The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-21
Another Restraint
Raiding of Stackley's in Flor
ence Gets into Court.
Special 10 The S,sre.

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Charleston. July 16.-Late last af
,erceon Mr B. A. Hagood appeared
before Judge Simorton at Flat Rock,
N c., and petisioned for an injunction
10 behalf os S. Gackeuheimer & Sons.
of Savannah. Ga. restraining the
State coostabses from Interfering with
aav aud all Of their original package
agencies throughout tie State. The
prayer for relief and injunction IS the
result Of the raiding of Guckenheimer's
agency. conducted by George Stackley
at Florence. several days ago The
couplaiuants aver that they have suffer
ed damages to the amount Of $4,000
and are threatened with damages to
The extent of $4,000 or more. Upon
the reading Of the bill of complaint
Judge Siwoo.oa issued temporary in-
junction agaioss the conssables and
rule compelling them to show cause, on
August 9th. Why they should not be
restrained as prayed for 10 the bill
1t is said that Stackley is one of the
most prominent citlzeas of Florence.
He opened his establishment aud was
conducted it upon the advice oe his at
soroeys. Messrs. Wilcox & Wilcox
The place was being ruo in strict con-
formity with the act aud Judge Simon
tors in;anc.ion. and the raiding of 1t
was nothing but the venting OF spite
on she part of the coustables, SO the
story suns. they we're unable to 6od
any irreeularity 10 the manner of rs
cond.c., 80 they set up the charge that
Stackiey was selling in packages Of less
than half piat. aud thus violating the
w.
There is an Interesting little story
now beng told IL connection with the
opesiug of Stackley's establishment.
It is said that when he accepted the
agency he visited Charleston and pur-
chased number of styles OF dispen-
sary liquor feom the Charleston hote'
These bottles were Of course emp:ied
Of tbe:s contents aud then forwarded 10
Gucksoheimer & Co, with the reques:
that they should bottle the liquor for the
Florence agency 10 similar styles of
bottles. The Savannah firm acted upon
the request os its agent, the bottles
we're made ip imitation Of the dispen
sary bottles, filed with liquor and sent
TO Florence
Now the question ariaes how can the
State charge Stackley with violating
the Law by selling less than oue-balf
pint packages. when it is doing the
yery same thice. II is proba BILE that
when the case comes to trial, the attor
ney genera! may be called upon to ex-
plain this Inconsistency.
The fact that the jojos. as the dispen
sary TASKS are famiiiarly called, do not
hold the measure they are said to con-
tain has often been noted 10 the pa
pers of the State. and cannot be news
at 6 his late day However several,
we'll know citizens as matter Of curios-
isy procured a number OF dispensary
bottles and TASKS today, and measured
them. The measure Of course fell
short. # required eight dispensary
half pint TASKS to make seven of the
standard size bottles. which is equivalent
to saying that in every seven half pints
sold, the State makes half-piot clear
profit The same proportion of short
age is maintained in the quart bottles
ADD TASKS In view of this shortage it
appears that the State will have some
thing of boomerang ON its bands
when it raises the questicu of slack
measures in the courts