The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16
AN OUTRAGE.
Bush>vl.acIsins "A Revenue Officer.

Mr.. A. +. Turner, one ofthc revenue officers
for the Third District, is in Columbia claiming
protection against u banh OF armed men who
hushwhackeu him ami tlrGvc him from his home
IL his statements are true lie has been shamcluy
treated, and SHOULD have all the redress that The
law can give lin. The following is Mr. Turner's
report to Governor Scatt:
10 hiS ETteicHcY, G0reinor Scott:
SlE-l desire to make the following rcpor, In
family nj my house In SpnrnnbUry County, S. G.:
On Tuesday night, the 7lh i.isinni, acting under
AUTHORITY given by a. :. Wallace, collector oi in
| carried In my house two stills which had hrcn
used h! violation OF Internal revenue laws. one
was said 10 be the property OF Jonas Scruggs ami
| being used by Daniel Scrugss. The other was
said 10 he the i,rnne.ty oi 1cnrp" burnett unh
Sth Instant, was preparing to take the Stills on
wagon, 10 the courthouse, when n nei,hhur aud
friend c,imc 10 me and advised me not 10 nItcmpt
10 go, ami told me that posse OF men had cainl.
cd near my house tile night previous ana were
then Wing on the road in wait for me, nnsl ;.,l
threatened in hiS presence TO Kill Inc. then tuok
INC siillS OIL my wagon ana put them in my
dwelling house. waited about two hours whcI,
observed q crowd OF about Ten or twelve Incn,
nS wei ns could sec through the trees They
were about fifty yards from the house, and
we're stepping into the road frequently and louk.
Ing toward the house. In about an hour q Young
man, lack Burke, came TO the gate armed will Il
dnnlc harrccQ shot gun. met him ut the gate
win a pistol. iivc-shooter. In my hand. He
ti'ilrScl asked me WHY hal = pistol drawn. In
lorncd him that had been told that Il PARTY Of
men were near ~ hand who had threatened TO
II inc. lie replied that he would not hurt me:
that lie was gong 10 Mr. P0ttr's. lie then passc,
on; tic h.iincc %! the crowd approached rrntlu-
aiiy nearer the house 10 within one hundred
yards SAW them loading their GUNS an.l pre-
pairing 10 fire. stepped 10 my open door ami
ca!led to them and said WAS only orc man alone,
aad had done nothimS contrary to the laws az my
counirY, hut had only acicSl ny an osccr OF The
United SialcSand Ii you intend 10 Kill me for doing
my dniy, come Oh and do il like brave mri ana
n Ia,f f., fN.,f,
don't sushwhack me. TEcv came mp 10 with.
in about thirty yards Of mc when halted them
ana told thcin they cOn!d not came any nearer
They thea drew their guns tn fire upon me ana
tirch at them. They thea ran nnd got icina
trees and fired on inc. think they fred two
rounds each stood In my door anu i're,l four
Times. sn'l stepped In the luck r00rl to reload As
went picked up INV little infant daughter, who
coull hardly walk. nnd handed her 0nI into The
back yard to my wife and children and told them
To leave. The crowd rc;rca;cd 10 about one hun.
lrr' ad Ely Yards from iie house and reloaded
OILERS came to them Ut hat time. had broken
the ranncr to my pistol in attempting 10 reload,
ihl found could not further defend myRrif |
ho'iae between them and me. anu arrived at the
courthouse without further trouble. ] know al!
tilc lnrn who came up near the house. Andrew
McNclYey seemed to he the leader of the party
IL" gave the order 10 Ore. and, think. fired Hrs,
himself Afford i;urkr, Matthew burke, who hnd
returned ,r George l'urncii. - Burnett. aud
TaomaS Liiitler were their names. think Fran
CHS Lamb, Abraham Potter AMI Calvin Parris
wcro In The crowd hut dbl no. come up TO the
H'tst. HItaL SHOIS were HfEU tigt
struck the house. I counted sixteen sh0thDlcs
IN my cupboard door; great many shots were
~ The check OF the door near which / stond. My
lille M taagh!"r, six years Old. was Ont across
TIC point OF her left shoulder by q rifle ball.
aud others Of the family were 6uri. My wife
alil seven children were In the house when
The firing commenced, but they ran into the
the back back yard and made their escape. When
haiich the party near my house they
never replied TO me, Int prepared TO fire. AftcrI
i;rl conc am Informed hy my family that An
drew Mrkcivcr came and pushed open the door
of my dwelling, and said TO my wife they had
come after The two stills thnt I had taken tic
hight before: ana that had taken n fair shot nj
Him, and he Intended 10 have ono at me- The
stilk' were ilcn In my sin0hthOrse and locked M.
In short time about thirty men came armed
with guns aud Looked into the house ana tic.
l'an.lcd the stills. HcEclrcy then took an axe
AMI broke open the door Of The am0kcliousc, ana
took out the stills ami carried them away. got
warrants NJ Tie courihOIIRc against the urn who
were In the party. The sheriff. assisted by u CON
stable, the county auditor. Fleming, and revcn,c
assessor l.ankliart, arrested three Of the party
ana carried them tn Jnll. SDine Of them were
armed. McKclvoy. I'nttpr and Iinder wcro thl
parties arrested. The balance are still In arms
ami are guarding the stills.
C5igncD A. =. TURNER.