The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 19, 1913, Image 3
Cd* IMattjiman anb ^cutljron.
Mr. Harold I*. McCoy has returned
ta the city after spending a week at
Myrtle Reach.
. Mrs. J. A. Schwerin. Jr.. and two
children have gone to Sullivan's Isl?
and to spend the remainder of the
amnmrr with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs W. J. 0 Hagan.
Mr. and Mm W. at Wolf have re?
turned to the city after a trip to
Memphis and Hor.dersonville.
Messrs. Pierson Dick, Jsmes
Chandler and Ervln Shaw have re
tamed from a trip to Asheville. The
trip was made in a car. but the re
tarn trip was made on the train.
Mr. Dosler Cuttlno has Just return?
ed to the city from Hendersonvllle.
whsre he went to run a car belonging
to Mr. Steele of Georgetown.
Mr. Nelll O'Doanoll is at home
from Hendersonvllle for a few days.
Mr. Duane Wannamaker Is spend?
log a week at Sullivan's Island.
Mr. Frank Patton is visiting rela?
tiv ee at Flat Rock. N. C.
Mr. Emmett W. Rrunson is spend?
ing some time at Sullivan's Island.
Mr and Mrs. W. F. Alexander and
children are spending the summer at
Ocean View. Va
Mr. J. O. Berwick is spending his
vacation at Paxville.
Among those to go from here to
Mayesvllle to attend the funeral of
Capt. Wells were Mesrs. O. B. Net?
tle* R. F. Haynsworth. A. W. Suder.
Mrs. C. 1* Tlsdale, Mrs E. Alexander
sad Miss Pauline Haynsworth.
Mrs. E. C. Keels has gone to
Oreeleyvllle to visit relatives.
Rev. W I. Herbert has returned to
the city after s ten days stsy at the
sea coast.
Miss Etta Cuttlno Has gone to Du
rant to visit friends
Mr. a*id Mrs. Wyndham Manning
are stsy Ing in the city for a few days.
Mr. R. I. Manning is at home for a
fen days from Saluda, where he Is
spending the summer.
Mies Nslt Chambers, of Hartsville,
la visiting Mise Gentvieve Handle on
Wa*hngton mr<
mm i*ois Bathes and Mr. Harn
Want.*mak**r. of OiouMtstnsrg aho
hsve been visiting at tue residence
of Mr. and Mrs. ht B. Randk have
returned home.
Mr. W. D. Barrett, of Camden. was
lm the city Tuesday.
Capt. J. V. Herker, of Atkins, has
bean la the city several days attend?
ing court.
,Stt* Mlease Hurst have gone to
Charleston to visit for several days.
^IImm Mat tie and Meta Boykin of
DeJi*:?i w?re In town Wednesday.
"Mr. T. B. Hodge and daughter.
feSJSe Bessie, of Tlndal were in town
Mr. P. 8. Harvln of Alcolu spent
Wednesday In the city.
Mr. Norward Durant. of Durant. a
graduate of the Humter High School,
was in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. M. J. Pierson and Miss Leila
P. Meyee left Thursday morning for
Hendersonvllle and Asheville. where
thee will spend the rest of the sum?
mer.
Dr. P. J. O'Neal left Th irsday for
aouthport. N. C. where he will Join
his wife, who is spending ti e summer
there.
Mr. Carl T. Mason has gone North
for a business trip of several weeks.
Mr and Mrs. C. D. Schwsrts and
daughter. Miss Rita. Teft Wednesday
afternoon for an extended trip North.
Mise L? M. Davis and Mrs. M. S.
Jenee have gone to Columbia for the
day oa special business.
Miss Woolen, of Savannah, is the
guest of Mlsa Hassle Parrott
Mlss Paulim? James, of Darlington.
Id vtaittag Miss Alice Dxon on Haskell
street
Mr. J ? i< Baker, district demon?
stration agent for the farm extension
bureau of the federal government,
wan in the city Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. DsVeaux Moore
and Miss I* H Gregorle leave this
afternoon for Atlantic City, where
they will stay for several weeks be?
fore going on to Ontario. Canada.
