persons,
corporation or associations, "doing
business in this State as common carrier,
or any parson whatever; (except an
ollicer seizing or examining the same)
who shall remove 'any intoxicating liq
uors from any railroad car, vessel o*r
other vehicle of transportation at any
place other than the usual and established
stations, wharves, depots or
places of business of such common carriers
within some city or town where
there is a Dispensary, and then only for
such Dispensary, or who shsll aid in or
consent to such removal, shall upon
conviction be subject to a penalty of
830 or imorisoim^at fo: thirty days
for cxt-ari/ /ifFwri: > That
said penalty s>iia!i a > toply to any liquor
ia transit : .; :>d from car
to car to faoilita'.c a-msp i'ion
across the State: Provided, Taat
this section does not apply to l;'qM.nrs
purchased from a Dispensary and bearing
the proper label or certificate. Ail
liquors in this State, except Dispensary
liquors and those passing through cansigned
to points beyond, shall be
deemed contraband and may be seized
in transit without warrant. And any
steamboat, sailing vessel, railroad, express
company or other common carrier
transporting or bringing into this
State for sale or use tnereia, except by
the Dispensary, shall suffer a penalty
oi $?auu ana costs ior eaca uueuss, iu
be recovered by the Solicitor of the
Circuit Court, or the Attorney General,
by an action brought therefor in any
court of competent jurisdiction. The
State constables, Sheriffs, municipal
police or any lawful constable may enter
any railroad car, or express car, or
depot, or steamboat, or other vessel,
without warrant and make search for
such contraband liquors, anl may examine
the way bills and freight b)oks
of said common carriers, and. aay one
interfering with or resisting such-.officer
shall be punished by a liae. rrofrex*
ceedingSlUOor imprisonment not longer
than thirty days. ^
" Sec. 34. That any. person detected
openly violating -acy ot",the provisions
ok this Act Shall bailable to arrest
withoiil; warrant, provided a warrant
shall be procured within a reasjuable
time thereafter.
Sec. 35. That violations of any of the
jonfinna nf fhio \ r*t wh PPP n I] Dish t
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uDon conviction is not especially provided
for, the person or persons or corporation
so convicted shall be punished
in the discretion of the court trying
the same.. All alcoholic liquors, other
Chan domestic wine,'and in quantity
more than live gallons, which do not
have on the packages in which they are
contained the labsii aaa certiiicate3 goipg
to show that they have bean parchased
from a State oilicer authorized
to sell them are hereby declared contraband,
and onsei/.'ire will be forfeited
to the "State as provided, ia s-setioa
31: Provided, That this section shall
not apply to liquor hekl by the owners
of registered stills. Persons having
more than live gallons of liquor elsewhere
than at his or her home, which
they wish to keep for their own use.
may thro<v the protection o? the la;v
around the same by famishing as inventory
of the quantity an1 kinds to
the State Commissioner, and applying
for certiiicates to affix thereto. After
sixty days from the approval of this
Act any liquor fouad in the State not
haying sucn certi!icate3 may bi seized
and confiscated. Persons fcaviag more
than they wish to use may obtain certificates
to ship beyond the limits of
the State. Any parson affixing, or
causing to be affixed, to any package
containing alcoholic liquor any imitation
stamp or other printed or eagraved
label or device than those furnished by
the State Commissioner shall for each
offense be liable to a p?nilty of tea
days' imprisonment or ?25 line.
Sec. 3(3. Every person who disposseses
or rescues from a constable or other
r\r* offoTYin^s: art t".0 rto ATV
w ss ? . ?J M.v<r
holic liquor taken or detained by such
oilicer charged with tiie eaforeemeat
of this law, shall, upon conviction be
imprisoned thirty days or uav a line of
5100.
Sec. 37. Any person handling contraband
liquor in the night time or delivering
the same, shall beguilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviclion, shall
be punished b7 imprisonment for
thirty days or S109 line.
" Sec.'33. Any' wagon, cart, boat or
other conveyance transportiaz coatrabarxu
liquor at night other than regular
passenger or freight steamers and railway
car, shall be liable to seizure and
confiscation; and to that end tne ollicer
shall cause tae same to be appraised by
three disinterested citizen?,'and unless
recovered by claim and delivery proceedings
and suitable bond, shall be advertised
and sold and proceeds seat to
the State Commissioner.
