The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-04

como into my house and take charge Of
me. Landlord came into the house and
ordered mo TO get some chairs and eit
there with him. I took chair and
asked him what this tneant7 He said he
had been instructed to detain persona
found at my house. Abont d half hour
after this, aix men eimilariy. armed came
up, dismounted and entered my kitchen.
| recognized one of these as VIM. T. Gary.
Gary told the men that he wanted both
myself and man named Hammett, who
ilved in my kitchen, IA be arrested. Gary
then searched my smokehohee and kitch.
en-, after which be ordered me into the
Kitchen where Hammett already was,
and directed his men to keep us both in
there. Gary and WIN. Springs then en-
tered my house, and, as my wife aud
three other women informs me, searched
it downstairs and ur stains. NV wife
was confined in bed, withan infant only
four days old. They searched her room.
looked uuder her bed and examined the
camphor and other bottles In the SICK
chamber. They were ali armed and car.
ried their guns about the house with
their hands upon the lock. They were
wet and muddy, their clothes dripping
water, and in this plight they were in
my wife's chamber and about her bed,
told them my wife was sick, but they
paid no attention to ME, end .whi!o
searching my house used very insSiIting
and obscene language. My wife was
badly frightened, and sent for me, and I
was permitted to go to her. I demanded
their authority for their acts; they said
thcy mad suCn authority, but refused to
show 1t to me. They then ordered me to
get my breakfast, and to be In a hurry
about it, as ] must go. to Pickens with
them. Immediately after breakfast they
started with me to Pickens, and carried
me about half mile, when prevailed
upon their leader, whom they called
Holman, to allow me TO give bond and
return to my wife. She was quito sick
and badly frightened. I gave bond TO
appear before United States Oornfnis.
missioner Thornley, on the 18th of the
same month. At that time I went be-
fore him, and was discharged for want of
proof. " there acda any ardrrdnt dadinst
me, hhGUe sevcr eesp it. HammetE was
also arrested and required to give bond,
ont shey showed no warrant for his ar
rest. His wife was also eiok, and he YES
looking for doctor 80 arrive; when The
officers entered the yai4 he'opened tho
door and stepped ont, believing the doc.
tor had come. One Of the officers pre.
sented his gun at Hamnnett, and ordered
him to hssis- He lad Lad made no a.tternpt
to leave when the gun was presented at
him. He was also discharged for want
of proof. is. s.AA ;3,7. FL aIssIi !
I'd. Daniel Walker sworn :. lives In
Pickens County, twelve or thirteen Inilea
| above the Court House. Qa Saturday.
the 9th April, was going after some
| medicine for sick man and met fifteef,
or eighteen men, who said they were rev.
enue officers. All were well armed with
guns and pistols. They arrested me and
carried me some eight or ten miles, when
they released me and told me to 20 home.
They showed me no authority for my ar
rest. They only said "yon are mine. y
and then made me. take tho road and 70
with them. Two of them vrJre named
. If.lEls... eng: E-Irr,r,,
30. Micajah Sndson sworn: Lives in
Pickens Coun,y, ten miles west OF the
Court House. On Friday night. 1874
March, 1878, between l2 and 1 O'Clock, I
was awakened from sleep by hearing
some one in my piazza and in my house.
| They entered my. room, and some five OF
six men surrounded my bed with be, - |; Z
their hands. They ordered me to get IN
and put on my clothes as quick as posi-.
BILE, which I did. They then searched
my house, sTTen the cupboards, trunks.
&c. They broke open my smokehouse
door and searched it and my Kitchen.
They then ordered me to mount Behind
one of thu = men. This ! refused to do.
alleging O., my reason that I had horse
OF my Gym and would ride. After CATCH
;I5 ny ii0Iss they ttiaey Iladie nu follow them
about five miles, and then dismissed me.
Before they started demanded their au-
thnrity for breaking into ::.y hes,se and
arrestins me at such an hour. They
said they had the authority, but refused
TO show it to me. I recognized VIM,
Gary, VIM. Springs and w. Silas Kirkl
ssy. am United States mail carrier
from Pickens Court House to McKin-
ney's and Falls Creek. The United
States mail was in my room the night
they arrested me. have heard nothing
Of the matter since they dismissed me-.
II have never been re.arrested nor tried,
although ] am at Pickens Court House
twice week with the mail, and conld be
arrested any time. .,1's's, 9.....i.3
The next case 10 an interesting one, as
the victim was q widow lady.
4th. Mira. MaYy A. Eihckie Bworf, !:
Lives in Pickens County, about twenty
miles northwest Of the Court House. !
am widow: my husband was killed
during the war. On the 11th OF May,
1877, 5111 after breakfast, sat7 iii.;oss iii.;o I
twenty-five men, sill armed, riding up the
road towSrds my house thes passed
through my yard as fast as their horses
could go, and halted ABOUT three hun-
dred yards above my house:. They ali
then rode back, and VIM. Gary, u. III
Barton and JOHN SEruggs carie into Il. 3,
house. Gary called for my tsdnk keys.
and told him my trunks WgrS not
locked. Barton then opened and exaIn-
ined one. of the trunks; and my whole
honse and smokehouse were next tseafchs
ed by Gary and Barton. After the
search Barton said to me, You are we'll
| armed, you have more guns here than we
havel There were two deuble$barfelled
shot guns and one single.barrsiled one.
Gary took the two doubIe-barrelied ones
out into the yard. Barton stood in the
house cunning and swearing, and said
that if he knew that these guns had been
at his house, lat the time Redmond and
bis party captured hini,I he Wcuia break
them all to pieces. He then went ont
taking the guns with him. After awhile
both Barton and Gary returned With the
guns aud replaced them in the corner.
They tfen told me to tell Redmond tIioy
had beeil to see him and hoped he would
call on them again, and they sheh rotle
| ntk AhnDt an hour after they lhfE tsen
of my sons came in, and when told
l,thenl the officers bad bBen there, and had
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