Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-09
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Revenue Troubles still Continue
More Arrests-Citizens Charged
and Held for Onenses Com
mitted Eour or Five
Years Ago.
Sentiment of the People on the Sub
iect OF the Conflict OF Jurisdiction
Hoping for the Best, they
are Preparing for the
WOrst-A Bad Out-
look

Pickens Courthouse correspondent of the
Charleston NeIcS and Courier, Sd: The broth
ers Lew and David Stansel, William Walker
and Ephraim Gilstrap, who were captured in
the mountains of this county about the TWEEN
ty-thlrd ulGmo, by Portable Commissioner
Ladd and Deputy Marshals Gary and Lam
ford land who gave bond for their appearance
before the said portable commissioner at the
preliminary trial on the twenty-ninth at Lib
erty, station on the Atlanta and Charlotte
airline railroad, IN this county, seven miles
distant from here, were placed upon their
trial, which resulted in Levi and David STAN
sci and William Walker being bound over IN
bond of five hundred dollars each to appear
before the United States court at Greenville,
which convenes this month, to answer the
charges of removing and concealing whisky.
There beng no testimony against Ephralm
Gllstrap, he was bound over to appear be-
fore Ladd at such time and place as he may
designate upon giving him ten days notice.
The charge against him is unknown. The
crimes with which Walker and the two
Stansels stand charged are alleged to have
been committed some four or FIVE years
ago. The Messrs. Stanse,s have never been
arrested upon this before, but VIM. Walker,
in the month of April, 1874, for this identi-
cal charge, was arrested by Ex- Deputy Mar
shall Barton, who, considering him :diotic,
discharged him, but confscated some whisky
wagon that belonged to another party and
sold them. All the parties charged are and
have been for long while residents In this
county. Gary, Lanford and Ladd passed
here yesterday evening going In the direction
of the mountains. As has alre. dy been re-
ported IN your paper, Commissioner John L.
Thornley,, of this place, has been entirely ig-
nored by the revenue hounds, whose only oU-
lection TO him, | suppose, is that he is an
honest man and regards the law and rights
OF our people. Great interest is manifested
here at the rumor that decision has been
reached by the President in regard to the
revenue officers charged with killing Laid
that will have the effect of raising a square
issue between the United States government
and the State government of South Carolina.
thrill of horror has gone
through the hearts of the noble,
peaceable and law-abiding citizens of
this county, who have already had
visited upon them so much oppression and
tyranny by the revenue officers at the very
idea Of case Of so much magnitude being
forced out of the State courts by the United
States authorities. The people here have a
profound conviction that the Federal courts
have no jurisdiction of the case. Should the
worst come, and the case be forced out OF the
State courts, | greatly fear that our people
will conclude, as they certainly will have Just
cause so to do, that forbearance has ceased to
pc virtue, ana, notwithstanding their devO-
tion to law and order, will, to certain ex-
tent, take the law into their own hands and
protect, to the utmost of their feeble ability,
their lives, liberty and property. We shall
hope for the best, and be prepared for the
worst that comes. Portable Commissioner
Ladd and Deputy Marshals Gary and Lam
ford have just passed through the village upon
their return from the mountains, whittier, as
stated, they went on yesterday evening.
They have no prisoners with them, but as they
have portable commissioners along with
them, they may have made some arrests and
taken bonds in the mountains.