The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-27

JOHN '. DARLINGTON sUED..
CAROLINA AGENCY COMPANY
ATTACHES LAND IN LAURENS.
seminole Promoter Charged With
Having Disposed OF Stock and Has
Never Accounted For The Amount.


Columbia. Jan. 23.-Papers attach
Ing number OF tracts of land be-
longing to John Y. Darlington have
been served upon Stobo Darlington,
his father, at Laurens. The warrant
of attachment is issued by the Caro-
lima Agency Company and grows out
Of the Seminole case. the complaint
claiming that Darlington is indebted
to them in the sum Of $4,000. The
warrant Of attachment Involves the
following:
Undivided half interest In q tract
Of land, known as the w. b. Young
place. In Laurens County, and con-
tanning $50 acres, more or less. This
land is described In Jacks township.
Laurens County. An undivided half
interest in tract of land In Jacks
township, Laurens County. containing
500 acres, more or less. known as the
Owens place; q tract of 312 Ia acres,
more or less. bounded by lands now
or formerly owned by John Y. Gar
lington and lands known as Bank
funds. formerly Of L. p. w. Riser; also
such portions Of these certain tracts
Of land situate In Laurens County,
heretofore conveyed to John Y. Gar
lington by Mary Y. Darlington. by her
deed under date. Of January 1899, de-
scribed as tract of 1000 acres. more
or less. known as tract No. of the
Keyser survey; tract No. 8 of Keyser
survey. containing SOS acres, more or
less; tract Of 1889 acres, more or
less. OF Keyser survey made In 1883;
all of the above being known as the
Samuel Young estate. situate partly
In Laurens and partly in Newberry
Counties. except such portions as have
been conveyed by John Y. Darlington
to William 8. Hatton. C. c. Riser and
r. H. Benton. respectively. 2s2. 600
and 831 acres. respectively. Also all
of that tract Of land situated In Laur-
ems County partly without. containing
20 acres. more or less. with certain
boundaries. excepting such lots and
portions Of tract Of land heretofore
conveyed by John Y. Darlington as
per certain deeds recorded.
The complaint made by the Caro-
lima Aagency Company states that II
is and was duly incorporated COM
pany with q capital stock OF $50, 900,
divided into 1900 shares. with q par
value Of $40 each; that John Y. Gar
iington. treasurer and general man.
ager of the company. held 1850
shares. Among his duties was receiv-
ing and caring for funds of plaintiff
and keeping books and accounts re-
lating thereto. It Is alleged In the
complaint that he. acting on reso-
luton passed by the board of direc-
tors. sold and disposed of about 5000
shares of stock at $40 each. collecting
about $4,000; that he received for
plaintiff on premiums on insurance
policies issued by the State Mutual
Insurance Company Of Rome, Ca,
through plaintiff. Its general agent.
about $4,000; that, although fire.
quently called ppon by plaintiff to ac-
count for his actions and doings as
general manager and treasurer and
to account to 1t for moneys received
by him. less the sum authorized to be
paid out by him. the defendant has
never done so. but on the contrary
has departed from the State and con-
tinues to absent himself thereform
for the purpose of defeating and de-
frauding plaintiff.
Mr.. w. A. Clark. president of the
Carolina Agency Company, makes an
ahidavit that to his personal knowl-
edge the defendant is indebted to the
plaintin In such sum mentioned
N2b.oo0) and that defendant has left
the State and can not be served with
summons and complaint.
All OF this grows out of the pro-
ceeding In the Seminole case, for
which receivers have been appointed,
and which is now In litigation in the
courts.
MRS. LEAVITT SEEKS DIVORCE.