The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-15
THE LADD MURDERERS.


The jurisdiction of the State Courts in
the case of the revenue officers charged
with the murder of Amos Ladd in Pick
ems County has not been settled by adiu.
dieation in the State and Federal Courts,
but the majesty of our judiciary, which
ahonld he 4z.e r.::aaS and and security OF eyery
American, has been made to yield to the
wishes OF the Executive department OF
the government, in the face of the decis-
ion of CoIrt of competent Jurisdiction,
and that, too, where no harm could re.
suit to any party by regularly carrying
the case up on appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States, and there
securing final adjudication which would
not only settle the case in thia State, but
also iii every other State in the Union.
The Administration mas, however, seen
tit to defy the Courts, and take into it's
hands the decioion of legal questions
with which it was never the intention OF
the framers of our government for the
Executive to interfere.
The cabinet, however, decided to res
cue the prisoners, right or wrong, with
out seeking the decision of the Supreme
Court, and therefore directed The United
States Marshal tc execute the writ OF
ha6eas e0rnus Issued by the CLERK of the
United States Court, directing transfer
of the prisoners from the State to the
Federal officers. Accordingly, the
Greenville Ne,Os Of last Friday gives the
following account of the manner in
which the transfe. occurred:
At 8 o'clock p. m. yesterday, u. s.
Marshal r. III. Wallace, in company with
w. E. Earle, Esq, Deputy Marshals
Dill scd Scruggs and Others, proceeded
to the County Jail, and at the door of the
Jail met Sheriff p. y. Gilreath.
.. Marsiini Wallace, addressing the Sher-
"Ihave come to demand those prisoners
from you under writ of labeas corpus.
@ copy Of which was served on you some.
time ago."
The Sheriff answered. "Do yor in.
other9" - 'oA'e
he replied, "Not now; but YOU will
hold them until further orders from me
The Sheriff replied, "I shall offer no
resistance, but according to my concep-
ton of my duty cannot give them mn.
There are the keys pointing to a rail on
the wall) you can take them if you see
proper to do so, shall offer no resistanoe -
Thereupon Marcaal Wallace took the
keys, went up stairs to the prisonera' cell.
unlocked the door aud brought the priso.
ners down and immediately turned Them
over to the Sheriffunder the following com.
mitment:
u. s. MARsMAL's OFFICE.
GREENv1LLE, s. @. Aug, 9Th, 1878.
Perry D: Giireath, Sheriff of Greenpille
CGss..fy, s. c..
5 sIR-I herewith deliver TO YOU the
bodies of Hugh p. Kane, VIM. Durham
and q. w. Moose, whrea cases have ieen
transferred to the United States Court.
by writ of hGbcds c02pps. cam causa. and
wiii Comrli- snem 20 jail ana hold them
until further orders from me or q Judge
OF the Unitad States Court.
taignedl Z. NJ. WALLACE,
u. s. Marshal.
Thus the prisoners have been taken
from the State Courts, and their case il
now pending before the United States
Court, where they cannot be tried, and
they expect to be turned ont with.
out any trial, trial ss Rss ;..oae with with Smfattison
in aimilaF case q few years ago. This
proceeding on the part Of the General
Government Is great outrage upon Law.
and If snstsined virtually places The
lives of The cstisons OF any State at the /
mercy Of lswless aud riotors men who
may pe employed as revenue officers.
The case may do for partisan newspapers
to make political capital, OF, ga It or,
CURED in South Carolina, but oyery Stats
ia this Union is a. much intersatsi In ita
determination es South Carolina. It ID
really great question of national law.
for the Ike Of which ths United States
Supreme Coust was established as 4 i
Court Of highest authority, S.ad Ii was
the duty Of The Federal of.dals to have
daelined = intA.E=. L I. - =. determination,
and VIC have no doubt thsy would iInys
90 declined except for the hope that soma
trouble would grow ont OF It in this
State and shus aeord them poiiscal
capital. In this, hnyeyer, they have
;'ssiS sstiiy disappointed. aud we h6pa