The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-17
ALMOST A RIOT.
Consrab bles Attempt Search But are
Arrested by the Pol1ca.

Consrab bles Attempt q Search But are
Arrested by the Polio.
GREENvILLE, Oct. 8.-Much excite
ment was caused here today by the at
tempt of State constables to raid the
private premises Of Sol. E lei, who kept
bar at the Manson House, where he had
been pulled half dozen times. His
residence Is five or six blocks from the
bar and is very handsome cottage
with vines and flowers about the piaZza
and in the front yard. 1t WAS the
scene OF very exciting situation, which
naro Rly missed eliminating In bloody
riot.
Constables this morning seized a
trunk being hauled from Edeps resi-
dence to the Manson House and found
IL full of export beer. They were in
formed by the driver that there was
other liquors at E iel's house. They OBJ
tanned warrant TO search, but the
Sheriff refused to execute it The con.
stables then went to his house. E1el
had heard Of the affair and had gone
home, sending the negro ahead of him
with a double -barreled shotgun. A
crowd had gathered in front of the
house when the constables reached
there. The chief of police fearing trou-
BILE, concentrated the whole force on
the scene. Edel from his piazza an
nounced that be would blow out the
brains of the first man who tried to en-
ter. People who by this time had filled
the streets cheered him wildly.
On going back into the house Eiel
found his wife, who is nearing conHne
ment, in faint and got the idea she
was dyiag. Some of his friends had
mid his gun and he rushed from his
house empty-handed, but apparently
half filled with rage. He struggled des-
perately with some Of his friends who
were on the piazza and who seized him.
Constable E:cheloel ger, who was on the
outside of the fence waiting tor Consta-
bic Workman, who had gone to have
an error in the warrant corrected, sup
posed Edel was coming with his gun
and drew his pistol. The crowd i'm.
mediately closed in on him and many
men were prepared to shoot the consta-
bic if he made a DoVe. The police
gathered about him, however, end the
chief put him under arrest charged with
drawing pistol on citizen. This &C.
ton prevented trouble. When the
people saw the constables In charge of
the police they dispersed. Eichelberger
gave $50 bail for his appearance in the
Mayors Court tomorrow. The Sheriff
offered to make search if allowed to go
to Edel5 alone, but the constables insist
ed that one of them should accompany
him and he refused to consent, claiming
that he needed no help, and that the
presence of the constable would cause
a riot unnecessarily. The Mayor also
declined to give the constables police
assistance. The constables reported to
the Governor and are awaiting instruc-
tions.
There is a good deal of suppressed ex-
element. Some people say that the
search of Edel's house should be SUBJ
mltted to on the ground that he was
using it as a storage place for liqaors
to be sold at his bar. A great majority
contend that all searches of private
houses of respectable people should be
resisted to the last extremity. Consta--
bic Workman seems to think he could
have made the search if he had been
allowed to go alone and quietly as be
Intended and that Constable Eicheloerg-
er'5 going to the house spoiled his
plans. The determination to resist
searches of residences by constables
seems to be very general.-Register.