The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-20
HAD NO State LICENSE.
STOPPED EMERSON PARTY'S
SPORT, SAYS GAME WAIsDEN.
"Bromo Seltzer King" Uses Special
Train to Take His Friends Out OF
State-One Tried and Acquitted.

Columbia, Dec. 16.-Isaac E. En-
erson the "Bromo Seltzer King" who
owns a hunting. preserve in George
town County, took his party Of
wealthy northerners out Of the State
on a special train Sunday afternoon
when Chief Game Warden A. A. Rich
ardson got in behind them fer hunt
Ing without licenses. according to in
formation given out today by Mr..
Richardson. who had just returned
from Georgetown where he said one
Of the party George w. Ewing, of
Baltimore. Md, was dismissed on
technicality at a. hearing before
magistrate for hunting in the State
without a license.
According to O statement from
Chief Game Warden Richardson, he
sent his assistant Mr.. Funderburk, to
Georgetown county to look over the
situation when he felt that there were
not as many nonresident hunting IL
censes being reported from that
county as he was certain there should
be. Deputy Funderburk reached
Georgetown on Thursday and found
he states that Millionaire Emerson
wac entertaining party of wealthy
tourists, none Of whom had licenses
as far as he could ascertain.
Deputy Funderburk went out to
Arcadia" the magnificent country
estate Of Millionaire emerson. which
is located on Waccamaw Neck five
miles from Georgetown. When he
reached there he found Mr.. Emerson
and hts guests Just returning from a
hunt and he ascertained that .he fol-
lowing made up the party:
George W. Ewing. NJ. Henry. Mrs.
Bette W.. Ewing Mrs. Annie Emer-
son and Mrs. Margaret Vanderbilt, all
OF Baltimore, Nd. and Mrs Ethel Nc
Cormick. OF New York, all wealthy
and weIl known tourists, and Isaac
&c. Emerson, the owner of the place.
Deputy Funderburk says he ascer-
tanned from the clerk Of the court that
ouly Mr.: Emerson had q license when
he demanded to see their licenses. He
then telephoned Chief Game Warden
A. "A. Richardson. at Columbia, who
Instructed him to take out warrants
FOR the men In che party and to tell
the ladies the law required them to
have licenses. .-
Deputy Funderburk had talked with
Mr. George w. Ewing when he met
the party at Arcadia" as they were
returning from the hunt and being
certain only Of his name, swore out q
warrant charging him with hunting
without license in South Carolina.
In company with the sheriff Of Geo
-getown they went to the country es-
tate of Mr.. Emerson on Saturday and
arrested Mr.. Ewing on Saturday
morning. Mr.. Emerson accompany.
ing them back to Georgetown.
The sheriff and Deputy Funderburk
had made the trip to the country es-
tate Of Mr.. Emerson in the fish COM
missioner's boat. the Nancy and
when they were starting back Mr.
Emerson asked how fast the Nancy
could travel. On being told ten miles
per hour, he ordered his men to bring
out his racing boat, the Arcadia"
capable Of running nineteen miles an
hour, and the party were soon Ia
Georgetown, where Mr.. Ewing Yves put
Under sufficient bond to await the ar
rival Of Chief Game Warden Richard
son.
Owing to the train schedules, Mr..
Richardson did not reach Georgetown
until Monday morning and when he
arrived he found only Mr.. George W.
Ewing. and said that he discovered
that Mr.. Emerson had ordered a spe-
cial train on Sunday evening and had
returned North with his other guests
tnat night.
The preliminary hearing in the
case OF Mr.. Ewing was held before a
magistrate, Lawyer King and Mr..
Richardson appearing for the State.
and Representative Pyatt for Mr..
Ewing. Mr.. Richardson said that able
arguments were made by both at
torneys and that Representative Pyatt
put up an able fight for his client ana
finally got him discharged and the |
warrant dismissed when he dug up in |
the criminal code the Section 743,
where it refers only to licenses being
required for non-residents who hunt
turkey. partridge and quail, Mr.. Em-
erson and his party having been hunt
ing deer. as was brought out at the !
trial OF Mr.. Ewing
The State game warden said that he |
has since discovered a section OF the