Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-03-06

IuS S1duQ duO Iuot ulS WA10 WooAU ~
given twice as much as she was then
getting: .,s-----------.
IS It was explained herea by the
attorneys for The defendants *that g
!: ne Casteno, who Solicited these
! people in England, was the immi-
grafton agent of North Carolina.
Mr. TilIstt Submits Issues. {
Mr.. Costello is not here to answer
for himself. He has snot sheen seen
in thes StateSs1!ffo6r ss6sme itnnes . I'm dis
eussing the issues in the case, Mr..
/; Tiilett said that the elements should
$be separated for the issues. He de-.
sselared that: there should be more than,
2f causes. Having explained his;
position on this point, Mr.. Tillett
read the following issues which she'
thought the caseE shonld dsbe presented.
on. ~ 49,. >. n.
fe1. Did the defendants Smith and
Sargent procure the imnortation of
Samuel Powers, the alien mentioned
in the. first cause Of action, by, reason
Of the offers, solicitations and prom
ises made By the said Smith and Sar-
gent to and with the said alien, prior
to the time of. his importation~as al
legged in the complaints
i "2. Did the defendants Smith and
Sargent at the time Of the said i'm
portation of the said alien know that
the offers promised and. solicitations
mentioned elnsthe, complaint had been
made to and with :thessaid alien 2 ]
"3. Was the said alien imported
by the defendants Smith and Sargent
to..do-. skilled labor2 s-,1-----.----..---
"4. Could labor of the kind which
the-saidr alien was imported ytos do
haye been found, inathis~ country np=
employed at the time Of the imp1r-
tation of the said alien7
.t5. Is the plaintiff entitled to re
cover of the defendants Smith and
Sergeant the penalty Of $1,000 on ac-
count,ofsthe -unlawfn portation Of
the said alien, Samnel Powers r.
The taking of testimony was Abe-
gun and two OF three witnesses were
examined. Nothing but a rambling
account of their manderings from
place to place was elected from them.
No Conspiracy.
The second day of the trial of
Messrs. Smith and Sargent at Green's
boro, NJ c., Tin9 the noted mill ease
was highly favorable to the defen-
dants.
1t was claimed by the government
that Costello, Smith and Sargent
had formed conspiracy to import
cotton mill operatives. Judge Boyd
held with the attorneys Tor the de-
sfendants,~#ho~ had-declaredr that@no
;evidence of an unlawful agreement
had been produced and ;ssht lSoff:. the
Testimony of the Drake girl In de:
ssclaring. himself, Judge Beyda. said !:
80 Governor Glenn, who signed Cos: C J:
:tello's commission, is 9as guilty. of
conspiracy as Smith Sand Sargent are
ssif the contentious sthe~government
are true.'' This was the blow that
almost destroyed 5. Messrs. Holton,
iCoble and. Coolegi. foa it aen1oralized
}them. As the decision fell from the
sli,:s Of Judge Boyd, the friends sof
Tile defendants heaved aEsigh sof' re-
slief.. The decisive battle ofsthe war
sscems to- have been won:ss .ifi;.5 ;
: Mr.. A. C. Hutchinson, being sworn,
ssaid: "I was secretary and treasnr-
Fer Of the Continental. Mills, last. year.
Il belongedEtos thesa Charlotte Textile
sClnb, which met frequently at the
EScuthernzManufa actufersi Stub. Smith
land Sargent attended tie meetings.
ssTi:ey, with other members, discussed !
Sthe scarcity and demoralization OF
Cotton mill help: We talked aboutt
getting operatives. Mr. 7. N. Cos
stello said there were plenty of people
Sin England,sand Ireland whosswould
like to comestos this country He de:
sclared thatsthes mill operatives were
spiemployed and that wages IN the
sola country were low. -. 7 :
g.sss " e agreed that We would Ike 2
have ths English M : people over here,