The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-12
Etom the lEIashinaton Post.


w. E. Earle, of South Carolina, specia
counsel for the imprisoned revenue off
GERS arrived in the city on his way to
Baltimore, where he is engaged in several
important railroad suits. Besides being
retained by the Government in the cases
against four revenue officers, who are in
prison for shooting Amos Ladd, an illicit
distiller, who was concerned with Red
mond and others in breaking open tic
Pickens county Jail and releasing prison
ers, Mr.. Earle has also acted as counsel
in the cases of several of these jail
breakers, recently concluded. AS this
position of Mr.. Earle has been severely
criticized, the Fost embraced the oppor-
tunity of questioning him about the
matter.
II suppose, Mr.. Earle, you have seen
what the papers have said about you
recently W
"Oh, yes; especially the article in the
New York Times, which was written by
a revenue officer down there, and misrep-
sesented not only me, but the public SEN
timent. l appeared in the case as !
would in any other, and fail to see the
impropriety in such course. These
men had no case, as every one admitted.
They were clearly guilty. No extenua-
tion was attempted for them during the
trial. The only point made by me in
the defense was the manner in which the
indictment was drawn up. 1t was a very
bungling affair, ano very unjust to the
prisoners. Genera! surprise was tx
pressed that the court allowed such an
Indictment to stand"
GLOW about the public sentiment be.
ing with the prisoners and against the
decision of the court?"
"It is certainly not the case. The guilt
of these men is beyond dispute, and the
people are tired of their lawlessness and
glad to get rid of them. 1t seems to be
the general opinion North that the peo-
pie favor the illicit distillers and are op-
posed to the enforcement of the law.
While this may be the case in regions
where illicit distilling is extensively car
ried on, it is by no means generally SO.
"How is Commissioner Raum's policy
workingW
Admirably. 1t will eventually result
in cleaning out the illicit distillers and
putting an end to the whole illegal traf-
fc. He is indorsed by our people"
"What has become of Redmond 2"
"Oh," said Mr.. Earle, smiling, ''he has
taken to the woods, and has become like
the wind. 1t is a great pity that the
commissioner did not extend to him the
amnesty granted to all the illicit distil.
lers, as 1 requested, and then he would
have come in and given himself up, and
by this time he would have been tried,
convicted and in prison, with the rest Of
his gang"
"When will the trial of the revenue
officers occur?"
GAS soon as the Circuit Court begins"
"Is there any truth in the statement
that Senator Patterson has offered to re.
sign, to escape prosecution in South
Carolina?"
"Well, now," be replied, after q mo-
ments hesitation, II really do not care
to have anything to say about those mat
ters, because 1 am not interested in them
I am practicing my profession, and
though q Republican, as everybody
knows, I am not taking any part in poll
tics"
"But you are in a position to know
about these matters, Major, and the Posi-
would like to get the truth"
81 can't speak officially, but from all
I've heard Gov. Hampton say my belief
is that he will prosecute Patterson and
Kimpton to the better end. Hampton
can't do otherwise. How can he justify
his campaign of 1876 unless he prose
cutes them? Gov. Hampton has amnes.
tied all the political offenders in the
state. He has taken the position that
they were mere tools of the men who
reaped the profit. He has faithfully
kept every promise he made to the Re
publicans. His policy has been gener'
Gus, indeed, it has been very liberal. He
has been just to the negroes, and just tc
the whites. He has restored peace and
quiet to the State. He allowed the ne
groes to retain their military organiza
tions even, and they appreciate that
Gov. Hampton has been generous to hi
political opponents, but he has nevel
made a record of what be called the vii
lainous steals under carpet. bag rule. HI
let of all the minor offenders, but hi
proposes to hold Patterson and Kimptor
and the chief offenders, and on then
make the record. As for Corbin anC
Chamberlain, / don't believe there arr
any charges against them that will stick
but the penitentiary is yawning for Pat
terson and Kimpton, and it will get then
both yet"
"Is it true that tie South Carolin'
people were disposed to resist the Unitet
States authorities in the case of the rev
enue officials?"
"No, it is not. There was not one
twentieth the excitement there over thos
cases that you had here about Cohen
The people were willing to submit to th
law, and they have done so peaceabl.
and quietly"
"What do you think Of the coming
election"
"There will be fair election. Tha
is, Governor Hampton will see that ther
is fair count. Some Of the candidate
1
may make it little rough for the negroe
who are running against them, but
Smalls and Rainey are elected they vii
have fair count. 1 know that iron
conversations with Hampton"
as Hampton popular with the peo
plew
$50 popular that he will be electe'
United States Senator next winter with
out dissenting vote. That you may rel
upon, and if he is nominated for Vic
President be will get every vote in Sout
Carolina"
GOVERNMENT AID FOR THE DEsTl
TUTE.-A telegram from Washington
under date of September 8, says: Th
Secretary of War to-day responded I