The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-21

OrEnnirod-A Pursuit and Capture OF o
Portion of the Moonsliners by the Sheriff.
The annexed statement of the raid
upon the Jail st Pickens G. H. and res
cue of three prisoners has been furnished
by Deputy Collector Jillson to Speight'
Daily Newspaper
On Saturday, the 9th inst, special
force of deputy collectors and marshals,
numbering eight, arrested Thomas Beas-
lev, Milton Stansel and James Stsnsel,
and took them before Commissioner
Thornley, at Pickens G. H., and he COM
mitted them to the county Jail. About 9
or 10 o'clock the sarae day, party of
men-supposed to be under the command
of Lewis r. Redmon1-went to the Jail
and compelled Sheriff Mauldin TO de-
liver up the keys of the Jail, and three
of the party took The three prisoners
from the Jail and released them. There
were six United States prisoners confined
in one room, but only three of them
were called for, who were also set at lib
erty. The keys wer,, part of them,
left near the Jail inlide the enclosure,
and part of them we're thrown in the
ditch, and the patty then left.
On the 18th instant, some twenty men,
all of whom were armed, came to Deputy
Marshal Gary's house and searched it.;
not finding him there, they told his wife
that they would not harm her, but they
intended to find her husband and kill
him before night. They went to the
bar.room of Mr.. Jamison and told the
same thing. They proceeded thence to
Pickens Court House, and went to the
house of Baylis Hendrix, where the spe-
cial force had been stopping, and in
quired for them, saying they intended to
kill the last one of them. They we're
told by Hendrix they had gone the night
before.
They entered the house and searched
for them; finding some overcoats belong
ing to the special force, took them away
with them. They therI went in pursuit
of the special force, followed them as far
as they could, failing to find them. The
special force returned that night to
Pickens, but were advised by the citi-
zens to leave, as Redmond was hunting
them; they then proceeded to Easley,
where they were met by Deputy Collector
Jillson with nine men. The revenue
officers remained in E'asley over night.
Redmond has not been heard of since.
He did not follow ther, to Easley, and
gave up the chase. No attack has been
made on the force at Essley, and so ends
the matter. The aboTe is Jillson's state
ment. The other side will tell, of course,
different story.
The Pickens Sentinel contains the fol.
lowing account, which may be relied
upon as substantially correct:
On last Saturday the Deputy United
States Marshals now stationed at this
place brought in three prisoners, namely,
Thomas Beasley, Milton Stansel and
James Stansel, charged with violation of
the internal revenue law, The prisoners
were delivered to the Sheriff, and were
by him confined in Jail. On Saturday
night, about o'clock, just as the Sheriff
had returned from up utairs, where be
had been locking up and securing his
prisoners for the night, some one knocked
at the front door. Thinking it some
friend or neighbor, he unhesitatingly
opened the door, when three or four men
rushed in with as many guns, which were
presented at the Sheriff's breast, and ne
was asked in very polite tones to deliver
up the Jail keys.
The Sheriff attempted 10 demonstrate,
when he was suddenly cut short and
peremptory demand made for them; the
demand rendered more forcible by a
pretty free use of adjectives and other
parts of speech not found in the gram
mar. BY this time the hallway was
pretty we'll crowded with men, and others
could be heard in the yard. The Sheriff
yielded and delivered up the keys, when
the guns were at once withdrawn from
his breast. They then proceeded up
stairs, followed by the Sheriff, who re-
quested of them not to let out any but
those they had come for. There were
several other prisoners confined Mt the
time, charged with various crimes-some
for violation of the revenue, and some
with murder. The men, however, re-
leased only the three above named.
AS soon as they were out, they mount
ed their horses and rode off rapidly to.
wards the mountains. The whole time
occupied was not more than ten or fifteen
minutes. The men were entire strangers
to the Sheriff. As soon as they had
gone, the Sheriff awoke Commissioner
Thornley, and informed him of the rescue.
The Commissioner sent for the deputy
marshals, but after consultation among