The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-23
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Commissioners VS.. Treasurer.

81 COUNTY CORRESPONDING
Commissioners VS.. Treasurer.
Mr.. G. g. LANdsToN, EDITOR INrELL1-
aENcER, Anderson, 8. C.-My Dear Str /:
Your recent notice of decision rendered
against me as County Treasurer by Judge
Norton is hardly calculated to give the
public an adequate idea Of the real merits
Of the case.
5 So far from seeking any notoriety in con-
nection with the case, have endeavored
strenuously to secure friendly adjudica-
tion in qniet wey, without seeking to af>
feet public opinion in the matter, and am
not Offering statement to the public. You,
however, have seen fit to publish g state.
ment of the case. Suppose you now ex-
;plore the whole field and give the public
the benefit of the full facts. The public
are not supposed TO entertain any partial
'or prejudiced views on the subject, and if
appealed to all should be put into posses
sion of all the facts. Indeed, I take it that
the impartial reader will not be satisfied
with any thing less /; and feel quite sure
you viii have very little trouble to arrive
at the real merits Of the case.
You say this decision settles an impor-
tant question, to Wit-sswhether County
Treasurer may review the judicial acts of
the County Commissioners 2" The mega
tive of this question, as formulated in your
article, has been asserted 80 much of late
in connection with this case that it has be-
come somewhat trite. Suppose, Mr.. Edi.
tor, you satisfy your own honest mind, and
then give the public the benefit of your
honest conclusions whether the above is, 8
fair putting of the question, and whether,
in point of fact. that is the real question
in which the public are concerned, or
whether. the facts Of the case suggest ques-
tions of grayer concern TO the public than
the one you neutrality-suspicious., Mr.. Edi.
tor, which should not be kept in the back
ground by repeating and emphasizing this
zone. Your paper, Mr.. Editor, is not a le-
gal reporter, published for the benefit Of
particular profession, but general intelh-
;gencer, and should not in this depart from
Its true line.
Let the fair.minded, intelligent reader Of
your paper have an opportunity to Judge
for himself.
I am yours very truly,
~ (. w. II. FRIERsoN.
The. above is in reply to . little para.
graph that appeared il the INTELIIGENcEp
of the 9th inst, giving, as We thought, 8
brief statement of the main facts of the
case alluded TO-. We felt no personal in
!. terest in the matter, and it was not our in.
tention to misrepresent OF misstate any O.
the facts Of the case. We will endeayor K
comply with Mr.. Frierson's request, an6
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a77,, 16r sr.;aroo,,,. onewar thoroto anf
oalnus, rat =. e ilefson 9 ais"er snefeeo, an.
Judge Norton's order IN the case, Whlcf
are published below, and which will give
titbe facts NJ the case.
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state of,,outh Carolina, County Of .Ander
soI,, Court of Common Pleas: The statt
/. Of sonth Carolina. or relatione j. s.. Fow
ler, Plsintiff. against w. bad. Frierson. a.
Comfy Treasurer of Anderson County
Defend dant.---Pet;t;o., for Mandamals to
o,mneI paynent of cheek on Cb,t,aty Treas
| & i,rer. y ~,
The peition OF the above named Plain.
tiff. Inv Sj3reazeale d Long and Murray &
Mnrrsv his .attorneys. .respectfnlIy shows
n: :tbe Cont -,
II. That, on the third day OF july, a. D
1883. the. Board of County Commissioned
of Anderson County, in the State of South
Carolina, audited and approved q claim
nnonl said Comfy irl favor. of @. T.. Gail.
iard which said claim was assigned for val.
irah1a nah % consideration IN Nv the said e. r., Gail.
iiari ~ this PIaint;ff, who now holds anf
F.nuns @ III the .a,s - -" -No 'e..s
III. II That, the whole of said claim az an.
5,,rovad hv M said Roard NJ Conntv Comm Is.
s ss;nnera WAS @ for the snm of one hundred
and seventy nine. so 100 dollars. and on
the 18Th 6sy7 of February, "a. D. 1889. the
said Board of County Commissioners is
sued a check fol. one hundred dollars O
said claim as follows, in words and figures