The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-31
BIG LIQUOR HAUL.
Liquor Constable, G st About q Thouss
Dollars Worth.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Oct. 25.-The State
liquor constables created quite fut-
ter Of excitement at the capital yester-
day by the capture Of nearly $500
worth Of Whiskey aud 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 reward Of twenty cents a gal
Ion 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 masterstroke 50 far as the
to 1ns and cities are concerned. For
ty dozen bottles Of Pilssner beer and
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 stnf.
The liquor was stored away In q
warehouse about midway down the
alley running from Main street to A.s.
sembly street through the square
bounded By Plain and Taylor streets
and fantliarly called the Lorick q
Lowrance alley. The warehouse. it is
said, was leased by VIM. Sael s. Co.
The upper story, which contains small
rooms, was occupied by negroes. The
constsbles got oat their search war'
rant aud quietly went around there
yesterday morning. Without much ado
they went into the place aud made
their fod. While they were getting
the stuff out and putting it on drays
Capt. Little, Of the revenue depart.
ment, walked In and found three half
barrels Of whiskey with scratched
stamps upon them. Tnsy we're taken
by the revenue authorities as q matter
Of course.
No claimant can be found for The
seized liquor aud as yet No one knows
who it belongs to. On the end OF one
barrel was "E. c. Gcfeslabsr" a1d on
several others &C." Il is thought that
the owners will lot couls forward aud
make any attempt to recover the stuff,
but will let it go into the d!spansary
vats. 1t is hsauy loss to soma one.
Arrests 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 Iles sWooped
down on Shull S Cos place but found
nothing. Then they went to Hendrlx's 8
place and caught three gallons of Whts.
key. The constables evidently Lad
further information"
Trial Justice Constables Cooper aud
Baughman acd Stste Constable Fant,
accompanied by six other liquor con-
stables left the city yesterday afternoon
shortly before ! o'clock by private coa-
veyancs over the Asylum road for q
point a distance of aoout ten miles
from Columbia, where it was suspected
that liquors were stored in a ware.
house. After long drive they reached
their destination Only to return empty
handed with no victory to crown or
suresss the mornings haul. The ware.
house In question was or Is now sup
posed TO ne few miles below ku-
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. H5
stated that the records were not yet
complete. but as soon as they were be
would ask the judge OF the circuit for
the injunctions. The Governor was
heard to remark yesterday that be
| thought be had one lio lor man on the
fair way to wearing sIripes shortly as
q result of injunction proceedings. a
special to The State from Lancaster
last night says: ut Is reported here
that Constable Newton Clsnton seized
about 200 gallons of blind tiger Whiskey
at KershaW in this county today.
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