The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-07-09
AFTER THE BLIND TIGERS.
THE ADMINISTRATION VIEW OF
THE BOWEN CASE.

1917 - AhbA ktON tEEW oFI
THE BOWEN CASE.
Judge Buchanan Sentences a ESan
TO n ~Penftentfary Under the In,
Junction Clause of the Dtspensary
Law.
When Judge Buchanan was holding
Court In Charleston he signed %injunc-
tions against o number of men who
were charged with selling liquor in
violation OF the dispensary law.
Among the number were John Wynd-
ham and w. j.. Bowen. The in~junctions
were served on June 10. Since that
date O member of the Charleston po-
lice force, one J.. Meyers, has made
tinued selling liquor in defiance of the
injunction and in contempt of The
Court.
Judge buchanan, acting upon these
afidavits, issued an order for Wynd-
ham and Bowen to show cause before
linn In Chambers, why they should
not be ruled for contempt.
The cases were heard by Judge
Buchanan in his Office at his residence
in Sumter. Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Townsend was present to repre-
sent the State aud Mr.. George S. Lee
care, of Charleston, appealed in behalf
vi w Nv oWS Woo " ISDtS-
sented o were either of the princi-
pals presen'.
The case Of Bowen was taken up first,
aud after the afidavits were read by
Mi. Townsend In support of the charge
that Bowen had violated the %injunc-
ton, and was, therefore, guilty OF con-
tempt, he was adjudged guilty of con.
tempt, and the following order was
issued:
State OF South Carolina, County of
Charleston-In the Circuit Court
The State of South Carolina, plain
tiff, VS.. w. j. Bowen, defendant.
Upon petition and afiidavits filed 10
the above stated case O rule was issued
by me on the 18th day OF June, A. ID.
1895. requiring w. j. Bowen, the de-
PENDANT, to show cause before me nj
Sumter, South Carolina, ON the Sd day
of July, A. ID. 1895, why he should not
be attached n punished for contempt
in disobeying the order of the tempo
rary injunction granted by me on the
18th day of June, A. ID. 1895. The de-
PENDANT has not appeared by counsel or
in person, and ha, made no return to
the rule, and service of the said rule
having been properly proven and
made by affidavit that w. j.. Bowen
has violated the said order of injunc-
tion by selling and authorizing to be
sold intoxicating liquors in his place of
business, at 1877 King street, Charles.
ton, South Carolina. 1t is adjudged
that the defendant, w. j. Bowen, Is
guilty of contempt, and that the rule
be made absolute. 1t is further order
ed and adjudged that the said w. j.
Bowen Is guilty of contempt and sub
ject to the punishment prescribed by
Section % Of the ~Dispensary Act OF
1894. Wherefore it is considered OF
the Court and pronounced as the judg-
ment and sentence of the law hat the
said w. j.. Bowen do pay the sum OF
two $4,000 hundred dollars, and be i'm
prisoned in the State ~Penitentiary at
Columbia for the term of four months
The sheriff OF Charleston County IL
hereby directed to take into custody al
once tho body Of w. j. Bowen and hold
the same subject to the authorities OF
the ~Penitentiary. Herein fail not.
OSMuND w. BUCHANAN, Judge.
The Columbia correspondent of the
News and Courier has the following
comments upon the Bowen case
1.-The administration has had q til
for tat game. Three of the ~dispensary
constables who are In Jail have the
satisfaction of knowing that w. j,
Bowen is under IL sentence of -four
months in the penitentiary. 1t is re-
garded as a very drastic measure, but
he administration seems to think thai
this Is about the only way the Charles
ton cases a be handled.' 1t has beer
the great threatening power which
the ~dispensary has held in reserve
and the authorities are very much dc
lighted that it has been brought into
requisition. They think that it Is the
one thing that will kill cut the blind
tigers The ~dispensary authoritic.
evidently intend to lose no time il
getting Bowen to the penitentiary, OF
at least in making the effort. The
papers have been forwarded to Charles
ton, and the expectation is that the
stripes will be on Bowen by Sunda,
morning.
The idea here il that Bowen ought
to have gone " Sumter and made hi.
defence and have shown that much de
fence and respect to Judge Buchanan
who has to be given credit for doing
what he believes to be right in the
matter. 1t Is said that Bowen was
served with the papers four days in
advance OF the hearing by Chief Con
stable Holley, and the expectation was
counsel would represent him.a 1t il
announced that Mr.. G. s. Blssell, OF
Charleston, was expected to represent
Bowen. Assistant Attorney General
Townsend said that he did not wish
to ave any snap Judgment taken and
that Judge Buchanan waited all day
before signing the order, and that it
was expected that a telegram or some
sort of explanation of the absence
would be received. Judge Townsend
said that while there we're other cases
in course of preparat, OF he did not
care to say anything about them, but
that 1t was intended to stop the Illicit
sale of liquor in n way or another.
I'm conjunction with the announce
ment of the use of the %dispensary
bludgeon it Is announced that Judge
Simonton will not have occasion to
have any of the constables up before
him for alleged violations! of bis in
junction. 1t Is stated that the con-
stables have been instructed not to
seize any liquor except where suspi-
cious circumstances attend the In
PRODUCTION of the liquor into the State,
hnf. TINT tho pnnofuhlno ...s ,>ot go.