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

TEE TRUE SITUATION AT TSUMrEa-Sumter,
August S.-Sumter has again settled down
70 her usually serene and quiet mood
Prominent Tillmanites who have been in The
city for several days, watching with great
interest the development Of the recent
nquor war, have departed. and it is said
that all the State constables have left also
Recent events may make the impression
abroad that the people Of Sumter are ia
favor Of "blind tigers" and are determined
TO shield them FROM the law; but this is
not so The most Of the good citizens are
opposed to the "blind tigers" aud are law
abiding. The late disturbance here grew
,ont Of an opposition to the dirty and humil-
iaiing methods employed to suppress the
Illicit liquor traffic. The presence If spies
and constables here, Of such forbidding ap-
pearance-some Of them of such low charac-
ter-and their bull doziug manner was
menace to the people. This, added to the
well 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 20
with the sheriff and make the seizure when
Morris was arrested, not o word would have
been said. Any one or two members of the
board OF control here would have been good
selections. II is a fact that some of the
leading citizens assisted in working up this
mstter, but they did it secretly, as if they
were ashamed 10 be mixed mp in such O dis
reputable looking crowd. If any more such
work is to be done here, and It be done in
the same manner indicated above, not one
word will be said.
Judge Frazer loft yesterday for Chicago.
and the Worlds Fair. When the Judge
was applied to few days ago by Assistant
Attorney General Buchanan for an order of
Injunction in the Morris case, he said
"Before your papers are read, 1 desire to
say that have looked carefully into the
law, and am satisfied that search made
upon suspicion alone is an unreasonable
search, and unlawful, inaomuch as it 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-
Wit 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 crime) aud
other goods totally, unconnected with the
offence charged.
SUMTER 'bOfS ARRESTED. Au-
gust 8:-"The boys" have been arrested at
last. About 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 tho arrests. This Mr.. Gaillard declined
to do. FAINT stated that it was Governor
Tillman's wish that such should be done, but
Mr.. Gaillard positively refused to do any
snoh 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 1t Is believed here that the Governor
knew this, because he was in telegraphic
communication with the constables here oil
day yesterday.
Chief Constable Fsnt it is said, was in
struoted by the Governor 20 get Up a.! :aao
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, unassumipg man, who
seems des;Tous os ao;ag his du.y, Sa: :s &C.
iuclined to- make false statements to engen
der i'll feeling, like some have done.
Mr.. II. NJ. Wilson, Of this county, and Mr..
8. A. Nettles, Of Clarendon, were very anx-
iouc that no warrants be issued and 90 ex-
pressed themselves yesterday; but the man
dale Of the Governor had to bg obeyed, and
this morning fourteen men anu boys were
arrested, two Of them being negroes. Some
were arrested upon the flimsiest charges. d.
Rosendorf was arrested because he was push
ed against one OF tn Q constables. Mr.. Rosen-
dorf says he had q 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, a sample case.
Deputy Sheriff Gsillard has had no trouble
making the arrests, as several came up VOL
uutarily as soon as they heard that warrants
had been issued for them, and oil 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 dGputize
State constables t, make arrests here to-day,
deserves the thanks Of this whole commu-
nifty. II he had yielded to the Governor 8
demands, so palpably unnecessary and so
plainly intended to iutimidate, it would have
been resented by the best people, and the
result might have been blOodshed.
A TsRRIBLE WARNING TO SABBATH BREAK
ERs.-Chsttanooga, Tenn, August l8.-Mrs.
George Reif, wife Of the president of the
Chattanooga Brewing Company, Mrs. Charles
Reif, wife Of the secretary and treasurer Of
the Chattanooga Brewing Association, Miss
Lena Wagner, sister of Mrs. Charles Ref,
and Mics 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 4:30 p. m.
today, Sunday.
The steamer r.. C.. Gunter carried the
Magnolia Pleasure Club up the river for a
days outiog. A dancing barge was lashed
In front OF tho steamer. The ya,ch Eva,
owned by Carl Painter, conveyed her owner
And 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
Z ladies and gentlemen went on board the Eva.