The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 08, 1911, Page 3, Image 3
BOARD-S STIFF REPLY TO LYON.
Hostility Charged Against Attorney
General.
Columbia, June 1.?John V. Wallace,
of Charleston, was to-day elected
chairman pro tempore of the dispensary
commission. He will preside
over the apprQaching sessions of
that body. Mr. James Stackhouse
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sun remains me cnairmau uummcm?
and official^, but he will not be here
for some of the meetings; on such
.occasions Mr. Wallace will preside.
Mr. Stackhouse stated that he has
v matters at home that claim his attention,
and he will come here whenever
he can.
>V Next Tuesday the commission
meets and will summon before it
the members of the old dispensary
commission. This follows the decision
by the supreme court last
evening.
Lyon Scored.
To-day widened the breach between
Attorney General Lyon and the
new dispensary commission.
Among other things in a letter to
the attorney general this afternoon
the commission says:
f "We are satisfied that your relations
with one Thomas B. Felder is
such as to make you a partisan with
him and that you could not be relied
upon to prosecute a man with whom
you have been so intimately associated
and whose conduct you will not
investigate if you are required to do
so."
The letter of the commission in
reply to Attorney General Lyon's let
ter objecting to the employment of
counsel is as follows:
Commission's Letter.
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Columbia, S. C., June 1, 1911.
The Hon. J. Fraser Lyon, Attorney
General, Columbia, S. C.?Dear
Sir: In reply to your letter of yesterday
we beg to say that we have
employed the services of Mr. W. A.
Holman, of Charleston, to aid this
commission in the investigation of
the affairs of the State dispensary
and to facilitate our labors in accordance
with the acts of the general
assembly of this State in such case
made and provided.
Your attitude towards this com
mission has been so unfriendly and
antagonistic that it appears to us we
cannot rely upon your judgment or
upon your legal services in the further
progress of our labor, and it is
absolutely necessary and essential
for the best interests of the State
that we should have the services of
counsel, and this we propose to have
for the benefit of the Staite.
Charges Hostility.
Your attitude in the Murray matter
was unfriendly and antagonistic
and hostile to the position of this
commission, and your position in the
Richland distillery case is unsatisfactory
and hostile. You are the
y attorney general of this State and
should be in possession of all the
facts and circumstances surrounding
this case, or any other matter per
taining to tne puouc wenare ur m
connection with the State dispensary
but in your unwarranted zeal and unfriendliness
you saw fit to say to this
commission that you would prosecute
the case if they would furnish you
with proper evidence. This is not
the proper business of the commission
to furnish you with facts, but it
you duty to furnish the commission
with facts in this behalf and in all
other public matters connected with
their business.
Called "Partisan" of Felder.
We are satisfied that your relations
with one Thomas B. Felder are
such as to make you a partisan with
him and that you could not be relied
upon to prosecute a man with
whom you have been so intimately
associated and whose conduct you
will not investigate if you are required
to do so. We base this opinion
and this conclusion upon your
i attitude towards this commission and
on information of your relations towards
Thomas B. Felder. He was
your employee, or rather you approved
his employment, and he received
large sums of money from the
State?we understand something
over $100,000?and now when we
want to employ an attorney at a moderate
and modest sum to aid us in
the further investigation of the dispensary
you interpose or attempt to
interpose, your official position and
to cut off this commission from the
aid and advice of counsel.
As to Employing Counsel.
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We are sansneu. uidi an empiu^iug
Mr. W. A. Holman we are acting fairly
within our rights. The act gives
the commission broad powers to employ
any person to aid them in the
1 investigation of the affairs of the dispensary,
as will be shown by reference
to the act of the legislature,
which gives to the commission the
right to employ "any other person
or persons the commission may deem
necessary for the ascertainment of
any fact or facts connected with said
State dispensary and its management
or control at any time in the
past," and we have, with this end in
view and for this purpose, employed
Mr. Holman and engaged his services
in conformity with the act to
OTTS ON GEORGE HASTY CASE.
Won't Prosecute While Blease is in
Office, Solicitor States.
Spartanburg, June l.?Solicitor J.
C. Otts, of this circuit, stated to-day
that George Hasty would not be tried
for killing the actor, Bennett, who
was shot at the same time Hasty shot
Davidson, in a quarrel over Miss
Sheridan, an actress, until at least
Gov. Blease was out of office. The
solicitor stated that if he secured a
conviction that it was possible that
the governor would pardon Hasty
again, and that while the case would
not be nol prossed, it would not be
tried at any early date.
Solicitor Otts's Letter.
Columbia, June 1.?Anent the renrtrtpH
statement of Solicitor J. C.
