Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-21
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ar, 1913.

other violations Of the law. The man
ager Of the club, Tom Harrison. gave
bond for himself and others I'm the sum
of $500, while others put up bond
amounting to $500, swelling the total
to $4,000. The officers seized $50 quarts
Of whisky, three gaming tables and 300
bottles OF beer. The One Hundred
Thousand Club Is located in the Jen-
nings building on Washington street,
and boasts fine quarters handsomely
fitted out. Among the thirty men ar
rested are many Of more or less prom
inence, including a number Of visitors
from nearby cities.
Anderson special Of February 19 to
the Columbia State: In South Caro-
lima the purchaser of whisky from
blind tiger Is guilty of violation of
the law and is punishable just as is the
seller. This is the substance of an or
der handed down by Judge Shipp in
affirming the judgments Of the record
er Of this city in several liquor cases.
Several weeks ago the authorities of
this city employed two white detec-
tives to work up liquor cases. These
detectives stopped as guests OF the
several hotels and managed to get
some Of the porters, walters and bell
boys to get whisky for them. About
fifteen cases Of this kind were the re-
suit. When the cases were brought to
trial the offense charged was trans
porting contraband liquor rather than
the charge Of selling liquor. Each Of
the defendants admitted delivering
whisky from blind tiger and several
that they were acting as the agents Of
the purchasers; that they themselves
did nothing more than carry the whis-
ky from the blind tiger to the detec-
tives They stated they got the whis-
ky from q blind tiger and several Of
the defendants named the person who
they claimed let them have the whisky
The person named had skipped when
the officers went for him. The cases
were tried before juries In the record
er's court, and verdicts Of guilty were
returned. Appeals were made to the
circuit court, and were heard by Judge
Shipp. The attorneys, arguing the ap-
peals for the defendants, admitted that
the whisky came from blind tiger
and admitted that so long as the whis-
ky was in the hands Of the blind tiger
It was contraband whisky. They argu-
ed, however, that the character Of the
whisky changed when II passed into
the hands Of the defendants because
they had obtained possession Of 1t for
a lawful purpose, and that II was not
therefore, contraband whisky, and that
the recorder erred In sentencing them
for transporting whisky. Judge Shtpp
said that In his opinion the whisky.
which was admitted by the defendants
to be contraband at one time, re-
mained contraband after 1t had changed
hands. He, therefore, handed down the
following order affirming the judgments
Of Recorder Frierson: "The defendant
herein was convicted in the recorders
court Of the city Of Anderson for the
offense of transporting contraband IL
quors in violation of section 81 Of the
code Of laws Of said city, reading as
follows: Section 81 It shall be DEEM
ed a misdemeanor for any person to
transport, handle, store or conceal
within the city of Anderson any Illicit
or contraband alcoholic liquors. My
findings of the fact from the evidence
are that the defendants, either as agent
or principal, purchased and obtained
Intoxicating liquor In the city OF An
derson from person whom defendant
knew was not authorized by law to sell
same, and that this defendant there
upon transported said liquor from one
place to another in said city and de-
livered 1t to a third person. hold as
a matter Of law that the transporta-
tion in this city of this liquor by this
defendant, after obtaining It through a
sale he knew was unlawful, was vio-
lation Of the ordinance against trans
portation Of contraband liquor. Estate
vs. Bookard, 81 8. c., 444.) Let the
judgment Of the recorder be affirmed
and the appeal dismissed" This point
will very probably be taken up to the
supreme court for ruling by that tri-
bunal.