The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-01
A lar Contest.

Bruno bd James Davis were
tried oe!o |Bossard Saturday for
disorderly obstructing the public
streets, ct le is one of more than or
dlnary IN ason of the issues under
lying It, q of the trouble and ar
rest of t little strip of land lying
between bpal rectory fence and the
sldewal IN Street. The title to the
land is the vestry of the Church
OF th9 omforter claiming it, Mrs.
Agnes aiming it, and the City of
Sumte it also The confusion as
to WI he rests is due to the fact that
wheo h which the Episcopal Church
and y stand was transferred to the
vestrIe late Rev. Bartlett. Hsrvin
STREE BIT been opened, and the title
calls Fci6ed number of feet more or
less liz from Main Street on the west
to 4 thereafter to be opened on the
easbposed street to be of width of
no1 ) so feet nor more than IS feet.
TN land in dispute lies between the
e4 Rry line of the lot az measured
frs Street and the line of Harviu
Sid out subsequent to the transfer
This disputed strip has been left
and from time to time during
~ years question as to the owner
Ee lot has been brought up, but no
twas reached. Recently the vestry
10 enclose the strip, deeming that the
Is vested in them, and Friday
the erection of front fence on
!, the side walk was commenced.
after the work was commenced, the
7as reported to Mayor Bossard, who
ltely wrote Mr.. Hillock, the rector
3 in charge of the work, that the
3 claimed by Mrs. Bartlett and that
ton Of the fence was an act Of tres
,ich should not continue. The cs.-
Bruno Pearson aud James Davis were
to stop work by Chief Of Police
under the direction of Mayor Bos-
tr. Hillock refused to recognize the
y of Mayor 8csserd to interfere and
on the fence was Continued. Later
~ the carpenters were arrested and
ed to the guard house where they
p: that night. Next morning they
'ught before the Mayor and tried On
ge above stated. Mark Reynolds,
oeared for the prisoners aad based his
"a the ground that Mayor Bossard
in the case, as it involved
IN Of title and consequent treapass
'uld De decided only by a court of
!: Jurisdiction. The Mayor ruled
had jurisdiction, as the case under
net one Of title bat Of violating tie
nance relating to ebstructiug the
That the strip Of land is dispute ia
|arvin Street, has been SO regarded
n Of years. and, as such, has been
" the stree: hands. Mr. Reynolds
objection TO the trial without the &
of the full council, bu. the Mayor
the objection and proceeded with /,
Street Commissioned Tribble was
e stand as witness to establish tie
the strip Of land is city property c
! VI iJOi III tCel- IIS lSSliilSu ttiGl I
.w about the matter was that Capt. ,
when Mayor, had Informed him that Y
1ss the property OF Mrs. Bartlett, i
directed him to work it es he did b
tions Of The street. He had never ,
that it was city property. :
Bossard decided that Bruno Pearson
5 Davis, in disobeying the orders of a
0: Police 10 stop work, had violated d
ance prohibiting obstructing the
ID were guilty Of disorderly con-
: accordingly 6ned them 81 apiece, S
paid By the Vestry Ct the Episco- !
h. -
e is not at sn end By any means, q
probably 60 TO a higher coar:, II
! ownership 1ill be decided. n