Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-05-10
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tNOSS utsSAAtMty O0ttttBtS .RtltCtfa aflitRe
sendcred this portion of the state O
Eeproaeh Throughout The land
IL IS generally known that the col.
lection Of rents in this county has
been impracticaDle for many years IN
consequences Of The difficulty Of serv-
ing legal papers. The officers whose
sworn duty il l. 20 execute all process
are elected by anti rent votes. Itshas
been necessary therefore, for, the
landlosd 70 employ other persons to
mRse ithe necessary service. Those
Riso haYe been thus employed, have
been repeale dly mailFeaied and one
was shol, "a year and a half ago..
he attorneys ofsSSIr. Van, Rens.
selaer had secured the services du.
ring 1--WE or three moh.hs past of
very gWeElhy and gesolute sman in
Rensselaeryllle, who had served pro-
cessin several cases. Theanlireat.
ersydeterInined to make an example
Of HIM He bad been appointedby
thesstitTngate commissioner. with
two other persons toiay off widows
doSSegsin al farm iniths town Of Bern.
On Wednesday, last he was sent for,
by0ne of his assoeIate commissioners
residing III Bern, and notified that
they were Teadyto prOceedto thead
measurement He accordingly went
10 che farm that wasdobe measured,
abUutSSeVeu miles from Rensselaer,
Sllls aud commenced the survey.
mles thus engaged carrying the
chalR WI one OF the commissioners,
and the third having thelcompass, on
tuening The corIlerpfa piece oiwootis
heSaisc5vefeda band Of 20ars3O sin.
6ianssiBambush, who irnmediately
sprung upon .aiTIis Iii iie COW srtfsIIv tfsIIe s.s
saARhts. who were completely dis
gulSed' '1and armed with rifles, iona.
hawkes.; 6ec!, bound hIs hands PAINFUL
~ ynBhtsWIth a rope, bandaged his
eyes, and then commenced their pre-
parations for tarrin9 aud feathering
hum. a e1e. ~
A fire was built, the tar melted,
and ne was then. entirely Stripped ot
his clothing. and his body, even his
hair and face, covered with the tar
and feaiEGred. The several articles
OF his apparel were then tarred on
the inside and put upon him, and
again tarred on the outside aud coat
ed with.feathersss9 In. this plight he
was marched around the neighbor.
hood for somc hours, tho styotfiHiifttslls
whohad him in chargG being fed aud
treated by the inhabitants s5s2a
II was about sunset when he was
seized, aud about teno clock he was
escorted homeWard. Two miles from
his house another fire was built, more
tar warmed and poured over himand
additional feathers. After this, when
they had in vain indeavored to extort
from him a promise to serve no more
papers, he was permitted go tolhls
house, whichhe reached about mid
night. II h@t &E gn&g# FartHa
Upon reaching his house he en-
deayored to prevent his wi(efronI be-
ing alarmed, ,sby ASSERTING her he was
unlnjnred, and advising her of the
eight he presented. LButlswhen she
calneto behold him she tainted. , He
WAS concerned also, lest his children
should behold the father they 5respec.
ted, IN the plight 10 which the mis-.
creauts haareduced him. With much
difficulty she restored his wife, and in
the course ofathe night was able 10
remove f1e pitch ffomshis body;shavs
ing burnt uphis clothes. - sas,0siAt sl.
This is a plain narrative Of the treat.
mcntto which a respectable aid ,por.
Thy citizen 81 this county issabiect.
ed, for braveiy doing a duty which
Is shtsnned by the proper legal Off.
GERS, through cowardice or worse
motives. 1t is Impossible that any
one should read ii aud not feel Iiudig.
rant and ashamed tllslt such 6ntia.
ges have prevailed 'itl the region fol
50 many years, that the law IS a dead
lettrE, and that for SO infamous an OF
fence against the person noredress
can be obtained. And this is New
Yorkl-[Aibany Register f1
As0siacr RBea OF Thicves.
We gave an account recently d
the arrest 0f "a desperate gang of fotIt,
laws ID Michigan, AID ie,day we
give the following almost iiicfedibil
story IronI the New ALBANY Ledg
ssr. 40 40 - sNsffeagb ~
Nh yacob Weiss, Of Boone com
tx, had four horses stolen from nm
on the ESiglit Of HE 2lfi Of MafcIl.2 -.