? here they will spend some time.
fctr. John B Moore left Thursday
for *he mountains of Virginia, where
he wilt stsy for several weeks prior
to the opening of Washington and
Lee University, of whb h institute he
to a student.
officers j. i? ggnereon, aio* n..i
rle end H. B. Itoykln. who were
charged b> rh*? coroner's iure Tues?
day w'tth being responsible, fat the
d*ath of John Yatrs, OOtoTOdi and
for whom a warrant wh? tssen out
by Coroner Flowers, srert releases
Tuesday sfternoon gj JedgS QagS ort
n bond of ffcoo each and I hell nWS
recognimnce to ggganj at the rail
term of court.
A C ASK FOR KKAL CHARITY.
A Few Dollars I'roniptly Given Will
Alleviate Suffering and Provide for
a Destitute Mother ami Her Habe. (
The City Nurse, who Is in dally con?
tact with distress, sorrow and suffer?
ing, fortunately for those to whom it
Is her duty to minister, has not be?
come calloused by familiar?
ity with the sadder and darker phases
of life, and Is ever ready to do her
duty, and more, to extend a helping
hand to those who need help. Just
now the City Nurse has a ease that
appeals strongly to her sympathy and
that should make u similar appeal to
the charitable people of this city. It
is a caae which the help that is now.
urgent will do permanent good, en?
abling the person who now Btands in
need of help to help herself In the
near future. The ease is that of a
young woman whose husband desert?
ed her and shirked his responsibilities.
She was left without means of sup?
port, save what she earned by
dally labor so long as her health
permitted her to work. Now she has
an Infant, is ill, without money and
has no relatives and no friends who
a 'c able to care for her. Money Is
needed?not a large sum either?to
provide for her support until she re?
gains her health and strength, when
she will be able to earn her own liv?
ing. The baby will be received by
one of the church orphanages as soon
as it Is old enough to be separated
from its mother, and its future main?
tenance and education will be as?
sured.
The need .for help la immediate,
and If there are fifty or seventy-five
men or women in Sumtcr who be?
lieve in practicing charity to the ex?
tent of one dollar each .they now
have an opportunity brought directly
to their notice that calls for practical,
substantial charity, and not wordy
sympathy. Seventy-five dollars plac
edln the hands of Miss Antonia Gib?
son, City Nurse, will provide for a
destitute young mother until she lu
able to earn he- own support and
will give her baby a chance to start
life aright.
Married.
Mr. E. Taylor Keels and Miss E.
Pearl Rogers were married Wednes?
day morning about 9 o'clock at the
residence of Mr. W. D. Carnes, the
I M. McLeod performing the
. siessony, I
II ttcly after the marriage the
? i ft for Jacksonville, Fla..
where Mr. Keels Is employed, and
where the two will make their fu?
ture home. I
Cuttino-Scarborough Marriage.
A marriage of Interest to many
people in this city was that of Miss
Vlda Cuttino, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. P. Cuttino. and Mr.
JamM H. Scarborough at the Firttt
Raptint church Wednesday afternoon
at 2.15 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. C. C.
Brown officiating.
The church had been appropriately
decorated In pink and green, al?
though the decorations were very
simple and tasty, potted plants, vines
and chrysanthemums being used.
The bridal party entered to the
strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding
March, played by Mrs. Lucy Rodgers,
an aunt of the bride. At the altar
the bride was met by the groom, and
the ceremony was impressively per?
formed. The bride was dressed in a
tan travelling suit and carried bride's
roses. She was attended by her maid
of honor, her sister. Miss Mae Cut?
tino. who was dressed in a gown of
light blue silk with picture hut and
carried pink roses. Mr. Alfred
Scarborough, a cousin of the groom,
was best man.
The ushers were Messrs. Emmett
Halgler, Robert Dougherty, David
Cuttino and Willie Cuttino of Man?
ning.
After the ceremony the "happy
young couple left for a atay at Ashe
vllle. On their return they will make
their home on East Calhoun street.
Many beautiful and useful presents
were received from the friends and
relatives of the contracting parties.
Death.
Mr. Frank Grooms tiled at his home
In the Zoar neighborhood of this
? Miitity Wednesday at noon, aged
about 70 years. The funeral services
were held at Zoar church Thursday.
Mr. Grooms had been In bad health
for about two months preeeodlng his
tleath.
He is survived by his wife and nine
children: Willie Ornoms. Hlshopvllle;
Al. Graham, Jim. and Mra. Maggie
Mix'ui. Mrs. John Johnson, and MIhh
cs Janie, Rcrtell and Mattie Grooms.
Marriage License Record.
