The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-31
BIG LIQUOR HAUL.
Liquor Constables Get About Thousand
Dollars Worth.

COLUMBIA. s. c., Oct. 25.-The State
liquor constables created quite hut-
ter Of excitement at the capital yester-
day by the capture Of nearly $500
worth Of whiskey and beer stored away
In warehouse right In the heart Of
the city. The haul shows very plainly
that the action Of the Governor, In Of
fering a reward Of twenty cents a gal
lon to any one who would inform as to
the whereabouts of liquor, Is bearing
fruit. Indeed, 1t begins to appear that
this scheme to make men turn inform.
ers was a masterstroke 80 far as the
to Rns and cities are concerned. For
Jy dozen bottles Of Pllsener beer aud
about 500 gallons of good whiskey were
secured. There were five large barrels,
two kegs and three half barrels and
seven ordinary barrels. There was rye
whiskey and there was corn whiskey,
all excellent stuff.
The liquor was stored away In a
warehouse about midway down the
alley running from Main street to AS
sembly street through the square
bounded by Plain and Taylor streets
and familiarly called the Lorick &
LoWrance alley. The warehouse, 1t Is
said, was leased by VIM. Seel & Co.
The upper story, which contains small
rooms, was occupied by negroes. The
constables got out their search war.
rant and quietly went around there
yesterday morning. Without much ado
they went into the placs and made
their find. While they were getting
the stuff out and putting 1t on drays
Capt. Little, Of the revenue depart
ment, walked In and found three half
barrels Of whiskey with scratched
stamps upon them. They were taken
by the revenue authorities as matter
Of course.
No claimant can be found for the
seized liquor aud as yet no one kooW5
VINO it belongs to Ol the end OF one
barrel was "E. G Gr,eshaber" and on
several others &C." It is thought that
the owners will not come Onward and
make any attempt to recover the stuff,
but will let it go into the dtsp .nsary
vats. IT. is hesuy loss to soma oae.
Arr sts may follow. The constables
think that the warehouse was a kind
Of storage warehouse for several liquor
men. Very soon after this raid was
completed the consta les swooped
down on Shull S Co.'S place but found
uothing. rnen Gney went 60 Hendrlx's
place and caught three gallons of wills.
key. The constables evidently had
further inform atlon."
Trial Justice Constables Cooper aud
rot fn 70
accompanied oy six other liquor con-
stables left the city yesterday afternoon
shortly before o'clock by private CON
veyance over the Asylum road for a
point distance of about ten miles
from Columbia, where 1t was suspected
that liquors were stored in ware.
house. After long drive they reached
their destination only to return empty
handed with no victory to crown or
surpass the mornings haul. The ware
house in question was or Is now sup
posed TO be a few miles below XII
lians, on the line Of the Southern Rail
way.
Solicitor Nelson was in the city yes
terdsy morning and was asked about
the injunctions to be asked for against
Messrs. Krentzlin and David. He
stated that the records were not yet
complete. but as soon as they were he
would ask the judge on the circuit for
the injunctions. The Governor was
heard to remark yesterday that be
thought he had one liquor man on the
fair way to wearing stripes shortly as
a result of injunction proceedings. A
special to The State from Lancaster
last night says: cit is reported here
that Constable Newton Clsnton seized
about 200 gallons of blind tiger whiskey
at KershaW in this county today"
State.