The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-26
Dispensnry Raid.

Dispcnsary cOnstables OH "Wednesday
afternoon invaded the premises Of
Mike w. Hester, Il prominent merchant
OF Dacusville. Pickcns county, and
their conduct has aroused so much in
dignatiOn in that neighb0rh0Od that
an Immediate appeal will be made to
the Governor.
Mr.. Hester is IL man of considerable
means. Wednesday afternoon while
h. was absent on business in Green
Vile aparty of three cOnStablcs, whose
names are not yet known, made their
appearance Mt Dacusvillc, raitlcd his
residence and carried off n gallon of
fine rye whiskey they found OH the
premises. They left the settlement in
haste, knowing that Mr.. Hester was
expected home i'll IL few hours.
The constablcs pushed their way into
the house in the face of the earnest np-
peal Of Mrs. Hester, who was in very
delicate health at the time. Finding
that they had determined to make the
search she asked them as favor to
wait until her husband should come
back from Grrenvillc, but they refused
which was perhaps well for them. Mr.
Hester is a man of Ugh spirit and ii is
bclIcvcu by those who know him that
had he been at home ut the time of The
raid bloodshcd would have resulted if
the constablcs had invaded his home.
When Mr.. Hester got home IL few
hours after the cOnstables had left he
was greatly wrought up with excite
mcnt over the outrage and passed il
slccplcss night in consequence. As
soon as day appeared he went out and
reported the matter to one of his
friends. declaring that he would rather
be dead than live under such an insult.
In speaking of the after yesterday
al. 7
who was here on business. said: "lt
was IL dnnnablc outrage of the black
est type, and a lasting disgrace to the
State that such IL thing should happen.
know MIR. Hester personally and will
take the stand and swear that he never
sold Il drop of liquor in his life. 1t is
absurd to accuse him of it, as every
body who knows anything about him
Will say. He Is man of independent
means and has no call to deal in the
stuff. He takes Il drink now and then
himself but withall is one of the best
citizens III our section. The gallon Of
whiskey which the cOnstables got was
sent to his wife by her brother.
eyes, knew that she was in ,icicatc
health. Mr.. Hester was almost wild
with rage when he learned of the crime,
but we finally persuaded him to take Il
legal course i'll the matter, and he will
~ w NVAuhlChh anu DIcStUb
a paper to Governor Ellcrbe dcn0unc-
ing the outrage and demanding that
the officers be punished. This paper
will be signed by everybody Of any
prominence in Dncilsvillr and will bc
nmmerously signed by prominent pco-
pie i'll Grcenville, who know Mr.. Hes
ter. We consider the raid personal
insult to lis at Dacusvillc, thar so cx-
ccllcnt IL man az Mr.. Hester should be-
treated thus, and we intend to 40 cX-
press ourselves to the Governor.
81 cannot conceive how these con
stables came to do such II thing, unless
they were drunk ar were led by the
nose by some low, vicious person who
had spite against Mr.. Hester. Such
a person does live in the ncighbor-
hood"
1t is perhaps proper to say that it is
not believed that any of the cOnstab'cs
in Greenville had anything to do with
this raid. The men who made the
raid are known n Dacmsvillc, but their
names could not be learned Yesterday.
One of them is said to- be from !';clcils
while another comes from Easlcy
a strong. dispcnsary advocate who
holds q position under the system here,
was among those who denounced the
DacuSyille outrage. He lamcntcd the
effects of such mischief on the opera
ton of the law.-Greenrite Ncrs.