Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-29

the Modocs said nothing. Gen. Davis ad-
vanced, and was formally introduced to Bos-
ton Charley, who is twenty years old, and
speaks English we'll. Hesmiled sweetly, and
shook Davis by the hand. Davis demanded
their pistols and other arms, and then assigned
them camp, telling them they would be shot
if they attempted to escape. There were half
naked children and squaws who could scarcely
hobble. 1t is said there are twenty still in
the cottonwood. Their dissatisfaction is con-
frmed by the captain of the band, who said
he parted with Capt. Jack several days ago.
American Manufactures.
Ex-Governor Donnelly, of Minnesota, in
a recent address before an agricultural society
in that State, gave the following facts as it,
Illustrative of the enormous profits made by
American manufacturers on the sales of their
productions:
"a sewing machine costs for the work and
material, .S12 We pay $40 for it. The
same machines are exported to Europe and
sold for S32, after paying freight across the
Atlantic. I found in the Belfast Ne,os, OF
December 4, 1872, the advertisement Of the
Singer sewing machine for 95 los, about
$32 so of our money. We pay the difference
of nearly $40 under our patent laws, for be-
ing the most patient and gullible fools that
ever pretended to capacity for self govern
ment. Mccormick gave evidence in law
suit recently that his reapers cost $50 to man
e II. hmm IN.
lars for them. The threshing machines, for
which we pay 500, could, am informed,
be built for 500. And so Of all other imple-
ments."
The Case Of Treasurer Allen.
The Greenville Mountainesr gives the
following concise account of the recent trial of
Treasurer James NJ. Allen, of Greenville coun-
ty, for malfeasance in Office:
The State was represented by Attorney
General Melton and Solicitor Blythe, and the
prisoner by Governor B. F. Perry, Major D.
r. Corbin and Mr. Dunbar It was shown
upon the trial that the county treasurer had
collected on behalf of the State over fifty
thousand dollars, and had paid over to the
State treasurer little over eighteen thousand
dollars. For the deficit, he produced on the
trial nearly forty thousand dollars worth OF
pay certificates and other claims against the
State, which he had purchased at discount:
Of these claims, about four thousand dollars
worth were allowed, and the remainder were
disallowed, on the ground, first, that they
were illegal, inasmuch as there had been no
appropriation made for their payment; and,
secondly, that many of them bore strong evi-
dence Of fraud upon their faces. Great lib
erality was allowed the prisoner on trial, the
case was most ably argued, thejudge delivered
clear and succinct charge, and the jury, after
about ten minutes absence, returned verdict
of"guilty" A poll was Immediately called for
by the defence, and resulted in the complete
establishment of the verdict The counsel for
the prisoner asked that he be Immediately
sentenced, which was accordingly done-the
sentence being two years in the Penitentiary
and fine of one thousand dollars. Notice of
appeal was at once given, and an application
for the discharge ofthe prisoner on bail, pend
ing the appeal, was made. This application
was fully argued on Friday, and refused.
Treasurer Cardozo and Attorney General
Melton seem determined to carry out the
promises of reform made during the last cam
paign, and they are ably seconded by Judge
Cooke. They have firmly withstood the inl-
mense pressure brought to bear upon them,
and have acted courageously and conscien-
tiously throughout the whole matter.
The Case of Treasurer Allen.
- James M. Allen, the County Treasurer
of Greenville, who was recently tried and
convicted by the Circuit Court at Grenville,
for malfeasance as an officer, and sentenced
to two years imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary and to pay fine of one thousand dol
lars, was brought before Chief Justice Moses,
in Columbia, on writ of habeas corpus on
Wednesday of last week. When Judge
Cooke, before whom the case was tried, pro-
nounced sentence upon Allen, notice was i'm
mediately given of an appeal to the Supreme
Court, and application made for bail until the
decision of that tribunal should be rendered
Judge Cooke refused to allow Aliens release
on bail, upon which the prisoner was brought
before Chief Justice Moses, under the suppo'
sition that the power vested in him Of revers-
ing Judge Cookies action. In relation to the
appllcdClOu lOT UdlI, tuo Soluthoia "o'"'"
says:
"Chief Justice Moses said he had granted
the writ because he always desired to give a
liberal construction to the act, and whenever
petitioned to grant this writ he always did it.
He was sorry, however, he could not grant
the petition of the prisoner, and order bail.
His convictions of duty would not permit him.
He had no jurisdiction in the case. If he
could order the prisoner released on bail,
Judge Cooke might Immediately order him to
be brought before him and remand him to
the custody of the sheriff. He had no more
power than the Circuit Judges. He cited
case in point that occurred in New York.
The Supreme Court, however, could issue that
writ, and as that would meet on the 10th of
June, the prisoner would have but little time
to wait He would never permit ties of
friendship to influence his judicial action.
The law was plain, and he could see no other
way. He was free to say if he had presided
when the conviction was had, and the applica-
ton for bail had been made, he woula have
granted it, but he could not review the actions
of Circuit Judge Counsel for prisoner
were mistaken when they attributed to him