The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-01-31
Tr0nble In Charleston.

Governor Tillman must have thought
that there was "blood on the moon" in
Charleston yesterday from the character
of the kilograms that passed between him
and Capt. CogswelI, Of the Washington
Light Infantry. During the morning he
was advised by Chief Constable Gaillard,
who is very much of an alarmist, that he
feared trouble. 1t was upon this mes
sage that Governor Tillman telegraphed
Capt. Cogswell, of the Washington Light
Infantry, whether he could count on the
company in case of an emergency, and
if the men would respond to call for i'm
mediate action if such be neces sary,
Capt. Cogswell sent satisfactory reply.
The members of the company were not
ordered out to their company armory,
but were advised to be in readi-
ness in case of necessity. Here the mat
ter rests.
During the morning Governor Till.
man received adviccs from his consta-
bles that Elliot, the spy, had been con-
victed of assaultiDg Mrs. Nolte, and that
he had been sentenced to pay a fine of
$50 or be impri ole for thirty days. I'm
mediately upon receipt of this telegram
Governor Tillman sent this MESSAGE:
IT.. s. Gaillard, Charleston, s. O.:
Notify trial justice that Elliot's pardon
will be forwarded as soon as copy
of sentence is sent here, and not to COM
NIT him.
B. r. TILLMAN, Governor.
Governor Tillman said that he does
not believe that Elliot ever struck Mrs,
Nolte, as he believes that he is altogether
different kind OF a man.
Later dispatches from Charleston indi-
Gated that Governor Tillman's request
for the military to be in readiness was not
necessary, as everything has passed off
quietly.
Last night Governor Tillman made
the following statement regarding the
military feature of the Elliot trouble in
Charleston.
"I received a telegram to-day from
Chief Constable Gaillard informing me
that he was about to order rifles for the
constsbles In Charleston, in addition to
Gaillard said he did this because of the
evident feeling against the constables in
the city. There is every evidence of
conspiracy in that city against the law
and the constables, among the Italians
and whisley toughs under the employ of
the Whiskey Dealers' Association, and 1
propose to see if such lawlessness can't
be stopped. telegraphed Capt. Cogs-
we'll, Of the Washington Light Infantry,
to find out the temper of the military of
the city on the subject, telling him re-
lied upon them to sustain the law. He
replied that I could count on them, and
ordered him to notify the members of
his company to be in readiness to be call
ed on at any time."
The Governor said that he did this
simply to be prepared, as in the light Of
past events he did not know what might
take place. He simply ordered them to
be prepared, and not to be under arms.
Continuing, he said: IT don't propose to
have partisan juries put constable in
jail when they won't convict whiskey
seller on the most indisputable evidence.
They shall not put lying witnesses
against a gentleman whom know per-
sonally to be a gentleman. would take
Elliot's evidence against any whiskey
dealer in Charleston or anywhere else.
There are numbers of men in Charleston
who won't periure themselves, and such
men shall be put on the jurles OK will
remove every trial justice in Charleston.
intend to rigidlv enforce the law and
stop all importations snd sales of contra
band liquor in Charleston at whatever
st."-,SpeciaL to Columbia State.