The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-02-20

alcoholic liquors or If the laws 0
South Carolina had declared that al
alcoholic liquors wero of suuh poison
GUS and detrimental character an(
that their use and consumption as {
beverage were against tho morals
good health and safety of the Stat,
either and different questions would
arise"
Let an injunction issue as prayed fol
In the bill.
The following Injunction was Is
writ Of injunction, be awarded and dc
issue out OF this court commanding and
enjoining and restraining the dofen'
dants M. T. Holly, Sr., as Chief Con.
sta ole OF the State Of South Carolina
and all Other persons acting under him,
his and their successors in office, and
also tho defendants j. Nj. Scott, II. M.
Gardner and e. @. Beach and all other
State constables OF the State OF South
Carolina and all county sheriffs and
their deputies and municipal officers,
chiefs Of police, and policemen and ali
other officers OF tho State of South
| Carolina or any county or city or town
OF tho said State OF South Carolina
and all persons whomsoevcr acting or
| claiming to act under the authority of
the Act OF the General Assembly Of
the State OF South Carolina, approved
| January End, 1895, or any warrant
issued by or under authority thereof
from seizfng or attempting to seize in
transit Or to seiZe both before and after
arrival in the State of South Carolina
and at any place in the State of South
Carolina take, carry away, or con-
tiscate any package whatsoever Of ales,
wines or spirituous liquors or any in
tOYinnfino IinNnpo ST
other State or foreign countries i'm
ported into or brought into South Car
DINA by any means Of transportation
whatsoever by complainant James
Donald or any other person whomso-
ever Tor his own use and consumDtiOn
and from entering and forcibly search
ing or attempting to search tho prom
ises or dwelling Of the complainant
James Donald or any other person
in tho State OF South Carolina, or
any railroad depot, railroad car, or
steamboat or sailing vessel or other
vehicle OF Interstate commerce, or any
vehicle whatsoever within this State
for transporting such Intoxicating IL
quors as aforesaid imported or brought
into this State for his use or consump-
tlon from hlnderlng or preventing by
any means whatsoever tho cOmplaina
James Donald, or any other person in
the State OF South Carolina as i'm
porter and consumer of tho ales, beers,
wines ami spirituous liquors OF the
other States and foreign countries from
importing, holding, possessing, using
and consuming tho said Intoxicating
liquors as aforesaid so imported for his
use and consumption" I incorporate
this injunction herc in order to per-
petuate it as legal curiosity and to
show tho extent to which partisan
judge can bo swayed by unreasonable
prejudice. 1t will be seen that he en-
joins everybody from unborn babes ur
to the high sheriff from interfering
not only with Donald's whiskey, but
from interfering with any citizan in
the State who had not evon asked his
gentle protection. Courts of Equity
| the court, but this Judge has assumed
! the power Of our General Assembly to
! make law for the State and also OF
Congress OF the United States. Under
contempt proceedings he has incar-
cerated men in Jail who wore absolute
ly without notice OF his Injunction and
when brought to his notice that the
sheritfs were treating the jailed con-
STABLES as men charged with contempt
ana not as ordinary criminals he
ordered thom removed to city jails
Groutcu
as the cOmmonost criminals.
You are familiar with tho state of
affairs that followed his Injunction.
Whiskey was imported into tho State
by every quondam barkoeper for per-
sonal use and the barrooms Of Charles
ton were virtually thrown wide open.
they became so bold under tho pro-
lection OF their judges as to violently
resist the efforts Of tho constables to
close their hell holes. l found it i'm
possible to do anything with them on
account of the sentiment Of the city
being overwhelmingly in their favor.
ordered the constablcs to confino
tholr efforts to seizures that they had
reason to believe were not for personal
use and they accomplished great deal
although the results were quite un-
satisfactory. | appealed to tho mayor,
and he promised corporation but
shortly afterwards the city council re-
fused to pass an ordinance prepared by
the mayor which provided for the
punishment OF the keepers of blind
tigers. | called upon tho mayor and
he endeavored to have the ordinance
enacted; but in vain. Thoy wore
joined to their idols. The chief Of
police was q friend OF tho law but he
had noither tho moral nor the legal
support Of the council or the com,
munity and his appeals were only par
italy successful. l gave the city
notice that unless tho Law was better
enforced | would have to resort to the
metropolitan police law. This bad
slight effect; but it soon wore of |
again gave warning several months
afterwards and the chief OF police
asked nae to give him little more
time and he thought matters would be
In better condition. Ho succeeded
In making several casos against illicit
dealers; but the grand jury, OF tho best
citlzens, so we arc informed, refused to
take the oaths OF men who they placed
in charge OF their homes and lives
and unceremoniously threw out all
bills against Illicit dealers In whiskcy.
This omboldoned tho Illicit dealers
and [ again invoked the aid of tho
courts and succeeded in obtaining
charges OF vonue in several cases; but
the question is still in tho Supreme
Court as to our right to such change.
My patience became exhausted and
appealed to the State Board Of Police
commissioners and thew did not hcsi-