The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-24

caIlS 10 lorce the appointment OF Il !
jury which would 10 its duty
Mayor Smyth said that so far as |
poiiucs is concerned the people of !
Charleston ruled the county, but that
jury commissioners were appointed
from Columbia, and with that The city {
government had nothing whatever TO ,
do, nor did any man in it attempt to i
exercise any influence.
Mayor Smyth then proceeded to
read his statement further, in which
he blamed the nou-CnfOrCcmcnt of the
law on the county. Who may be re-
sponslble for it he did not state. He
showed clearly that the grand Jury
would not bring in true bills, though
Indisputahle evidence was given the
jury by police officers in uniform and
uy detectives. He said the city GOV
crnmcnt could not justly be held ac.
countublc for such condition of
atlaus; that Chiefs Sellers and IIowie,
who mad been in Charleston, would bear
hIm out in the statement that the
police force always cO-operatcd with
the coustablcs.
Chief HOWE, stationed III Charles
tOh, was in the building at the lime,
aud at Mayor Smyth's request he was
called in. The mayor read over the
statement he had made about the po-
ice cooperating with the COnstahlcS
AMI Mr.. HOWE positively substantlalcd !
the statement.
The mayor concluded by calling
upon the board to consider the facts |
presented TO ii, and adding that both |
himself and Chief Boyle would be |
glad 10 receive any suggestions from
the board as to how they could do
/ better.
There was much discussion as to the |
/ advisability and the effect of p ,ssing
/ dispcnsary ordinance and having the
/ police bring cases before The recorder
for trial Mayor Smyth made the
statement that the profits to the city
had never exceeded Sl4 900.
Chief Boyle ''callcd II spade a spadcn
and told the board that no power could
absolutely enforce the dispcnsary law
IN Charleston. lie passed over with
contempt the charge that the police
had been "tamcd." lie said that the
disprnsarics ana beer privileges sup.
piled half the blind tigers in Charles
ton.
The directors Of the State dspcn-
sary passed the resolution winch takes
away from Tho c,tv nr (,b,r,n.,nn ,yI',,
nvnr ,rnii,, NAV, .,,.,.,, rr',,, ,,,' " '''''
ton OF the local dispcnsarIcs. This
resolution Will continue of effect until
the city authorities indicate that the
illicit sale OF liquor is supprcsscd-lr
not cradicatCd. Mr. Williams oirclcd
the following as the reply of the board
to the municipal authorities of Char
.,Tho Sio,o ho,rl Of ,,iro,.,,,.
carefully considered the defense of The
city government of Charleston. urr-
sen.cd through Tie honorable mavor.
Mr.. Smyth, and Chief of Police Bowie,
TO show cause why the dlspcuSarv
profits accruiny to sald city should moi
bc withheld under section of tbe dis
pcnsary law, to be used for the better
enforcement Of said law finds ms fol-
lows:
"First, That defendants failed TO
show, and III fact admitted, that the
dispcnsary law was not properly Gu
forged in the city Of Charleston.
"Scc0nd, That defendants succeeded
apparently in establishing the fact tina,
the county government of Charleston
Is largely rcsponsl5lc for the non-cn.
tnrccmcnt OF the dispcusary law in The
city of Charleston.
"Thrd, That the city government
Uhrough lis representatives admits
: It's primary responsibility for such
failure. In that council has failed to
! enact an ordinance fOrbidding the H.
licit sale of liquors, providing adequate
penalty for the violation Of such ordi-
nance, t" be imposed by the recorder
in case OF convictions; therefore be it
"Rcsolvcd, That the dIspcusorv
profits uccru,ng to the said ci,y 1r
Charleston are hereby withheld io ne
, used for the pay of safe cous,nhlrs I'm.
the better enforcement of ,hr dis,,rn.
sary law in the cilv ur Chorlrs,nn nm.
I'll such time as the State board may
, be convinced that fine civ othorii,rs
have DISCHARGED every Cultivation resi-