Licenses t<> marry have been Issued
i'* Mr. E. T. Keeln and Minx K. Pearl
Rogers of Btimter; Mr J??* it. Bear*
MMfoetgtl and Minn Viva V. < 'ut11n<? of
fcunvtor: and Mr W A. Arthur <?(
Colvmhlg, and MISS Nannie P Moore
? ?r Btatehurfj, a lit>enee has nlen been
Issued t<? Ali?.riux Twnlnle snd Lts*l<
i 'elder ? ed, of Bumtei
CHARGED WITH SHOOTING.
Oaesfi J. 1). Epperson, H. H. Boykln
ami Alex Norris Hehl Resi>onslblo
for Negroe's Death by Coroner's
Jury.
From the Daily Item July 15.
This morning the coroner's jury
held Deputy Sheriff J. D. Epperson,
Rural Policeman Alex Norris and
Constable II. B. Boykin responsible of
inflicting gunshot wounds which
caused the death of John Yates, a
colored man, who the officers at?
tempted to arrest for bicycle stealing.
Yates was shot Just nine weeks ago
today. After the shooting he was
taken to the Sumter Hospital, where
he has been kept ever since, his
death taking place there last night.
The inquest was held in the Geo. H.
Hurst undertaking establishment and
the verdict of the jury was that John
Yates came to his death from gun?
shot wounds received at the hands of
officers J. D. Epperson. H. B. Boykin
and Alex Norris, while in the dis?
charge of their duty.
Dr. Holman testified that he had
treated the man, who was shot in
tho spine, the bullet ranging upward.
Coroner Flowers read an affidavit
from the darky in which he stated
that he had attempted to run when
he saw the officers coming and that
the three of them had tired at him.
T. P. Ward testified that he had ac?
companied the officers out to wherI
Yates lived and had been near the
automobile when the darky ran and
was fired upon. He afterwards help?
ed to place the negro In the automo?
bile and bring him to town.
Yates has been in a precarious
condition ever since he was shot. It
was thought at one time that he might
recover, although this would have
been remarkable, considering the fact
that he was shot in tho spine. Cor?
oner Flower*, after the Inquest, asked
the officers for their guns, which they
refused to give up on advice of coun?
sel. He later issued warrants for
them and turned the warrants over
to the .sheriff.
VETERAN CONDUCTOR DEAD.
Capt. Henry A. Wells Dies Very Sud?
denly at Florence.
From The Dally Item July 15.
Capt. Henry A. Wells of Florence
died very suddenly at that place
Tuesday morning. The body was ta?
ken from there to Mayesvllle on
train No. 61, where the funeral ser?
vices will be held tomorrow. He will
be buried with Masonic honors by
Claremont Lodge, of which he was a
member. A committee of Masons
accompanied the body from Florence
to Mayesvllle.
The deceased was about 60 years
of age and had heen connected with
the Coast Line railroad for a long
number of years gs. passenger con?
ductor. He was also engaged in
farming near Mayesvillc. Captain
Wells was probably one of the best
known and most popular conductors
on the system on account of his ever
Jovial disposition and accommodat?
ing manners. Hundreds of his friends
will be shocked to learn of his sud?
den end.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Hattie Nettles of
Mayesvillc, before marriage. All of
his immediate family arc dead. Mrs.
R. C. Mayes of Mayesvllle Is a sister
in-iuw, and Messrs. John Nettles of
Dillon and O. B. Nettles of Sumter,
are brothers-in-law. The deceased
was born and raised near Well's
cross-roads In Lee county. He was
a member of the Mayesvllle Presby
trian church.
Mrs. W. B. Burns Dead.
Mrs. Lucy Burns, wife of Mr. W.
F. Hums, died at her home on West
Hampton avenue about ? o'clock
Monday night, after an illness ex?
tending over a period of four months.
She was forty-one years of age and is
survived by her husband and six
child ren.
Mrs. Burns was a native of Barn
stable, Mass., where she was marsled
twenty-three >?ars ago. She and her
husband moved to Sumter about a
year after their marriage and have
been living here since that time. She
was the daughter of Capt and Mrs.
Francis Hallett, her maiden name be?
ing Lucy Hray Hallett. As a child
she had sailed around the world sev?
eral times with her father, who was
a well known sea captain of his time.
Hesldes her husband she leaves six
children. W. H. Jr., Francis Hallett.
