The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-02
SEMINOLE CASE AGAIN
MESSRS. CLARK AND JONES MADE De.
PENDANTS.
STATEMENT BY THE TRUSTEES
Warrants Issued by Kershaw Mag
istrate for Two Prominent CO.
lumbia Bankers.

W. A. Clark and Willie Jones
were served with warrants Thurs
day by Sheriff Coleman and appear
ing before Magistrate Fowles gave
bond in the sum of $1,000 each to
answer to the charge of conspiracy.
= The warrants were sworn out by L.
L. Clyburn, OF Kershaw, before
Magistrate Jordan on account of the
relation of Messrs. Clark and Jones
as trustees of the Seminole Securi-
ties Company, said company having
sold Mr.. C1yburn stock amounting
to $1,000. Mr.. Clyburn is we'll
known in Columbia.
The warrants were received by
Sheriff Coleman through the mail
yesterday morning and he at once
made arrangements to serve them
Both Mr., Clark and Mr.. Jones at
once made arrangements for the
bonds and the trial will be called
for as soon as possible Magistrate
Jordan had authorized the bond
fixed.
IIfe SaSe-
The history of the Seminole con-
cern is generally familiar to the
people OF the State. Organized to
purchase another insurance con-
Germ Of North Carolina and to es-
tablish an accident insurance busi-
ness and the plans fell through on
account of the high fiance" on the
part of some of the promoters. The
trustees, w. A. Clark, Willie Jones
and It. S. Bryan, acted as a COM
mittee to hold the funds secured
by the solicitors of the stock. Ap-
plication was made for receivership
before Judge r. c. Watts at Che
raw and the application was grant
ed. Since then the affairs have
been considerably tangled and this
action was not unexpected.
A warrant was also sworn out for
Jno. Y. Darlington. one of the
chief promoters Of the company, but
as Darlington Is out Of the city and
is now out under bond, pending an
appeal on his recent conviction in
not served.
Referring to the charges brought
against Willie Jones and w. A
Clark, Mr.. Clark said that imme-
diately upon the service of the war
rant upon him he at once gave
bond, which was required by law,
for appearance upon the preferment
of any indictment that the next
term of court of Kershaw county.
OF course Mr.. Clark was not inclin-
ed, and did not desire to discuss
the matter which must hereafter be
developed in the court, but at the
same time he stated it was appar-
ent that there was a total misap-
prehension upon the part of the
part OF the people with regard to
his connection and that of Gen.
Willie Bryan as to the Seminole Sc
curities Company.
The Trustees.
1t seemed there was an idea that
he and his associates were trustees
for the subscribers to the stock of
fact, no such condition existed; the
agreement, which is in writing, &C
cording to the statement made
Thursday, and which was brought
to the attention of every one Of the
subscribers, was simply to the eff
feet that he and Gen. Jones and Mr..
Bryan would hold such moneys to
the amount of 100000, as was ac-
tually turned over to them by the
Officers of the Seminole Securities
Company for the purpose thereaf-
ter of organizing, either in this
State or in North Carolina, an ac-
cident or indemnity company.
These trustees" said Mr.. Clark,
under the agreement, had no in
terest whatever in inducing parties
to subscribe to stock, nor were they
responsible for anything that was
done by the officers and the agents
.f the Seminole Securities Company
with regard thereto"
The mere reference to the agree
ment between the directors OF the
company and Mr.. Clark and his as
sociates show that they absolutely
had nothing to do with the trans
, action OF the Seminole Securities
Company in the obtaining subscrip-
ton by it's officers or agents, they
were simply responsible for receiv-
ing such amounts as the officers Of