The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-02-07
The WH[SKGY WAR.
THE MILITIA HELD IN READINESS
IN CHARLESTON.
Mrs. Nol:e, and is Pardoned by the Gov
eInor-Ths Outlook In the City More

Quiet.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Jan. 29.-Tover.
nor Tillman must have thought that
there was blood on the moon" in
Charleston yesterday from the charac.
ter Of the kilograms that passed between
him and Capt. Cogswell, Of the Wash
ingtoa Light Infantry. During the
mornin he was advised by Chief Con.
stable Gallla-d, that he feared trouble.
Il was upon this message that Cover
nor Tillman telegrarhed Capt. Cogs:
well. of the Washington Light Infau.
try, whether he could count on the com.
pany in case of ao emergency. and if the
men would respond to a call for inlmedi.
ate action If such be necessary. Cap..
Cogswell sent satisfactory reply. The
members Of the company were not
ordered out to their company armory,
but were advised to he in readiness in
case CT necessity. Here the matter
rests.
During the morning Governor Till
/ man received advices from his consta
b!es that Elliott bad been convicted of
assauIliug Mrs. Nolte, and that he had
been sentenced to pava ioe Of $50 or b,
Imprisoned for thirty days. Immediate
y upon receipt of the telegram Cover
nor Tlllnsn sent this message:
T. 5. GailIa,d. Ch2llcsso1. 5, c.:
Notify trial juseice mat E'lio4t'S par
| don will BE- forwarded as soon as cops
uf sentence Is sent here and Lot 10 con-
NIT him.
B. r. TILLMAN, Governor.
Governor Tillman said that ne does
not believe that Elliott ever struck
Mrs. Nolte, as be believes that he is
altogether a different kind of man.
The following is the report Of Chief
Constable Gaillard sent to Gov. .Tillmar:
Charleston, S. c., Jan. 26, 1894
Governor B. R. Tillman, Columbia,
S. c.:
Dear Sir-I beg leave to report the
following: Ga the 10Th we made raid
on two places. John Black, ia King
street; here we found and seized about
seven gallons of liquor; the other was
made Oh man by The name OF BottYer,
where @e Only found q out one pint OF
LIQUOR. The first named place gas quiet.
At the second we bad little trouble ID
keeping the crowd out. They showed
| the spirit of determined reslsta9ce to the
enforcement of the La. Here was de.
veloped what I had stated to you short
time since-the conspiracy OF me l:qI)r
men, and tse organization known as the
Barkeepers and Bartendels' Association,
which has been formed, I believe, for
the purpose of determined resistance
against the enforcement OF the dispen.
sarg law. I have the names of the Of
| fcers of this association and have been
informed of their proposed intentions,
developing what consider conspiracy
against the law aud lives of the State
officers.
On the 24sb inst. We raided F. Jor-
dan on King street. At lnis place Mr..
Legare'S action as attorney for this as
sociatlon confirms my suspicious. This
raid developed later in the day to ase-
rlous outbreak, in which Mr.. J. G. FL
lot was attacked by the moo on Van
derhorst street, and had it not been for
the timely interference OF the chief Of
police, it would have resul ted In blood
shed. Later in the evening there was
meeting of the liquor dealers, and their
numerous sYmpathlzers heiu TT..t they
termed an indignation meeting, where
the most violent language was used.
After this meeting the crowd formed iu
procession and marched uptown and at
talked the boarding house Of Charlie Nc
Cants, and shot in the building end tried
to force the way over the policemen at
the door to get to the constables board
ing at that place. The entire force of
the constabulary was concentrated at
my residence by advice, after consulta.
ton with Chief Martin with whom L
have been acting since the excitement
began.
Chief Martin and bis police force have
performed their duty faithfully and IN
partially, and 1 feel that I cannot say
too much in behalf CT the determined
action of Chief Martin and his force.
Notwithstanding jeers, insults and
threats offered US we have continued
our work. This, hoHeyer, has been
done under tie most trying circum-
stance. Each man performed bis part
quietly under the law, and take pleas
ure in saying that they have been Or
derly, and quietly bearing the abuse
with commendable forbearance.
There have beea several arrests uo,
der the d!spensary act, Section 30.
There must be something done in the
enforcement of TINS section. Should
there not re CONVICTIONS for this viola
ton, there will be personal encounters
eud bloodshed. There are men who
follow, Oh horseback, the constables on
the street from pointto point, and also b.
paid spoilers, who are very threatening
iu their manner, aid we have heard
:ro:1 their mouths thraa5s aga.uts3 cur
lives.
Some action should De taken at once
| to avoid such sacrifice. There are
strangers here whom we have located,
aud we may at any time be driven to
kill in self defense.
These conclusions are reacoed by ~
formation through friends, and is not
tae opinion Of an alarmist. The condl-
ton of things is ugly in the extreme,
made 80 by unwise and unfriendly Ia y
y ers and lying press; but with small
body of determined men who q must
commend for their forbearance and brav
cry. we will try and encforce TIE laws Of
the State.
I raided Yesterday afternoon the
premises of. Basby & Speers, corner Of
Line and SprIcg streets. We sezed
there nine demijohns OF liquos, contain
IN various kinds.
Our work will continue, and I shall
press the violators with as much judy
meDt and det et.rminatiou as possible
AL OF which is respectfully submitted,
THEo S. GAILLARD,
| Chief STATE Constable.