The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-13
TO DISREGARD
JUDGES ORDER
Soulh Carolina Defies Pritchard
Through Attorney General.
DUBBED AS UsURPER
Sensational Climax in Old State Dispen-
sary Affairs Reached When Judge
Named Permanent Receivers.

Federal Judge Prichard at Ashe-
vile, N. G., Saturday decided to ap-
potna permanent receivers Of the
South Carolina dispensary fund OF
100000, and named Judge Joseph A.
Mccullough, G. K. Henderson and 8.
F. Arthur as receivers
In the order the receivers were di.
rected to take charge Of all the per-
sonal property now in charge of the
commission appointed by the state to
wind up the dispensary affairs, includ-
ing the money in banks, and to give
bond in the sum of $25, 900 each. The
members Of the committee were di-
rected to turn over such property to
the receivers, and all persons were
restrained from bringing any suits to
enforce claims or in any way to inter
were with the possession of the courts
agents.
When Attorney General Lyon Of
South Carolina was shown the dis
patch from Asheville announcing JOS.
A. McCullough's acceptance of re-
ceivership of the dispensarY at the
hands Of Judge Pritichard, he said:
1T regret exceedingly that there is
person in the state of South Carolina
who would accept the appointment Of
receiver at the hands of Judge Priteh-
ard"
Then taking up the general situa-
ton. Mr. Lyon said, in part:
80 far as Judge Pritchard's under
taking to enjoin any one from bring
ing suits to in any way interfere with
the fund involved is concerned, I will
state that / have instituted proceed
ing in the supreme court Of South Car
DINA for the purpose Of compelling the
commission to disregard Judge Pritch-
ards injunction and to pay into the
state treasury for the use Of the at
torney generals Office the sum OF $15,,
600 which was appropriated for the
purpose of certain criminal proceedings
and prosecutions of persons connected
with the late state dispensary.
"Judge Pritchard's order will most
certainly be disregarded by me if it I'M
dertakes to in any wise restrain or d.
rect me in this or any other proceed
ings may deem it advisable to insti-
tute.
A special Of Sunday from Asheyille
says: The attack made on Judge
Pritchard by Attorney General Lyon
and published by the morning papers,
created profound sensation in the
city, the judges home. 1t is stated
that representatives Of some Of the
suitors will call the attention Of the
court to the attorney generals attack,
and ask Judge Pritchard to attach him,
the attorney general, for contempt Of
court.
A Columbia special says: When At
torney General Lyon was shown the
press dispatches Sunday as to the
threatened attempt to have him at
tached for contempt on account Of the
structures of Judge Pritchard, he said:
"It is not surprising that these har-
pies (referring to the liquor lawyers)
should wish to have me attached for
contempt This wall was probably
caused, not from any disregard which
may have been shown the learned
Judge, but more probably from the
prospect Of being kept for long while
from plundering and feasting upon the
revenues Of South Carolina.
"I repeat again that V III use every
lawful means to save the state from
the possibility of such plundering, and
will proceed in the courts of the state
to checkmate the liquor houses that
have fed upon the state whenever. it
may be proper to do so, any orders of
the United States circuit court to the
contrary notwithstanding.