The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-07-11
HEY DENVER ENDORSES THE TINES
POSITION.

HEY DENVER ENDORSES THE TINES
POSITION.
read the "friendly' controversy he-
tween The TINES and Newberry Oh.
| server, and agree fully with Editor
Nathis, AS the Observer trutbfullv
puts 1t, the old law has been farce. bc-
cause The people made it 50. The fault
was not III the law. There were many
ways too, to dodge around the enforce
ment OF 1t. In The present law, where
IS the chance? There iS!none whatever
50 IL cannot be Il farce. 1t is the people.
ana those called "substantial,n talkjn@
against laws in various ways. that cause
80 many violations. You can recount
the time when s. many influential nan
pie and papers talked so against the dis
penSary law, what they would or wuuld
not do, about personal rights. etc ),
tiiat caused many violations, and some
olOodShed, and now we ought To steer
clear OF making this law a farce. have
always tried to be law abiding. | had
no use for pistol TO carry around, but
Oh one occasion, / had about changed
my mind, but l go back to the same OLD!
groove and say emphatcally. that there
Is no need of carrying pistols. If one
must get out of an imaginary mad spall
better not be prepared to shoot out. but
as the negroes would say, fight it out "on
you m'n," or quit getting in the sp.ils.
lhave thought there was no need of a law
OUT KNOW II is not tho law. but the
people Some may think the present,
thP new law. q hard one, but one could
easily becom, used to il. for what i, the
use or carrying pistol everywhere, be-
Iii A.,
MN. know Ot some men who were
So the pistol did not save their lives
THE SAD WORK Oh TIE DEADLY
PiSTOL-A YOUNG MAN SHOWS
WHAT HE WOULD DoIF
POLICEMAN CAME
"A young man by the name of Jesse
Willard. living in Union county, Just
beyond Whitmire, died on Wednesday
from the effects Of Il wound received ac-
cidentally from the pistol of another
young man, his friend, named Trammell.
The young men were talking of the new
pistol law when Trammell SAYS: sI,u
show you how III do when a policeman
comes to arrest me for carrying Il pistol
AS he said this he reached round to his
hipspOcket and drew his gun and in some
way it went off, the ball passing through
both wrists Of young Willard and into
his body. That was on Sunday, the
10Th of June. The young man fingered
until Wednesday and died. ."-Newberry
Observer,
HURRAu FOR OLD NEWBERRY.
The new law prohibiting the SELL
ing and carrying of pistols less than
20 inches long and three pounds in
weight went into effect on Tuesday
There are no pistols of that kind in
Newberry probably none anywhere.
The dealers here had about sold out
their stock Of pistols when the law
became effective, and the few remain
ing have been laid aside. I; seems
! to be the intention of the dealers to
obey the law.-Newberry Observer.
SPARTAN MERCHANTS CONCUR.
Spartanburg The new pistol Jaw
went into effect July l and hereafter
it will be unlawful to carry or sell a
pistol of less than three pounds in
weight and under twenty inches in
length.
The Legislature at its last session
was determined to take some action
in regard to the sale, manufacture
and carrying of pistols. The subject
was fully discussed and the result
was the enactment of law that al
though decidedly unique in some
respects, completely and effectively
meets all the conditions which con
fronted the lawmakers in their desire
to put an end to the "pistol toting"
habit in South Carolina
Dealers have had ample time in
which to dispose of stock on hand
aud it is believed that most of them
concur in the action of the general
Assembly, Special to Atlanta
| Journal.
| COLUMBIA WILL OBSERVE THE LAW.
The new pistol law went into effect
| Tuesday and it will be unlawful for
any person, except peace officers, to
carry, whether concealed or not, any
lpistol less than twenty inches in