The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-05
'EDNEsDAY. February s 1908

counsel for the commission. and for
mer speaker Of the House Of Reprcs-
entatives in South Carolins, arose.
"Yeo." said Mr.. stcvsnson. "the
Senate killed It, but I know that there
Is CONSIDERABLY larger number Of
attorneys In the Senate who represent
claims against the dispensary and who
represent officiala under indictment
than the majority was against this
measure. And I understand that they
were the persons who were t,rcibly
and continually lighting that resolu-
uon.'
This brought Aiferd s. barnard, OF
counsel for the Fleischmann Combany
to his feet. rs counsel i,apugning the
motives Of these gGntlemen?" asked
Mr.. Bernard.
NO." replied MIR. Stevenson, but
am intending to say this: THAT it
WAS brought into this question and we
PAOPOSC w cny tIl0
Attorney Lester arose and proceed.
ed to say that he had never been
charged with making false pleadings
or allegations. and that his allegations
In this case at bar would be proved by
mass Of evidence which would sur
prise the court. being based not only
on what evidence he had gathered,
but what came to him. He said he
would prove the allegations in every
particular. but did not do so then, be-
cause ha did not wish to stir up any
moro mess at present, and he de !,
MED any impatation that the bill con-
tained scandalous matter.
Mr.. Testers assertion that tn.
charges would be proven is said to
have called forth from Mr.. Stevenson
afterwards the remark that whoever
swears to !themwc will put in the PEN
itentiary"
Later IN the afternoon Attorney
General Lyon was heard from. In the
course OF his argument Mr.. Barnard
referred to the fact that while the
commission was inviting creditors to
come to Columbia to >pspve their
claims, Mr.. Lyon had ready some so
warrants for their arrest when they an
peared. Mr.. Lyon arose and said that
while no doubt 1t was his silence on
the day before when this charge was
made which had misled MIR. Barnard
into repeating 1t. still 1t was not true;
out that he had simply said that II
Fieiscnmann & Co.'s agents had such
guilty ccnsciences that they were,
afraid to come into the State he would
grant them immunity to presen. :Ac:.
Claims without being arrested, but he
mad held out no general amnesty and,
as matteer Of fact, he had no war
rants save those served, except as to
Farnum.
|. In reply Mr. Barnard insisted that
the attorney general had promised
general amnesty for all creditors to
prove their claims and challenged any
one present to say If Mr., Lyon had
not said this.
Mr.. II. Moultre Mordecai, of Char
lesion, opened the arguments at the
morning. session, dwelling largely on
the claim that the court had -iuris-
daetion because the commission was
not court and the suit was. nos
against the State. He was followed
by Mr.. Stevenson, who presented
strongly the arguments that the
court should not assume Jurisdiction
that the suit was one against the
State, that the commission Was a
court, and therefore not capabN OF
Seii.s SIZED, ani ;i,a; ;iiers was &c
private agreement between the plain.
tiffs and the commission.
Attorney General Lyon asked for
an expression tonight, caid: "I an,
highly pleased at the. result of the
hearing and am confident of winning
out"
Mr.. Lyon preferred to- make no
statement until the question Of juris-
diction had been decided.
Asked what effect the defeat by the
senate OF the concurrent resolution
adopted by the house woulc. be he
said; 1T will absolutely not affect
the matter one way or tho other"
What do you attribute the defeat
to-" he was asked.
THAT prefer not to say" was his
response.
Frank Carter, counsel for plaintiff.
stated that he was confident of Judge
Pritchard retaining Jurisdiction of
the case Mr. Carfac u,,nt, =,