The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-03
. INTERNAL REVENUE TROUBLES.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE RECENT AFFAIR IN
SOUTH CARoLIgA -REsIsTANCE TO FEDERAL
OFFICERS BIZ LOCAL OFFICIALS AND
MILITIA ORGANIZATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1873.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has received
the following letter:-
UNITED STATES INTERNAL hEVENUE,
DEPUTY CoLLEcroR's OFFICE,
SpARTANsnURG, s. C., Dec. %, 1877 J


UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE,
DEPUTY CoLLECTOR's OFFICE,
SPARTANsBURG, 5. C., Doc. 2S, 1877
y sIp:-On yesterday Messrs. Moore, Keane aud Cum
mngs special deputy collectors and William Durham,
a special deputy marshal, took wagon and went on
n tour OF inspection through Union county from this
place. and to-day, at the residence oil Mr.. jasper
Gibbs trial justice, they came upon tobacco wagon
ana found eight boxes of tobacco with the
The stamps could have been easily removed
They seized tho wagon, one horse, mule and eight
boxes OF tobacco. Deputy kcane went TO the resi-
denco OF DR.. Norman ana found the peder, whose
namo is G. G. Hill, from Hickory, CatawDa county
Sixth district n. G. He had certificate, &C.. us
second class pedler. Keane showed his comm ssion
TO Ill., and Hill then arrestce, and upon his per-
were found two forty and one three pound stamp
and caution notice They also arrested the driver,
EXPORT TO CONCEAL THE PROPERTY
Before they gained possession OF the stamps an at
tempt was MADE by several persons-naniey, Jasper
Gibbs William Smith and another person whose nalEc
is believed 10 be Smlh-to conceal the property Tho
pedIer handed an envelope addressed to his wife, AT
Hickory, N. e., to Que Of tho opposing party, VINO
handed TO Gibbs, and Gibbs attempted to conceal It,
The party of revenue officers ook II from Gibos and
found the stamps in the envelope. The officers sue
ceeded in handcunlng tho prisoners, and returned
toward Spartansburg
When they had proceeded about four miles and
Ut West's store they came suddenly upon RHO
company, who were armed with Winchesters anu
pistols, and were partly mounted There were about
two hundred men in this company, and about twenty
five OF them uniformed. They shouted, 'Relcase
him release him ~ and surrounded The United
States officers and long wrangIo epsued, IN which
the officers enteavored TO retain their prisoners and
captured property, but wore compelled, by threats
and various demonstrations, to remove tho handcuns
and release the prisoners, properly ana stamps.
Jasper Gibbs, trial justice, and b. A. Gregory his
constable, ana tho captain OF the companyseemed to
be the principal persons in authority, aud they DC.
named the release and restoration OF property and
prisoners. Gregory by direction OF gibbs, searched
tho wagon OF the revenue officers Tor whiskey and
Ihrcatenc to send them 10 Jail.
II was only by the total surrender OF the revenue
officers that bloodshed was averted. There ls not
iorcc here sufficient to effect the arrest OF the parties
concerned III outrage, and respectfully suggest
that be taken 10 muster force tor that pur
pose. The offenders are persons OF means and iulu-
encc and, Lave 10 DOUBT viii mako determined re-
sisance 10 arrest, backed as they are by community
hostile to tho revenue laws OF the United States. Re-
specially G. ?. KIRKLAND, Deputy Collector.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revcnuo Will have a
conference with tho Secretary Of the Treasury this a-
tcrnoou with regard TO this outrage The determine
ton Is to every possible effort to bring the offend.
ors TO justice and have the laws thoroughly vind.
tod.