The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-22

lAa6Ce ieiD TRUNK
BRINGS FARNUM PAPERS.
Bulky aIatega" Sits Locked in Su-
pfeHae Court ROom---MuSt Decide
Whethel Papers are for Public Pc
fHSalgCDmRlittee Gives Board Chance
& teAptear.
In the supreme court room sits
a fge$aratoga trunk. 1t is a
very o{ nary looking trunk and
1t isf3ld securely with a COM
nlnt pm rope. There is moth
ing OF kerest to the casual visi-
ton eeept that it does seem pc
culfarsthat a trunk should be
placed lip the room where sits the
highest tribunal of the State.
However, this is no ordinary
trunk. For inside of it's capaci-
ous bottom rest the papers of j.
S. Farnum, the Charleston beer
dispenser who has so struggled
to prevent the dispensary inves-
tigation committee from inspect
ing them that is, the ones they
wished to see in Charleston.
1t will be remembered by those
who have, followed the fortunes
of the invaders of the privacy of
the conduct of the G. M. I. that
Senator Niels Christensen, Jr.,
and Representative T. Fraser
Lyon went to Mr.. Farnum's
place of business in Charleston
and, after inspecting some of the
papers on his file, demanded to
see the rest. This was refused,
Mr.. Farnum claiming that the
act of thegeneral assembly which
providedS for the investigation
did not give the committee the
right to look into private papers.
An order. was obtained from
Chief Justice Pope for the papers
and T. Moultrie Mordecai, Far
nuns astorney, again insisted
to see We Gommittee had no right
heard arg The snnreme court
decai for Mr.. Farnum ana 1fun,
Senator j. T. Hay of Kershaw
for the committee and decided
that the papers must be produced,
setting yesterday a week ago as
the final limit. In the meantime
the papers had been sent to a
physician in Dalton, Ca, who is
a friend of Mr.. Farnum's, and
his attorney asked for another
| week in which to get them.
The papers, flow~, --- .-ora, not
vet ready for public consumption
for the Judges of the supreme
court must first examine then
. and decide whether or not the.
are of a public character:
Mr.. Mordecai appeared yestel
day morning in the supreme cour
t and asked that all the paper
i which the court decided were
e be made public would be marke
t and he be notified. This Wi
It probably mean a fight on oth'
|: grounds if the court stlpulat'
o that the papers are admissible
f. evidence for the committee.
le Several months have pass.
3: since Mr.. Farnum refused t
0, papers to Senator ChristenS
in and Representative Lyon. I
ly clerk of the supreme court. u
h. u. R. Brooks, has the key
l his possession.
lie The dispensary committee
ed eided to hold a public meetl
lis IN this city Wednesday, Janu;
nd 9, and try to wind up the inve'
ed cation. It was not thou,
he proper to complete the investl
ett ton and report to the general
ne, sembly without first giving
of members of the board OF dlsp
m, sary directors an opportunlt!
dr: appear before the committee
fell make statements in regard to
oed evidence which has been brou
in out. 1t is probable that som
lett the members will be present +
and month. There is also a Ii
cial other evidence which the C
mittee wishes to obtain. =
State, Dec. 10Th.
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