The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-08-21
IMPIOUS HANDS.
The Sacred PrecintS of the Columbia
Club il Invaded by Plain Liquor

Club is Invaded by Plain Liquor
Constables.
1t seems that Governor Evans Is no respect.
or of persons. He Seizes tony liquor just as #
it was blind tiger. The following account is
from The State:
The dispensary constables, aided by Ser
geant Moorehead and officer Strickland Of
Columbia police force, armed with a search
warrant issued by Trial Justice Troy, yester-
day afternson called at the rooms Of the GO GO,
lumbia Club, an organization Of Columbia
gentlemen that Is known far and wide, and
searched the rooms, taking everything In
sight 1t was the first attempt that has ever
been made to raid the club. large quantity
Of liquors. stored In the private lock boxes OF
the members, was taken and carted away in a
wagon, which was back ed up to the doors. A
very large crowd of curious persons stood by,
crowding the sidewalks so as to block them,
to see the seized stuff brought out. The con-
stables participating in the raid were Speed,
Davis and LaFar. There We're only very
few members of the club in the rooms when
they came in. Officer strickland was sta
toned at the door.
Ever since the dspensary law went into
effect the sale of liquor has been abolished al
the club. A system of lock boxes was eStao'
lisheG and each member who cared TO have
have something to drink at the club has kept
his private bottle in one OF the boxes. When
ever member wanted drink he would give
the colored porter his key. have him get ms
bottle and mix q drink or serve IL straight
And this was the condition of things that the
constables found. Several OF the bottles and
packages were marked for personal use only,
and those which were not so marked, were so
located as to show that they were only In
tended for such use. But that made no differ
ence: everything, even the glasses, the spoons.
etc, used by the porters were seized ana cart
ed away. There was no demonstration on
the part Of any one. though Mr.. Robertson, a
member. took bottle belonging to him and
poured the contents into cuspidor, Tor whlch
act he was placed under arrest, but later re.
leased on his own recognizance. The mem
bers Of the club did not seem to mind the loss
of their liquor, except that IL was what they
considered the robbery of their own personal
property, fully protected by Judge simon
TOMS order OF Injunction. Several Of them
intend to Immediately proceed in the United
States court TO have the constables and police
officers punished for contempt OF Judge ST.
All of them think the proceedings outrageous
and will see what the courts will do for them.
There was more or less excitement on the
street while the raid was in progress, but no
demonstration was made by any one.
The property seized consisted OF three Kegs,
containing cherry bounce and rye whiskey
marked with the name OF the member TO
whom II belonged aud inscribed "for personal
use;" three boxes containing nineteen quarts
Of sherry wine; q box containing fourteen
bottles OF beer; four beer, three punch and
twelve whiskey glasses; box containing
twenty-six bottles Of beer; box containing
ten beer and five punch glasses, five tumoler
seven whiskey glasses. straw and a schoon-
er. two colored glasses, one nutmeg box, siX
pitchers, ten spoons and one sitter one oox
of thirty bottles Of beer; box containg three
bottles Of ginger ale, quart bottle OF whts-
key, a pint bottle OF bitters, two tumblers,
one schooner, one beer glass, two punch
glasses, one funnel, one jar, one Ice shaver,
one lemon squeezer, one Ice pick. two shakers
and one corn screw box containing TWEEN
ty.five bottles OF beer, one bottle OF tMedoc
wine and three bottles Of whiskey, partially
filled.