The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-24
Revenue Officers.

his crimes. Some weeks ago John B
Hubbard, Won. Springs, Charles For
guson and Frank q. Moore, all Rove
nue. officers, accompanied by United
States soldiers, went TO. the residence
of Mr.. Kelly, an estimable and worthy
citizen, searched his house, and not
finding any of'the .Fillicit,P and per-
haps being disappointed and chagrined
at their ill-success. took and drank the
only bottle of whiskey, which Mr..
Kelly had gotten for his sick children:
And, to cap the climax of insolence'
they ordered, Mrs. Kelly to bring them
fresh water from the spring. Mr.
Kelly was not at home. ,.I .q.....:.
On another occasion this same John
B. Hubbard, VIM. Springs and Charles
Ferguson, won't to Mr.. James Portor's
residence, and demanded the right to
search his house. Obtaining permis-
sion to do so, proceeded to tho place
for that purpose, and there finding
young Porter, who, on learning the
purpose of the visit, and not know
ing that they had obtained previous
permission from his father, refused to
allow tho house searched. Conse>
quentIy Springs drew his pistol and
was attempting to shoot Porter, when
the father, coming up at this juncturo,
seized an OLD rusty sabre and ran to
the rescue of his son. The father was
tken assaulted and beat over the
head by Hubbard and Ferguson, with
their pistols. Young Porter also re-
ceived severe blow on the head by
pistol in the hanGs ofSprings. They
then tied him until Lit. Miller arrived,
who make them release him, and told
them they had "actcd outragoously."
Porter was, however, brought to Jail
without any warrant to do so, and
without any evidence of violation of
tho Revenue law. On their way to
Jail they met q younger brother Of the
prisoner, and who was in charge of
wagon and team. They arrested him
also and brought both to Jail, leaving
the wagon and team in tho road to
tallo caro- of themselves.
Immediately after the Pcrtcr's were
released, they wont to tho Trial JUS
tice and sued out warrants for assault
and battery against J ohm B. Hubbard,
VIM. Springs and Charles Ferguson.
On their return to this place, accom>
panied by the military, Sheriff Mauldin
proceeded to make tho arrest, and
Hubbard refused to submit to an ar
rest, alleging that ho was not subject
to arrest while in the service of the
United States, and Lieut.. Miller
agreed with him in this opnion-a
nowly born and unheard Of doctrine.
Ho was no doubt playing n "bluf1
game' upon our good naturod Sheriff.
The warrant is still in full forco and
virtue, and will surely be enforced
against this puissant and military
supported official.
Last Friday week, thoy visited
Mrs. Hinckle's and behaved most i'm
properly and outrageously. They took
her guns, double barrelled, we believe,
and bent the barrels benCath the sill OF
her own house, saying that "thesc
d--n guns would never shoot them" !"
and worse still, they abused Mrs.
Hinckle, and said that the next time
they como thoy would "toar up things
loose" Now, in view Of all their
operations in this County, we really
think that such men should be immc
diatoly removed from Office and not
allowed any longer to disgrace any
public Office in the land.
We desire that oil persons may
know how these Revenue officials arc
conducting themselves in Pickens
County. We do not hear Of such in
other counties. Tho private rights
and property of cvory citizen, how
ever humble, should be solomnly
guarded, and no one should DO allowed
to trespass thoroon with impunity.-
We havo rcfrained from. making an
expose Of the conduct of those officials,
till, forced by sense of duty as
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