Alwyn. Dorothy, Lucy and James
She is also survived by one brother
of Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Burns was a member of
Trinity Methodist church, with which
she had been identified throughout
her residence in Sumter, and her
life was a daily exemplification of the
Christian virtues. She was a devoted
wife and mother, a sincere and loving
friend, a helpful, kind and consider*
ate neighbor.
Marriage License,
a license to marr) has i.n issued
to Mr. c. a. Johnson ami Mi** Reese
.1. R|< hai dson * Sumter,
MIZZLING THE PRESS,
The Tyrannical Imprisonment of
Editor Raine, or Memphis.
(From the Montgomery Advertiser, f
Editor Gilbert I), Raine, of the
Memphis News-S< imitar, has been
sentenced by Judge A. I). IMttman. of
Memphis, to serve ten days in jail
and pay a fine of $50 for merely
publishing an order issued in open
Court. Editor Iv^ine has appealed
his case to a higher < ourt.
Editor Raine was not tined and
imprisoned for crith ising a Court.
He was sentenced tir publishing
testimony which the Court had in?
structed newspapers not tt* print.
Hut Editor Raine was charged with
printing the fact that Judge Pittman
had forbidden the publication of
certain affidavits.
The Editor of the News-ScJmitar
took the position that it was a public
Court and any taxpayer could de?
mand and be entitled to receive a
certified copy of any order or decree
therein, and his newspaper had a
perfect right to print such an
order.
Following the sentence of line and
imprisonment the Ncwa-Scimitar said
editorially:
"A Judge who announces to the!
public that he has great respect and j
believes in the necessity of the free?
dom of the press and free speech, and
gives the limit to the editor of a
newspaper for publishing an order of
his, gives some evidence of being a
dangerous man, and in possession of
what might be dangerous power. A.;
B. Pittman, for the present, one of
the local Judges of Shelby County,
gave the limit for contempt yesterday
to tho editor of the News-Scimitar
not for publishing an affidavit which
he, the Judge, wished suppressed, but
for publishing the order that the
affidavit should not be published. He
essayed to shut the mouth of the
press, and also essayed to say that
the press should not publish the fact
of his attempt/
This was a tyrannical order, and
hit straight at the principle that the
press of this country shall be free.
It was, not only tyrannical, but the
Judge who held the editor in con?
tempt, was not consistent in his act,
for Editor Raine recalls that seven
years ago Judge Pittman made a
decision in a case in which Mr.
Raine was personally interested.
Certain testimony was offered to
which Mr. Raine's attorney took ex?
ceptions. The jury was sent from the
room until the Judge could decide
whether the testimony was admissi?
ble. After hearing the testimony
Judge Pittman ruled It out, but in
the mantime it had been taken down
by a stenographer. Mr. Raine's at?
torney asked the court to instruct
the newspapers not to print this re?
port, which would ullow the jury to
see the testimony which had been
ruled out, but this Judge Pittman had
refused to do, in the following lan?
guage:
"The Court has not authority to
prohibit tho publication in a news?
paper of anything which occurs In
Court. If the Court did issue such
an order it would be void, because
the sittings of the Court must be in
public."
And behold, how sweeping is the
deadly paralled! Editor Raine was
not personally Interested In the case
now under discussion occasioned by
a decision, the language of which is
as follows:
"I believe that the Court has the
inherent power to forbid, but not for?
ever, the publishing of anything that
in the opinion of the Judge would
impress the jury and interfere with
the trial."
Judge Pittman could have kept his
jury locked up and forbidden them to
read the newspapers during the pro?
gress of the trial, but he seems to
have preferred the wrong way.
The people cannot bolster their
respect for the judiciary upon analyz?
ing such cases as this. It arouses
their derision, their ridicule and con?
tempt. The Courts belong to the
public and derive their powers from
the public, and that day will be a
dark one for the Republic when the
Courts follow generally the precedent
laid down by the Memphis Judge.
The Advertiser recognizes the fact
that there arc certain things which
newspapers should not print when
the Court issues its Instructions, but
the case of the Memphis editor does
not come within that category.
Commenting on this case, which
has now become famous, the Chat?
tanooga Times observes:
"We have always thought that a
judicial Inqulo Is eesentloally public,
that secrec) In Court proceedings was
contrary t" tho very essential pur
pose of such Investigations, and that
every man was entitled to an open
forum In the defense of bis rights."
The Birmingham News is pointed
in Its contempt It says.
