The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-03
EDITOR UP FOR CONTEMPT.
Joseplus Daniels Of The Raliegh
News Ard Observer-Habeas
Corpus Proceedings.

Raleigh. n. c., June 2.-Sympath-
izing friends throughout he state have
personally and by letter and wire Of
tered amounts aggregating a hundred
thousand dollars to Editor Josephus
Daniels. OF the Raleigh News and OBJ
server. with which to pay the fine of
two thousand dollars assessed by
Judge Purnell for Editor Daniels al
legged contempt of court
Mr.. Daniels has refused to pay the
fine. and will attempt to secure his
liberty through habeas corpus pro-
ceedings.
The charge of the court against the
editor was based on his printing edi-
torials in the News and Observer crit
icising the United States court for
its ruling III the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad receivership case.
Habeas Corpus Proceedings Today.
Alexandria, Va, June 2.-United
States Circuit Judge Pritchard, in
Alexandria, today issued a writ of
habeas corpus for Josephus Daniels,
editor of the Raleigh News and OBJ
server. who was fined two thousand
dollars for contempt of court by
United States District Judge Purnell.
Judge Pritchard directed that Dan
iels will be brought before him at
Raleigh at 5 p. m. tomorrow.
Editor Daniels has taken a stand
on principle. stating that if the sem
tence OF Judge Purnell is allowed to
stand. it will be severe blow to the
freedom OF the press Of the entire
country.
Editor Daniels utterances in con-
nection. with the Atlantic and North
Carolina receivership case. ara on
which the charge for contempt was
based. are as follows:
Judge Purnell graciously stated
that meeting of the stockholders to
agree upon lease would not be con-
Sidered an act OF contempt of his
court. provided the lease they might
agree upon were submitted to him.
The day will be asked by the state
officials as to how they shall perform
the duty imposed upon them by
the legislature. There is not a decent
citizen of North Carolina who would
ever forgive the governor Of this
commonwealth if he Inundated it by
submitting lease to any federal
court. Some things are higher than
leases and rentals and dollars. One
is whether the property OF the people
shall be governed by servants of their
choice or by federal judges in whose
selection they have no voice. If their
servants commit mistakes or wrongs.
the people can correct them. If fed
eral court Judges appointed by hostile
Presidents upon alien recommends
tions. commit wrongs there is no inn
mediate remedy The legislature mas
full power to make a thorough inves-
tigation into all agreements and un-
derstandings which have been entered
into. and if the governor should call
a special session for that purpose the
whole inception Of this affair might
be laid bare to the public gaze. It
would have the power to examine
everybody and will probably do so.
The full disclosure of all the motives
and Interior purposes behind. this ap-
plication by Finch and Cuyyer would
be interesting and salutary.
"Of course the state appeared. The
appointment of receiver was expect
ed and the state was ready last night
with the papers and the bond. the
matter will be heard before the cir
cult court of June 18th. If the own
ers of three fourths of piece of prop
erty have rights superior to that OF
one $500 stockholder in a company
of $500, 900 the property will be re-
stored to its owners.
wrong may triumph for time,
but right will eventually be establish
ed. The men who are laughing now