The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-03
THE RAILROAD CASES.
Governor Tillinan Pays the Fines of the
Offending Sheriff..
lColuubia Journal, April 2S.]

NOluIEnld OOul Assi3 "A pl "a 49,
| . The State pays the fines!
The time 10 show hands has now
come in the railroad contempt cases,
and the United States Marshal is call
: ing on the sheriffs that were held in
! contempt to appear in person at his
office in Charleston.
Sheriff w. w. Riser, the only anti
! lillman sheriff Of the lot, and the only
one who stood by the Governor un-
! tiipchingly throughout the trial, is in
! the city to-day on his way to Charlel-
ton in response to the following sum-
| mons:
"CHARLEsToN, S. c., April 26.
"To w. w. Riser, Sheriff, Newberry,
s. &.
"S1R: Upon receipt hereof, you will
please report at once, in person, at this
office.
"Yours respectfully,
&c. I. CUNNINGHAM,
~. S. Marshal"
Mr.. Riser stated that he had seen the
Governor and that the Governor told
| bim (Riser) if he had telegraphed him
of mis- intention to go to Charleston, he
would have wired him as he did Sheriff
Gaines, to stay at home.
1t is supposed from this that Gov
ernor Tillnlan has wired the sherltfs
TO stay at home.
Governor Tillnan was seen by a
Journal reporter with regard to the
matter, and asked for the status of the
case. He said that he had ascertalned
the costs in the case and had already
sent check covering the amount to
the marshal. This check covers the
fines imposed on the sheriffs, and the
governor sticks by the officers, as he
fold them he would do. He did not
say, but the presumption IS that ne
considers this sufficient to relieve the
sherifs from personal appearance at
the marshal's office.
Sheriff Riser, however, does not seem
content to accept this as exoneratlng
him from a personal appearance. He
was seen after the reporter left the Gov
ernor's office and asked if he intended
to 90 on to Charleston or if he would
return home. He replied that he DID
not know which way he would 60.
He added, however, that he liked to
be certain that he was right; that II ne
had summons he always served IL
aud indicated that he would probably
90 on to Charleston to see If he was
wanted further.
There is still one other question re-
naming for settlement, and that IS the
question of damages, which may oc-
cur in suits for, delays of all kinds, by
virtue of the holding of trains under
the orders Of the State officials, and
which the railroad attorney indicated
would likely be brought after the decl-
sion of the Supreme Court. These may
or may not come. 1fthey do, the ques'
ton is: will the Governor assume the
obligation for the sheritfs::"
THE LITTLE BILL WHICH OUR COVER
NOR HAD TO SETTLE.
TSuuday News, April 80.
The case of the county sherlt1s VINO
were led into disobeying the orders of
the United States Court has been set
tied at last. Yesterday morning At
torney J. e. Burke walked into the
clerks office and handed him check
which reads as follows:
CHARLESTON, S. c., April %, lo93.
No. 237. Bank of Charleston, n. b. A,
paw to the order of Col. J. L. Hagood,
clerk of the United States Circuit Court,
eighteen hundred and ninety-one dol
lars 97-100.
(Sirned.l LORD & BURKE.
Immediately thereafter the following
order WAS Issued:
The United States Of America, District
of South Carolina-Fourth Circuit
In Equity-Ex parte Daniel d.
Chamberlain as receiver, Petitioner,
VS. NJ. ". Tyler, sheriff of Aiken
County, McMitchell,, treasurer OF
Aiken County, in re Frederick W..
Bond VS. The South Carolina Rail-
way Company and others.
It having been brought to the atten-
ton of the Court that the defendant IN
this case has paid the fine imposed on
him with costs: 1t is ordered that he
be discharged from the custody Of the
marshal and that he go hence without
delay. So much of the order as directs
the entry of Judgment for said fine and
costs is rescindod.
CHARLES H. SIMoNToN,
United States Judge.
April 20, 1898.
Similar orders were issued in the
cases of Sheriff Gaines, of Anderson,
and Sheriff Riser, OF Newberry, but
poor Fred Nance, Of Abbeville, was left
out in the cold. Governor Tillman had
made no provision for him, and now
he will have to put up his $500 or an
execution will be issued against him
and his nropertv will be seized. The
fine of each of the sheriffs was $500,