The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-22
TILLMAN OBEYS THE COURT
All the DiSpelSarieS in the State
Closed.

The Governor Declines TO Say
whether He WIN Call an Extra Ses-
sion of the Legislature-Au the Con-
stables and Dispensers Discharged.
No License to Sell Whisky Applied
for Anywhere in the State.
Columbia, S. O., April 21.-Every dis
pensary in the state Is closed to-day.
Gov. Tillman was in a jocular mood when
seen by reporter this morning, but was
very careful as to how he expressed him
self.
well, governor, what about the dis
pensary, f" asked the reporter.
There is no dispensary," he answered
with emphasis on the verb.
"What are you going to do with the
liquor on handl"
"Oh well, =" said the governor, ''that Is
a matter for the legislature to say"
"Then you are going to call an extra
session of the legislature.
Excuse me please" his excellency re-
piled 81 won't say anything about what
! am going to do, but will tell you whatI
have already done. Ihave discharged tie
constables, ordered all the dispensaries
TO close aud quit business as state bar
keepers. The state bar has ceased oper-
ations and gone into summer quarters
for repairs"
"Then, governor, you won't commit
yourself as to the future}" persisted the
reporter.
'No, won't; but don't mind saying
this--I'm still in the ring" And with
this significant observation the conversa-
tion closed.
No licenses to sell whisky have been
applied for or granted here, but the
"blind tigers" are doing a big business,
and the railroads are hauling liquors into
the state at their own sweet viii.
SOME PLAN ON HAND.
The state authorities have some plan on
hand, but what it is cannot be learned.
While the dispensaries are closed. no steps
for the sale of the stock of goods have
been considered, and will not be consid-
cred. There is a good deal OF talk about
Gov Iillman calling an extra session
of the legislature, but it is not
likely to be done until all legal
efforts have been exhausted. The legis-
lature is almost solidly Tillmanite, and
would back Gov. Tillman in anything he
wants done The object OF closing the
dispensares Is TO show the country that
the state proposed to obey the law as laid
| down by the supreme court. The belief
is strengthening that the state is now
under prohibition laws.
LETTER FROM JUROR.
| Gov Tillman received q letter
| to-day from Columbia member
which sat in conjunction with the coro-
ner's Jury in the inquest on the Darling
ton killing. The coroners Jury simply
found that McLendon killed Norment and
that Cain killed Redmond, but the mill
tary court went further and charged that
in each case the killing was felonious
murder. The letter is as follows:
Having sat on tho jury at Darlington, In the
case OF inquiry concerning the death OF Frank
Il. Norment and others wish to inform you
di1 not understand the verdict as reported
by the foreman, Mr. j. A. Mooney. / under
stood him TO read those men who came to
their death at the hands OF Mr.. McLendon
and Cain, but not whether IL was in self de-
! fense or wilful or felonious: not anything was
said about that. If had understood 1t the
way he has reported II, l would not have
It was in sell defense. re.
| remember he said there were few words he
| left of and he went to writing again. He
said he wanted to fix It up right. | don't
| know what he wrote, I remember he said
| when we went In the jury room, he said what
| he did would have no weight at all in the
| court. / want TO tell you was never on a
| jury before, and did not know what was
! there TO do and had no Instructions in the
court room nor anywhere else. Fraternaily,
O. COOPER,
Saieys, $. g.
p. Slam backwoods farmer, and know
| nothing about jury rooms or law, for we're
trying to obey the laws Of our country. am
a Tillmanite TO the core, but want every
man to have justice.
1t is reported that a similar letter viii
be published soon by another member OF
| the military court.