The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-08-21
ConstabIes at the Club.

The ,lisppnsary constables, aided by
Sergeant Morehead and Officer Strick-
land, of the Columbia police force, armed
with search warrant issued by Trial
Justice Troy, yesterday afternoon called
at the rooms of the Columbia Club, an
organization of Columbia gentlemen that
is known far and wide, and searched the
rooms, taking everything in sight. 1t
was tie nrst attempt that has eyer been
made to raid the club. A large quantity
of liquors, stored in the private lock
boxes of the members, was taken out and
carted away in wagon, which was
backed up to the doors. A very large
crowd of curious persons stood by,
crowded the sidewalks 80 as to block
them, to see the seized stuff brought out.
The constables participating In the raid
were Speed, Davis and Latar. There
were only very few members of the
club in the room when they came IN.
Officer Strickland was stationed at the
door.
Ever since the dlspensary law went
into effect the sale of liquor has been
abolished at the club. A system of lock
boxes was established, and each member
who cared to have something to drink at
the club has kept his private bottle in
one of the boxes. Whenever member
wanted drink he would give the colored
porter his key, have him get his bottle
and mix a drink or serve it straight.
And this was the condition of things that
the constables found. Several of the bot
ties and packages were marked for per-
sonal use only, and those which were not
go, marked, were 80 located as to show
that they were only intended for such
use. But that made no difference;
everything, even the glasses, the spoons,
etc., used by the porters were seized and
carted away. There was no demonstra-
ton on the part of any one, though Mr..
Robertson, member, took bottle be-
longing to him and poured the contents
into a cuspidor, for which act he was
placed under arrest, but later released on
his own recognizance. The members OF
the club did not seem to mind the loss OF
their liquor, except that it was what they
considered the robbery of their own per-
sonal property, fully protected by Judge
Simonton's order of Injunction. Several
of them intend to Immediately proceed in
the United States Court to have the con-
stables and police officers punished for
contempt of Judge Simonton's order and
to recover their property. ALL OF them
think the proceedings outrageous and
will see what the Courts WILL 90 for tnem.
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 mark ed with the name Of the
member to whom it belonged and in
scribed "for personal use;" three boxes
containing nineteen quarts of sherry
| wine; box containing fourteen bottles
of beer four beer, three punch and
twelve whiskey glasses; box contain
| ing twenty.six bottles of beer; box
containing ten beer and five punch
glasses, five tumblers, seven whiskey
glasses, straw and schooner, two
colored glasses, one nutmeg box, six
pitchers, ten spoons and one sitter; one
box Of thirty bottles of beer; box con-
tanning three bottles of ginger ale, aquart
bottle ofwhiskey, a pint bottle Of bitters,
| two tumblers, one schooner, one beer
glass, two punch glasses, one funnel, one
Jar, one ice shaver, one lemon squeezerr,
one ice pick, two shakers and one cork
screw; a box containing twenty-five
bottles of beer, one bottle Of Medoc wine
and three bottles of whiskey, partially
filed Columbia State, August IS.