Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-16
ORDER SERVED
On the Dispensary Commission
by Judge Pritchard In
COLUMBIA ON FRIDAY.

1t Is Said They VIII Hold the
Fort and Go TO Jail Rather Than
Obey Judge Pritchard's Recent
Order.
The Columbia correspondent of
The News and Courier says the order
or Judge Pritchard granting a sup
ersedeas on conditions was not sery-
ed until Friday when It was received
through the mail by Chairman Muir.
ray or the dispensary winding-up
commission. and the other members
OF the commission. as well rs by At
torney General Lyon from the office
OF the clerk of the Federal Court. In
Charleston
The order is dated April s and re-
quires compliance within five days
from date of order, not five days from
service. The commission will not give
the heavy bond required by Judge
Pritchard, and will not surrender the
collateral, which requires to be sur
rendered. so that the commission will
be In contempt In refusing to obey
with the Federal Court
As II matter of fact the collateral
is not I'm the possession of the COM
mission, but is with the State Treas
urer, and has been in his possession
for long time. even before the
books and records of the dispensary
were placd in the Treasurer's vaults.
So that the commission can max e
answer that the collateral is rot in
its possession at all, aud they cannot
comply with the primary and most
important condition of Judge Prit-
chard's order.
OF course, IL Judge Pritchard can
get hold of the collateral he has the
case in his hand absolutely. and. of
course, the State is not going to sur
render the collateral
Judge Pritchard may serve an or
der on State Treasurer jennings. but
II happens that Capt jennings is in
Mississippi and not at this time in
the jurisdiction of Judge Pritchard' S
order.
He is having a pleasant visit out
there and is doubtless not in hurry
to return. unless he is requested to
come home by Governor Ansel. The
Governor will not. however. ask the
treasurer to come back TO give up
the collateral, and he will not in
struct any one to give it up. because
the State is going to keep its hands
on the collateral
These collaterals were deposited as
security for the deposits OF the dis
pensary money with the. various
banks OF the State. and the hanks
will not pay out the money without
getting their securities back This
point is the milk in the cocoanut.
and tbs State holds the cocoanut.
May Review Case.
The State says an appeal to the
United States circuit court of appeals
on some ground is absolutely certain
and when this court meets it will be
presided over by Chief Justice Fuller
of the United States supreme court.
1t is believed that the chief JUS
tice will temporarily. at least. hold on
drastic action until he can hear the
arguments, the appeal having already
been perfected.
A dispatch from Asheville to The
News and Courier says Judge Prit-
chard Friday received a letter from
Justice Fuller in reference to the
case, but stated, as IL was q private
letter, he, would not refer to its con
tents. While the Chief Justice Is
considering the idea of special ses
sion. il is quite probable that no
move will he made in the case here
or in South Carolina by the receiv-
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