The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
JUDICIARY OF THE STATE TO SIT
EN- BANG TODAY.

The Purpose lie TO Determine the
Policy of the State Toward For
eign Corporations which Have
Taken Out state Charters-Are
Such Corporations Foreign or Do
nestle in the Eye of the Law:
Chicago Young Woman Badly
Treated by Columbia Man-Right
be Tested.
Columbia, S. c., Oct. 3.-To-morrow
the judiciary of the state will sit en-
benc on a question of great importance,
as the action of the court will estab-
lish a precedent which may affect the
policy of the state toward foreign cor
porations that have taken out charters
in South Carolina.
In April the Supreme Court heard the
case of Wilson against the Southern
Railroad. AS the court was equally
divided a rehearing was ordered, and
the circuit judges called in to the as
sistance of the Supreme bench. All of
the circuit judges will sit in the case
except Judges Gary and Buchanan,
who are barred because of former con-
nection with the suit.
The point at issue is whether rail-
roads or other foreign corporations OPP
Grating in this state are domesticated
by charters taken out in this state. In
the case at issue the railroads attor
ney tried to get the hearing removed
from the state to the Federal courts.
This was resisted by the heirs of Will
son, who were bringing suit for dam
ages for the death of Wilson on that
war. Judge Gary decided with the at
torneys for Wilson'S heirs, and when
verdict for $4,000 damages was
brought in by the jury, the railroads
attorneys appealed because Judge Gary
would not let the case go to the Fed
eral courts.
Several Judges to BE Elected.
The next session of the Legislature,
besides having the extra job of read
ing and correcting the new code con-
tanning about 1000 pages, will have to
elect six circuit and one Supreme
Court judges. The successor of AS
sociate Justice Ire B. Jones must be
chosen, while the seats of Judges Watts,
Bennett, Klugh, Aldrich, Buchanan
and Gage must be filled.
A Young Woman Badly Treated.
There are rumors afoat here of a
young woman from Chicago having
been made the victim of joke that
has very serious and painful side.
No names are given, but there seems
to be no doubt that a young man in
Columbia and young woman in Chi
cago, have been corresponding for some
time, as the result of newspaper
advertisement. Proposals of marriage
were made. The Columbian represent
ed that it would be too costly for him
to go to Chicago and bring his bride
here, so she decided to forego that
formality and come to him. When she
arrived here no lover met her, so she
drove to the address given in his let
ter, to find that the number marked a
squalid negro house. Then it dawned
upon her that an assumed name had
been used, and she had been victim
lied. Detectives have been put to
work on the case.
To Test the Beer Question.
Some time ago Attorney General Bel
linger rendered an opinion to the ef-
feet that the beer dispensaries in South
Carolina were illegal and unconstitu-
tional. The board of control has TAX
en- no action in the matter. The city
council of Anderson has taken the
matter in charge and will make test.
The city attorney has been instructed
to protest vigorously against the beer
dispensaries in that city. There is no
doubt of these dispensaries being lille
gal, but there has been a disposition
10 let them exist to fill the demand for
beer. There is considerable capital in
vested in beer privileges" and Geor-
gia breweries furnish a considerable
quantity of the beverage consumed
here.