The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
NIPPED IN THE BUD.
The Proposed Bull Fight Near Rock
Hill Was Stopped
BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR,


The Columbia State says it Seems
that the report reaching the goYerno
from New York in regard to pro
posed bull fight with ''et cctera'
fights near Rock Hi! Thursday hat
ample foundation il fact.
When the governor reached his OF
| fee Thursday morning he found the
following from Editor J. J. Hull O
the Rock Till Herald whom he hat
requested to furnish him light:
"Replying to yours OF "Wednesday
night report referred to appears to bt
authoritative. HandbiliS circulated
announcing bull fight. dog fight, cock
fights, etc. commencing Friday al
noon on farm OF r. =. ThcmaSon, touI
miles southeast Cf Rock HILL
The governor then asked the attor'
tney general 10 look into the State Ia"
or the subject. and was furnished WHY,
the following:
His Exceileacy, VI. B. NcS~eency
Governor. Columbia. 5. G.
Sir: You request TO be advised a,
to the law in this State in reference t(
preventing cock fighting, bull fight
ing. etc.
Chapter 80. page 45l, CT the crimi-
nal code Of the State. provides:
| Every owner or person having tAt
possession, charge or custody of any
animal who in al unnecessarily Qrue!
or inhuman manner. Or knowingly or
wilfully authorizes or permits the
same to be subjected to any urneccS-
sary torture, suffering, or cruelty OF
any kind, shall be punished for any
such offenSe.'
Another section provides: who
ever inficts unnecessary pain or suf-
fering upon any animal. or whoever
causes the same to be done, whether
such person be the owner thereof, or
having the charge or custody OF the
same, shall for every such otfense be
guilty of miSdemeanor," and be pun
ished as provided by law.
Another section provides: Every
owner, posSessor or person having the
charge or custody of any animal, who
in an unnecessarily cruel or inAuman
manner, or knowingly or wiifully au-
thorizes or permits the same t. be
subjected to unnecessary torture. suf-
ferlng or cruelty Ofany kind, shall fol
every such otfense be guilty OF mis-
demean0r, and punished as provided
by law,
The same also provides that 1t
shall be the duty Of the sheriff, deputy
sheriff, deputy State constables, con-
stables and police officers to prosecute
all violations of the provisions OF this
chapter" and provides that one-hall
the penalty collected shall insure one
half to the South Carolina Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals.
1t should be noted that in this chap
ter the word animal" or animals
shall be construed to include all brute
creatures. and the words owner:
person" and whoever shall be held
to include corporations, as well as in
dividualS.
There is also another provision tC
be found in section 29G Of the criminal
code, making it a misdemeanor fol
any person to engage in or present. at
cock fighting within three miles o.
any chartered institution Of learning
of this State, and imposes penalty
therefor.
From these citations it necessarily
follows that ample penalty is imposed
for bull lighting. cock lighting, etc.
and that outside of the constitutional
: oath to enforce the law, Il special stat
ute directs the peace officers OF the
State to enforce the provisions above
cited. ours very Truly,
L. y. Gunter, Jr..
Assistant Attorney General.
The governor upon receipt OF the
above telegra phcd to the York sheriff
as follows:
To Jno. r. Logan, Sheriff, IorSville
S. c.:
Information has been received al
this department that cock fights. bull
fights. ETC.. are to take place neal
Rock Hill Friday at noon. Under
chapter 80, page 45l. criminal code OF
: South Carolina. you are directed anc
authorized to 60 at once tO Rock Hi
and prevent such porposed violation
of the law and if necessary call Out
the military company at Rock Hill o.
command such posse as may be neccs'
sary to prevent said fights. do your
duty in premises as porided in GRIM
nal code. Wire me fully rs to situa
: ton. N. B. McSweeney.
Governor.
Thursday evening the governor re
ccived the following from the l0rl
sheriff. dated at Iorkvi!le:
To VI. p. McSwccney. Governor:
Have no information further than
is contained in your telegram, hu'
: will 90 to Rock Hill tonight and SEE
: that the proposed violation Of the laN
is not consummated.
John Il. Logan.
Sheriff
Mr.. ThOmaSOn endeavOred to tall
: to the governor by long distance
phone. but the governor told Mr.
Thon2ason to telegraph him anything
he wished to say in regard to the mat
/ ter.
2 There was somewhat OF a sensation
l about seven years ago when it was an
: nounccd that a bull fight would TAX
. place on the Ilayne Bell place nea
c Rennoin LaurenS county. The COVER
/ nor tried to Intercept the fight bu
. the sheriff was delayed in getting t
. the scene. Excursions had carried hun
L dredS OF people TO the place. NheI
e the hour for thesborine encounter ar
rived the two bulls strolicd into tn
arena. looked at each other-mad
friends and ended the sport in yer
: amusing nj. 1ner.
: STOPPED By SHERIFF.