New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
CHARLESTON DEEPLY STIRRED
THE FIRST ARREST UNDER THE NEW LIQUOR
LAW CAUSES GREAT EXCITEMENT.
cONsTABLES THREATENED WITH LYNCHING BY
AN ANGER CROWD WHILE MAKING THEIR
Radcliffe PRISONER AN ITALIAN
RELEASED on BAIL FURNISHED
BY PROMINENT CITIZENS
EXCITING SCENE IN
iIr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrBUSE.1
THE COURTROOM.

chori.s1ou : c. Tuly 15-The dictator OF
South Carolina. Governor Tillman, sat In the sr'".
stotn harroom I'm Columbia this morning ana PrSS'u
nc button which set in motion all the machinery
~ the law which Is intended TO crush ont the liquor
bu,iuc,s I'm th, state lie succeeded in stirring up
I'm Charleston 1870 miles away, sensation tat' WIN
Ito exception Of the earthquake In 1S-6, has hau no
canal since The HOSTING OF the secession Nag III D'
ccmbcr 80. Proceedings were begun before III"
,r,l. soldier who garrsons Fort Sumter had hoised
bc Stars and stripes this morning. and. alhonsh IN"
first victim selected to vlndlcatc the majesty Of the
Evans Dspcn,ary law was an humble citizen inc
news spread Ike wildArc. and in a short time the
c,tv wa, I'm IN uproar. Men OF all occupations ana
all Of, .ses rushed 10 the Of hOsties ana joined
I'm hitter denuncaton OF the new liquor legislation
The first victim OF the Dlsppnsary law Is an
Italian named Vincent Chico who kept n ppsadn IN
Norket-st which was much frequencd By the hun
dreds Of Italian laborcrs who come here every year
TO work in the phosphate mines. 1t was niue
after : o'clock in the morning when six huge ana
uncainy countrymcn Of the one galus and wool nat
stripe which Governor Tillman affects, with huge
revovcrs strapped around their waists appeared In
front of Chico's place. Their names, which are hh"
IL TO 60 down In south Carolina's history rs prom
ncnt figures in this the strange>t war ever star''n
I'm the belcosc little Palmetto state, are Theodore
g. Calard, the chief OF Tlmans liquor conStaDnary
I G. Elliott william swan, W. p. Jolly, J. VI. Heap
"a
come from different parts Of the state. Inc
party were armed with warrant for ChicoS
orrest issued by trial Justice, and
an Injunction issued by Circuit Judge lzlar, giving
them the power % which they avaed thmselNes. To
seize and conhscate everything on the premises
Wagons were brought up and loaded with ChlcoS
goods The constables made a thorough search. ana
even entered the room IN which Chicos wiie lay Ill
In bed. In reply to the remembrance of Chico they
al. tuLA. Np
in tho house except his wife and children. The
goods were hurried of to the Sheriff Office but SUB
scqncny under the advice, IL IS thought, OF the As
ssant Attorney General Of The state, who WAS on 'h'
scene directing the raid. number OF boxes oi
macnroni and spaghetti returned to the house. oil
which the party still had possession.
Meanwhile crowds Of citizens had gathered AROUND
the building. and threats Of lynching were heard on
all sides 4 lieutenant and squad 81 pOlcemel sDOll
came up. Paiard. the chief Of the parry making
The police were evidently In sympathy with the
crowd and the lieutenant replied tartly that he knew
In a few minutes several carrying kodalr
arrived the scene. and were at once vodi"rou'y
taking snap shots 81 the consabuary, and these VIII
be distributed broadcast through the clty; IN
the mean time Chico had been taken 10 the lrlhl
Justices oihce followed ~ dozen promiheh, nuSl
mes men, who offered hail In any amount; pre-
rdaa n%y dn e"f ba "i ii, eoG o %O in
Of the sheriff and his premises are In the custody OF
the consabuary.
The scene I'm the Trial Justices onic" during the
examination dramatic. Angry men rushed up
To get a look az N" spies ana left the room de"
nounCing them md breathing threats ~ vengeance"
IN the cOur," Of the examination Pepper. on" OF The
table,. took ont NJ revolver AMI threatened 10
shoot the defendant who had been Clr>ing him.
The officer. interfcrcd before the threat could b.
executed. The situation tonight I, critical. Many
'rilcns are nrning Themselves and avow op MY
that they will shoot any constable spy who mas
attempt 20 enter their promises.
1ll- only TIA" urSt Of forty or fifty case, which
10 De- dealt With In Charleston Tho constahuary In
~lsi that under the law they can. upon Information
and belief. enter any premises, md upon finding
bottle 81 whi,key can coniscate the contents OF the
cntir. establishment without any further process of
law. tn" excitement AMI Indignation here are In
tense aud p'rVadr all Glasses ~ the community.
After the huhbub OF this mornings arrest had calmcd
down somewhat the con,ahcs started out again They
entered two restaurants. r. MollcnhaucTs. In King
II. and 4. Ain- pacls In Mcctlngst. and harroom
Mrk"t-St. In each ease the promises searched
from roof 10 collar. but no cOniraband goods
found In spite OF this tho owners wcr, arrested
and placed under bonds I'm The sum Of $500 oncl
The cOusiablcs were followed their rounds hy .
large crowd. who entered TIE places searched and
pcn their money freely. ordering soft drinks" The
raid will De- resumed on Monday.