Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-04-02

hosts of cormorants who tatten by these laws
at the expense of the people, would consider
"rigid enforcement" 1t is certain that the
internal revenue laws. if not "odious, are
accompanied by several odious regulations,
and they are, in numbers of cases, enforced and
administered in an 'odious manner, the odi-
business being often heightened by the presence
of odious officials who odiously require COM
pliance with more odous regulations than
the odious instructions last promulg gated from
the headquarters of the odous concern.
1t may not be generally known, even at
this late day, but it is nevertheless fact, that
if a man sells a twist of tobacco, even if raised
on his own farm, to one of his hired hands,
in the eyes of the law he at ouce becomes
"dealer," and is liable to prosecution for
selling the tobacco without United States
license So, also, if a man sells his neighbor
quart of whisky, even though the whisky
may have been properly stamped and all
other requirements of the law complied with;
yet, the seller lays himself liable to prosecu'
ton, if he has not first obtained license as
retail dealer. A knowledge of these "odions"
regulations would save many innocent per.
sons from trouble; and in connection with
pointing out the dangers into which unthink.
ing persons are liable, at any moment, to be
eutrapped, we reproduce from the Laurens.
Vile Herald the following incident, which
the Herald vouches for as having recently
occurred in Laurens county:
On last Sunday morning, Mr.. VIM. Bolt,
very quiet and inofensive old gentleman,
living near place known as Burnt Factory,
in this county, was inveigled by persuasion
and trickery into a difficulty which may cost
him some trouble as we'll as money. We
learn from Mr.. Bolt himself that, on the oc-
casion alluded to, he was at his turnip patch
gathering salad, when revenue collector
q cormorant of the greediest NAV, who bears
the name of James Maloney, accompanied
by one James G. Moon, another official bird
scarcely less greedy-rode up and asked him
for piece of tobacco. Mr.. B. promptly
drew out twist of home. made tobacco, and
gave Maloney piece of it. Maloney then
insisted on buying the remainder of the twist,
and Mr.. B. agreed, after persuasion, to sell the
roll of tobacco. Soon after this, as Mr.. B. was
returning to his house, he was accosted by
Maloney in very rough manner, arrested
for having sold the twist of tobacco, and or
dered to dismount and get into wagon which
the latter had captured. Mr.. Bolt very nat
urally hesitated, and protested against such
procedure. At this, Maloney put his hand
to his (Maloney's) side, a. if in the act Of
drawing weapon, and said to Mr. B. that
he had something there, but didn't want to
hurt him, and that he had better get into the
wagon. Mr.. B. then got into the wagon,
when Maloney ordered the driver to 90 like
h-ll, or he would kill him. The driver
obeyed his instructions as near as he could,
and went up hill and down hill at a break
neck speed, until he reached this place. Mr..
Bolt was committed to Jail on the same even.
ing, but released next day on bond of $500
for his appearance at court. Mr.. Bolt fur
ther informs US that at the time he was ar.
rested, Maloney had no warrant; nor could
he have had, as the case was one Of those
|jumped-up affairs which not even his schem.
ing brain, full of willy resources as it is, had
anticipated.