The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-03
Cutting Out the Cancer.
The Heroic Treatment by
Aiken'S Doctors.
Special to The State.

tuls COuuLy udo ulaue ouppteWuut tdi
report. which | append below. It is of
interest aad may not be generally
known that Mr. John T. Castor. whose
presence. with explanatory accompani-
ment, seems, to be 80 eagerly desired
here just now, is 10 Columbia holding a
responsible position-superintendeut |
believe--in that great and glorious in.
ti,ation for the reformation of che pnb-
lie morals. the State dispensary.
The grand jury's report follows:
1--WE 6nd that an order was issued
by his honor, I. D Witherspoon, pre-
siding judge at the September term Of
court of 1891, requiring that SO much
ofthe report ofthe grand jury presented
at said term of court as relates to Pro-
bate Judge John T Castor, be served
upon him, and that be, the SAID John
7. CASTOR. show cause before this court
at the next session thereof, Why he
should not be indicted for failing to
invest the money he'd by him as public
guardian 10 the manner required by
law, and also Why he shauld DOT be To-.
dicted for cot making bis return to
court as such guardian, as required by
law
"Inasmuch as the said John I Gas
ton has failed to comply with said
order we respectfully ask that steps
be taken to force a compliance with
the demands Of the law as set forth
therein -
Judge Watts said that be had been
10 more than dozen counties and be
had fouod Done Of them in as bad con-
dition as Aiken. He said the report
showed that the county commissioners
were guilty of negligence. extrava-
gance. forgery aud unlawful approprla-
ton of county funds and he promised
to see that proper steps should be taken
to have the grand jury's recommends
tions carried out.
On Saturday morning, the judge is
sued the following:
SPECIAL ORDERS
State efSouth Carolina, Aiken County.
In the Sessions:
Upon the report of the grand jury.
wherein certain preseutments are made
under their official oath. and Oh mo-
ton of G.. D. Bellenger, solicitor, or
dered:
l. That the clerk do a. once issue
bench warrants for G. ". Sawyer. R.
A. johnson aod W. E. Arthur, late
county commissioners for said county,
and the sheriff do proceed forthwith to
take such steps as are necessary to iu-
sure the presence of said parties before
me as soon as said warrants can be exc
cuted for the purpose of fixing such
amount of bail as may be sufficient to
insure the presence of said parties at
the next session of this court to an-
swer such bills Of indictment as may be
returned against them on the charges
maUc III edtU ptOoOuIuCh
2 That pursuant to the order OF his
houor. Jud ge I. D. Witherspoou, made
during the October term past of this
court, the clerk do issue rule against
John L. CASTOR, late probate judge of
said county, Ito chow cause before this
court at the next session why be should
not be indicted for failing to invest the
money held by him as public guardian.
in the manner required by Law, and
also Why be should not be indicted for
not making his returns to the court as
such guardian, as required by law"
And further, that the said county board
of commissioners be and are hereby
authorized aud instructed .e begin
suit upon the official bond of the said
Jehn T. CASTOR as said probate judge.
3. That Dave H. Wise, county audi
tor be, and be Is hereby ordered to re-
ceive and keep 10 safe custod y. sub
iect to the cali Of court. or the solicit
tor, all the books, accounts, vouchers
and extra papers relating 20 the busi-
ness of late board of county commits
sioners, aud the clerk of the present
county board of commissioners and all
other persons now having in their Gus
tody said books, papers, &c be, aud
are hereby ordered Immediately to
turn them over to the said Dave H.
Wise, aud take itemized receipts for
the same; such custody not to inter-
sere With the business of the present
board, and said Wise TO be responsible
for the safe keeping Of said records.
4. Whereas the law requires that al,
prosecutions before trail justice shall
be begun upon toe oath Of the party
prosecuting, i. is further ordered that
the foreman or any other member of
the eaid grand jury be and is hereby
directed forthwith to 60 before Trial
Justice l. R. Weeks, there to make the
affidavit for the prosecution of
Squire Jones for csrrying concealed
which should have heen done