"See. 3'J. Every Dispenser, when he
sells a package containiag liquor shall
put a cross mark in ink oh the label or
r^rtiiifiate theieon. extending from the
top to tee bottom and fr:>m side to
side. When any liquor is seized because
it has not the necessary certiiicates
and lables required by this Act,
the burden of proor shall be upon the
claimant of said spirits to show that no
fraud has been committed and that the
whiskey h not contraband.
Sec. 10. That auy .railroad, steamboat
express company of other common carrier
shall incur a penalty of treble the
invoice price of any alcoholic liquors
lost or stolen in transit to or from the
Dispensary, whetner shippai as released
or not, su'Ki penalry to be recovered
by action in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
Sec. ?!. That it shall b2 uniawf :1 for
any person to take or to solicit orders
nr to receive money from other persons
for the purchase or shipment ofaay
alcoholic liquors for or to such other
persons in this -Stite. except for liquors
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to be purcnassci an*i snippea irj;u uie
Dispensary, and any person violating
this section upon conviction, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall be punished by imprisonment not
to exceed thirty days or by a line not to
exceed 6100.
-.Sec. 42. It shall be the duty of Sheriffs,
deputy sheriffs and constables having
notice of the violation of any of
the provisions of this Act, to notify
the Circuit soiicito: or trie tact or sucn i
violation, and to furnish him the
names of any witnesses within their
knowledge by whom such violation can
be proven. I? any suchoffiser or Solicitor
shall wilfully fail to comply
with the provisions of this section, he
shall, upon conviction, ba Gned a sum
not less than 8100 nor more than S500:
ana sucii conviction shall work a
forfeiture of the otlbe held by such
person; and the court before whom
such conviction is had shall, in addition
to the imposition of the line aforesaid,
order and adjudge the forfeiture
of his said ofllse.
Sec. 43 The Governor shill h \va authority
to appoiut one or more State
constables a*: a salary of 82 per day
and expenses when on duty, and two
I ctiief constables at S2 each per day and
expenses to see that this Act i3 ea-.
forced, the same to be charged to the
i expense of the State r,->mnrr;<a5innor or.
cspj as otherwise provided in this Act.
Sec. 4i. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent
with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sac. 43. That wherever m this Act it
is provided that process shall issue upon
an allidavit based on information
I and belief, the arliiavit shall contain a
i statement setting forth the sources of
! information, the ?act3 and grounds upon
which the atfi ant bases his belief.
| Sec. 4f>. This Act shall not be held or
construed to in any manner repeal or
aliect- existing l?ws prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors within cartain
distances of churches and schools.
Sec. 47. That brewers in this State of
rice beer heretofore engaged in ths
manufacture and sale of rice beer containing
not more than 2 pr: "ent of alcohol
shall be allowed thirty days frein
tne approval of tills Act to dispo3eof
ttieir manufactured products now on
hand.
Sac. 43. That Chapter 7, Title VII of
the Code of Civil Procedure of this
Scate entitled, "Of Provisional Remedies
in Civil Actions," shall not apply
to any officer or person having duties
to perform under this Act and in no
case shall an action lis against any
such officer or person for damages to
person or property as provide! in said
chapter.
Sec: 49. This Act shall take eff3;t iaaoiediately
upon its approvai.
A Bloody Christmas.
Yorkville, S. C., Dec. 27.?Further
facts have been elicited by the
coroner's inquest concerning the murder
of Mr. D. P. Blackburn, for which
the negro, Jeff Crawford, i3 held. Crawford
is about forty years of age. When
seen at the jail dv a reporter he said
that Blacfehnrn frt hio hA.i.?-Orf
? uu uio uvuac oau*
urday night to get shaved, preparatory
to going to North Carolina. After
shaving him, Crawford says he went
to llo2i Hill, and returned next morning.
'He denies all knowledge of the
killing. His statements were clear,
but guarded and careful. The facts developed
at the inquest, however, make
thing3 look blacs for the negro. A ?'
bloody, razor is said to have been found
at Crawford's house, and identified as
his property. There was an empty
"Calf pint llask in Blackburn's packet,
and the theory is thit Crawrord, or
whoever killed tie unfortunate man,
lured him into the woods on pretence
of guiding him to a whiskey wagon.?
State. -.y .
two brotiiei13 KILLED.