"Imagine the remendous power
for evil, could the Courts and tbc
lawmaking be protected from public
scrutiny. To paraphrase the utter*
nnee of a Governor of Tennessee
some years ago, it Would place in
i their bands u power no good man
Would want and no bad man should
Im- allowed to have."
The News then notes the many -ef?
forts to muzzle the press Which have
been made in recent years, and
which will continue to be made.
"These attempts," says the News,
"coir from all sources, from
wealthy interests which threaten to
restrict banking facilities, from ad?
vertisers who threaten to wdthdraw
their patronage and from individuals
or classes which initmate that they
will impair the circulation, the life
blood of a newspaper, it it dare op?
pose their will."
The Federal Government and State
Legislatures attempt frequently to
muzzle the press. At present there
are a number of offensive Federal
statutes governing newspapers, as
u ell as State laws.
Sunny South Jottings.
Funny South, July 14.?The farm?
ers of this community are about
through laying by their crops, al?
though they are needing rain badly
now. Some have finished planting
their peas for hay, while others have
just begun.
The young people of this commu?
nity have been enjoying the summer
sport for the past two weeks; there
was a big picnic at White's Mill pond
on the 4th which was attended by a
large crowd and the day was enjoyed
very much by the young folks, danc?
ing boat riding being the amuse?
ments. There as a chicken supper at
Mr. T. C. Owens' last Friday, which
> as enjoyed very much by the young
people of the neighborhood. The
time was passed off very pleasantly
by playing games of different kinds,
and telling fortunes. The cake for
the guessing contest was won by
Miss Annie Jones .
Mr. Eugene Josey spent Sunday at
Mr. W. J. Jones'.
Mrs. W. J. Jones is spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs. A. J.
Josey, of Concord.
Mrs. Florence Creighton is spend?
ing some time with relatives at Rem
bert.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Josey spent
Sunday at Mr. Willie McLeod's.
Messrs. Herbert and Delore New?
man, of Concord, spent Friday night
in this section.
Miss Mammie Klnney, of Brog
don's is visiting friends and relatives
at Rose Hill.
Mr. Clinton Jones spent Saturdaj
in town.
Miss Eva Trimnal and Mr. Ned
Stafford, of Rose Hill, spent the
week-end in the Mayesvllle section.
Mr. Albertus Baker and Miss
Eulalie Baker, of Lynchburg, visited
relatives here last week.
Mr. E. L. Newman spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
G. W. Stafford.
Miss Ruth Martin, of Sumter, spent
Friday night at Mr. Willie Jones*.
Miss Essie Owens spent Sunday in
Sumter.
Miss Lizzie Holiday and Miss Alma
Barineau, who have been spending
some time at Mr. T. C. Owens,' re?
turned to Manning Sunday after
I noon.
James-Flake.
Miss Kita James and Mr. H. W.
Flake of this city, were united in the
bonds of matrimony Thursday after?
noon at the parsonage of the First
Baptist church, the Rev. Dr. C. C.
Brown officiating. Both of the young
folks are well known in the city and
have the best wishes of their many
friends.
Richardson- Johnson.
The marriage of Miss Rees J.
J. Richardson to Mr. C. A. Johnson
was quietly solemnized at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Rchardson, No. 207 Oakland Avc. at
6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the Rev.
I). M. MeLeod, officiating.
The bride wore a very becoming
gown of white messalino and chiffon.
She is one of Sumter's beautiful and
highly appreciated daughters, and
Mr. Johnson may feel proud of his
achievement.
The groom is from Salisbury, X. C.
and is a young man of sterling quali?
ties. They have the best wdshes of
their many friends. They left on the
7.30 train for Salisbury, their future
home.
Title to Real Estate.
Mrs. Mary K. Tomlinson, etal . to
Heyward W. Tomllson, f>0 acres tract.
$'..'.000.
D. II. McCallum, Jr., to Ferry lfo<
see, Jr., lot on Caldwell street, $5,
000.
B. I> Los et al. as executors, to
Sarah R. McCoy, 159 acre tract in
county, $7.n'J0.
?lohn Anthony to .1 F. Bland, lot
on Neighborhood street. $100.
The ganu ol women convicts have
already cleared mote than a mile of
streets oi grass and trash and are
?lowly covering other streets. The
women sre not pushed in their e'ork
bill they are molting steady pro
mess.
