The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-23
THE DtSPFNSlFY fight.
Oriatnsl Package Stores IN Charleston and
Granville Closed.

For some unknown cause tn9 ad-
F.! ninistTat;o1 gill pursue d tT7rept
course regarding ''orizinal package
establishments than at iIs} announced
when JuGge Simorton's decision be-
cane known. This was very clearly
Shown in astatement which Governor
Eilerose Thursday gave the press. Il
Is SIS follows:
Hearing from a relisb Die source that
Mr.. + q. Simmons CT Greenvilie had
opened al original package st1re, |
sent State Detective NeDDold up there
| to loG K into the matter and see # he
w&s selling in accordance with the de
cision OF Judge Simonton. Newbo]d
found that Mr. Simmons was selling
beer by the bottle and also whiskey IL
the sane way. Upon receiving this
! Information, I wired Newbold to have
him arrested Judge SimontoD, in
his decision, did not say that a man
could break open a crate of beer or
whiskey and sell by the bottle. Sim
mons was an sgent of whiskey deal
er and not OF manufacturer.
Governor Ellerbe then went on to
say that he had wired Assistant Attor-
ney Gsneral Townsend, who is inves-
tigating original package establish.
men:s in Charleston, to have Plnk kus
sohn, an original package man. ar
rested. The chief executive holds that
| the dispensary regula-ious must be
complied with by original package
agents; that agents must directly rep,
resent bre Ters or disallers, and not
dealers who handle their goods; taa.
liquor cannot be stored for sale II this
State. On these grounds he ordered
the arrest O. PinkuSsohn. The Cover
nor Thursday afternoon received a
telegram stating thas Pinkussohn had
beea arrested aad The stock s-iz2d An
Inventory was taken of the goods on
/; haud and the State will hold posses
sicn Of them without removing them
until tie case is settled.
The governor further holds that IS
Judge Simontoa 10 his dec'slou USED
the word manufacture throughout
aud nowhere said the dealers 10 the
products OF manufactures had the
right to establish agencies in tbs
Slase, he would not per.ait Pinsus-
Sohn 70 act as ageas Of dealers, as ne
is trying to 90. Pirku sonn is will
ing 10 test this very polat, claiming
70 have legal advice tnat ne mas the
right to acs as agent for dealers as
well as manufacturers.
About the stcriGg of liquors in the
STATE and selling by original packages
the governor said that an agent cac
take orders for shipment Of liquor
from other STATES for delivery in eae
original package, out that if he ooeGs
"a warehouse and stores liquors 10 this
S.a:7 for delivery upon sale, he De
comss as much subject TO toe Safes
oaiics power as ci.izeas Of this State
@nu might attain ot TO manufacture or
sell liquor. The governor, upon ccr-
suitat,on with Attorney General Bar
Der, is determined to ma;n air thes5
grcunds until further Judicial dsiig
er&nce:
Tha. aicoaolic l:q1oss cannos ba
stored in South Carolina for ssle IL
!nis State
That the original package cannot be
arckeo ara Is component quantities
sold separately.
TGar manufacturers only, and oct
dealers, can BE- r-pcas 5nted n tals
S.&te By 2&snts.
That tie tispensary regulation must
be ooeyed bs original package agents
as 1elI as oy dispensers.