Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-02-09

take the case to the United States SUI
preme Court on habeas corpus proceed
ings and make this Federal Judge obey
the DEGREES of that Court"
In regard to his position in the matter
the Governor said:
1--WE propose to see that the State OF
South Carolina collects her just taxes.
Our present purpose is to hold all Of the
properly on which levies have been made
and to let Judge Simonton do his worst.
This morning I telegraphed all of the
Sheriffs to hold the property on which
they have levied. Our idea is that Judge
Simonton is in contempt of the State
government and we want him to act-so
we can get the case to Washington as
soon as possible and prove it by the
Supreme Court think we can prove
that he is in contempt. What we want,
is for him to arrest the Sheriffs. If they
are arrested, the matter will 60 up in the
shape of habeas corpus proceedings. Ii
we are wrong, the sooner we know it the
better. Junge Simonton has just been
told that he has no right to interpose IN
cases where the amounts are less than
81, 1000 and we will resist tyranny or lg-
noronee, whichever it may be, and bring
the matter to focus and have our rights
established"
When asked as 10 the point that the
roads are in the hands of receiver, and
that the tax has to be paid through order
of court, the Governor safe
s'We can whip him on TT line, too.
All we want him to do is to take hold, or
we will take bigger hold. If he does
not imprison our officers we will levy on
eyerv road in the State where the amount
is under $1,000. want to get the issue
to Washington just as soon as possible,
as we do not intend the case to hang IN
the District Courts twelve months and
90 through the regular dockets. We are
determined to see the matter through to
the end. For the present, IT, said Gov.
Tillman, mo additional levies will be
made and all subsequent action depends
on the action of the Federal Court on the
10Th instant"
While talking about the matter of con
tempt Gov. Tillman remarked that II
there was any one who was in contempt
of the court it was he, as the Sheriffs
were merely acting under his orders anc
obeyine the State laws, which prescribed
their duties.
Sheriff Scarborough, of Darlington
arrived in the city to-day and conferref
with the Governor as to what course tc
pursue with the Charleston, Sumter and
Northern Road, which wants little more
time. The Governor told the Sheriff thai
as long as the road put on no frils Il
treat them with consideration.
Railroad attorneys here tonight expires:
the opinion that the Governor will sliI
up on the plan to get into the Supreme
Court at Washington and have the cas'
decided at once If Sheriffs are placed
in prison by the United States Circui
Court, they will be kept there until the.
purge themselves of contempt of tha
court, and until then they cannot hav'
recourse to the Supreme Court.
Several of the freight cars that are nov
held by the State and thus prevented from
reaching their destination are foreigl
cars. not owned by South Carolina roads
In several instances they are loaded wltl
large cargoes OF coal for manufacturin!
establishments, which are out OF fuel
1t it stated that the consiSnees will brins
suit against the State.