NEW ENTERPRISE CHARTERED.
Biiltman-Rlvcrs Compan> to B*gin
Business?kec County I air Com?
mission od.
The Lee County Agricultural and
Mechanical assoc iation has been
commissioned by the secretary of
State, capitalized at $15.000; 600
shares of $25 each. The petitioners
are H. W. Woodward, W. A. Stuckey.
W. W. McCutchen, V. P. Baskin, W.
A. Gardner, G. W. louck, Bishop
villc; W. J. DuBose, Lamar; Edwin
Wilson, St. Charles; Ft. M. Cooper,
Jr., Wisacky, and J. A. Rhame,
Lynchburg.
Rivers-Bultman Outtitting Com?
pany of Sumter, has been chartered
by the ceretary of state, capitalize
at $12,500; 125 shares at $150 eacl
Willie Bultman and IL R. Rivers at
the petitioners.
DEATH OF CAR. WELLS.
On Way to Station to Take Out II
Train?Dies lu Front of Centr:
Hotel.
Florence Times.
Capt. H. A. Wells, one of the oldest
and best liked conductors on the
Coast Line System died this morning
suddenly while going to the station
to take out his train. Yesterday
Capt. Wells was well and hearty
talking with his friends. He was
called early this morning to take out
train 85, which is due to leave here
at 3.13 in the mornings. He had
dressed and not being able to get a
hack started to walk to the station.
When he was on Evans street, be?
tween Lake's Corner and the Central
Hotel he was taken suddenly sick.
Calling for assistance, Policeman
Cooper, with the assistance of the
night clerk in the Central Hotel, suc?
ceeded in getting him to the hotel,
and in a chair. Dr. King and Mrs.
Wells were called, but before either
arrived Capt. Wells was dead. Ha
died of heart trouble. Capt. Wells
had been a conductor on the Coast
Line for over thirty yetrs, and one
of its most popular employees, and
he has thousands of friends through?
out the State who will be grieved t
learn of his death. He was an act
ive member of the Charleston Dlvi
sion of the O. R. C, and was alway
interested in 11 If T T*.ts fel
low workers
Campbell Cl
Claremont L<
ter, the Com
and Omar Tempie Shriaari ist CVWsjl
bia. He was also a member of Har
mony Lodge of the K. of P. of Flor
ence and other organizations.
STORM VISITS BRICK YARD.
Second Time in Three Weeks Plan
Suffers From Depredations of tht
Wind.
For the second time in two week*
the plant of the Sumter Brick Work.?
was severely damaged by wind storm
Tuesday afternoon the wind, of whlcl
this city felt a small part, Liew dowr
the smoke stack, which had beer
practically completed since it wai
blown down and smashed to riece*
by a storm three weeks ago. Th?
roof from one of the brick kilns wa.'
lifted up by the wind and carried tot
a distance of about fifteen feet wher
it was deposited on the roof of anoth
er kiln. A box car on the side tracl
was blown for a distance of severa
feet up grade out on the main ltn?
by the wind and other freaks wer
performed and damage done by th?
wind before it passed on.
The box car was pushed back b>
hands soon after the storm befor?
any train came along and no damag?
was done by it. The past three week
have been partly spent in repairing
the damage done by the former wln<
storm which visited the place. an<
it is probable that the damage don*
this time is even greater than be
fore.
VERDICT FOR RAILROAD.
T. H. Ostern Lo*cs in Case Against A
C. L.?Rrooii Vs. Coast Line.
From The Dally Item July 15.
In the civil court the jury today
rendered a verdict in favor of the de?
fendant in the case of T H. Osteen
Sgainst the Atlantic Coast Line Rail?
road company. The suit was for
$25,(?00 for alleged injuries to the
plaintiff caused by tho carlessnesg of
the railroad company.
The cased s. M. BrooSJ against the
A. C. L. Railroad was entered into
iust before court recessed for dinner.
This case was heard at the last SSSSion
of court and a verdict for $V100 and
odd dollars was rendered in favor of
the plaintiff The case i onsumed 4
day*) in the previous trial and is ex?
pected to take up the tune of the
court for the remainder of this
ereek.
The Supreme Court has handed*
down a decision affirming the verdict
of the ? ?mit of common pleas in the
? as. of MrS Fannie F. Hurst VS. I, l>,
Cralg Furniture Co, The opinion was
written by Chief Justice Gary.