The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-23
A QUESTION OF LIQUOR.
That the Presentment or the
Grand Jury OF Abbeville Against
Greenwood IL a Partisan and Un.
f0unsle<n AccusaffOn


founded Accusation.
Columbia, Oct. 2D.-Ma, or Carr, OF Green.
wood, has handed The News and Courier the
following self explanatory card with reference
10 the finding OF the AbbeviIle grand jury:
Az the intendsnt OF the town Of Green wood
Refnrmer In politics. friend OF the dead
Consta Bile Moseley, Il brother with him In the
Order uf the Golden Chain, and the man who
recommended MIN TO Governor TilImau for
he position in which he lost his lie. and
knowing the efforts of the municipal authori
ties, together with those OF the good citizens
OF the town toward giving prompt and free
assistance when requested. day or night. by
Constable Moseey in the dlScharge OF his du-
breaking up blind tigers" 1 am greatly sur
prised and shocked at The ex parte present
ment OF the grand Jury In regard 10 the con-
duct OF the municipal authorities Of Green
nal failure to enforce the dlspensary law.
Aud this too In view Of the fact Of detective
force employed by them from Atlanta and
else where for the special purpose OF enforcing
done at our expense, faithfully discharging
our duty, regardless of any political senti-
ment concerning any dispensary law In town
or county. These facts being susceptible Of
the fullest proof am forced TO the conclusion
that tf 1t had not been for the new county is.
SIZE this iioel would not have been uttered
through declaration from a grand jury OF
Abbeville county.
extending not only TO politics. but to the
grand Jury panel Is forced to this means Of
vindication from such an ex parte finding.
John l.. Carr
We give the full list OF the names Of the Ju-
rors. and the townships 10 which they are
credited:
Jas. A Jones. smithville.
B. A. Boyd. Calhoun Mills.
c. 6 Meal lister, Magnolia.
g. w johnson, Donalds.
w. B. Going, Abbeville.
John Henry Power. Diomond Hill.
L. II. Wilkerson, While Hall.
L. 4. Ramey: Cedar Springs.
ia. Tharp, Ninety-SIx.
W. l.. Miller, Calhoun Mills.
T. B Nnrman. Greenwood.
NJ. 9 Ashley, Due West.
J. ID. Pace, Hodges.
w. A. Lanier. Magnolia.
J:K. Deason. Long Cane;
w. A. Stevenson, Long Cane.
A. t. Brown, Ninety SIX.
r. A Crawford, Indian HILL
Ofth.se men, IL would seem that the follow
ing named jurors live In the territory OF the
proposed new county:
James jones'. Smithville;;,
LII. llkerso White Hall.
j. A. Tnarp, Ninety-Six.
J.B Norman. Greenwood.
J. D Pace, Hodges.
A. T. Brown Nnety-Slx.
We are In doubt AS 10 whether W. a. Ste
venson and ]. X. Drason, of Long Cane, live
within the lines of the proposed new county.
The fact Of the defiance OF the dispensary
law at Greenwood was moi generally Known
about Abbeville until after the Killing oi
Moseley. since then H. appears that many
persons thought that MoAeley was In danger,
y nd several OF them had warned him that ne
might be killed.
The night that Mose.ey was killed there
were quite q crowd at the depot One OF the
witnesses testified tn the following list OF
packages that We're received that night:
Two Tugs Andrew Jackson.
One KEY Henry Lee.
Three jugs w. ]. Alston.
Three jugs o. =. Turner.
One key g. oree Teddards.
Two jugs C. Logan.
Three iug~ A. J. Langby.
THREE jugs ) Hodges.
One krg Henry Patton.
Ou- Jug Moses Edwards.
One Jug w. VI. Duncan.
One One Jug Jug B. B. II. Holmes.
One keg NJ. Griffin.
VIII anybody doubt that there was deter |
mined opposition 10 the law, after reading
the receipts o: liquor for single night?
In addition To this. in his confession. Ihon-
IA Peterson says that Vennrr Ray hAs oeen
running n blind tigeS in Town since lN92 ana
than fifty people who had patronizta u. ihe
names included some OF the good whlir men
In the place, as we'll aS Il great many negroes.
Now, II Moseley was IN danger because OF
his attempted enforcement OF the dlspehsary
la W, was there not opposition TO me dlsp
snry law? Why should his friends think
that he wOu be kilIet? Greeh~Cu ~ now
xtravnganL of her admiraiion OF Mnseiey.
They seem to Ike him better now than tnty |
did when he WAS decoyrd TO the to" OF
house, the ladder taken away, ana ne WAS lett
there, The subject OF joke. ,