The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-02
.rRoUsLs IN CHARLESTON.

rRoUsLE IN cHARLEsroR
Jau. 24.--An incident &C.
ich nearly preoipiia'ed n
ccr:.s5aisry started Out
raided the grocery store
|welltn-do and highly re-
While they were loot
Geo. S. Legare. Who is
came down and attempted
heat. The constabulary arrested
md BY their directions he was takon TO
police station in the Elack Maria. Later
th- .%y tae cuns ssoivs 'a'ded the grocery
tof A. c. Nolte, 26 Vanderhors' street. Mrs.
Nolte was thesonly one in and she stood al
the door and forbade them to enter. One Of,
the constab'es named Elliott. il is said, s'aps,
raal ler In the face, and the posse started to
enter. Instantly, as il by magic, a body Of
over 100. apparently respectable white men,
appeared on the scene and for few moments
1t looked kc case of lynching. Fortu-
nately the police station was not far off and
the chief of police with squad Of reserves
( came up in time and guarded the constabu-
larry 10 the police station the crowd following.
Elliott was subsequently served with war
rapt charging him with assault and battery.
The}crowd which threatened the constables
was clearly not an ;mpromptu mob. The
sfsk gathering seems to give color to
amor mat an organization has been formed
resist the ty, anoical and c ciious dispensary
aw, and collision is likely to occur at any
time. Jhe constab'es when they start out on
v raid are now guarded by squad Of police
men.
/ >THE CONSTABLE CoNviCTTD.-The trial Of
! j. C.NElliott for striking Mrs. IA. Nolte was
concluded before Justice Du: nett Saturday,
and th.. 100, sl,.t
found guilty of the charge % assault and
battery. No jury was asked for by the de-
endart, nnd so it devolvedl upon Judicial
Justice Burnet to try The issues of law and
ct and impose n sentence according to his
Ayic,iops IN +hc light of the evidence ad
ctd. OF his al soluie imprr'ialiy through
the proc teedings there can be no question.
r, soluic'y excluded everything except
which was strictly gcrmane to the case,
even in the arguments Ivy counsel on
S deS he positively declined T. hear or
c gnizancc Of aught cXccpt the specific
emeanor ch,rgcd--a simple assault and
ry- and the direct discuss on If that.
was &c viv,!; yc; S.1.y morning
argument began. The Court room was
but not near the number of people
an present that gathered o" the previous
Mr.. Whaley opened the argument for the
defence by stating that the theory and argu-
ment for the defendant was that Mr.. Elliott,
whilst entering Mrs. Notes premises, being
etoppci by her, either pushed her to one
side, or accidental Y brushed against her.
Mr.. Wbalry called the attention Of the
trial justice to the fact tha; the defendant
Ens before the Court with II strong prciu
against him, both as being charged with
struck woman and as hrirg State
bic; that he the defendant, occupied
very peculiar or helpless condi ion,
being no $40 -rSo-cut ~ ths 'imc who
Dr would 4cstf.J his behalf and
SssanE confronted with reople anxious to
convict him; that the Judge should consider
the whole rcumstanccs If the case and the
probability of the story tod by both sides.
and give the defendant the benefit of every
reasonable donh.
Mr.. George S. Lcgarc replied at somewhat
~ greater length lie dwelt on the fact that
fhe prosecution had made out n Gear case of
assault, whereas the defence had not sue
Seded in c0rroborating the defendants S
upial Of the charge. 1t was natural, he
sd, thrt the defendant should deny the
chTge against him. every defendant would
deuy any serious charge like that. The
case had been made out by six witnesses,
h"ne OF whose evidence had been impeached.
THE VERDICT AND SENTENCE.
ln de piverius the opinion of the Court
bis AasoA very carefully. / have ali the
Testimony in writing before me and the out
line has been strongly impressed upon my
MIND oY the argument of counsel. 1t would,
! therefore. be needless for me TO delay giving
tho decision.
"Three unimpcached witncSa testified TO
the blow; three testified II I.c coutrary:
three witnesses said that the accused was
under the influence of liquor, and by his
NNun N nFlp,tr r,sn - L. 4 Il.
day.
Elliott says he did not strike the woman.
and that no gentleman would am sorry
that have to do the iury's duty in this case
IL is not my fault, but my misfortune. !
nave been asked by the counsel for the de-
fence to say that these six witnesses periured
themselves aud made up n story to convict
the prisoner. | cannot 10 so, | find h,m
,,sN assault and ba'rry; and sentence
~ <|hnc Of fifty doil,rs or thirty DAYS
SSnnmcni in Jail.
Altman, in reply to Il qucs',n a4 II
tele2raphed t. Capt. t"gswcl, #
ashington Light Infantry, To- hold the
bers of his company in readiness. spii E.
Il do this simply to be prepared, as in
Pe light of past events do not know what
lhight take place. | simply ordered them to
he prepared AMI not to he under arms |
do not propose TO have partisan .iuries put a
So"S'""ie III Ja'l "heh 'hey wan convict
whiskey se'ler on The most indisputabc evi-
dence:
"fbcy shall not put lying Witnesses against
gentleman whom know personally To he
a gentleman. ] would take E.lou's evidence
~ siinst any whiskcy dealer in Charleston or
anywhere else.
"Therc are numbers Of men in Char, On
who would NOT per jurc themselves, ani such
men shall he put on the jurics " will re-
move every trial Justice IN Charleston.
81 intend TO r'gidly cnf,rc, the law and
stop all importation and sales Of cortrabrnl
liquor in Charleston at Whatever cost
ELLIOTT PAHD0NEp. .--Govcrror Iil!man
This aiteruoon sent the following telegram
10 his1ru~tcd chief cons able
i. =. Gaillard, Charleston. +. G; Notify