The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-08
| THE RULE OF THE BAYONET.
GRANTS EU-KLUI CRUSADE.
Another Raid on Newberry County,
Two Of Scott's Officials Arrested.

Two Oh SCOUTS Odlclhlb taETcHteus
ESPECIAL TELsaRAM TO THE NRws.l
COLUMBIA, April Z.
Twelve more citizens of Newberry County
have been arrested on charges Of violating the
enforcement act, and thrown into the county
jail. Among the number are County Treas
urer Thomas P. Slider, and Deputy Sheriff
John ]. Houseal. SALUDA.
The Raid on La1rensvIlle-How the
Arrests were Conducted.
The LaurensvIlle Herald is grimly faeetlous
recent raid on Laurensville. 1t says:
Those ubiquitous personages, Uncle Sans
marshals, have been In our midst recently,
of the Herald, leaving us alone TO "pine on the
stem.n As evening approaches, the lines OF
Moore are brought forci6ly to mind
~ feel like one,
Who treads alone
Some.banqnet hall deserted,
Whose lights are ned,
Whose garlands dead,
And all but be departed |"
But there is a portion of the same authors
last blossom that ls sadder still, running
thus
$50 soon may Follow"
for there is no telling what moment some hell.
hound of the law may say
Ill not leave thee, thou lone one."
But to be more serious and definite, those
fellows In blue arrested and carried away our
partner, Mr.. A. VI. league, with several other
useful and peaceable citizens; and we have
been seriously questioned as to why they did
not take us also. Well, we don't know. We
only know they did not, for which we thank
them, as we have no longing prurlency to be
thus martyrized. Yet we are here, and while
we are permitted to remain we expect to pur-
sue the same fearless journalistic course as
formerly.
The same paper describes the raid and gives
the names Of the citizens arrested, as already
published In TIE NEWS. The military officers,
Lieutenant McDougal and Lieutenant Miller,
appear to have performed their dlsagreeable
duty with acredltable degree of courtesy and
consideration, but as much cannot be said OF
some of the private soldiers, nor of the eep-
uty marshals. Many citizens were arrested
without knowing what were the charges
against them. and no warrants were present.
ed. The scenes In the streets of Laurensville,
during the quiet Sabbath day that was selected
for the raid, are described as heartrending-
wives, sisters, mothers and little children
clInging to the necks Of husbands, brothers,
sons and fathers, and sending up wall OF
grief that was piliable In the extreme.
Some OF the soldiers resorted to low tricks
to extort money from their colore d friends by
levylng small tax per capita, charging from
twenty-five to seventy.ave cents for the pri'
vllege of passing through the picket lines
that were posted about the town.
The Columbia Phoenix learns that DR.. VIM,
Anderson, gentleman Of about seventy years
of age, was arrested by simple stroke of the
pen. The warrant was issued for VIM. Ander.
son, who is comparatively young man, but
the officers, who were charged with serving
the warrant, failing to find their intended vic
tim, simply placed "Dr." before the name
and arrested gentleman who, it is conf
dently asserted, can prove an alibi.
- ri,e% prlsoners from Laurens were al
brought up beru,~ Sa,ted States Commissioner
Doozer. at Columbia, last Saturday, when J
A. Fritz was discharged, and the Examination
of the others was postponed until next Friday
Chas. Jeter was also brought up from UnioI
County, charged with violating section IL o
the enforcement act In aiding the escape o
persons charged with Ku-Kuxlsm. Mr.. Ric'
appeared for the prisoner, and after hearing
he was discharged.