The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-04
CLOTHED IN MYSTERY.
An Elbcrt County Woman IL Abducted
from Her Home In the Dead Hours OF
Night, and Three Little Children Left
Without Protector.


from Her Home In the Dcnd Hours Of
Night, and Three Little Children Left
Without Protector.
From hc Elbcrton (GU.) Gazette.
On Tuesday night, the 10Th inst, there
was an occurrence in Elbert, miles
above Elbcrton, that is clothed in mys-
terry, and which has created great excite
ment in the neighborhood where tho
affair took place, and other portions of
the county.
On that night Mrs. Crockett Pulliam,
widow lady. disappeared from her
house, and has not been heard from only
through reports that may or may not be
authentic. She LETT no one to tell the
story of her departure, except three little
children, the oldest of whom is girl OF
about seven years, who in disiointed,
night Of the 18th, about midnight, as
we'll as she can guess, somo one camo to
the door of her mothers house and de-
manded admittance. On the request be-
ing refused, the door was knocked down,
and there entered man, who said that
he was revenue officer, and command
ed Mrs. Pulliam to get ready to go with
him, as he had como for her. The
mother knew no alternative, if tho above
is true, but to obey, and she made her.
self ready for the departure. She want
ed to make light to arrange matters,
but this the man declined to allow ber to
do. The lady told the oldest daughter to
20 over to an aunt's, who lived near, and
tell her to come over and stay with the
children, until sho Mrs. Pulliam) could
return.
The little girl further says, that but one
person came into the house though there
were others outside. 1t was dark, and
she could not discern whether they were
white or black, or how many there were.
No tracks Of man, beast or vehicle
could be found near the residence Of the
woman, and every circumstance went to
show that there was something behind
the scene that alono could throw light on
the affair.
Mrs. Pulliam is comely lady, near 5
feet in height, of rubust statue, rosy COM
pleSion, and rather on the blonde style.
She has good crop in cultivation, and
some money laid away, and was very
good liver.
Her abduction, or arrest, has created
quite sensation, and on last Friday
there were from fifty to hundred men
searching for her.
If it is the truth that she was taken off
by revenue officials in the manner above
described, and her little children left in
the dead of night motherless and unpro-
tectcd, it throws an onus on that depart
ment that stamps it with dastardly con-
duct. Mr.. j. L. Dcadwylcr, the Deputy
U. S. Marshal here, was very much i'll
censed at the report, and joined in the
search for the missing woman. He
doesn't believe that the department
would employ mon that would treat a
woman so infamously, and he intimates
that there is foul play somewhere. II
the department was imposed on by
scoundrels for the advancement of o dia-
bolical deed, or to shield themselves
from detection, or evcn to render the de-
partment itself moro unpopular in the
eye of the public, i. is heavy crime, and
tho punishment is very severe.
A woman answering the description of
Mrs. Pulliam was seen near Bowman
last week, alone, we hear, but whether it
was her or not is not certain.
The whole matter is full of mystery,
and no one as yet has succeeded i'll un-
ravelling the affair, or even appro1i-
mating solution Of the intricate abduc-
ton.
Dastardly Outrage In Elbert County.
from me LdTtUeL co. ouH.
About seven miles north of Elberton
there lived very respectable widow wo-
man named Mrs. Pulliam. She was the
widow of John Pulliam, more familiarly
known as "Crockett' Pulliam, which
nick name he received in the war, hav-
ing been gallant member of Burch's
company in the 18th Georgia regiment.
He died few years ago, leaving a widow
and three small children, the oldest OF
which is little girl about 10 years old.
It seems that this good widow lady has
since the death of her husband, been en-
gagged in running distillery for the ben
eiit of her neighbors. Tuesday night OF
last week, party of men rode up to her
gate and c5led for her. She opened
window and asked their business. They
replied that they were revenue officers
and came after that still. She answered
them rather shortly, saying she had no
still and for them TO go about their busi-
ness and not bother her. They then dis
mounted and burst in the door and took
her q prisoner and carried her off, since
which time she has been missing and
cannot be found. When they caIne in
the house she asked them to permit her
to make light or to allow her to
"holler," both Of which requests they re-
fused. The neighbors and citizens to the
number of 200 have been securing the
country over, but cannot find tho slight
est clue as 10 her place of secretion. Last
Friday they went to dragging the crooks,
but ut last accounts no clue to her had
been found. 1t is supposed that robbery
was their motive, rs it was known that
she had about $500 in money, which for
tunately was in tho possession of her
husbands brother, Joseph Pulliam,
when they took her, all but $lS, which it
is supposed they got.
We hope the authorities OF Elbcrt will,
if necessary, move Heaven and earth to
find out the perpetrators of this supposed
murder of this inoffensive widow.
We gather tho facts of this high-handed
outrage from respectable citizens OF FL
bert county.