The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-08-18

IHH TnuE SITUATION AT rSuNIER.-Sumter,
August s.-Sumter has again settled down
70 nee usually serene and quiet mood
PROMINENT Tillmanites who have been inihe
city for several d. ---..ss..ux -i,n xr~u,
Interest the development Of the recent
liquor war, have departed. and it is said
that al the State constables have left also.
Recent events may make the impression
abroad that the people Of Sumter are Ia
fAvcf Of "blind tigers" and are determined
to shield them frou the Law; but this is
not 90. The most Of the good citizens are
opposed to the '.blind tigers" and are law
abiding. The late disturbance here grew
out Of an opposition to the dirty and humil-
taiing methods employed to suppress the
Illicit liquor traffic. The presence If spies
and constables here, Of such forbidding ap-
peaIance-some Of them Of such low charac-
ter-and their bull doziug manner was q
mensce TO the people. This, added to the
we'll known hatred Of the Executive towards
this city, was the straw that broke the CAM
els back. If the Governor had appointed
any one or two Of Sumter's citizens, Of good
character, irrespective Of politics, to 90
with the sheriff and make the seizure when
Morris was arrested, not q word would have
been said. Any one or two members of the
board Of control here would have been good
selections. 1t is a fact that some of the
leading citizens assisted in working up this
matter, but they did it secretly, as if they
were ashamed TO be mixed mp in such o dis
reputable looking crowd. If any more such
work is to be done here, and It be done iii
the same manner indicated above, not one
word will be said
Judge Frazer left yesterday for Chicago
and the Worlds Fair. When the Judge
was applied TO q few days ago by Assistant
Attorney General Buchanan for au order of
injunction in the Morris case, he said
Before your papers are read, desire to
say that have looked carefully into the
law, and am satisfied that o search made
upon suspicion alone is an unreasonable
search, and unlawful, inaomuch as IL is un-
constitutional. An affidavit upon iuforma-
tion and belief alone is an affidavit on sus-
picion alone. An affidavit, however, of the
witness, who states the fact positively, or
such circumstances from which guilt may be
inferred, is sufficient" Such an affida-
vit was published, and that portion of the
printed order authorizing the seizure of all
other property was stricken out, because
the Judge regarded it unconstitutional He
said: There is difference between taking
contraband goods evidences of crme) aud
other goods totally, unconnected with the
offence charged.
SUMTER "BoYs" AnREsrEp.-Sumter, Au.
gust 8:-"The boys have been arrested at
last. About o o'clock this morning j. r.
FAINT, who has been acting as chief constable
here, went to Deputy Sheriff j. E. Gallard,
who is acting during the illness of Sheriff
Sanders, and requested him to appoint the
State constables here as special deputies to
make the arrests. This Mr. Gaillard declined
to do. FAINT stated that it was Governor
Tillmau's wish that such should be done, but
Mr.. Gaillard positively refused to do any
snch thing.
This scheme is considered by the citizens
as direct attempt on the part Of the Gov
ernor to get up riot here, as there was
positively no necessity for any such action,
and it is believed here that the Governor
knew this, because he was in telegraphic
communication with the constables here oil
day yesterday.
Chief Constable FAINT, it is said was in
structed by the Governor TO get up all the
warrants he could. FAINT said yesterday
that he did not think the Governor had
been correctly in Formed as to tho state of af-
fairs here; that he (Faut) had been treated
respectfully by every one, excepting on one
occasion when he was jeered at on the street
by two roughs, which he did not notice.
Mr.. FAINT is quiet, unassumiDg man, who
seems desirous of doing his duty, but is not
der ill feeling, like some have done.
Mr.. II. Nj. Wilson, of this county, and Mr..
s. A. Nettles, of Clarendon, were very anx-
ious that no warrants be issued and 90 ex-
pressed themselves yesterday; but the man
date Of the Governor had to be obeyed, and
this morning fourteen men and boys were
arrested, two Of them being negroes. Some
were arrested upon the tlimsiest charges. d.
Rosendorf was arrested because he was push
ed against one Of tn g constables. Mr.. Rosen-
dorf says he had number Of witnesses to
prove that he could not possibly have pre-
vented it, as he was suddenly pushed from
behind, and did not even know who pushed
him. This i, n sample case.
Deputy Sheriff Gsillard has had no trouble
making the arrests, as several came up vol
unfairly Us soon as they heard that warrants
had been issued for them, and all the others
would have done the same thing had they
known that they were wanted.
Deputy Sheriff Gaillard, by his prudent
action in peremptorily refusing TO dtputize
State conslables t. make arrests here to-day
deserves the thanks of this whole commu-
nifty. Ii he had yielded to the Governors
demands, so palpably unnecessary and so
plainly intended to intimidatc, it would have
been resented by the best people, and the
result might have been bloodshed.
A TERRIBLE WARNING TO SABBATH BREAK
ERs.-Chsttanooga, Tenn, August l3.-Alrs.
George Ref, wife Of the president Of the
Chattanooga Brewing Company, Mrs. Charles
Ref, wife Of the secretary and treasurer of
the Chattanooga Brewing Association, Miss
Lena Wagner, sister Of Mrs. Charles Reif,
and Miss Nellie Weber, the four-year-old
daughter of Charles Weber, travelling audi
tor Of the Chattanooga Brewing Company,
were drowned in the Tennessee river about
six miles from Chattanooga at 430 p. IN.
today, Sunday.
The steamer r. C.. Gunter carried the
Magnolia Pleasure Club up the river for a
days outing. A dancing barge was lashed
in front of the steamsr. The ya,ch Eva,
owned by Carl Painter, conveyed her owner
aud three male friends, keeping about
100 yards in advance Of the steamer all
day Mr.. Painters guests were taken
ON the barge in the forenoon, and o party of
ladies and gentlemen went on board the Eva.
About 4:3O p. u. today the party sgnaled
the Gunter to slow down to make another
transfer Of the yachts passengers to the