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

OrgnniEod-A Pursuit and Capture OF o
Portion of the RIoorsf,iners b. the Sheriff.
The annexed statement of the raid
upon the Jail at Pickens G. II. and res
cue of three prisoners has been furnished
by Deputy Collector Jillson to Spaght5
Daily Newspaper
On Saturday, the 9th inst, special
force of deputy collectors and marshals,
numbering eight, arrested Thomas Beas.
ley, Milton Stansel and James Stansel,
and took them before Commissioned
Thornley, ut Pickens C. H., and he COM
mitted them tc the county jn;l. About o
or 10 o'clock the same day, party of
men-supposed to be under the command
of Lewis r. Redmond-went to the jail
and compelled Sheriff Mauldin to de-
liver up :he keys of the Jail, and three
Of the party took the three prisoners
from the Jail and relea5cd them. There
were six Unitsd States prisoners confined
in one room, bus only three of them
were called for, who were also set at lib
erty. The keys were, part of them,
left near the Jail inside the enclosure,
and part of them were 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 end kill
bar-room of Mr. Jamison and told tho
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 f,r them, laying they intended to
kill the last one Of them. They were
told by Hendrix they had gene tlie hight
before.
They entered the house and searched
for them finding some oveFcoats belong
ing to Abe nnecial ffc:ce took them away
with them. They then went in pursuit
os the special force, followed them as far
IS they could, failing to find them. The
spe cinl force returned. that night to
Eickens, but were advised by the citi-
zeus to leave, as Redmond was hunting
them; they then proceeded TO Easley,
whore they were met by Deputy Collector
JillBon with nine men. The revenue
officers remained In Enslev over night.
Redmond has not been heard of since.
He did not follow them to Easley, and
gave UP the chase. No A.tack has been
made on the force at Easley, and 90 ends
the matter. The above il Jillson's state
ment. The other side will tell, of course,
n different story.
The Pickens Sentinel contains tho fol-
lowing account, =;;0iii mny be Eolied
upon as substantially correct:
On last Saturday the Deputy Unie1si
States Marsha!s now stationed at this
place brought in three prisoners, namely,
Thomas Beasley, n ton 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 8 o'clock, just as the Sheriff
had returned from up stairs, where he
had been locking up aad securing his
prisoners for tho night, some one knocked
ct tho front door. thinking it some
friend or neighbor, he unhesitatingly
opened the door, wh,n three or four men
rushed in with as mnny guns, which vero
presented at the Sheriff. breast, and he
zee sssSs :; -eEJ i;i.s5 ii. tt...ies ~ deliver
up the Jail keys.
The Sheriff attempted TO demonstrate,
when he was suddenly cut short and a
demand made for them; the
demand rendered moro forclble by
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 yari. Tho sheriff
yielded aud delivered ..s ~ a; .ia5s Keys, when
tho gupR were at once withdrawn from
his breast. They taen proceeded up
gtRirs, followed by the Sheriff, who re-
quested of them not TO let out any but
thoso they had cone for. There WeFe
esyeFai other prisoneiS confined ut the
time. charged With various crimes some
Cor q violation Of the revenue, and some
with murder. The men, however, re-
leased only the three above Eamed.
u AS coon as they were out. they mount
ed their horses and rode of rapidly To-
wards tho mountaiHs. The whole tinao
occupied was not moro than ten or fifteen
The men were entirs ssrangers
% the Sheriff. As soon as they kad
gone, the Sheriff ewoke Commissioners
Thornley, and informed him of the rescue.
Ehe CymmiSsloner sent for the deputy
bat after consultation among