The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-02

That Investigating Committee Showing
| Ats WOrk-Consternation among the
! Ex-State Officials Prison Cells at
| Iant Oponing to Receive Flight
of Some of The Birds.
Yesterday Trial Justice Chisolm re.
ceiyed from the Attorney General war
rants for the arrest of +. j. Moses, Jr.,
| formerly Governor of this State, A. O.
Jones, ex-Clerk OF the House of Rcprc.
sentativcs, and Col. G. w. Montgomery
The warrants had been prepared by Mr..
j. Q. Marshall, Trial Justice in CO.
iumbia, who sent his constable down With
them to Attorney General Conner for his
direction. Tho Attorney General at
once turned over the warrants to Trial
Justice Chisolm, who proceeded to take
measures to capture the three persons
named in them. Mr.. Marshall's cons ia
BILE Instituted an unsuccessful search ut
their residences and haunts during the
morning, and about l o'clock the aid of
the chief Of police was invoked. Capt.
Hendricks turned over the warrant for
ex-Gov. Moses and Jones to Detective
Coates, at the same time instructing
Lieut.. Clausscn, and others of the detcc.
tive force, to be on tho lookout. Detec-
tives Coates and Nipson at once pro-
ceedcd to the Court House building, but
found neither Of their men there after
which they went down the street to look
after another case which required attcn-
ton. Upon their return to the Guard
house, i'll about thrcc-quarters of an hour,
they again went forth in quest of Moses
and Jones. They boarded King street
car, and went upon the front platform,
where they had not been more than a
few moments before they saw the cx-
Governor coming leisurcly down the
south side Of Queen street, Just in front
of the Mills II use, followed at some
little distance by Detective Clausscn.
The officers Immediately discmbarkcd
and made for their man, encountering
him just as he was turning the corner.
Detective Coates Immediately drew out
the warrant, and walked to his side, in
forming him, in low voice, what il was
for. He was evidently prepared for the
receipt of the intelligence, having been.
as was afterwards discovered, already
taken in charge by detective Clausscn.
who had encountered him on King street.
lie glanced ut the document which Mr..
Coates held, nodded slightly, and said
"Ail right" The whole thing was done
so quietly, that although many persons
were on the street ut the time no one
imagined that an arrest was being made,
except the detectives, the prisoner, and
q reporter of the News and Courier who
YES IL the secret and on hand. The three
officers fell some twenty PAGES behind,
and pursued their way, with that appear
ance Of total indifference and lack Of
knowledge Of the existence Of the party
in front which detectives always assume
under such circumstances. The ex-
Governor walked carelcssly along. swing.
ing his umbrella and looking as little as
possible Ike man who is q prisoner in
the meshes of the law, and whose captors
were only few feet behind him. The
whole quartette strolled down towards
the Guardhouse, bearing themselves as
idlers, at peace with themselves and the
world. The prisoner crossed Meeting
street, ut the corner of Bread, erL walked
into tho detective Office with t bearing
of man who was Just "drou ping inS
out of curiosity or to pass away an extra
moment or two. He WIS followed by
Lieut.. Claussen, while Detectives Nip
son and Coates went over to the Guard
house and notified Capt. Hcntiri.ks of
the capture. Detective Coates was in
struc!ed to bring his prisoner over, which
he did, Ex-Governor Moses crossing the
street with the same listlcss. careless air
:hat be had borne before. AS he got into
the Guardhousc he looked grave and
wcaricd; but there was no sign of fright
or excitement about him. He spoke to
the chief and one or two .hers who were
present, and then looked around him
with an inquiring face, as if mutcly oucs-
tioning as to his disposal. He was inyi-
ted into the vacant Mayors Court room,
where he took seat in the clerks chair,
and taking the warrant pcrused it care
fully, pulling off his hat and rubbing his
iron-gray hair back from his forehead
rs If TO cool mis- head. in few minutes
two or three of the few friends who have
stuck to him in his misfortunes came in
| and consultation seemed to be held i'm
a low tone among them, the doors of the
| room being closed. In short time these
visitors withdrew, after sending for Trial
Justice Chisolnh Upon'thc arrival of Mr..
| Chisolm it was determined to allow MIR.
| Marshall's constable to take his prisoner
to Columbia last night, Capt. Hendricks
having charge of him in the meantime.
| The Ex-Governor was invited upstairs
into Capt. Hendricks room, where he
was made as comfortable as possible, va
rious persons around the Guardhouse
dropping in now and then to talk with
| him. He was visited about O'Clock by
| the reporter for the Mei1s and E5urie,; 10
whom his case had been specially COM
mitted, but declined submitting to an
interview. He said, however, in effect,
in the course of conversation, that he
had been expecting this arrest for some
time. He had remained here on purpose
to meet it, instead of going away rs he
might easily have DONE He would not
| go 80 far as to say that he was glad of it,
but, he would sny that he would court
an investigation. He felt confident that
1t would relieve him of much of the
odium attaching to him. r..
Governor, this will give you good
chance, and q welcome one, to get slap
at some of the fellows who licked your
boots while you were up, and want to
kick the life out of you now, won't it %
ASKED inc iivporicr, as ine :osc 10 leave;
| "That will be shown" responded the
prisoner, significantly smiling. And thai
was ell that he would say. fa.
In the case Of Jones, another confrma
tion was given to the old adage that too
many cooks spoil the BROTH Several de
tectives and Mr.. Marshall's constable go
to hunting him, and somebody let 0u
what was going on. Jones suddenly dis
appeared from the streets, where he hat
been seen several times during thc morn
;ag, end %%hea da..eec..!!"ses ses Nirsoa an:
Goats had got to work, the bird had go
wind of the trouble, and had either flowi
or was hiding very low, for up TO half
past 9 O'Clock last night ali efforts to fin,
| him had failed Tt yyaa holiavnd hv IL,