The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-12-21
Political Trials.

The Safe Supervisor Of Registration of
Charleston County was indicted in the
United States Court for ejccting from his
Office United States Marshals:< who had
gone there without Gtithoriry or request
from the Supervisor. Two policemen of
the city of Charleston, who elected the
United States Marshals, were also indicted
with the Supervisor. The case was tried
in Columbia last week. and for once we
desire to give Judge Bcnd credit Of hearing
political case in non-partisap spirit,
and giving also q non partisan construction
ofthe law. The defendants were acqui' ted,
by direction Of Judge Bond, who said,
..Gentlemen. this is case in which I
have to say there does not appear to be any
prof Of intention TO defraud the ballo: or
make fraudulent regs,ra ion, but it mp
pears to be case which has been brought
Z in order to present to this Cemrt the OPP,
Rortunity Of constituting the law under which
the Supervisors of Registration and United
States deputy marshals are 10 act. Every
thing that was done by these defendants
VS. done IN a quiet, orderly manner and
tits mere technical case brought for the
purpose Of having the question decided.
am inclined to adcptthe construction that
Judge Hughes hns given te it, and pro.
pose to grant the prayers CT the defendants,
with some notifications, as follows:
Let. Unless il is shown that dist urbance
Of the peace has actually occurred, or vio-
lsnce is committed or that one or the other
is threatened, or that actual fraud is attcmp
ted, o. TINT the supervisors, one or all Of
.!ie:n, ere in actual need Of protection, or
that they have requested hiX attendance 10
hid and assist in the verific1iion of the reg
istry lisi in the room of the surervis or If
registration, deputy marshall has no right
TO be in the said room against The order )i
the State supervisor of registration.
I'd. But ii there be actual disturbance of
the peace or other actual violence commit
ted or threatened in the room Of the State
supervisor Of registration, or if he be re
quested TO aid the supervisor in the verif-
cation of the registry list, or the surervi
sors Of the United States be in actual need
OF protection, or fraud be attempt ed in the
room OF the State supervisor OF registration
then deputy marshall may enter The room
Tor the discharge of the duties imposed OH
him by section 2,022 Of the Revised Stat
utes. . n.
2d:~ That in this cnse there was no proof
Of disturbance Of the pence, or violence
committed, or one or the other threatened
or mat actual frhud was attempted, or that
the supervisor or either of them was in &c
tual need of protection in the room whore
the work ofregist ration was carried on. or
that they or either Of them required the at
tendance Of n deputy marshal for my pur-
pose mentioned in the statute authorizing
his attendance. .
ath. That not one of the cases enumera.
ted which require or authorize the presence
OF deputy marshals in the room Of the su~
peryisor OF registrniiOn having been proved,
the rem oval of deputy marshals from that
room without any violence is not IN offence
against the laws of the United States. The
jury must sign verdict Of not guilty"
The foreman accordingly signed yer
dict of not guilty. -...