The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-24

AiSXalQ6T LOT L0e DuliQluS duu lO1
known as Agricultural Hall, in the
city of Columbia, is considered IN
valid and delivery of the property
will be resisted. Motion will be
made in the courts to arnul the
deed, and you are hereby ordered
not to &C tify the transfer for record
by the clerk. Respectfully,
B. r. TILLMAN,
Gov. and Ch'm'n Sink. Fund Com.
Mr.. LYLEs TALKS TO THE PUBLIC.
Mr.. Lyles when applied to gave
the following for publication, De-
fore receiving the Governors last
letter:
II called at the building this
morning, accompanied by Col. J.
@. Marshall and my clerk, Mr.. ":
E. Anderson, of Union, to demand
possession. 1 found the building
locked, and upon knocking Mr..
Coulliette opened it from within
and informed me that l could not
have entrance. [ thereupsn de-
manded possession upon behalf Of
Mr., Alexander, and demanded to
see by what authority be held the
building. I was informed that he
held it under instructions from the
Governor, and be exhibited to me a
commission from the Governor to
him to hold a blank office at the
will of the Governor. / thereupon
returned to ny office, being refused
possession, and wrote the letter
given you to the Governor.
"The purchase on yesterday was
completed on behalf of Mr.. Alex
ander. I paid one-third ofthe pur-
chase money as required by the
terms of the sale and delivered the
bond and the mortgage for the
credit portion of the purchase mo-
ney, drawn under the instructions
of the Attorney General. l also
complied with the requirement as
to the insurance upon the property
by paying to the Secretary of State
the unearned portion of the premi-
ums upon the policies then stand
ing upon the property, and re-
quested Mr.. Means, his clerk, to
have policies assigned to Mr.. Alex
ander and to have the clause pro-
viding for the payment of the loss,
if any to Mr.. Bates, State Treasurer,
as mortgage of the property:
"Mr. Means then delivered to me
letters addressed to the several occu'
pants and tenants of the building
informing them that Mr.. Alexander
had complied, and I, as attorney:
was entitled to the possession of the
building.
This title had thus passed and
there can be no doubt that MIR. Alex
ander is now the owner of the build
ing and entitled to the immediate
possession thereof, having delivered
the bond and mortgage. lfhis ten
| der of the revenue bond scrip wa:
good, of course the bond and mort
gage are extinguished; if it was no
good it could not in any wise affect
the bond and NJ ortgage, and amount
to nothing. In any view OF the
case, it would not justify the Gov
ernor's taking such steps as be ha
done, and although be has taker
these steps under cover Of bis ofic
as Governor, be is not justified
thereby individually, and Mr.. Alex
ander, of course, intends to brinj
his action against Mr.. B. R. Tillmau
as an individual, for such damage
as be may suffer.
eve believe the jury will awar'
> him heavy damages"
THAT LAST LETTER.
} After receiving the last note {
: the Governor, Mr.. Lyles stated b
was glad it had come, but be di
not intend to continue the CORES
: pondence further. 'Itis a questio
merely as to the possession Of th
r building" said he, "and the matte
? has nothing whatever to do wit
| the validity Ct the Revenue Bon
; Scrip. If the Governor wants tb
5 scrip he's entitled to it. 1t We
! rendered in payment Of the bon
t portion of the transaction and ne
: the cash portion. We feel well sa
$ isfed, however, that We have on
so we'll able to assume the respons
bility for the rents Of the building
: until we can get possession of it,
Mr.. Tillman."
THE AUDITOR IS IN DOUBT.
1.-THE State, 1871
Late on Wednesday afternoo
Mr. Lyles visited County Audlt'
Marshall and, offering him Il
usual fee, asked him to record tt