Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-06-07
DIsPENsARY SITUATION WARM.
Requisition for ThOs. IL. Fielder
Other Interesting Steps.

ance Of Dr.. William j. Murray, the
mission, before the new commission
upon the rule to show cause, the
statement of Attorney General Lyon
that, in the circumstances. lie cannot
press the Richland Distilling Com
pany's case; the receiving of a petit
ton from the Carolina Glass Com
pany to reopen It's case before the
new commission, a consideration OF
the Scruggs matter, and a return
o the members Of the old COM
mission, were the chief features Of
the session Of the dispensary COM
mission held here to-day.
Requisition for Fielder.
In addition to the formal matters
taken up before the commission, no
efforts will be spared to bring Thos.
B. Fielder to Newberry to stand trial.
Requistion papers have been issued
In the event that he does not come
here without them. An Interesting
feature Of this part of the proceed
Ing Is tina Governor Jos. NJ. Brown
soon goes out Of office. 1t is not
known here just what stand Cover
nor Brown would take as to honor
ing papers from this State for the
sending Of Thos. B. Fielder here. But
even should Governor Brown not be
willing, another Governor of Geor-
gia will come into office about July 1.
Hoke Smith, the new Governor, will
also be appealed to for requisition,
in the event, of course, Governor
Brown does not agree to sen Eel
der here.
Basis of Fielder Charges.
AS to the exact charges against
Thos. B. Fielder, it is learned to-day
that the John Bell Towill incident
referred to in the press some time
ago, and the Hub" Evans alleged
frame up" will be the main bases
of the case against the Atlanta at
torney. 1t Is understood that both
Evans and Towill will be placed
upon the stand if the case Is brought
to trial.
Considerable interest was mani
tested here in the statement about
the arrest of Col. Fielder. 1t is not
believed that he will voluntarily
come in response to the warrant,
however, and a hard fight for re-
QUESTION will probably be waged.
Attorney Generals Reply.
Attorney General Lyon to-day
made reply to the dispensary COM
missions resolution, asking him to
go ahead with the Richland distillery
case.
In brief, Mr. Lyons reply is to the
effect that az the Atlanta firm of
attorneys had charge of these mat
tiers and were engaged at the time
they were dismissed by the new COM
mission, in handling this particular
suit, and the data Is in their hands,
he Is not In a position to carry on the
suit.
Mr. Lyon concludes: II will be
unable to proceed with this litigation
with any reasonable hope Of success
without your furnishing me the
facts or providing therefor, as was
done by your predecessors"
Sheriff After Fielder.
Columbia, May 31.-With Sheriff
Buford, of Newberry, on his way to
Atlanta, armed with requisition pa
pers from Governor Blease upon
Governor Brown for the person of
ThN u Fa16nr tho h-noah hokr,oa,
the old, or Ansel ~dispensary COM
mission and the new, or Blease,
commission was further widened to-
day when Attorney Stevenson, of
Cheraw, who was counsel for the
old commission, appeared before the
Blease commission to argue against
the alleged right. Of that board to
rule for contempt Chairman Muir
ray and other members OF the old
board.
Nothing was said about a probe
of the old commissions history by
the new board, but this was in real
ity the question at issue.
An executive session followed the
open meeting, at which Stevenson
was heard. Stevenson argued that
the new commission has no legal
right to rule DR.. Murray in on
tempt; hat it cannot investigate
matters subsequent to 1907, and that
the original vuchers in possession
OF the old commissioners are held
by them as their personal DrOncrty.