The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-07-12
Defyins the Law OF the State.

We see from the Greenvile News that the
Portner Brewing Company (whoever that 10
we do not know0 proposes TO set the law o.
this State at defiance as far as restrictions on
beer is concerned. The Gerenville News says;
The Portner Brewing company and the
Richmond and Danville Railroad are Dig cor
porations, and the State of south Csrollna az
now being steered, engineered, fred, conducl.
ed and periodically ditched by Ben Tlilman
is, in the opinion OF many people. the biggest
' Now the Portner Brewing Company and
and DanVile r9aa an nave S pst sasa p
south Carolina, Ben Tlllman, the GreenViiie
county Board OF control and the entire judi.
cial. legislative and executive departments to
Ing the dare and is knocking nothing off and
some OF the boys are taking the beer with all
charges knocked of. The keg arrived mere
Sunday night. II was directed to Q; J.; Pride
one key OF beer in plain English. The rail.
road which brought the beer into the State
broke the dispensary law to flinders. Then
Cover Son yesterday morning sent wagon
aaa pe dpteI depo. to ' c. j. Pfides Office in washing
ton street, thereby again fracturing Inc same
law. They paid the 81 cents freight on It,
They are liable to the same penalties as tne
r, d D. railroad. Here is the law regarding
| the TRANSPORTATION or forbidden beverages ::
| mo person shall knowingly bring into this
State or knowingly transport rom place 10
| place within this State by wagon, cart, other
vehicle or by other means or mode or CARR.
age any intoxicating liquor With the intent
to sell the same In this state In violation OF
law or with intent that the same shall be sold
by any other person or to aid any other per-
son In such sale, under penalty OF i've hun.
dred dollars and costs for each offense and 10
addition thereto shall be Imprisoned IN the
county Jail for one year. In default OF pay,
| serve an additional imprisonment for one
year."
From section 2: - and without such
certificate any package containing liquors
which shall be brought into the state OF
shipped from place TO place within the State
by any railroad, express company or otnei
| com mon carrier shall be regarded aS intended
for unlawful sale and upon conviction thereof
such common carrier shall be liable ~ pen
atty not exceeding five hundred dollars for
each offenBe, to be recovered from sucn com
mon carrier In any court OF competent Jurls'
diction."
This audacious keg OF beer bad no dispen-
ser's stamp on it. The only thing II had on
It was cake OF Ice weighing AO pounds. Mr
Pride took the keg upon its trtumphat arrl
val through the lines. OF the blockade and
| em braced II fondly. Then he set out In the
middle of the floor OF his warehouse IN full
view OF The front door and had the cake o
| Ice laid upon II.
Il was Intended to test the dispsnsary Law
and for no other purpose. The Rlchmond
Danvllle corporation and T. c. Cover Son
might pay $500 tine and 60 TO jail for one yeaI
| or waive the fine and remain IN jail tWC
years II they choose, He rather thought the
entire Richmond Terminal system and L. z
Cover d Son, conductor Tripp and the city
railway aud collecting 33 cents day for each
Individual Of them two years.