The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-19
CHARLESTON Is HOT,
The First DIspensary Raid Arouses the
People.

CHARLESTON, s. g., July 15.-The die
tator Of South Carolina, Governor Till
man, sat in the great State bar-room
in Columbia and pressed the button
| which set in motion all the machinery OF
the law which is intended to crush out
the liquor business In this State. He
succeeded in stirring up, in Charleston,
lYO m lies away, q sensation that, with the
execution of The earthquake in 1886, has
had no equal since the hosting of the
secession flag in December, 1860.
Although the first victim selected to
vindicate the majesty of the Evans Dis
pensary Law was an humble citizen, the
news spread like wild fire. In very
short time the city was in an uproar.
Staid business men, rich bankers, hum
BILE artisans, lawyers, merchants and
mechanics all rushed to the scene of hos
tilities and joined in bitter denunciation
of tho summary and tyrannical measures
that were being enacted within sight OF
the place where the act of secession in
1860 was emphasized by the raising OF
the Palmetto flag amid the huzzas OF
25,00) excited people.
Ths first victim is very humble Ital-
ian citizen named Vincent Chicco who
kept posada in Market street which was
muc:1 frequented by the hundreds OF
italian laborers who come here every
wear to work in the phosphate mines.
TO these he furnished chiante, maccaroni,
spaghetti, vermicelli, parmesan cheese
and other delicatassen from his native
country.
It was shortly after o'clock in the
morning when six huge and ungainly
oficors of the lone gallus and wool hat'
stripe which Governor Tillman affects,
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their waists, appeared in front Of Chicco's
posa1a.
Their names, which will 20 down in
South Cardinals history as prominent
figures in this, the strangest war ever
started in the bellicose little Palmetto
State, are Theodore G. Gaillard, who Is
the chief of Tillman's liquor constables;
J. C. Elliott; William Swan; w. p.
Jolly; J. M. Heap and Hayne Pepper.
The last named is city man. The
others come from different parts Of the
State. They were armed with warrant
for Chicoo's arrest, issued by trial us
tice, and paper called an injunction
issued by Circuit Judge Izlar, which
latter gives them the power to seize and
confiscate everything on the premises,
which they proceeded to do.
Wagons were brought up and loaded
with Chicco's delicatassen. The consta-
bles proceeded to search the premises
snd even entered the bed room Of
Chicco's wife, who was sick in bed, in
thei. search for contraband goods. In
reply to the remonstrance of Chicco
against this proceeding they replied with
oaths that they would take everything In
the house except his wife and children.
The goods were hurried off to the
sheliff's Office but subsequently, under
the advice, it Is thought, Of the assistant
attorney general of the State, who is on
the scene directing the raid, q number OF
boxes of maocaroni and spaghetti were
returned to the house, of which the raid
ers still had possession. In themeantime
crowds of citizens had gathered around
the scene Of hostilities, when things
began to look squally for the raiders.
The air was filled with denunciations
and threats of lynching were heard on all
sides. A lieutenant and squad OF police
mer, soon came up.
G,Iillard, the chiof of the raiders, order
ed the lieutenant in a peremptory man
ner 10 clear the mob. The police were
evidently in sympathy with the crowd
and the lieutenant replied very tartiy
that he knew his business and would
conduct 1t in his own way.
II. few minutes several photographers
arri yed on the scene with their k0daKs
and were at once vociferously urged to
photograph the spies. They succeeded
In taking snap shots of the constabnlary
and these viii be distributed broadcast
through the city in few hours.
II. the meantime Chicoo had been taken
to the trial Justices Office, where he was
| followed ny dozen business men who
offered bail in any amount. A prellmi--
hoorfnO QnfarQ6 nn0n and
Chicco was bailed.
His goods are still in possession Of the
Sheriff and his premises in the custody
of the constabulary. This is only the
firsi of some forty or fifty cases which
have been prepared to be executed in
Charleston. The constabulary claim that
under the law they can upon information
and belief enter any premises, and upon
finding bottle of whiskey can confiscate
the contents Of the entire establishment
without any further process of law.