Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

In the court Of general sessions at
Charleston last Tuesday, Judge Dant-
zler followed the example Of Judge
Prince in declaring the act Of the leg
islature exempting Confederate veter-
ans from license to engage In business
to be unconstitutional. The opinion
was expressed, not in 9. formal dects-
ion of the court, but in remarks. from
the bench in connection with the case
which was under trial. Judge Dantzler
said that every South Carolinian would
commend the spirit Of the act, but 1t
was illegal and in direct conflict with
the constitution in matter Of fact.
During the recent term Of court at
Abbeville, Judge Geo. E. Prince rem
dered an important opinion on the
constitutionality of the pistol law.
The penalty for carrying concealed or
unlawful weapons was originally 800
or 80 days, but was changed by the
general assembly to $1,000 or one year.
The legislature in changing the PEN
atty altered the body of the act, but
not its title, and Judge Prince, holding
that 1t does not conform, stated this In
connection with the case Of the State
against John Jay. Solicitor r. A. Coop
er of Laurens, who was prosecuting at
the term, is the author Of the orig
inal pistol law and will probably
take Judge Princes opinion to the su-
preme court to have that tribunal de-
eide the matter finally.
A negro named Hamilton Littlejohn
was arrested between Spartanburg and
Greenville a few days ago, while en-
gagged in throwing goods from South
ern freight train. 1t developed that
Littlejohn had entered a car at Spar
tanburg and after the train had gotten
we'll under way, commenced pitching
out goods Of various kinds, with the
evident intention of going back later
and gathering up the stuff. When the
train crew learned Of his operations
the train was going too fast to admit
Of his jumping off with reasonable
safety, and after fight he surrender
ed. He was committed to Jail in Spar
tanburg. Goods were found scattered
along the line Of the railroad for dis
tance Of twenty-five miles.
Columbia special Of February %, to
the News and Courier: The first move
towards getting the next annual con-
vention of the Confederate veterans Of
the state for Columbia was made this
morning in the form Of a letter from
secretary of the Wade Hampton Chap
ter Of the Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy, to the Chamber Of Commerce.
Miss Martin urged the Chamber Of
Commerce to use its best energies to
get the convention to meet here, and
promised that the Daughters would do
all in their power to assist in enter
tanning the visitors. AS far as Secre-
tary Clark has been able to sound the
business sentiment the idea Of having
the veterans come to Columbia Is
very popular one, and 1t Is confidently
hoped that arrangements can be made
to give the old Vets such a splendid
entertainment as characterized SINH
lar gatherings here a few years ago,
when there was great sponsing among
the sponsors, and everybody had
good time generally. The question of
extending formal invitation to the
South Carolina division will be
brought up formally at the next meet
ing Of the Chamber Of Commerce on
the second Monday in next month.
The indications now are that II an in
vitation is extended an effort will be
made to have the convention held in
May.
- Columbia State, Wednesday: The
supreme court yesterday decided
against Mr.. Johnstone ]. Fowles Of
this city, in his suit against the Sea-
board Air Line railway for killing a
fine dog. The plaintiff recovered
judgment in Magistrate Robert Moor
mans court for SIS, the alleged value
Of red bone fox hound killed by the
defendants train of cars. The judg-
ment of the circuit court affirmed
the judgment Of the magistrates
court. The supreme court yesterday
reversed the lower courts decision
on the ground that no negligence was
shown. The supreme court asserts
that no witness testified to seeing the
dog killed and there was nothing to
indicate how long the dog had been