The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-09
THE coosAw CASE IN TWO COURTS.
Arguments at Aiken on the Recel'ersh'p-
The Case in the Federal Court.
1Snecial to the State.

Especial to the State
AIKEN, April The rule to snow
cause in the Coosaw case was heard
here to-day before Judge Aldrich at
chambers. Messrs. McCrady ana Lee
we're present, representing the com
nanv.and Attorney General Pope, with
Messrs. Smith, Mower and Robert Al
drich, represented the state. a
The case was called at y o'clock, ana
considerable time consumed IN Ieauins
the pleadings and return, Wnlcn "ele
verv lengthy. The complaint mas aI-
ready been given to the pubic:
The return set up lack of Jurlsdlc;tlon
on the part of Judge Aldrich to near
the matter, after filing petition for re-
moyal of bond on the part OF the com
nany. and then answering the RUE
! fnllv1 setting out the facts very much
os aIipped in the bill of the company
brought by them in the United States
Messrs. McCrady and Lee opened for
tho comnany in we'll considered and
strong legal arguments, fortified oy
numerous authorities. Their main po-
sition was that the judge had no power
to hear the cause in the present shape
at chambers, and that the pIeadlnSs
raised a Federal question, when, alter
ne,ition for removal and bond, trans,
ferred the whole matter to the United
States Court, whether the Federal ques-
ton raised was good one or moi.
The Attorney General followed lor
the State, in loud, bonn bastlc Speech
that might have been made at any po-
litical meeting in the last camPalsn
He never opened book or Iooheo at d
br;ef or note of any kind. He said the
State IS trustee of the people and VIII
nrotect their interests and assert nel
: Sovereignty and authority over the
Coosaw river, if it takes twenty years
to SO without dollar Of royalty; that
GREAT revolution is passing over tns
Country. aud a great deal of such stun
without arguing any law. He certainly
left the legal argument for some on
:, else. The Tillman administrator l.
!, worthy of a better lawyer for It's lega
f adviser. ,,,
: Mr.. Smith followed in an abe argu
y ment for four hours, citing various au
: thor1ties combating the position 0
counsel for the company.
!, The hearing of the case was aGJouln
ed until tomorrow morning, "he4 al
! quments will be heard by Messrs; MO"
i Grand Aldrich for the State and MessfS
= McCrady and Lee in reply.
. What the decision Of the Judge WI
be no one can tell.
e ANOTHER VIEW OF GEN. PoPEs ARGC
q MENT.
% rCnoo;,1 RI tho World
$ AIKEN, April 7.-Mr. Lee was 10
= loved hv the attorney-general, VII
e directed bis argument in the hrsI pa:
= to the consideration OF the act OF IS; L.;
d and acts subsequently, passed on tn
same subject, and reviewed at 1ens.
the history Of the whole case, his d
gument was exhaustive and coVere
the history of the entire case, ana W.
REGARDED as able and lawyer-like and
full vindication of his position assume
in this case.
THE CASE IN THE FEDERAL CoOFi'
,h Especial to the State. -,
CHERLEsToN, S. c., April In u
Circnit Court of the United Stat
! Court here to-day, the return of Il
e, Coosaw Company TO the Pnospna a,
~ commission, bill for an lnJunctlon !. al a.
re the appointment of receiver " was s'dIo me
ed When the court met at IL o'clo
no the petition for the removal OF I
IL cause from the State Court 10 !
r. United States Court was read, and l
to removal bond was passed upon a
~ filed. In Difference to request OF Z
toruev general Pope, the court oroe1
the case to be docketed on the eas1 - *
: docket, without prejudiea5sssTTo 70 either
ms ms and an I; the hearln95T 9es argument ssp posal
to to ed uptl1 G:a,5s !9al morrow, when the, the A
o. ney- ey.-aHi'sGsneral Hneral expects to return
Ill S6f d'Ken.