The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-20
A Radical Constable makos q Gallant
Charge upon a Woman-Ho KNOCKS
her Down with his Fist, and Threat
ems her Life with * nifo.

Alderman David Barrow, Lawyer George A.
Richmond and Constable Theodore F. Bunch.
Comment is unnecessary:
A RADICAL ALDERMAN.
TIE NEWS, Of Saturday, mentioned that al
man David Barrow had, on the day before,
smashed barricade, erected iu front of the
Planters and Mechanics' Bank buildipg. The
barricade was placed there in conformity with
the ordinance ratified November 6, 1906, pro-
viding that parties repairing or erecting o
building on the stroots, must mako applca-
ton to tho ornmissiopore OF Stroots and Lamps
TO enclose SO much of the street as shall not
exceed tho front OF tho lot on which the
work upon tho building or repairs is being
done, nor extend moro than six feet into the
street; that all rubbish and building material
must be deposited inside of tho enclosure; that
the fence and material must be removed i'm
mediatoly after the work is flushed, or when
two of the Commissioners of Streets and
Lamps shall require it, upon pain OF forfeiture
Of two dollars for every hour that they remain
unremoved.
Before the smashing occurred, the contrac-
tor, Mr. Mulcahy, was reported by Officers
Lovett and Tru,ll for obstruoting the side
walk. Saturday the case was called before the
Mayor.
Alderman Barrow stated that he saw the
obstruction Thursday at four O'Clock and on
Friday at eight O'Clock, and reported 1t each
time. He passed BY again at one o'clock, and,
thinking it was an obstruction, he smashed it.
The sidewalks belonged 10 the citizens, and he
intended that they should have the use OF
them. He believed he knew the ordinances,
and he intended that they should be enforced.
MIR. mulcahy testified that he had put up the
barrioade in obedience to the ordinances; that
unless it bad been placed there the people
would have passed under tho scaffoIding, and
some one might have been hurt by the plas-
tering which was being pulled down; besides,
he had not taken up ss much OF the street as
the law allowed, as tho barricade did not ex-
tend six feet into the street, but only to the
gutter; and also TINT pedestrians need; not
have gone out into tho gutter to pass the
bank, as they could 60 under the porch if they
wished.
The Mayor then read the ordinance, OF
which the substance ID above given, and said
that no blame could be attached to Mr.. Null
oahy; he had complied with the ordinance,
With the exception OF applying for permission.
he then dismissed the c4ae.
Alderman Barrow commenced to look se-
rious when the Mayor nearly completed the
reading Of the ordinance, and at It's conclusion
looked decidedly foolish. .
a nAuivAL LAwYRR.
short time since coiored woman, named
Nancy Higgins, applied to Magistrate Morri-
son for warrant for the arrest Of ono George
A. Richmond, who has a shlngle out on Broad
street announcing that he ID an "Attorney at
Law" The woman desired his arrest upon
the charges OF forgery aud obtaining money
under false pretenoes.
From her affidavit and her statement Of the
case, 1t appears that about the middle OF July
last she gave birth to child whose father Is
white man, and whom for the present we
shall designate as A. In March, before hor
confinement, she went to Richmond and
stated that she intended to prosecute A il he
did not give her money for the maintenance
of the child, which, she asserted, she would
soon bear. Af,or some talk Richmond oon-
sented, upon tho payment Of ten dollars,
to attend to tho case for one year, il neces-
sary. In due time he called upon A and asked
him what he would give the woman, to which
he replied, that he would give ono hundred
and Atty dollars, to be paid in three install
ments, and thon paid the first ts5O) to Rich
mond, who, a short time after, saw Nancy.
He told her that A had agreed to give her
seventy-8ve dollars, and had paid him por-
ton OF it. He then handed her twenty dollars.
BY the time the child was born Richmond had
Cotton the one hundred aid fifty dollars from
A, and had paid seventy-Ave dollars to Nancy.
When he received the full amount from A he
gave him receipt in full for one hundred and
fifty. This receipt had Nsnoy's name to It,
and the young man believing that it had been
signed by her, considered himself out OF the
trouble. But short time after he saw Nancy.
and Was much surprised to hear that che hsd
only received seventy-hve dollars. An inyesti-
cation showed that the signature to the re-
ceipt was forgery, and that r. had appro-
priated the other seventy Ave dollars 70 bis
own use. ;o5,s t- sf GaeaX
When the woman went to Richmond 10 ask
him about the swindle, and, II possible, to OBJ
tain the other seventy-Ave dollars, he ooolly
told her that no had spent it to get bonismen,
and that she had better let the matter drop. or
it would only result in injury to her.
It is thought that an examination Of the case
will be held to-day.
t RADICAL CONSTABLE,
On Saturday last, Mr. Henry Doscher, resid.
Ing upon percy-street, appeared before Msgis.
trate Mackey and had warrant issued for the
arrest OF Theodore 2. Bunch, constable, aud
son Of Magistrate L. Bunch. The warrant
charged Bunch with having, at eight O'Clock
that morning, gone TO prosecu, ,or's house
while he was absent. and made foroible en-.
trance into the yard by breaking the look. On
entering he met Hrs -Doscbsr. and demanded
. horse belonging to Mr. D., saying he had
come TO levy upon It. Upon her refusing to
let him have the horse. he struck her ia the
stomach With his hst and knocked her down.
When she attempted TO get up he drew knife
and brsndishing u, threatened to kill her n
she didn't give up the horse. After wards he
went into ths stshle, out the halter, and carried
of the horse.
The warrant charging Bunch With malicious
trespass and an assault and battery with In
tent to k:!:. was issued kns sisdn 10 Constable
WOOL, who In few moments thereafter re-