The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-11
Deferred, Not Denied.
Justice in the Columbia Club
Raid Cases.
Some Questions of Fact to be Set
tled.-That Will be Easily Done,
Sustaining the Claims Of
the Petitioners.

Sustaining the Claims Of
the Petitioners.
Special to The State.
GREENyILLE. Sept. 1.-The hearing
10 the contempt cases instituted By the
Messrs. Gonzales against Commissioner
Mixson. Police Sergeant Morehead
and Officer Strickland aud State Coo-
stables Speed. Davis aud LaFar. as a
result OF the raid made soue time ago
on the Columbia CLUB rooms, began IN
the United States court room here at
4 D. n. today before Judge Simonton.
whose orders the defendants are charged
with having held 10 contempt. The
court room was crowded with interested
spectators. but DO one was prepared for
the sudden termination of the cases for
the time being So fer as the cases
have progressed. it looks as if Judge
SimoHton is DOT going to deal with the
club room section Of the dispeDsary
Law, but act upon the propositions:
WHO did the seized liquor belong to :?
Was it imported from outside the State
for personal use When the constables
seized it did they know it was for per-
sonal use s? Have they aay reason to
believe that 1t was intended for the con-
sumption of any other persons than the
owners? From the papers presented to
him to-day, he felt unable to proceed
with the case and consequently has re-
ferred the entire matter to Mr.. j I.
Barron as special referee to look into
the question of fact aud report to him
what facts be finds along the lines in
dica,ed. Judge Simontou expects to
be 10 Colombia in about fortnight,
aud will probably dispose Of the cases
there.
When the case was called this after
noop. Mr.. r. c. Patton, who appeared
for the Messra. Gonzales, opened the
proceedings by reading the complaints
and the rules issued upoo them.
THE pob1cEMEN's s RETURN.
Johu P Thomas, Jr.. ESQ, theu be-
gan to read the returo of the two po-
licemen to the rule 1t submitted
| That the men we're charged by
the laws of the State and Of the ordi-
naDces of the city with the rigid eo-
torcement Of both.
2. That the city council has by ordi-
oaree and otherwise, directed that the
dispassary Law be rlsidly enforced ;
tha, aese mep. with all the other city
off Rs. had Instructions 70 assist the
cou-. ah!es 10 making raids and pre-
serS ,g the peace when called up, by
the copstables; particularly TO be
around TO preserve the peace.
3. That the men we're called upon BY
the cops.ables 20 accompany them 90
the raid in question to preserve the
peace that Morehea5 took seat in
chair 10 ore Of the roous. whlle Strlck-
land was staiiooed at the Goor thar
they took 20 part 10 the search aod
seizures, acting solely as officers to pre-
serve tue peace; mat they Cid DOT take
or carry away tie packages referred to-
4. That while they took no part 10
the search aud seizures. those seizures
we're justified by the laws Of the State
and were 20, 10 violation Of the orders
of this court that section 21 makes
provision for srch searches aud se;2
nres (tbe section is qnn;cd in fully that
section % Of tne di.peusar3 act a!so
covers TIE case
5 That the Legislature had tue pos
er 10 pass sach an ac; F.: that the acf Is
not uacons;i1a'lona il: this particular;
saa, the eoforcemen, o. the sections o;
.he act mentioned was not aD attempt
10 regulate the commerce. between tie
States, and makes DO Discrimination
against be products of other States
6. That Judge S;nootoa S order vas
not intended to pro'cc: imported liquors
when kep, for us- 10 club houses
/. That the defendants had DO lniec-
lion whatever of violating TIE order of
the court
Mr. Thomas also presented the resa-
latiou Of the city couocil directing TIE
eoforceu1n, Of the 6ispeasar3 Law, aud
-, ..rc-t iat,nr ot i1Strrrti0rS IN ti,n