The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
law Of South Carolina, from inter.
fering with Mr.. Meotze.

iShihSo WIN NlI. NISSlLO.
"l requested Judge Simonton that
if he granted tho order to mail IT
to tho clerk of court with directions
to serve it at once. I, this morn
ing, notified Governor Ellorbo of the
receipt of this telegram rs had no
desire to have any of his constablos
ruled for contempt of court"
Mr.. Nelson further stated that he
had already bocn asked to have
tho argument of tho Mootzo case
take place before Judge Simonton
at Flat Rock on Tuesday noxt.
While he had not announced his in
tention Of having tho hearing take
place on that day, ho had practical
ly decided to do SO.
The fact that Judge Simonton
had issued restraining ordor on
joining all constablcs from intorfor
ing with Mr.. Mootzo in selling his
"originaP packages Of whiskey was
received by tho auti- -disponsary poo
plo in Columbia as delightful nows
Many expressed tho opinion that
this ordor, as we'll rs the first re u,
straining order, would bo made por-
manont. In fact, a gcntleman who
stands high in dispcnsary circles
said ho supposed Attorney General
Barbor would copo we'll with his
adversary in the coming test caso
before Judge Simonton, still 10 OK
pocted tho State to loso tho fight.
Mr.. Meotzo oponcd his storo the
samo time yesterday morning us the
city disponsaries, and his sales during
tho day nettod neat sum. A large
number of "originaP packages wero
received yesterday by Mr.. Mcetze,
his agency boing established with
Mcssrs. |. Tragrr and company of
Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr.. Meetzo is
also tho agont Of Pfoifor and com
pany Of Cincinnati. Tho whiskoy
received yesterday cumo neatly
packed in a wooden box, zach bottle
containing a seal and labelled with
|. Tragor and company's namc on il
aud "W. b. Mcetzc, agent" "Sil.
YER King" "Canada Club" ""Old Col
ony Rye" "Nlacbrayers," and othe,
standard brands of whiskics came
along with tho ordor and Mr.. Moctze
says he will continue to soil Tragol
and company's standard brands
Besides "originap' packages of whis
l1ios, Mr.. Mootzo continues to sol
cool beor by tho bottle.
Col. Nelson said yesterday that il
he won tho tost case now pending
boforo Judge Simonton, case
would bo brought involving tho
question as to whether ono could
have shipped to him a barrel oI
whiskoy and then bottle tho stuff on
his own promises. This was init
mated some timo since, but it had
never boon authoritatively stated. Mr..
Nelson says ho contends that cit.
izon has tho samo right to bottlo the
whlskoy as the State, and that he
intends to test tho mattor very
thoroughly.
BARBER TALKS.
Last night Attorney General Bar.
Dor was seen in reference to tho
latest restraining order issued by
Judge Simonton, and whom asked what
no thought about the matter, Con,
eral Barber said that tho order was
not such On unusual ono, for Simon.
ton had issued similar restraining
orders IN previous cases. Ifo said
ho had fortified tho position Of the
State in regard to the contention OF
what an original package is, and that
he could not understand how tho
court, in tho faco Of such strong au
thoritics as those he would cite, car
consistently decide against tho State.
When tho attorney general ,Ias told
that it was tho ayowed purpose ol