The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-07-11
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sci were evidently prepared to take
this course, and doubtless Intended
to do 30 when they arrived here
COL Cothran, the Circuit Solicitor,
was also on hand, and well prepared
to oppose this action, as he was de-
tGrmined to meet the issue and force
1t TO final settlement. The alter
native course of moving for change
ofvenne he had decided not to re-
sist, for reason already stated in the
News and Courier
Court convened al 10 o'slock, and
the grand jury being present several
bills were submitted to them for &C.
tion, and Judge Kershaw delivered
his charge.
A TRUE BILL AGAINsT THE OFFICERS.
The jury retired and quickly re-
turned with true bill in an unim-
portant case, which had at once pros
ceeded to trial and was soon disposed
of. A second time they retul ned
and handed in ''true bill'' in the
case of the State against Kane, Durs
ham, Morse and Scruggs, indicted
for the murder of Amos Ladd. The
counsel for the prisoners, who had
heard the Judges charge, and doubt
less considered that they had little to
hope for in forcing the fighting at
this time, asked for a change of venue
to Anderson county (Greenyille be-
ing objected to on the same account
as Pickens; the necessary affidavit
to the effect that he did not believe
his clients could have fair trial in
Pickens or Greenville was filed by
Mr.. Mackey, and Judge Kershaw
granted the rule allowing change OF
venue, and fixing next Tuesday at
Greenville as the time and place for
hearing argument on the question OF
removing the case to the United
States Court.
THE ISSUE sQUARELY MADE.
This will be the first time this issue
has ever been squarely made and
met In this State, and no more i'm
portant one has perhaps ever engaged
the attention Of the court or of the
people. If the case in question is
removed to the United States Court
and buried there, as it is claimed
such cases have been buried bereto-
fore, all, even the least, restraint will
have been removed from the power
and presumption of the revenue Off
GERS, and the worst consequence may
be expected to follow, as their out
ragged victims are now fully deter
mined to protect themselves hence
forth against lawlessness to any ex~
tremity short of actual resistance to
the armed force of this Stale or OF
the United States. On the other
hand, should those whom they hon
estly believe to have murdered Ladd
be fairly tried and acquitted at An
derson, they would be as cate in
Pickens County as in Washington
JUDGE KERsHAw's CHARGE.
After some we'll considered re-
marks on the many natural advan-
tages Of this favored region, Judge
Kershaw referred to the matter of
the new railroad, and pointed out in
brief and clear terms the many ways
in which it is now working and will
always continue to work for the adj
vancement of the best interests of
the people. He then said: "My pre-
decessor, Judge Mackey, at the last
term of this court instituted an in
yestigation into certain alleged abu~
ses of power committed by persons
acting in the name of the revenue
) authorities, which have produced
sense of indignation not only in
Pickene, but in every portion Of the
State where the rumor OF their oco
currence has reached. 1t grows out
OF the attempt to force the provis-