Spartanburg, S. C., Dec. 27.?The
following nasjust reached herefrom
luman, s. U. JNews h*3 ju3t reached
nere from Colliasviile, a small country
town j list over tie X jrth Carolina line,
about dt'teen miles north of here, of a
terrible tragedy which occurred yesterday
evening. One Wilkinson shot
and Killed Ben Robertson, and perhap3
mortally wounded John Robertson, nis
elder brother. List Sunday afternoon
Miss Mollie Robertson, a sister of Ban
and Jo2?n, was married at her father's
nouse, ail among cnose wno attended
were the Wilkinson boys. Tiiey got
into a difficulty with two of John and
Bin's younger brothers. Join, Bin
and their 1'ither, learnia? what wa3
going on, promptly appeared on the
s:eue, and kicked one of the Wilkinsons
a fey times and ran them off th9
place, one of them leaving his hat behind.
It is supposed that this row was
the cause of the killing.
3iurder ix newberry. ^
Newberry. Djc. 27.- -Henry N. Anton,
a well digger, die! here today from
the result or a trivial matter. La3t
night a diiHiulty arose between cer
taia mm operatives. Kib3 MsGrDffin
aad Frank Saaitb were eagiged ia a
kaosk-dowa tiglit about Snita's little
boy beiag sliopad by McGowaa. H.eary
Wercz, McGoWi?a's soa-ia-la?/,
joiaed ia cbe ligat, wiaa Alio a ea- ? r^"
daavorad to sepirar-; all parties... H)t
words x.)llowdd be;waea Warts aai
Aitoa. Warts thea struck Aa^oaon
tae bead witb. a brick, breaking his
skull, witb fatal results. Werts fled
last night. A warraat ha3 beea i*su9d
for bis arras:.?State.
a victim in rociv 1iill.
Ro?k IIill, Dec. 27.?Charlie J. Mil
ler, wmie, a desparats character, shot '
and killed a negro namsd Cally Donglas?,
ia front of J. W. Taylor's meat
market tonight at 7.45. It S2em3 a3 if
the men had baea engaged in a quarrel
for some tlms when Miller drew a pistol
and shot Douglass three tim33, killing
him almost instantly. Miller his
been employed as a guard at the stoskade
here for four months. He skipped
immediately after the Ihird shot and
when last sesu was running in the direction
of 131ack street.
siiox AT A OIiniSTilAS feolic.
Pleasant IIill, D33. 2'3.?William
Wjf-t-a nTJC ch^- I ) ni<rhf hir
?? ;? wj j j A. * j j UI^UJ \J J
William Mcllwain at a ne?ro frolic
near this place. Watts diei this aiming.
The shooting wa3 done with a 1
doable-barreled shot gan. It is siid
that there was an old grudge between
them. Both are colored.
CtjeiMad.
Xe\t 1'ork, D jc. 2-3.?The Riv. Dr.
Samuel Lewis, a 701103 Jewish rabbi
fro.n C.iarles'.oa, S. 0. wa? transferred
yesterday mxning from JJelievue ho3pitai
to the tfioomingdale insane asyium.
He had suddenly shown sigu3 of
dementia while on his wedding trip
and his nrettv bride hal harried him
back to this city to have him treated
by competent specialists. Mrs. Lewis
herself was nearly wild with excitement
when her honeymoon cume to an ?
abrupt end. Dr. Lewis wa? uot all violent*
bathe had the delusion that he
was being persecute! and that a conspiracy
haJ been forme.1 to kill him.
He had jump id to his feet while passing
through Virginia on a train and
said: "Tou only married me for jmy
money; 1 will not stay with you another
hour." Mrs. Lewis tearfully listened
to his ravines un-ible to understand at
t'ret r?iunorp in hie manner When
tcM by physlciaus that his mind had
given way she immediately notified her
relatives that she was oming pack to
them. Dr.L :wis's marriage occurred
jast one week a?o to Jay. The bride
was Miss Clara Ury, andthe ceremony
whs performed as the residence of.
Louis* Snasu No. 103 East 94:ti street
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis spint las: Tuesday ***
night at the Hotel Savoy at 2y:h street
aud'Fifth Avenue, and started for the
South the following morning, intending
to take a brief trip before Dr. L3Wic
rafnrnji rr> his l>ih.)rs in Charleston.
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