Otts that he will prosecute George
Hasty on another indictment for the
killing of the actor, Davidson, the
following letter, which appeared in
connection with Hasty, will be read
with more than passing interest:
"Otts & Dobson, Attorneys and
Counsellors, Gaffney, S. C., March
21, 1911.?Dear McGraw: In re
pardon for Geo. Hasty. I never interfere
in sentences or paroles and
commutations unless the governor
refers such matters to me.
"As to the other indictment
against Hasty; I will never try the
case, as my witnesses cannot be
found. I shall not interfere in the
matter. Very truly,
J. C. OTTS, Sol."
This is in Mr. Otts's own handwriting.
The following was sent Solicitor
Otts by Gov. Blease:
"June 1, 1911.
"J. C. Otts, Esq., Spartanburg, S.
C.?Dear Sir: The enclosed is a
copy of a letter handed to me in the
George Hasty matter.
"Please advise me if same is a
forgery?in view of your statement
in this morning's newspaper. Very
respectfully,
"COLE. L. BLEASE, Gov."
Immediately on receiving the governor's
letter this morning the solicitor
replied as follows:
Spartanburg, June 2, 1911.
Cole L. Blease, Esq., Governor, Columbia,
S. C.
Dear Sir?In reply to yours of yesterday
enclosing copy of my letter to
Mr. McGraw, I beg to advise it is a
correct copy.
I have not changed my position
since writing tnat leiusi iu mi iuv- I
Graw. I have no desire to interfere
in matters wholly within your prerogative
as governor.
While I am not able to try murderers
without witnesses, so long as
I am solicitor of this circuit shall
continue to strive to do my whole
duty. Very respectfully yours,
J. C. OTTS,
* Solicitor Seventh Circuit.
Just why Mr. Otts wrote the letter
that caused Gov. Blease to inquire of
him his attitude in the matter has
not been determined. It is probable
that he had some reason for writing
as he did to McGraw who is a citizen
of Cherokee county and a strong
supporter of the present chief executive.
Another case may be brought
into the controversy and some startling
revelations may perhaps be
made public.
? .
He Didn't Know How.
It is said that once when Regniald
De Koven was touring the country
he found himself in the town of Dayton
on Sunday. They told Mr. De
Koven that an Episcopal church in
the neighborhood had a superb organ.
Accordingly he went to that
church, ascended the organ loft and
sat beside the organist during the
morning's service. "You seem to
know something about music," said
the organist, in a condescending way.
"I'll let you dismiss the congregation,
if you like." "Why, yes," said
Mr. De Koven, "I would like that
I very much." Accordingly, at the end
of the recessional, he exchanged
places with the organist and began
to play Mendelssohn's "Spring Song."
He played beautifuly. The Dayton
people, enthralled by the wonderful
music, refused to depart They sat
in rapt enjoymenfl, and after the
"Spring Song" was finished Mr. De
Koven began something of Chopin's.
Suddenly a heavy hand was laid on
his shoulder, and he was pushed off
the music stool. "You can't dismiss
a congregation," said the organist,
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liupaiicilllj t naivu uuu ow uy M uuvu
I'll get them out."
A peace commission seems to be
the thing most needed in South Carolina
just now.
aid us in our labors as aforesaid.
We have thus made our position
with you plain and we expect to adhere
to it.
Veiy truly yours,
(Copy.) JAMES STACKHOUSE,
Chairman.
B. F. KELLEY, Secretary.
Secretary Kelley, of the dispensary
commission, stated to-night that
"soon there will be something too
warm to handle" in connection with
dispensary matters.
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JONES WHISTLES.
"Must Be Showers in Life as Well
as Sunshine.
Columbia, June 2.?Smiling and
whistling as gaily as if going on an
outing, W. T. Jones, the rich Union
county planter, boarded a train at
Union Wednesday morning in the
custody of an officer and came to
Columbia to begin a life term in the
penitentiary for killing his wife.
There was a large throng at the station
to see him off, some drawn by
curiosity and others by sympathy,
and at least 25 people grasped his
manacled hands and bade him goodbye.
To an old negro who expressed
sorrow, Jones said philosophically.
"There must be showers in life
as well as sunshine."
At points along the railway there
were standing men who waved farewell
to him. As the train passed
Santuc, Jones looked intently at his
handsome home, the scene of the
murder. He kept his eyes on it as
long as if was in sight. "How much
of this land do you own?" asked the
guard. "Everything for three miles
back and two miles ahead," said the
prisoner.
At Blair station two women entered
the smoking car where Jones
was seated and chatted with him for
several minutes. Both told him they
were satisfied of his innocence and
believed he would soon be freed.
One said that her brother, who was
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a devout man, was praying for Jones.
A newspaper man on the train approached
Jones and engaged him in
conversation. "You seem to be
mighty cheerful." "I am cheerful,"
said Jones, "because I know I am innocent
and right must prevail. I
couldn't stand the strain if I were
guilty, but being conscious of having
committed no crime I am convinced
that everything will turn out
well in the end."
