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this Court, and that the marshal put him
N Gof, Circuit Judge.
i Charles H. Simonton,
February 1G. 1893. District Judge.
THE SENTENCE,
And also the following, which will be see
| to be equally explicit:
! Elk parte d. H. Chamberlain, etc. {: NJ. '
Tyler, sheriff of Aiken County, having bee
| served with two rules to show cause why h
be not attached for contempt for the matter
| set forth in copy OF petition to each rule al
tached. and sufficient cause having not bee
shown, and 1t further appear Ing that he no
withstanding ontinues to hold and detail
said property, we adopt the ,precedent set Il
re Childs, % Wallace, l57, by the Suprem
Court OF the United States:
| It is ordered, adJudged and decreed that h
| is in contempt of this Court, and of It's order
and process.
II Is further ordered that he do pay fine q
| five hundred dollars, and that, the clerk G
this Court shall enter judgment thereon an
mitted to the custody of the marshal Of Ihi
Court until he has paid said fine or purge,
himself of his contempt herein.
N. Gof, Circuit Judge.
Charles H. Smonton,
February l6, 1893. District Judge.
ALL IN THE SAME BOAT.
Judge Golf then stated that the other case
the Richmond and Danville Railroad) wer
exactly similar TO the case he read and simila
DEGREES were filed In all cases. Marshal Geo
1. Cunningham took charge of the sheriffs ant
the Court adjourned.
The Status Quo.
The various changes of expression on dif
ferent faces in the Court room as the full fore,
of the decision became manifest were inter
IF ha
counsel a very little while TO dercrmine how
the Court would dispose OF :ne case, Will,
Others seemed TO llnger or each word.
Mr.. Samuel Lords fare was study as the
over case after case ap plying 10 the matter In
dispute. He wonld listen carefully, but he
seemed to realize from the first that he was
on the weak side. Mr.. Ira B. Jones look ed
very disappointed as soon as IT became Ger
tain that the dministration had been de
feated.
It is needless to say that Judge ]. 8. Goth
ran, Mr.. j. w. Barnwell and all the railroad
men present were jubilant over the outcome
They were confident of victory from the first,
but were most comfortably reassured when
the full force Of the order was realized.
Sheriff w. B. Gaines, OF Anderson, was not
bis wife. Sheriff F. W, R. Nance, of Able
willie, Sheriff NJ. V. Tyler, of Aiken, and
Sheriff w. w. Riser, OF Newberry, were
there, however, and Immediately after the
telegraphed their deputies 10 release the
Sheriff Riser, who by the way is the only
Anti-Tillman man In the party, refused to
allow the United states deputy marshal TO
take possessession Of the property without
offering further resistance.
Counsel for the sheriffs decline positively to
be interviewed and refuse to state whether
the money will be paid or an application for
habeas corpus be made before Justice OF the
Supreme Court II they do appeal IT can be
heard merely on the grounds.of lack Of 5uris-
diction.
Meanwhile Marshal Cunningham has the
sheriffs in charge. They will be allowed to
continue at the hotel for a reasonable time,
and If after "a reasonable time" they do not
tempt they will be placed in confinement.
Sheriff Nance Is inclined to view the mat
ter In the light of blessing In disguise and
say he wants to spend night in Jail, for then
and cry "persecution,' and no other man
need ever apply for the office OF sheriff as
long as he wants to keepit
Sheriff Riser takes more sombre view Of
the case. He complains that their side was
poorly conducted and does not hesitate to
crlticlse Mr.. Jones, who appeared to be the
moving spirit for the State. Mr.. Riser says
he might have brought lawyer down from
Newberry and gone home scot free
evidently very sick OF the protection" SO
freely vouchsaled by the Governor in his cir
cuiar.
Judge Cothran, Col. McBee, Capt. Butler,
Mr.. Jones and the four county treasurers lett
on the afternoon train over the South Caro-
lima Railway for the up.country. Mr.. Jones
will stop over in Columbia and hold confer
ence with the Administration, and Will then
announce what he proposes to do. It Is un-
derstood, however, that he considers the
game about finished. and will not attempt to
push matters any further. He Is quoted as
having remarked yesterday after the decis-
ion that the State would "throw up the
SPONGE"
On the same train with the attorneys and
sheriffs went the deputy United States mar
shals. who will proceed at once to carry out
the orders Of the Court and release all the
property seized.
WHEN THE MULE WILL BELONG TO THE
COUNTY TREASURER.
AS the train steamed out OF the depot yes
terday afternoon Sheriff Nance waved a sad
goodbye TO Treasurer Blake Of Abbeyille,
calling out to him: "Good-bye old boy; take
care OF yourself, and IL you never see me
again the mules your'n."