Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-12
JONES.SPRlNGS ROW
Noted Lancaster County Controversy
BObS up In YOFkVille.
HEATED PASSAGES BETWEEN PARTIES

I
Hearing of Arguments in the Cas'
Large Number of Attorneys En-
gaged-JudJe Peurifoy Reserves De-
acknowledgements Not Concluded
Until After Usual Hour of Adjourn
ment Saturday Evening.
Presented by arguments of counsel
for both sides, the notorious Jones
Springs controversy of Lancaster
county broke out afresh here in the
court of common pleas before Judge
Peurifoy, last Saturday. Attorneys
for Charles D. Jones, came into court
and requested that John #. Roddey,
prominent business man of Rock Hill
be dismissed as receiver for the Lam
caster Mercantile Company, now in the
hands of the court. Counsel for Jones,
one of three stockholders in that enter
prise, argued that the receiver, John
r. Roldey was biased and prejudiced
in the favor of Leroy Springs and John
! T. Stevens the other two stockholders
Of the Lancaster Mercantile Company.
The plaintiff, Charles D. Jones in the
action Saturday, charged that John L.
Roddey has refused to allow him access
to the records of the Lancaster Mer-
camille Company, which records,
Charles D. Jones charged through his
attorneys he had perfect right to see.
Three motions were argued at the
hearing in Yorllville, Saturday. At
torneys for Jones requested that in
the event Judge Peurifoy should over
rule the motion for the removal Of
| John T. Roddey as receiver that CO.
receiver should be appointed. The re-
quest was that this co-receiver be
authorized to look after the interests
of Charles d. Jones, The claim was
repeatedly made during arguments of
| counsel for Jones that John T. Roddey
was a personal friend from boyhood
of Leroy Springs and was antagonis-
| tic to Charles D. Jones. The third mo-
ton was that Jones be required to
specify items that he denied In a. bill
of claims that had been presented
against him.
The most heated and spirited pro-
ceedings that had occurred during the
present term of the court of general
sessions and common pleas for the No
vember term developed Saturday in
connection with arguments in the
Jones Springs controversy.
Several near-fights occurred during
the argument between attorneys and
principals. There were repeated heat
ed clashes. When Harry Hines, Esq,
Lancaster, Of counsel for Charles d.
Jones, made the statement that the
present receiver was morally and
mentally" unfit to act as receiver for
concern of the magnitude of the
Lancaster Mercantile Company, the
court room was tense. Counsel fur
ther alleged that counsel for the re-
ceiver had colluded with Messrs. John
T. Stevens and Leroy Springs to work
against the interests of Charles d.
Jones, so far rs the interests of the
Lancaster Mercantile Co., were con-.
cerned
There was a sharp denial of that al
! legation on the part Of Herbert Dun
! lap of the firm of Dunlap & Dunlap,
! Rock Hill, attorneys for the receiver,
John T. Roddey.
In reply to reflections on the moral
and mental character of John T. Rod
dey, testimonials were read commend
! ing Mr. Roddey as a business man,
| Christian and gentleman. The testi-
monials were signed by number of
prominent bankers of Rock Hill and
Yorkville.
| Hearing of arguments before Judge
Peurifoy required all of Saturday; and
in fact, the court extended its session
! beyond o'clock in order that the ar
gument might be concluded. 1t was
expected by attorneys for both sides
that the judge would announce his de-
/ cision relative to the motion on Sat
urday night This, Judge Peurifoy de-
clined to do, saying that there was
mass of testimony for him to review
and that he would announce his de-
cisiOn later. He said he would care
! fully review the testimony before max
ing a decision. During the arguments
it was brought out chat the tes-
timony taken before the referee, c. w.
+. Spencer, Esq, of Rock Hill, included
more than 500 pages of typewriter
copy. 1t was further mentioned that
the books and records of the Lancas-
ter Mercantile Company were sutfi-
cient to load a two-horse wagon.
Plenty of Human Interest.
Arguments in the case here Satur-
day by a brilliant array of legal
counsel were not without their 'hu-
man interest" features. On one side
sat Charles ID. Jones, president of n
bank in Lancaster, surrounded by his
counsel Mr.. Jones who is one of the
most prominent and highly esteemed
reached over and got the little man by
the collar and dragged him into the
back room of the store and bOlted the
door. Then there was so much racket
,I,, ,n,r, ihat fnolly mon