The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-09
THE CONSTABLES ARMED
Governor Tillinan Gives Them 44-Calibre
Army Pistols and Intreats Them to
Shoot-The Dispensary Rules
Amended.
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man has opened an ordnance depart
ment for the State constabulary. He
says that he is tired, very tired, of hav-
ing State officers insulted and that un-
less it is stopped somebody is going TO
get hurt. There is drawer full of A.
calibre revolvers with which the tam-
ing is to be done. Just as the news
paper men were about to leave the
Executive chamber Governor Tillman
got up and walked over to cabinet
and opened drawer. In it was lot
of belts; then another drawer was
opened and in it were lot of late
Colts army revolvers, great big ones.
When Governor Tilluan was asked
what they were for be replied: Look
at Sections 5l7 and SIS and you will
see."
How many have you, Governor" 1
asked.
lob, all we need. They won't rotten
egg any more State constables."
"Is that what they are for?"
'That's one thing they are for. l M
going to see that they are not ill-treated.
Pm going to issue instructions that
they should use them whenever it is
necessary"
Then 1 asked Governor Tillman if he
had enough pistols to 90 the rounds,
and be replied:
''There are great many corstables
who are not doing any arresting; but
there are plenty more where these come
FROM"
Just as the reporters were going out
Governor Tillman remarked, pointing
to small wooden box, THAT is a box
of cartridges"
1t was suggested that Governor Till
man was trying to scare people by the
newspaper accounts, but he promptly
replied:
Ppm going to issue orders for the first
one of them to shoot when be is struck.
I'm not going to allow the States con-
stables to be made dogs by the bar
keepers and their tools. There has got
to be stop put to this business"
The pistols were secured upon re-
QUESTION upon the Adjutant and In
spector General. Governor Tillman
seems to he very much in earnest and
be is going to do everything in bis
power to see that the constabulary has
as pleasant time as possible while
undergoing the unpleasant duties they
have undertaken. The constables at
Sumter and Charleston will TO doubt
be among the first to I've supple I'd wit
these miniature Gatling guns.
Constable Elliott is in the city, pre-
sumably To- get instructions Governor
riIIman says he has number OF cases
on hand in which no arrests have yet
been made.
PATCHING THE RULES.
The State hoard nf control ssem to
think that advantage has heen taken
of them under The "riiltS and re: ula-
tions" now in force. The chief trouble
seems to have been that minors and
drunkards have been getting their
liquor through the instrumentality of
some broker who probably worked for
a percentage of the whiskey purchased.
Another trouble seems to have been
with physicians who, out of kindness
or otherwise, have given certificates
upon which the dispensers had to open
at night when there was no real neces
sitv.
Governor Tillman and Att"rneyG Cen
eral. Townsend to-day prepared the
following rules, which are to go into
immediate effect:
COLUMBIA, S. c., August 4. 1888.
The following additions to the rules
governing dispensaries have been adopt
ed by the State board Of control. They
will be posted in each dispensary and
will be obeyed accordingly:
Rule 4th amended by adding: ZAP
plicants must state in request for liquor
for whom and for whose use the same
is required" And whenever all appli-
catiou is falsely made for the use of a
.'miuor," or ''pers0n who uses in
toxicatiug liquors to excess" warrant
will be sworn out by the dispenser
against such person under Section l9.
Rule lst amended by adding: "Coun-
ty dispensers will not be begoverned by q
physician's certificate in making sales
at night, hut their knowledge of the
applicant and his character for truthful
ness Dispensaries must not be opened
after hours except in cases of bona fide
illness requiring liquor as medicine,
and where a physicians certificate is
presented his character must be con-
sidered before filling it."
DOWN ON THE PORTSERS.
Governor Tillnan seems to be glad
that he has been able to at last capture
8 barrel of the Por;ner beer. He says
that it makes no difference to him what
is in the keg just SO long as it is marked
"beer." While talking about the mat
ter he said that the State intended
handling The Portner beer, but upon an
examination found that it contained so
much salicylic acid that it was not
what the State wanted to give the peo-
ole. Traces of the acid were found in
most of the other beers, he said.
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