Jones then discussed the case at
some length. He said the truth of
the matter was that his wife had
been guilty of certain indiscretions,
and in order to save her reputation
her relatives had conspired to convict
him of murdering her.
"If I had killed my wife under the
aggravated circumstances charged,"
said Jones, "I ought to be hanged;
and if thp inrv had believed I killed
her they would not have recommended
mercy. The verdict was really a
victory for me. It showed that the
jury did not believe me guilty, but
lacked the moral courage to acquit
me in the face of public clamor for
my conviction."
"How do you expect that you will
obtain your release from the penitentiary.
Have you had any assur
ance that you will be pardoned?"
"No; I don't expect to be pardoned.
There are some people who
know why my wife committed suicide
and some day they are going to
tell."
Jones was asked if it was true, as
reported, that he had speculated
while in jail in cotton and wheat
and had lost $100,000. He said it
was untrue that he had lost $100,000
but admitted that he had speculated
in cotton futures. He confirmed
the report that he had appointed
the Nicholson Trust Company, of
Union, trustee of his estate and had
instructed the company to pay his
debts out of the income of his plantation.
?
Jones and his guard attracted no
attention when they stepped off the
train at Columbia. Trying as best
he could to hide the chains on his
wrists, Jones stepped into a hack
with the guard and they drove to the
prison.
Lost in the Lake.
Our British cousins have been accused
of being void of humor for
so long that the following yarn is
told to remove the imputation in a
measure. Not so very long ago an
Englishman, just across, visited
Sandpoint, one of the large lumbering
towns in the Northwest. Practically
the entire town and country
are owned by the Humbird Lumber
company. The Englishman was taken
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immense white pines tower on every
side.
"To whom does this forest belong?"
he asked.
"To the Humbird Lumber company,"
he was told.
He was shown through the large
lumber plant and informed that it
belonged to the Humbirds. The fine
bank building, the great department
store, rows upon rows of dwelling
houses, all belonging to the same corporation.
As a crowning treat he was taken
for a spin around Lake Pend d'Oreille
in a swift launch. Upon their
return while standing upon the dock,
he asked:
"May I ask: who owns this lake?"
"Oh, it belongs to God."
"Aw, really is that so? Now
would you mind telling me how he
managed to get it away from Mr.
Humbird?"
The^ Kingstree Record is printing
a mighty handsome sheet since it installed
a new press.
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The Polly of Lawsuits.
Whatever else you do, don't get
into a lawsuit over some trifling disagreement
with a neighbor. The
courts are full of suits which could
have been settled by mutual concession
or arbitration to the great advantage
of all parties except the lawyers
in the case. Just the other day
a suit was decided after two or three
years of expense and worry on the
part of two families. It was over a
disputed line, as so many such suits
are, and the land in dispute was
probably not worth fifty dollars.
The suit cost the winner $225, and the
loser, being taxed with the costs, i
necessarily had more to pay. It is j
nrnhohlo tViaf- nnrrtv snpnt at!
lest $100 worth of time in monkeying
with the case.
Another case recently noticed is
where a farmer had a right to get
water from a spring on a neighbor's
land. He wanted to build a springhouse,
the owner objected. The first
man had got along without a springhouse
for years, it would not have
damaged the land-owner a penny,
yet an injunction has been issued
and a lawsuit is on. Each party will
probably spend several hundred dollars
and be no better off, and the old
friendliness of the neighborhood will
be a .thing of the past.
To begin a suit in court over some
such trivial matter which could easily
be adjusted by a little give and
take, is not only the poorest sort of
business policy? a case of wasting
certain dollars to gain possible cents,
?but is also a crime against the
community and a foolish waste of
the best part of life. For what shall
it profit a man if he gain a needless
lawsuit only to lose the goad-will of
his neighbors and his own friendliness
towards them ??Progressive
Farmer.
Passed it on to the Dominie.
"Dr. J. H. Jowett believes it is the
minister's, not the congregation's
fault, if the church doesn't go."
The speaker, a member of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church, smiled
and continued:
"Dr. Jowett once told me that he
sided with the old lady who always
went to sleep during sermon time.
" 'Why don't you take snuff during
the sermon?' the minister said to
her. 'That will keep you awake.'
" 'Why don't you put the snuff in
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Would Die to Escape Wooer.
New York, June 1.?Rather than
wed a man she did not love, eighteen-year-old
Rebecca Boltman hurled
herself from a third floor window
and sustained injuries from which
she probably will die. The young
man had followed her from Hungary,
she told the police, and had enlisted
her parents' aid in liis persistent
wooing. For. three years she had
withstood their urgings and at
length, when they continued insistent,
decided to end her life.
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