The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-11
GOyERNOR HEYwARD AND THE
DIsPENSARY LAW IN CHAkt.ES-
TON.

Important Interview Between ~
Governor aud Chief Constaose
Howie - Governor He Al
nounces That His Policy In Regard
90 the Dispepsnry Law In Charie"-
ION IN b Name In Chnrlesion IN
Elsewhere In b state.
Columbia, February Especial: The re-
cent incident In Charleston In COMMISSION
with the shooting OF u horse oy ConstAo,o
CauIneld has brought the situation In
ChsrIestop to focus. Chief Howie was In
Columbia and had a long talk MID Hosean1s .
Hayward regarding the entire anaii' wnIch .
familiar 20 readers oil The News ano nnn.
The entire situation was discussed. ano ailer
goipg over all the evidence ana colIespon,
deuce II was decided 70 severely repriinanu
Constable Caulield for his reckless niing SLA
pIatoi IN the streets OF Charleston, ana no wa
ordered TO report for duty At some otnei po,ns
in incl State, thereby removing him from the
Charleston field. The assignment 70 sono
other station had been made before the snoot-
Ing occurred and Chief Howis VIZ s''T n vas
also developed in the stimon tnst AiI:
Scottile was generally regarded ~ q iIequent
yIolator Of The dispensary law anu tnnt ~
such viOlator u was not al all anusnni y wi III
WAGONS TO get Into Similar eneoon'e' """
Governor Hayward In a full and frank
d,scussion with Chief Howie oil the sitnatIon'
and he made u perfectly p.ann 70 sn ~ fore.
In Charleston, that the Law must 90 enIorcso
In Charleston m well a. In DINER paris OF .ne
state. OF course, IL In needless 20 Say aont ~
emphutic Instructions that have been given
iu Chief Howie are not In the spirit OF hostili.
Nv. Governor Hayward 10 the Irienu VI
Charleston, and be has no purpose 70 anukp
plze that community or any o.neL ,S
see that the laws Of theS State are enforced and
he Wishes To make o sincere and legitimate
abort In the beiter enforcement Oh mo uis'
pensary lag 10 Charleston. .,.,r,, uads
There have been serious compininte maoe
as 10 the On for cement Of the law In Cnaiies.
ton and Governor Hayward 10 assured tnas
tho beat sentiments Of that aSss
moi uphold The violation OF this or any DINER
Law, He realizes that there are peculiar CON
ditions In Charleston, and Will q Que cog
pizsnce Of these condition.. he mas adviseo
Chief Constable Howie 70 % nTm Out noi 70
CIV does not succeed and Chief Howie 10 not
succsssiul In the enforcement Of the law In
Charleston the Governor Will then make
Il bis duty 70 INQUIRE into w ncamso, ,n ef tne
law In Charleston, and Until that ume arrives
ho wishes 70 give the fullest opportunity OF .
cnauee by th1so nov In charge OF Inc present
m ssSS.1nor q as sSs S s,sp' y oosr assi feel. .na. he
has the sympathy Of the best people ana the
mpuicipai authorities OF Charleston, and ne
haD absolutely NO reason 10 believe tnat tnese
Wifi be any disposition on the part OF the po-
iica and municipal authorities OF Charleston
10 retard In any way the better eniorcemen
or the Law. and no hopes for complex COOP
s,ulton betveep the c~onstabulary and the por
iioe In the better enforcement Of the lsw.
The OCCASION for Governor Heyward's ex.
p~ression upon the subject was the Csu.ns,o
Incident, which was officially brought 70 nis
%aitention by Mayor Smyth, Of Charleston.
and In order that hie position might become
Thoroughly understood he has consented 70
make public the result OF bis interview io-oay
vith Chief Howie, which was the direct re
suif Of the matter having been brought 70 Ms
Attention BY Mayor Smyth, Of Charleston.