The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-09-05
It Came too Late.

It Came too Late.
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Col. Nike Brown Asked For the
Inssalale
she al kuS SSre< <linik ii bsags
dq qBlSkvt 0Mike 1sota
e. kpor TIT saaa@ Ekersred ring
thife Sbm Bl. kvit Of Coz
az
fSH lssisF Us not reseited ~ fhe
Governor until tlH ~ Of the
killing reached him: Do Governor
sen. Col. .Btosn 3 reply.
The following is copy Of the let
tiers:
To His Exeeissnc3. 3. B Tillman,
Governor. Colnmbis. s. G.:
MysDeas.Sif: I regret very much
the necessity Of complainins to Jon
ssSout any mattel, bss she recent cut
rsaeous aud uaxsrrso.ed actions of
Constable Gribben At Blackyille, y
seiixinx and opening small BOX con-
sigaed Ito my wife by express Y OF
spakeease1atiae aAsxeesass that ! tesl
i. ny az psssslsss ME s6d duty. . kV.stfde
ing citizen. to bring the matter to your
sssgasasSsnSnll Snllsssqse1tl's=shte asFssaksvEfsef
Gribben. .m .dvi.ed by Mr.. Rich
ard.s,s asesk sf9shs e5gaess.
coupal, tE reret esA6e AtSre
has bess ssSf Is yod. am not deal
ing IL whiskey. nor Interested in any
ons Who xoua be @spased to violste
ia kss 90 + -. ] eer-
t.inly would not degrade myself so far
IS to attempt TO smuggfe whiskey IN
mv56sSak id . slffae yoa ias re-
gard to the matter feeling sure that
you would rot uphold or aalov any con-
stable ia the employ Of the State to
sesfsSsss, ssss ASST snd ssssPle apooi tha
siebss Of the people. lady-to graft
fy persess grsags. as5er pretease sof
carrying ou. the las This man Crib
ben Is Low doan2sa6aadta sit6oM
intelligence or judgment, and totally
unit for so high position. As . proof
on "a. pDiss + ssf1to she following
circuussaoces Some time ago he got
os1Niieahsu96 ahspsaheslse
aud to vest his spite stated that on
certain day .. Bl.ckyille 9ould pub
liely expose sbe Jews. brother
met hin on the ssseess as3obsrae.er-
i,ed puhely. - os .od euii
asd IL &d S6s ressse ifS @hieh Sdy
respectable m.n, as youlsew. would
certaisly do His .ninosity extends
to every member Off 6.
VAS to asgr.vase. g. eass s. i llfls'
Of revenge. that Be se'Sed ) Pscksgs
addressed to my wife, which had
not the slightsst sigas OF etidenea Of;
containing vhiskey. snolose yoa .
le..er .eoaise1 fseAe De RsakieeheR,
tin sosDi1g. vhioh please resura.
rhea 700 hass rod While GribbeM
ii thisIsssasee. 81 bSea scsisg viii.
is thspels Of the law. sm sure that
yoar Kxedlll;stgss Z ssPiIptcssa
and excused him 10 granting Mr. Buck
nehdas fes ss allowing the.
csnphor aud alcohol 70 be feewsrded
70 the siek lady, and bis refussfto do
so,sssder the circumstances, tsewiss
that It was ordered and nseded for >
sick lady. shows that be lscts any
feeling, judgeen.os discretion. aud is
not qsssifsdlof 90 position. { aDdef-;
stand that he is, : s.rsggler left here
BY Sh6fnAn'1 saidsss; whea be esme
TO BtsekHl1e, hs vas compelled to
lesse Aiken. An. Investigation will
sasisfy You q to his character, asd |
feel .hst hin seuoyal is due. in justice
to myself aud tie projection Of the
community. / am yours, very tespees-
fully. Mike Brown.
AN BucKase aAMb CASE
TIE following istbs letter enclosed
Dy Col. brown, aoo FeIetteo U III "'s
letter
B.rnvell, s. c.. Aug. 27, 1894.
eos:-laffiiie~Btews, sBsssvelf, s. c.:
Dear Sir: Complying with your re-
quest of even date I herewith furnish
you with a statement of the seizure of
a gallon Of alcohol and one pound of
gum campbor by Constable Gribbep, at
Blackville, some few weeks ago
My mother vas in dying condition.
and her doctor ordered that she be
freely bathed in alcohol, strongly i'm
pregnated With canphor.
There was no alcohol to be had in
Barnwell, and my father ordered it.,
along with some groceries. from bis
grocer io Charleston, but instructed the
grocer to ship the alcohol and canphor
BY express, thinking that We would
.ono;,. - enon a. then if n were shInned