The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-08-04
AFTER THE BRAYToN MURDER.
Deputy Collector Noali'o Omcial Report To
the Washington Authorities,
WAeIIrNLTn.. .Iulv ~

WAsmrNrIn., July ~
Deputy Collector Noah reports I" IN"
Commissioner of Internal Kcvciu" that
az soon as he heard III tn" sho"tin. "i
Deputy Collector Brayton, Deputy '"i'
iectOrs Byron and Kane went "a rntthi.
South caraina. accompanied by "thcr
officers They iri.n,l Knight. one of the
men who WAS with lirayton AZ Easlcv,
and took him back - II witnc,s al tie IN i.
quest. ON arriving AT Central they f"iin''
a large crowd nf people and great txrlt"-
mcnt, the inquest being in progress.
They could no; learn the whereabouts of
Mellow, and no one WAS willing To- ="
with them 10 MrDOw> house. The
owner of the livery stable refused To hire
horses TO tho officers The body oi Mr.
BraytOn had received no attention from
the people 1t WAS cared for an'i sent
back To Grccnvillc. The force went to
McDow's house, but found II deserted.
Mellow y still was destroyed.
Every attempt WAS made 10 throw HE
officers on in their hunt for Mellow.
The CorOucr's jury brought in verdict
that I'rayton had met his death ut me
hands Of unknnwn parties. ms Ncrilct
was given Notwithstanding the fact that
Mellow had visited the town. openly dc.
claring that he had killed an Internal
revenue officer and was hunting the bal
ancc of the posse IL Kill them. Mcp""
still has been in operation for two years
within two miles OF tho town ot Central.
Mellow was Ii very dangerous cilaTi'-
ter At any lime he visited the town m
tOxicatcd the merchants closed thclr
stores, rropeniig them ~ soon aS he ict
the place.
1t is thought Mellow i, still hiding at
Central, and having no fears OF chiivlc-
ton in the State Courts lie VIII alter a
while surrender himself tU the Stat" ali-
thoritics The latter have taken 10 ac-
ton in tho premises. The difficulties III
the WAY of trrcsting Mellow in ANY open
manner arises principally from the Tact
that the people, # not in sympathy win
him, fear him, aud consequently are his
friends. They will protect and harbor
him. and the revenue officers can expect
to obtain little or no reliable information
"a to his whereabouts
The NniionM Rtyubiictd Of the I'D says
commissioner Kaum Yesterday address,
cl the following letter To Collector l.. NJ.
Brnvton, Columbia, : c.. II had hoped
that there would bc no further armed re-
sistancc To the enforcement OF tho inter
nal revenue laws in your district, aud,
with your concurrence, the armed p0.
Icing parties which had been stationed
in tho Northern counties had been with
drawn The recent killing Of Deputy
Collector Braytun, and the driving away
Of other officers from tho performance Of
their duties by an armed band OF lncH,
clearly show that the spirit Of resistance
still exists III portions of your district.
TOu arc authorized 10 employ eight
special deputies for the purpose Of thor
oughly policing the counties where illicit
distillins has heretofore prcvailcd-four
of them Ia operate from Pickens Court
House. or WulIialli, and the other four
from Grccnvillc or Spartanburg as you
may think best. You will please forward
estimate for tho salaries and travelling eX-
pcnscs OF these officers for six months
from August |. desire that you shall
select men of good standing, of good
habits, and of unqucstionnble courage
and discretion for tho performances Of this
service.