The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-03

John Zeitz, Ohio; Mrs. Mary f. Lease,
Kansas; Mrs. DR.. Da obs, Texas; Bepi.
Terrill, Texas.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES BEGUN.
MIR. Lyles Carries The Case Into the
United States Courts.
COLUMBIA, s. e. Feb. 24.-The Agri-
cultural Hall lnuddle took another as
pect yesterday when the attorneys of
Mr.. Alexander, the otTerer of the worth
less Blue Ridge scrip, brought suit
against the Governor and Mr.. Coutlette
IN the United States Circuit Court.
When the summons and complaint
were served on Mr.. Coulette he turned
1t over to Judge Meltou, under whose
advice Governor Tillman acted when
he decided to hold the hall against the
demands of Mr.. Alexander. 1t seems
queer that suit should be brought
against these two gentlemen as indi-
Vlduali when the Sinking Fund Com.
mission at its last meeting decided to
assume the entire responsibility for the
action OF the Governor in the preMi-
seS.
The following is copy of the sum-
mons and complaint that were served
on the Governor and Mr.. Coulette, they
being the same exactly:
The plaintiff above named, complain
Ing of the defendants herein, alleges:
l. That the plaintiff is, and at the
time hereinafter mentioned was a clti
zen OF the State Of North Carolina, and
that the defendants are, and at the time
hereinafter mentioned were, citizens of
the State of SOuth Carolina
2. That the plaintiff is and ever since
the 10th day Of February, 1892, has been
seized in fee and lawfully possessed and
entitled to the possession of the follow.
ing described premises, situate in the
city of Columbia, County of Richland
and State Of South Carolina, to wit: all
that lot, piece and parcel of land stu
ate in the city of Columbia, containing
one-quarter of an acre, more or less,
with the buildings and improvements
thereon known as Agricultural Hall
formerly know as Parker's HalD,
bounded on the North by land now or
late or the estate of McAndrew, on the
East by Richardson street and on the
South and West by lands now or form
erly Of Jacob g. Lyons, said lot of land
being the same lot conveyed to Thomas
B: Johnston by Jesse E. Dent, Sheriff of
Rlchland County, by deed dated the Sd
day of May, ~. ID. 1875, and recorded
IN book * of deeds, pages 106 and 1O7;
also all that certain parcel or lot of land
situate, lying and being in the city of
Columbia and State aforesaid, contain
ing about one-eighth of an acre of land,
bounded on the North by Agricultural
Hall building and lot Immediately in
rear thereof, East by Richardson street,
South by lot now or formerly Of Jacob
q. Lyons, and West by lot of Maurice
5. Parker; said lot being rectangular
parallelogram in shape and measuring
on Richardson street from the South
east corner of said Parker block build.
ing South rs feet and from East to
West 2O8 feet; the said lot also forming
part of the Agricultural Hall block
and being the same lot of land former
ly conveyed to Thomas B. Johnston
by Asher Palmer of Columbia, in said
State, by deed dated December IL, 1875.
and recorded in Register of Mesne Con-
yeyance office for Richland County in
book Is OF deeds, pages 319 and 800
The above described two lots of land
being the same land conveyed to the
State of South Carolina by the deed of
j. Is. Johnston dated April 8, 1883, and
recorded in Begister of Mesne Convey
ance office in book u of deeds, page 81,
and that said premises are worth and
at the time herein mentioned were
worth at least SIG, l65,
3. That the plaintiff being 50 pos.
sessed thereof, the defendants on the
said 10th day of February, 1892, wrong
fully entered into said premises and
ousted the plaintiff and that the de-
PENDANTS are and ever since the said
10th day of February, 1892, have been
in possession of said premises and
have been and still are withholding the
same from the plaintiff, although the
plaintiff had demanded from the de.
PENDANTS possession thereof, to the
damage Of plaintiff of $1,000.
4. That the value of the use and Oc.
cupation of said premises is worth at
least $1,000 per annum.
Wherefore the plaintiff demands
judgment against the defendants:
l. For the possession of said prem.
ises.
2. For $4,000, the plaintiffs damage
by the Withholding of the same.
8. For the value of the use and occu-
patton of the said premises since the
10th day February, at the rate of $2,5OO
per annum.
4. For the costs and disbursements
OF this action. j. S. MULLER,
w. II. LYLES.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.