Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Important Suit Against Southern.


A suit has been brought into the
state court which practically looks to
the annulling of the lease Of the South
Carolina and Georgia railroad by the
Southern. The suit Is brought for
John Cart, Of Orangeburg, by ]. H.
Bryan and Miller & Whaley, OF
Charleston. The complaint alleges
that the lease by the Southern OF the
line from Columbia to Hamburg, part
OF the old South Carolina and Georgia
violates the clause in the state consti-
tuition prohibiting the leasing of road
by a competitor. Mr.. Cart asks to re-
cover 500 per day from the date OF
the Southern's lease, a sum amount
ine to nearly s150,000. If received the
money would be divided between MI.
Cart and the State Of South Carolina-
The suit Is one Of the greatest possible
consequence to the people OF Cnarles. es.,
ton and Of those residing in the section
through which the South Carolina and
Georgia road runs.
Involving the s. c. & g. Ex.
Kershaw special to Columbia State:
There Is an interesting suit oelns
brought against the Southern Railway
company in the court OF common pleas
of Kershsw county by Mr.. Amos "A.
McManus, who alleges that the South-
ern Railway company has operated the
South Carolina and Georgia Extension
Railroad company contrary to law Tor
the period Of 10 days and Is, by law,
liable for a penalty Of 500 for every
day said railroad has been so operated,
and therefore prays judgment against
the defendant Southern Railway COM
pany for the sum Of $1,000 and the
cost Of the action. This suit Is being
brought to test the constitutfonahty
Of an act Of the last legislature tnat
allows the amalgamation Of the. Soutn
Carolina and Georgia Extension Raii-
road company and the Southern Rall-
way company. The plaintiffs attor-
neys are E. D. Blakeney, Esq, OF ker-
shaw, and ]. T. Hay and M. l. Smith,
of Camden.
R,ownfield to Hang.
Columbia State: John Brownfeld'
the Negro barber Of Georgetown, VINO
killed the deputy sheriff Of that coun-
ty some three years ago, will be ar
raignei and resentenced at the next
term Of the court Of general sessions:
The supreme court of the United
States has affirmed the decision or
both of the circuit court and the state
supreme court, Brownfiefd having been
sentenced to death at the term OF the
former court when he was first trled.
His attorneys at that time appealed 10
the state supreme court which affirm
ed the decision of the lower court.
The case was then carried to the h1gh-
er tribunal which now refuses TO aiter
the sentence or to grant a new trial.
Brownfields case Is one which has at :.
tracted national attention, and the fact
that there were no Negroes on the jury
which sat on his case was an argu-
ment freely used by the lovers of the
black race, and was the ground on
which appeal was taken.
Good Roads In Anderson.
Anderson special Of May %: An
enthusiastic good roads convention
was held in the court house here to-
day and was attended by some 300 or
400 representative citizens Of the
county. Addresses were delivered by
Senator A. c. Latimer, Hon. F. H..
Hyatt, of Columbia, president OF the
State Good Roads association, and by
County Supervisor ]. N. Vandiver.
The convention adopted by a unani-
nous rising vote resolution In favor
Of a special. 5-mill tax levy for good
roads. The resolution went through
with a whoop amid applause. There
was not a dissenting vote. Senator
Latimer captured the convention with
his plan for federal aid in road i'm
provements. Mr.. Hyatt, Of Columbia,
voiced the sentiments Of the conven-
ton when he asked, (which Is easier,
to pay the mud tax or the road tax?'
A permanent county good roads asso-
citation was formed, with Captain II.
H. Watkins as chairman and A. M.
Carpenter as secretary. An organiza-
ton will be perfected in every town
ship in the county and the work Of
building public sentiment in the cause
will be pushed until good, permanent
roads are established all over the
county. The convention here today Is
lut the opening Of the campaign for
good roads in Anderson county. Sen
ator Latimer starts out this week on
a tour Of the state in the interest OF
good, roads, and will visit every Sec
ton where the people are interested
and desire his presence.