Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
In a speech at Clifton cotton mills
last Tuesday, according to the Spar
tanburg Herald Of Wednesday, Judge
Jones touched on the liability Of en-
ployers for injuries sustained by the
workers, and 1t Is understood that
this matter will play an important
part in his campaign. He will urge, II
is said, change In the law, so that 1t
will not be necessary for an employe
who is injured In mill In the per-
formance Of his duty to go into the
courts to secure reparation.
= Columbia State, Thursday: A
verdict Of $1,026.86 was rendered
yesterday in Richland county court In
the case Of Frank g. Tompkins, chair
man, against w. A. Clark. The amount
includes the $1,000 which 1t was al
legged Mr.. Clark was due the Seminole
Securities company for 1000 shares
of stock which he is alleged to have
agreed to buy and interest on the
amount at seven per cent. Mr.. Clark
was given credit for dividends declar-
ed in favor Of other stockholders be-
fore the company was put into the
hands Of the receivers.
Newberry, March 26: Sheriff Bu-
ford was called to Slighs yesterday af-
ternoon to arrest a man, who, under
the influence Of whisky, was causing
a good deal Of trouble; among other
things. preventing one Of the rural
mail carriers from going out on his
route with the mail. He had q shot
gun with which he threatened to
shoot. The sheriff went down on the
afternoon train, arrested his man and
brought him to Jail on the evening
train. He submitted to arrest with
out giving any trouble. The warrant
for the arrest was sworn out by the
postmaster at Slighs.
= Chester special Of March 81, to
Columbia State: Acting under In
structions from j. Fraser Lyon. attor-
new general, mol pros was entered
here this afternoon in the Chester
county court against the Blocks OF
Macon, and I. w. Bernheim, OF Louis
Vile, KY, charged with conspiracy to
defraud the state of South Carolina
in connection with the affairs OF the
old state dispensary. The letter from
the attorney general contained check
for $2,500. The attorney general al
so directed that the bond OF $4,000
put up by Bernheim to guarantee Ris
presence as a witness be estreated.
the entire $500 to be given to Ches-
ter county.
Columbia special of March q to
News and Courier: The Stackhouse
winding-up commission, composed or
Messrs. Wade Stackhouse, chairman;
|J. ". Wallace, T. F. Brantley. +. h.
Dominick and e. M. Thompson, will
file its final report with Governor
Blease this week. In accordance with
the Crosson bill and viii. go out or
office. The report IL now ready. One
matter which the report will show Is
that the balance Of the overcharges due
the state by the Richland Distilling
company has been settled through Col.
b. L. Abney, who was employed by this
commission for this work. The Rich
land Distiling company settled for
$4,000 In cash and 396 shares Of cap
ital stock in the .Richland Distilling
company at the par value OF 800
each, which gives the state the Rich
land Distilling company's property
here, valued at about $4,000, besides
the $25,000 in cash. s12,500 Of which
has already been paid, and the other
$12,500 will be paid In when the attor-
ney general enters nolle PROSE- against
the Blocks at the spring term OF court
in Chester, an indictment being now
pending in that court against them.
This settlement was made by Col. Abb
ney at the request Of the commission,
and with the approval Of the attorney
general. This winds up the acts OF the
|Stackhouse and Ansel commissions,
under the provisions OF the Crosson
acts. The above information was OBJ
tanned from a copy of the report which
Governor Blease has. The Ansel COM
mission, or the Murray commission. as
1T is sometimes called, was composed Of
DR.. w. ]. Murray, chairman; John
McSween, J. Steele Brice, Avery Pat
ton and A. N. Wood.
- Columbia, March 81: THE franz
ers Of the constitution did not contein-
plate finesupn distinctions between
those depositing money In the bank
subject to draft, and those receiving
time certificates for their deposits;
nor the characteristics Of certificate
Of deposit, and those of a promissory
note. 1t makes no difference how
much similarity there may be be-
tween a time certificate Of deposit and
a promissory note, II does not pre-
vent the person receiving the certif-
cate Of deposit from still occupying
the relations Of a depositor. No au-
thority has been cited and we do not
believe any can be found. sustaining
the proposition that a party deposit
ing money In a bank in the usual
course Of business and accepting time
certificates Is not to be regarded as a
depositors." This conclusion was reach
ed by Chief Justice Gary in affirming
the Union county court In the case
of ]. H. Wilkes and company against
B. F. Arthur and others. The action
was brought in the Union county
court by ]. H. Wilkes and company.
King Hardware company and Lady
Schumpert against B. F. Arthur and
numerous other parties, named as the
stockholders Of the Peoples bank. OF
Union, an insolvent corporation. The
action was brought by the plaintiffs In
behalf Of themselves and all other de-
positors Of the Peoples bank. There
was an order of reference to the mat
ter to take the testimony and report
upon all issues involved. from which
order there was an appeal, but the
appeal was dismissed. The master
made his report, which was confirmed
by the circuit court except In certain
particulars. An appeal was then
taken to the supreme court. The first
question raised was whether the claim
Of any Of the depositors had been le-
gally proved under the order Of refer
ence.