The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-12
ARREsr OF TWO DRUMMERs.

ARREsT OF TWO DRUMMERs.
Their Cases Before the Msyor-Whst
Constitutes o Violation OF tho orui-
uanee .To Lieense and Regulate Tr.v-
Citing Agents, Itinerant salesnen,
Irens,ont Persons, or other Persons
not Residents OF the tity."H
On Tuesday last Mr.. John Blundell, travelling
agent for the liquor house OF g. b. Powell q
Co.. Of Philadelphia. and Mr. George W. Pal.
mer. travelling agent tor the hquor house Of
George D. Bayaud, OF New York, were arrested
at the Charleston Hotel by Officers Coates and
Levy uoou thv charge Of violating the ordl-
nance ITO license aud regulate travelling
agents, ltinerant statesmen, transient persons,
or other persons not residents OF the city"
which provides "that each and every transient
person, travelling agent, itinerant salesman, or
other person or persons, rot residents OF the
City Of Charleston. or not holding a lease Tor
year or longer, OF store or building IN the CITY,
who saall carry on any faculty, profession, oc-
cupation, trade or employment, or who shall
sell, or offer for sale in said city, any descrip-
ilon OF goods, wares. or merchandise whatso'
ever, either by samples, patterns, or otherwise;
or who shall solicit and obtain orders for sup.
piyinz Others with any such goods, wares, or
mercha disc, or shall buy and sell any suoh
goods, wares, merchandise, produce, or other
commodity, on commission, shall, before en-
terlng upon. any such business ns aforesaid,
make application to the City Council, accom-
panied by the recommendation of three res
pectsble freeholders certifying that the appli-
cant is fit and proper person to be entrusted
with such license. The persnn 30 applying
shall deposit with the City Treasurer two hun
dred dollars, and, upon the license beng
granted, shall execute bond iu the penal sum
| Of one Thousand dollars, with two .uretles, to
| be approved OF by the Committee on Licenses
conditioned for the true returns OF salts and
full payment OF city taxes thereon" And FUR
| ther providing that if any person "shall neg
| lect or refuse to comply with the requirements
of this ordinance he shall be liable 10 penal
ty OF Eve hundred dollars, to be recovered in
any court o. competent Jurisdiction"
At ten O'Clock yesterday morning the accus-
ed appeared before the Mayor IN his private
ONCE, Colonel Thomas Y. Slmons counsel.
TIE CASE OF HR. BLUNDELL
Was first cal,d Officers Coates and Levy tes-
tilted that they had heard OF Mr. Bluudell SELL
ing goods by sample and had arrested him,
when he admitted that no had been thus en-.
gagged.
Mr., Blundell stated that he was ignorant Of
tie law OF the city ia regard to bis business;
that he had taken one order to the amount Of
$500, and that as he did not believe that his
house would ts willing for him to solicit under
the restrictions which the city imposed, he
would cease.
The Mayor stated that the law provided that
q tax OF three dollars on every hundred dollars
ot all goods sold in the city by persons not re-
sidents, by sample or otherwise, should be
paid. Mr.. Blnndell expressed his willingness
TO pay it, did 20, and was discharged.
.z-. THE CASE OF NE. PALMER
Was next called. Officers. Coates and Levy
testified that when they had arrested Mr.. Blum
dell they became convinced that he notified
MIR. Palmer OF his arrest. Shortly afterward
they acoos.ed Palmer, whom they had also
seen soliciting orders on e ,st Bay, and asked
him il he had license to carry on bis busi-
ness. He replied that he had, and after some
parley showed che following, written on let
ter-head sheet Of the house Of Mantoue Il Co.,
Of this city:
CHARLESTON, August g. 1869.
"This is to certify that Mr. Geo. W. Palmer
is empowered to sell goods in this city IN our
pane, we being the agents of the house which
he represents. MANrouE & Co."
Officer Coates, noticing the freshness" of
the document, asked hIm when it had beon
written, to which Mr. Palmer replied that
1t had been written on the 9th (hon-
day.) Both officers stated that they had every
reason to believe that Mr. Palmer had gone to
Mantous & Co. aud obtained the permit to so
icit. after he had been informed OF the arrest
OF Mr.. B!undel:.
MIR. Palmer stated that on Monday morning
last he called upon Messrs. Mantoue & Co. and
had told them that he wished to solicit in
their name, aud they bad said it was all
rights" that they were agents Of che house he
represented; that there WAS no paper between
them. nor, was any necessary.
Amombor of the firm OF Maatous & Co. tes-
titled that hr. Palmer had come to them Mon
day aud requested permission to solicit IN their
name. and they had granted permission; that
the permit was written on ths 10.h ius!ead OF
the 9th, as dated; that they were agents o. the
house Mr. Palmer represented; that there was
nothing on their books to show it. there was
no paper bosween the houses, and that they
had been agents siuce Monday.
The Mayor said, substantially: This whole
a6RDiooks suspicious, very suspicious. iu-
deed, and It seems 70 mo that this way Of do.
Ing business Is very good plan to defrauf
the government; but as clnuos discredit the
statement OF Mr.. (the member OF the
firm of Manto1s & Uo.,) mad, undsr oath as
it was, must bo!ieve thai it Is all fair and le-
gltimate; but will requrs Colon,l Simons TO
make out legal papers. showing that this bus
slpess is Legitimate, and tn N will pass upon
them.
The case will, doubtless, remain undisposed
OF Tor several days.
A HINT FOB DULL TmEs-rake advantage
OF the great reduction in prices, and prepare