The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-07-10

"'oay eihPic negro UOy VINO was
a great medium. He called him
up one day and put him into a
II mesmeric state. The Chancellor
pictured in his own mind the as
sassination of Marat BY Charlotte
Oorday whilst he was in his bath.
He asked tie negro boy what he
seens The boy replied, he saw a
man lying in the water stabbed,
and a beautiful woman standing
over biml He said her name was
Charlotte Corday This boy had
neyerzbefore, the Chancellor was
well yassured, heard of TMarat or
Charlotte Cofdayt = = On another
occasion he called up the spirit of
An old negro fellow who had been
found dead in a ditch. 1t was
uncertain whether he had met his
death by accident or Violence
The Chancellor inquired if he
was murdered2 and his spirit
replied, through the boy above
mentioned, that. he wasl The
Chancellor inquired who murder.
ed him2 His spirit replied that it
was attover now; he was happy,
and did not wish to tell the name
CT the person who killed himi-
lie pictured i'm his mind a faithful
Old negro woman who had died
not long previously, and asked the
medium If he saw. any one2 The
boy instantly replied, he saw this
old woman, calling her by name I
The Chancellor imagined her most
Enthusiastically dressed, and inquired.
OF the boy what sort of dress she
had ona He answered: ga most
beautiful dress, covered all over
with shining stars!" 1t would be
almost endless if | were 70 mention
the many stories of this kind told
me by the Chancellor. No one
who knew Chancellor Dargan,
would for moment suppose he
was capable of telling falsehood.
L never knew more truthful or
honorable gentleman.
In speaking of the necessity of
employing a lawyer to draw up
all legal papers, wills, deeds, &c ,
the Chancellor told me the follow.
ing incident, which happened in
an ans I'D RldaPsss Pan,eF 8! e Fl large
fortune, who came to him to draw
his will, and asked him how much
he would charge him. The Chan
celloy told him fifty dollars. The
planter said it was exorbitant,
and he knew a man who would
draw it for five dollars. The
Chancellor said very well, he had
better get this man to draw it, if his
sole purpose was cheapness. The
will was accordingly drawn for
five dollars. The old man died,
and his executors had to file a bill
in the Court of Equity to construe
the will. Chancellor Dargan was
employed in the case, and his fees
amounted to fifteen hundred dol.
lars before the suit. ended This
was independent Of the costs of
the suit and tho council fees of
the opposing lawyers.
1t was formerly the habit of our
Chancellors to hear q case, take
notes of the evidence and argu-
ment, bundle up the papers and
Garry them off to write ont their
DEGREES at home when they had
perhaps forgotten all about the
case. Chancellor Dargan intro.
duced new practice in this res
pect. He delivered his DEGREES
Immediately after the argument
closed, or the next morning at
tarthest. He seldom took off a
case. His notion was, that he IN.
derstood the case better, alter it
I was closed on the circuit, than he
could do two or three months at
terwards. His DEGREES were de.
Ilivered orally, and he required
the successful counsel to reduce its
substance to writing 40, '1
4 / have mentioned that Chancel,
lor Dargan and myself never
thought alike in the Senate on po.
htical questions. Whilst practic.
ing before him on the bench for
many years, | never had Judge
to concur with me 80 general y
and uniformly on all questions Of
law. On principles of law we
seldom differed, and in politics sell
dom agreed. araraa' t. .-'aa
When he was first candidate
for the State Senate, the Chancel
lor told me he was opposed by
Mr.. Gregg, brother Of Colone
James Gregg, of Columbia. He
said his opponent was a. most ex
centric man, and as specimen oi
his eccentricity, be mentioned. this
q tact. Mr.. Gregg utterly repudi
|rated the doctrine of fattbin' saliva
ton, and contended that a mar
J, could be saved by aoorkS alone. =