The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-08-22
each time, though twice be was
choseu when factionsl politics ragged


bowed not the knee to Idol of the
hour. In the case of Solicitor vii
sou, however, though known to be a
Conservative in politics. he enjogeG
the confidence of the people to such
an extent that both sides endorsed
him and he wus again aud again re.
turned to the place he had oiled
with 80 much ability.
As solicitor Mr. Wilson has met
in the forum the best lawyers and
the hardest fighters in the State and
he has always acquitted himself with
distinction. He has won in many
cases celebrated IN the annals Of the
court, notable among which may be
mentioned the Brown6eld appeal
from Georgetown, which was an at
tack before the supreme court of the
United States on our jury laws, the
plea being made that they violated
the constitution in that they dis
eliminated against negroes on. the
juries. This case Mr. Wilson won
after most dogsed fight. 10 civil
work he has had many notable cases,
representing SOME of the largest in
dustries and most prominent men In
eastern Carolina and he has appeared
from time to time before the SUI
preme court in hard legal battles.
Mr Wilson for ten years, up to
last summer, had been in partner.
ship with Charlton DuRant at Man
ming, under the firm name of Wilson
& DuRant.
As solicitor Mr. Wilson was care
ful and palussaking. he sought
the truth and served the State. 1t
has never been considered that his
first object was to convict, and he
never oVerreached. He was enc Of
the fairest fighters that ever put
lance in rest IN a legal battle. He
was psinstaking in his duty, careful
and accurate, quick to grasp the sig
ni6cance of the smallest detail and
prompt to use it. 1t would have to
be mighty we'll practiced liar who
could lie under John S Wilson's
searching eye.
Mr Wilson was married in early
life to Miss Elizabeth Ingram,
daughter of DR. john l Ingram Of
Clarendon, who has been helpmeet
indeed in the journey through life,
a charming woman of highest char
acter. most highly esteemed in the
community in which she lives. To
this union have been born eight
children, six girls and two boys.
The eldest, a graduate of the Col
lege for Women in this city, is 9
teacher in the public school at Man
ming; the next, a son, John Ingram
Wilson, is principal Of the school at
Hickory Grove, York county; the
Others are still students of school or
college.
As man, John S Wilsoa posses
ses peculiar magnetism. BE is re-
garded by those who know him best
as being of pure gold, the soul of
honor. a fit scion of that sturdy
Scotch. Irish stock which set truth
and honor and integrity above all
else in the world. He has never
made much money, he never seemed
TO be working for the particular per-
sonal interest of John S Wilson; one
never associated him with money
making, but one could not dis.asso-
ciate him from patriotism and justice
and square dealing. HIS friends
love him because he has wealth of
kindly feeling; thev respect him be-
cause he has breadth and depth of
intellect and they trust him because
he has never yet failed any man.
His peculiar personal force was
sho sn some years ago when he was
called to his old home.in Indiantown
by the murder of a cousin in store