The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-20
A AHIGH-HANDED FEDERAL OUTRAGE
IN GEORGIA.
| President Harrison and Postmaster Gen
eraI Wanamaker have Eighteen
Prominent and Wealthy
| Citizens Arrested.
from the News and Courier

AUGUSTA, February 1.-THE citizens
of Sharon, Ga, and Taliaferro County,
who are charged with preventing
Edward L. Duckworth, the recent ap-
pointed Republican postmaster of
Sharon, Ga, by conspiracy and intimi-
dation, from holding his office, are now
in trouble. United States Marshal Cor
bett, aided by several deputy marshals,
to-day arrested eighteen of the most
prominent and wealthy citizens of
Sharon, charged with conspiracy and
intimidation of Postmaster DuckWOrth.
The names Of the arrested parties are
r. r., w. 3. and J. \. kendrick, DR..
l. r. Brown, John P. Moore, J. y.
Woodall, F. F. Dodd, George \. and l.
L. Wright, DR.. J. w. Barnett, J. J.
Moore, W. F. and S. J. Flint, John 0.
Brooks, Owen c. Moore, John T.
Wright, John O'Keefe, and Howell
Curry. The eighteen prisoners were
brought to Augusta tonight and they
will be carried before United States
Commissioner Alexander tomorrow.
The arrest was made by order of Presi-
dent Harrison and Postmaster General
Wanamaker.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
AUGUSTA, Ga, February 17.-This
morning at o'clock United States
Marshal Corbett, of Macon, aud five
deputy marshals appeared at Sharon,
Ga. and arrested during the day seven
teen prominent citizens of the town
and county, charged with conspiracy
and intimidation against E. L. Duck
worth, the newly appointed postmaster
at Sharon.
The marshals were armed with Win
chester rifles when they began making
arrests, but they met with no resistance,
and laterln the day Marshal Corbett
instructed the deputies to lay aside
their guns, having been assured by
those under arrest and other citizens
that the arrested parties would accom-
panv them voluntarily wherever Or
dered.
The entire party arrived in Augusta
tonight and were taken to the Airing
ton Hotel. They will have a hearing
tomorrow before United States Com
missioner Irwin Alexander. United
States District Attorney Marion Z.
Erwin will be here to prosecute the
case. The warrants are based on testi-
mony taken by postotfice inspectors
who have been at Sharon for several
days investigating the case.
The Chronicle will say tomorrow:
1.-The citizens Of Sharon foolishly
showed their indignation against Post
master Duckworth because of the way
in which he received his appointment.
While claiming to be Democrat he
promised if appointed to support the
Republican party. On account Of his
duplicity they burned him in ettigy.
This was very silly, but the action Of
the Government officials in dragging
seventeen citizens from their homes IS
an outrage on the rights and liberties
of the people.
"The President and Postmaster Gene
raj should be swift to condemn this
exercise of arbitrary power. 1t savors
of the so-called divine right OF kings
rather than of a Government OF the
people, for the people and by the peo-
ple. The whole affair looks as if it was
rotten up to make little cheap politl-,
cal capital at Washington"
SEVENTEEN PERSONS TO BE TRIED FOR
CONSPIRACY.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb. 1S.-Seventeen
prisoners from Sharon, who were
brought to Augusta last night, were
given hearing before United states
Commissioner Alexander to-day. They
are charged with unlawfully conspiring,
combining and agreeing together to
prevent, by force, intimidation and
threats, Duckworth, the postmaster of
Sharon, from discharging the duties of
his office. The prisoners were bound
over in the sum OF $500 each to appear
ot the April term of the United States
Court to to be held in Augusta. All
gave and left for their homes tonight.
Tomorrow United States Attorney
Erwin will begin taking testimony in
the case before United States Commits
sioner Alexander.