The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-15
UNDER BONDS.
THE SHERIFF FPUTSASTOPT TO AN AN
TIClPATED ENCOUNTER.

THE SHERIFF PUTSASTOP TO AN AN
TIclPATED ENCOUNTER.
Colonel Talbert Arrested and Put Under
Peace Bonds--Mr. N. G. Gonzales Tenn
porarily Bound Over--His Case to be
Heard this Afternoon.
COLUMBIA, S. c., April 1O.-For the
past day OF two there has been some ap-
prehension of personal difficulty oc-
curing between Colonel W. J. Talbert
Superintendent of the South Carolina
! Penitentiary, and Mr.. n. &. Gonzales,
editor of the State, on account OF re-
cent publications rejecting severely on
each other, and on yesterday from in
formation given to him, Sheriff Rowan
was led to believe that there was some
grounds for these apprehenslons, and
accordingly he took cut warrants for
the arrest of both of these parties IN
order to have them Put under peace
bonds. The warrants were issued by
Trial Justice Muller and placed in the
hands of Constable Pollock. Colonel
Talbert was found about two o'clock
and at once proceeded to the Trial JUS
tees office, where he gave the required
bond for $500, with Mr.. W. [. Martin
as surety. He stated to the Trial JUS
tice that he did not object to giving
the bond If it was required OF him, but
that at the same time he wanted it un-
derstood that he Has thirsting for no
mans blood, and further, that as law
abiding citizen, he considered himself
to be always bound to keep the peace,
although always ready to protect him
self when necessary. He said also that
he did not want any one put under
peace bond for his protection. He
asked the Trial Justice if any one had
requested that he should be put under
bond, to which the Sheriff replied that
be had taken out the warrants on his
own possibility.
The warrant against Mr.. Gonzales
was served later in the afternoon, ana
he appeared at the Trial Justices office
about 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. Gonzales was accompanied by
Mr.. F. H. Weston as his attorney, and
demanded trial on the ground that he
had made no threats against any one,
and could therefore see no reason why
he should be required to give peace
bond.
Sheriff Rowan made statement to
the effect that he had made inquiries
of parties who he thought were IN a
position to know as to whether there
was any likelihood of a difficulty occur
ring between Messrs. Talbert and Con-
Zales, and that be had been informed
by them that there was. Mr.. +. j.
Watson of the State being one of those
WHO so informed him In response to his
INQUIRIES. The Sheriff further stated
that Col. Geo. X. Wright had notified
him in the morning that difficulty
was pending, and that thereupon he
considered it his duty as peace officer,
to take the course he had taken.
Mr.. Gonzales said that the course OF
the Sheriff was unWarranted by the
facts and that if he was put under bond
Mr.. Calvo of The Register ought also
to be put under bond as he had pub
lished in his paper an article written
by Colonel Talbert that might have
provoked blooc.shed.
| LIE SdERltt " OfLN S1A1
After making an unsworn statement
as above, counsel for Mr.. Gonzales re-
quired the Sherih's testimony to be re-
duced to writing, it being as follows:
S. w. Rowan, being duly sworn. says:
"My attention was called to the proba-
bility of difficulty between Mr.. n. G.
Gonzales and Mr. W. j. Talbert. I was
informed that policemen were sta
toned near The State office and that
the citizens along the street were an
ticipating difficulty. l made inquiry
last night to get something definite, but
the parties gave me evaSiye answers.
7 have not seen Mr.. Gonzales for three
or four days. When read the paper
(The State Of the 9th) I read an article
that made me suspicious of trouble. l
went on the street this morning and
a gentleman informed me that trouble
.?as expected between Mr.. Gonzales
and Mr.. Talbert, and that be thought
that they ought to be placed under
bond. l requested my informant to
make his affidavit and told him II l
made it I could not make the arrest.
| He declined, giving no reason, and
| then came round and made the affidavit.
| I had been told if these two parties met
| on the street there would be trouble.
| MIR. Geo. K. Wright came to me and
| stated that Mr.. Condit was alarmed
and so told him."
Cross-examined-"I saw the pouce-
linen standing near the State othce; l
thaye FREQ uently seen them standing on
| the corner of the Opera House and
at the Opera House steps. There
is one store between the Opera
House and the State Office. l dld noI
approach either Mr.. Gonzales or MT.
Talbert, was suspicious OF trouble last
night, and from the time of the appear
ance of the first article in The Regis
| ter, knowing Mr.. Gonzales not to be a
man who take insults. I think, but 90
not state positively, that both MI. W at
son and Mr.. Reynolds told me that II
Mr.. Gonzales and Mr.. Talbert met there
would be trouble. Mr.. Watson and
Mr.. Reynolds both are employed IN the
State otli ce; Mr.. Watson as local editor
and Mr.. Reynolds as business mana
ger.
"(signed) S: W. Rowan"
Mr.. Gonzales was then required to
give bond until o'clock this AFTERNOON
at which time the examination will be
continued.
! Colonel Talbert stated at the time that
he was in the Trial Justices office that
he regarded the whole trouble as hay
ing been purposely brought about by a
Radical Sheet" as previous tc Its at
tacks upon him there was no cause for
any trouble.
The Evening Record, commenting
upon the arrest, says: r
"Since the publication of Mr.. W. D.
Talbert's letter in The Register yester-
day morning in which the following
reference to the editor of the State ap-
! peared: i denounce his lnslnuatlons
against my good name as GontenlpClGIie
lies and SANDERS the public generally
have felt that bloodshed was Imminent.
All day yesterday every one was on the
qui viYe of expectancy"
This statement, taken in connectlon