The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27
ASSAULTED : v psQar,
lhe --latest Os.t,sgs By DeSp!oa5le
Spies

| CpariesCOn, Jan Lf.-Ai lue III.
dicators here point to bloodshed,
which will grow out of the en-
forcement of the new dispensary
law.
An incident. occurred today
which nearly preciprtated riot
The whiskey constabulary started
out in the morning and raided
the grocery store of " 2 yordon,
weil>to>do and highly respect
able merchant.E While.they we're
looting the place Mr. Geo 8 Legsre
who is Jordsus lawyer came down
and attempted to see Els client.
The constabulary.rarrested him
and by their directions he was
taken TO the police station IN the
Black Harie, Eater in the day
the spies ra,ded the-grocery Of n
y Note IS Vanderhcrt street.
Ms Nolle was tie onl. one in
and she stood at the door and for
oede them to enter. One cf tie
spies named Elliott it is said slap,
ped her in The face and the posse
started to enter. Instantly ss If
by magic a body OF over 1c0 appar
emily respectable white men ap-
oeared On the scene and for few
moments it locked like Gaze oi
lynching Fortunately the police
-tation uas not far oe and the
chief Of police WITH squad of re-
serves came Bp in time sad guard,
ed the constebulery TO the police
station the crowd 70 blowing. El>
lott WAS su bsequently se-ved with
2 warrant charging him with as
ssult and battery.
| The crowd which threatened the
ccnstsbles was Clearly not an i'm
promptu ncb. The erick gather
ing seems 20 give cclcE &c q rumor
$~~. ~ n-ueriratior hes been
formed tc resist the tyrann:ca
and odiouc dieoeneery lev, and q
collision is likely to occur at any
time. Tie corstables when they
start out on G. raid are now guard,
ed by squad cf policemen. The
s'tuat'un Is very squally.
RIOT IN CHhRLEsroN
/ Charleston Jan. 24.-The frst
riot caused by the attempt to en-
force the new dispensary Law oc
\ Cured Tonight. L body Of FIVE
hundred angry citizens proceeded
to the lodging house where the
spies boarded viii the intention
of lynchirg them. The pclice
however got wind Of the etsi,
and the spies got out of the ~ay.
There was g fusi:ede of pisto! shots
and much excitement. 4 citizen
named Willie Beilanceau was
wounded in the neck. but not fa>
tally. The crowd slowly diapers =
ed after finding that the spie.
we're not ct home. The. feeling
here is very intense.
| Charleston Jan. 25.-Peace
reiRns suprome in the city today
alter the 6are>up Of last nieht
The crowd which started the no,
last night we're after D G Elliot
one ofthe whiskey .spies Who is
charged With sssaultirg M-s Eolte
wife of s.greceryEsn whose place
Elliot attempted to raid. They
f-st vent TO the railroad depot to
prevent bis departure rron the
city and then to 8 boarding house
whe-e he is supposed to lodge. Il
seens. hove, er that Ellio. had
taken refuge in the police station
1t was thought that the rioting
woaId be resumed today but such
Was lot the CAGE although the whis'
key constebula-y resumed their
rsiding.
there docs no. seem to be muc
doubt that there isssn org anized
movement here egainst the whis-
key spies. The people have been
60 worried and buIlie1 kv tbesa
officials that the entire commu .
nifty 10 ripe for revolt. Tnere are
from fifteen to twenty of the
sDie. here and taey all 20 heavily
armedab7 orisr Ex-Governor TIL
man. No one has any doubt
that bLoodshed uiLe come out of
the enforcement. Of sthe dispeu-
sary law by theseispies.
ThespoLice3.force of the city