The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-25
Ex.TREAsURER PARKER'S ARREST

EX.TREASURER PARKER'S ARREST
Colonel william Buffers Expedition
Successful Manner IN which it
was Accomplished. ..f
From, The New York World Of Sunday. r.,
Ex.Treasurer 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 a requisition from
Governor Hampton for ex-Treasurer
Parker, and was very desirous' that the
latter should in no way get wind of his
presence in the city. He took rooms at
q private boarding house until his meas
ures of Parker's arrest and transfer to
South Carolina could be fully perfected.
Upon his arrival he at once put himself
in communication with the firm of law
yers who are employed as counsel for the
State of South Carolina in this city, and
also with Sheriff Laverty, Of Jersey City.
Pinkerton's agency was employed to
Shadow" the ex-Treasurer, and Sheriff
Laverty was also desired to keep close
watch upon his movements. In order
that there might be no difficulty in the
way of makingthe rrest;when,the prop
er time ehould be decided upon, applica-
ton was made both to Governor Robin
son and Governor Bedle for warrants
The warrants were granted 1 and the
detectives we're then ready to arrest MIR.
Parker. Constable Butler was so 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 to
make the arrest, he was somewhat sur
prised to find that he had been antici-
pated by the detectives. ''i
Parker had undoubtedly been expect
ing that requisition would shortly be
sent for him, although his sudden arrest
was an unpleasant shock to him for the
time. He had kept himself quite closely
shut up in his rooms for several days,
and was occupying himself, as was we'll
known, in closing his business connec-
tions 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
a short walk in the evening. Some time
ago he expressed a wish to Sheriff Law
erty that he might be arrested i'll jersey
City, ifa requisition should be sent on,
rather than in New York. He gave no
reason for this preference, but the Sheriff
supposes that he expected 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
thata writ Of habeas corpus should be
applied for. As no response SO far as
the Sheriff is aware, was received to this
request, the Sheriff thinks that Parker
must 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 strongly, however, that ne
might be allowed to remain 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 habeas corpus 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 his 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. ~: ~ tc1 ~. ~
Rev. Horace Eddy, D. D., of the First
Free Union Church Of Jersey City, of
which Parker has been for some months
a member in good standing, called upon
him at the jail in the evening, and ne
was visited also, by a number OF his
friends in the city. Several of his friends
sought out: Mr.. VIM. D. DAILY. and re-
;uuested him to apply for writ of habeas
corpus on behalf of the prisoner Mr.
Daly went to the jail and Consulted with
Parker in regard to this measure, but the
exzTreasurer did not wish that such q
writ should be applied for, and professed
his entire readiness to stand his trial in
Charleston Or anywhere else in South
IiCarolina. This disposition on his part is
probably to. be accounted for in a meas
ure by the fact that he had received a
strong hint or implied assurance from
Constable Butler that he would be al
flowed to turn States evidence. How far
Mr.. Butler is warranted in so consoling
Parker cannot be known, at present, and
It is not known either whether this assu-
rance was in the form of distinct prom
ise or not. Sheriff Laverty heard him
htell Parker that ''if he understood HIM
! self he would not make any: objection, to
/ going South, for it was certain that ne
would be treated fairly there There is
t:noi doubt that Parker believes that he
],will. be accepted as States. evidence.
Fol: the past month, since the indict-
ments were found against him by the
grand Jury, of Columbia; RicMand Coun-
ty, he has been wishing and expecting
iatt;a nronosition of this sort would be
made to him by the State Attorney. His
| confession in the World was dictated,
without doubt, to show his willingness to
appear as witness in the coming trials,
and he has repeatedly expressed his feel
ling, that if. he was "fairly treated by
Governor Hampton's administration"
he? would be accepted as States = evi-
|; D'4Ss Yesterday morning, at 7;36 o'clock, the
| wife of one of the officials on the Erie
| Road called at the Shetif's house and
made application for special permit to