The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-15
RAFFIELD EN-
JOINED.

The dispersary case was argued before
Judge Aldrich Saturday afternoon Mr.
Purdy made the argument in behalf of the
County Board of Control and Dispenser
Reames, and Mr.. L. D. Jennings for Mr..
Rafield. Judge Aldrich took the case under
advisement and did net render his decision
until Tuesday.
A. the assembling of court yesterday
Judge Aldrich filed his decision in the case
of E. T. Windham. ct al vs John B. Rafield
ct al, otherwise known es the dispensary
case. The matter came up on rule to show
cause why the temporary injunction should
not be made permanent The return wes
made on Monday Of last week and the argu.
men;s we're made Saturday afternoon.
The decision is of, considerable length and
fully covers every point 10 dispute. The gist
of the decision is condensed in the following
section of the document, which is all that We
beve spaca for to-day.
The appointments of J ". Resmes as dis
peneer, and of j. B. Baker as clerk, at Sum-
ter, S c., are regular aud legal. Pyinsa tacse,
they are entitled to the positions. Mr. Raf-
fields clain, that be is dispenser. is not
Up orted by the facts, nor warranted by law.
He hiss no appointment, vas not elected by
the County Board, and the fling Of the bond
and iis acceptance By the County Board, is
not an appointment, nor is it equivalent to
an appointment. He acted in February just
as be did in January. BE was being paid for
such temporary services, and, very properly,
the board required bond from him for the
time be served. he WAS not dispenser, nor
was he requested to act as Huch after February
%, 1899 and on March |, 1899, he had no
right to act as such, and his interference with
Ar Reames on that day, and coaduct in the
dispensary building was unlawful and irju.
rious to the business.
The decision concludes as follows:
For the reasons stated and for others which
I might recite, if time and space permitted, I
am Of the opinion that the injunction ssked
for should be granted. The amount of the
bond must be increased Wherefore.
1t is ordered, That John B. Rafield and
John White, and each of them. be, aud
hereby are, epjoined and restrained from in-
terferipg or meddliog with the plaintiffs or
any of them in the possession or sale OF the
liquors and alcoholic beverages ia the county
dispensary in the City of Sumter apd With
the possession oil the dispensary building.
This order ia to remain in force until the final
determination of this action or until the
further order of the court Let the plaistifs
enter into an undertaking in the usual form,
on or before the 22d day Of March, instant,
to the defendants 10 the sum bf six hundred
dollars, with one OF more sufficient enreties,
to be approved by the Clerk of the Court,
conditioned to pay to defendants sach dam
oynoodfon tho asi6 ann. the
defendants may sustain by reason of this IN
junction if the court shall finally decide that
the plaintiffs we're not entitled thereto.
JAxEs ALDRIcH,
Circuit Judge presiding in.3 Sd Circuit.
The rule for contempt against Mr. Rsf6eld
has been dismissed on motion of R 0. Pur.
dy, Esq attorney for the plaintiffs Mr..
Raf6eld has abandoned all further prosecution
of the case aod will let it go by default. BE
also agrees to waive the condition of the
order requiring dispenser Reames and the
members of the County Board of Control to
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