The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-25
Ex.TREAsURER PARKER,s ARREST
Colonel William Butlet's Expedition
successfal-The aianner In which it
was Accomplished. -
From a.e Ne,r Iori yor,d Of s,,adav. !


Ex.TEeasurer Niles G. Parker Is now
on the steamer Charleston en- route for
Charleston, s. o. Colonel VIM. Butler,
Chief Constable Of the State of South
Carolina, arrived in this city early last
week, the bearer of requisition from
Governor Hampton for ex-Treasprer
Parker, and was very desirous that the
latter should in no way get wind of his
presence in the city. He took rooms MT
private boarding house until his meas
South Carolina conld be fully perfected.
Upon his arrival he at once put himself
In communication with the firm of law
yers who ere employed as counsel for the
State OF South Carolina in this city, and
also with Sheriff Laverty. OF Jersey City.
Iinker!on's agency was employed to
shadow" the ex-Treasurcr, and Sheriff
Laverty was also desired. to keep q close
watch upon his movements. III order
that there might be no difficulty in the
way of makingah arrest when the prop
er time shoul6 be decided upon, applica-
ton was'maoe both to Governor Robin
son and Governor Bedle for warrants.-
The warrants were granted and the
detectives were then ready to arrest Mr..
Parker. Constable Butler was 80 anxious
that Parker should not give him the slip
that, while engaging Sheriff Laverty to
have an eye to Parker's movements, he
did not inform the Sheriff that Pinker-
toms detectives were also engaged in the
same watch. Consequently when the
Sheriff was called upon by Mr.. Butler 10
make the arrest, he was somewhat eur-
prised to find that he had been antioi-
pated by the detectives.
Parker had undoubtedly been expect
ing that n requisition would shortly be
sent for him, although his sudden arrest
was az unpleasant shock to him for the
timc. He had kept himself quito closely
shat up in his rooms for several dayS,
and was occupying himself, as was we'll
known, in closing his business connec-
tons and settling up his accounts as far
as possible. On Wednesday morning he
came across the river into this city for
the last time before his arrest, and since
Wednesday, he has only left his house for
short walk In the evening. Some time
ago he expressed wish to Sheriff Law
erty that he might be arrested in jersey
City, ifa requisition should be sent on,
rather than in New York. He gave no
reason for this preference, out the Sheriff
supposes that he expecteH assistance from
his friends in jersey City in the event of
his arrest, which would not be rendered
him so readily in this city.
Shortly after he was arrested Parker
communicated with legal firm in Jer.
sey City, as he told the Sheriff requesting
TINT writ Of ha6eds corpus should be
applied for. Az no response 80 far as
the Sheriff is aware, Wias received to this
request, the Sheriff thinks that Parker
mnst have countermanded it an hour or
two later. The detectives made the ar
rest designedly after court hours, in order
that there might be greater delay than
otherwise in obtaining writ of habeas
corpus, In case application should be
made for one. Constable Buffers first
intention was to take Parker South that
evening. by the night express. Parker
entreated SO strcng!y, however: that he
might be allowed 20 rennin over night
in jersey City that he might have time
to communicate with his wife and friends
before his departure, that the constable
was induced, after much hesitation, to
accede TO his wish, on condition that no
writ of habeds corphs should be applied
for In the meantime, Parker promised
solemnly that he would go on to Charles
ton the next day without interposing any
vexatious delays to the execution Of Gov.
Bedle's warrant, and was Accordingly
taken in charge by the Sheriff, who
placed him in the county Jail. He OBJ
tanned permission to telegraph to lis wife
in Providence, r. l., of his arrest, and to
communicate also with his attorney, MIR.
Woodruff. of this city, and with several
of bis friends. ~ r.ii..c -n.i.
Rev. Horace Eddy, D. D., of the First
Free Union Church ofrJersey City, of
which Parker has been for some months
q member In good standing, called upon
him at the jail in the evening, and he
was visited also by o number of his
,friends in the city. Several of his frends
sought out Mr.. WIN. d. Daily, and re.
,guested him to apply for writ OF habens
corpus on behalf of the prisoner. Mr..
DAILY went to the jail and Consulted with
Parker in regard to this measure, but the
ex-Treasprer did not wish that such q
writ should be applied for and professed
his entire readiness to stand his trial in
Charleston DR. anywhere else in South
ICarolina. This disposition on his part is
probably to. be accounted for in n meas.
ure, by the fact that he had received a
otiOh6 hibt Va AhiDltCa t.I IEOIIl
Constable Butler that he would be Ell
lowed to turn States evidence. How fal
Mr. Butler Is warranted in so consoline
Parker cannot BIZ. knov'n nt present. and
it is not known either whether this ussi,.
rance was in the form Of distinct nrom.
ise or not. Sheriff Laverty heard him
'teil Parker that "if he Understood him.
SELF ne would not make any objection, II
| er1ss1n,. Qnr,At fnr An:.~ ~ I
would be treated fairly there" There i,
mo doubt that Parker believei; that ht
viii be. accepted rs States evidence
For the past month, since tho indics
rnents were found against him by the
grand jury, of Columbia, 2iohiand Ooun
F, he has been wishing and expecting
thatna proposition OF tiiis sort aouid b
rnade tp him by. the State Attorney. FIJI
confession in the World was dictated
without doubt, to show his willingness t.
appear as a witness in the coming trials
and he has repeatedly expressed his feel
|Ing, that If, he was "fairly treated b,
Goysfnbr Hampton's administration, ;
be would be accepted ag Statea's" esi
i .Sephrdey totr;.,gr aii 1s3 7;ss33,o' CLOCK, IL,
wife, of one of the officials ON the Fri
Road called at the Shetiff's house ant
made application for special permit I t,
see the prisoner. The Sheriff declined :.
grant the application at the time, 5,bu
| promised the lady permission to see MI
Parker at, $50 if she would call at hi
Office. At the appointed hour the lad,
appeared,and the Sheriff allowed her :,
hold eomewhat protfae:ed onferenc
with the prisoner. AS she did not seen
disposed e, declare Che, object Of her visi,