The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-08
\ Prosecuted Commercial Traveller.
On Saturday The 9th instant Mr.. T. O.

| On Saturday The 9th instant Mr.. j. q.
u. smith, representing Ill. B. Wadlcigh,
Of Boston, Mass, dealer in hides and
| leather, was in the city on business for his
housc.and while at the market, q dispute
arose between Mr.. Baird and himself over
sonlc business transactions that Mr.. Baird
| llau had with Mr.. Wadlcigh in which
| Mr.. Baird claims that he was treated
badly, the house failing to carry out an
agreement entered into for them by Mr..
| Smith. Mr.. Baird states that he had
been SO badly treated by the house, that
he told MIR. Smith that the house was Il
SET Of thicvin% raScals and that Mr.. Smith
took unrltSr, and Sail that he would not
| permit such abuse. and denounced it rs
d-d lie. Mr.. Baird told him that if
he '""k up for the house that he was as
bl% ttlrf as the house, and that hO was
d--d red headed yankee. Mr.. Smith
Said this was Il id lie, that he had
three hr"thcr> in the Confederate army.
| Mr. Baird resented This by striking ut
| Mr.. Smith with his list, when Smith
! drew pistol ami Baird went back to
hi$ stall, smith backing up the street for
| some distance, when he turned and
walked up to the Office Of w. IL. Hunt,
]r. During the dispute Ed. Joucs, col
orcd, rrshrd ont with Il meat axe to
take Mr.. Faird'S part, this was when
Mr. Smith drew the pistol. The matter
wa reported to tn" police by Mr.. w. II.
| Bi"a>r, when Mr.. Smith was arrested,
charged with diSordrrly conduct, and re-
| qni"'d I" give bond to appear before the
council on Monday morning. The case
WAS tried and Mr.. Smith fined two dol
| lars ,nr using obscene language Oh the
| street, the charge ui disor,lrrly conduct
or ii Iurhinw the peace not being slls-
| talNrd. No fine WAS laid upon Mr..
Bairh. VIr most Of the above state
! m"nt WI. obtained from Mr.. Baird We
did not Ct from Mr.. Smith his state
m"nl. v" ho not care to enter into the
merits "i h" dispute, but we to not
Diam" Mr. Smith for rcSrntnT the ill.,
suit given his h"usr. wouid have Thought
! less Of him if lie had not. This is all
! We have hcarh OF Mr. Bairtl', having TO
go Will, il. Mr.. BlraSr, and not Mr.
. Baird, mHd" 4 report OF The matter to
| III" council, and after the council had
! iIi"" MIR. Smith, Mr.. BIra%r went before
! frE'! .|urticr j. =. Reid and Sworc out
| Il W@"ranl tOr his arrest, charging him
| with assault with Il dradly weapon with
| intent +" Kill, ;uI for carrying con-
| "'Alrd Weapons. This WAS placed in
! H." h III ui Nr. W. W. Caldwell, Mr..
! krIT. co. stable, and an unsuccessful
! "ii"rt ma H. for III arrest. The friends
! "t M. %lriih, lnuWinr that he might be
aur"ycd ty ing bound over TO court,
and required t" appear when il would
b. "crnvcni"nt Tor hin. TO return to
| N"Whrrry, and for charges that the man
! WHO ",,S Il party to the difficulty had re-
! fused 10 have anything To dn with, one Of
witch, Wrr" the laws strictly enforced.
would result in lllnm our jailS with
those W'io are Ion!>ru upon as among the
. pest citizens OF the county, TO wit: carry
7 l;T r"nc""!rd weapons, they therefore
IL. .ifl, Il l. l,t,
| way al the c~M-tahtr and avoid the nm
/ necessary arrest aNd annoyance, and in
acc"r'iamcc with tlIi, auvirr hc succeeded
III get ing away. Mr>&rS. Peoples &
| ''"IiuS'M, nN" oi the best business houses
IN the city, have known Mr.. Smith for Il
number OF years, and have always found
him correct in all of his business trans
cli"n%, and so testified when the case
Was before tn" council. He has been
kn"Nm I" them rs Il gi.lan, rs having
several brothers in the Confederate
army, ANA 'hr family Sympathizcrs Of
ia" South TN" Trial .Ju>ticr who issued
the warrant has certified that he be-
IirH"d it to be Il cas-" Of persecution, and
others have expressed the same opinion.
Mr.. bl"HS" stated in our presence that
| II" W"tlld ROT have taken ont the war
ram 'lI Smith not sworn before the
council that NOT Il word Of his UIlcAsc'S)
testimony WAS true, but Mir. Br;lSc did
not "iEr hi reasons for reporting The
u;'lt"r 10 the council. We think Mr.
NmHl haas been unnecessarily annoyed,
and h" HcliOW should be di%Approvcd
| by otr cit iIrmS. IT we intend to be over
Nqn"amiSH about enforcing the law for
carrying "uaccalci Weapon, let us begin
III h"hi" h"for" "" extend our zeal to
| tn" annoyHrc" Of strangers who NAV
| nave business ~ UIr town. and who arc