The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-01

about midnight
At 5 O'Clock this morning under
guard of members of the militia cou-
panies. the sheriff aod deputies. the
prisoners we're taken TO the penisensiary
without trouble.
The ccnstabIes tell pretty much the
same tale. The story Of one is pretty
much tbas of ALL.
WHAT J. C. DORM SAYS.
Soon after the arrest J. C. Dorn.
who was formerly chief driver at the
dispensar3. vas seeo. He vas perfect
lycool aud calm. -and this is his account
in substance
W. r Crawford, chief; J B Cole
man, j G. Dorm and J G Cooley went
on. this afternoon between 5 80 and
! 6 80 o'clock to make search of the
premises Of Mr.. John Stuart. They
had search warrant. Wheo the mes
ven. up to the house they went inside
| the gate Cooley did DOT 60 10 Mrs.
Stuart came cut on the piazza wisa two
of her childrea. She said !: "Gentle
men, What do you want p Crawford
replied "We are State constables, and
| cane here with warrant 30 make q
search" She said such thing ought
oever to be done, and something about
| coostables being Low down things, or
they would not want to search private
house. When she made this remark
this sorser fred up Mr. Crawford, said
Dorn. Crawford said he was a gentle
mao. Crawford suggested she send for
her husband and if she wonld not be
would have to make the search, any way.
When che spoke Ora wford pushed open
the gate and walked up Oh the piazza.
MAN, I an gentleman said
Crawfe;d as be walked up. "and I'm
an officer of.the Law. have search
warrant to search this house, aud i
have the authority to 60 so, and am
going to do it" She still protested,
aud said it should Dot be doue Craw
ford said be would have it to 90. she
then demanded the authority He
pulled out bis warrants, of which he
had bundle. Il took him some time
to 6nd the rigns one as be looked in bis
inside coat pocket. Coleman said,
Captain, you put 1t in your psnts
pocket % Crawford looked there, found
it and handed it to her. She looked
a. it minute and handed it back to
him. He said: lyon see. We have
authority I'd rather you would send
for Mr.. S,oart.'' She said: We'll.
l'H send for him. Crawford says ::
You accuse me of being low down.
you accuse me of being dog " She
said mo. sir :; | did no. tell you SO
did not say you we're low down or a
dog He said ]: "You as good as told
me SO !" She said "Oh. no. SIR
She then said to send for her husband
Crawford was Oh the piazza the
others had gone down Dorm was
about the middle of the steps Craw-
ford said Z: I'VE will 60 on out and
search back of the yard un,il Stuart
comes Dorn aud Crawford walked
back aud looked in toe chicken house.
Crawford walked 90 around to the
stable, and stumbled over plank aud
jerked it loose. MIS- Stuart made
some remark about not tearing down
her place. bat Crawford made 90 reply,
but went co around to the stable He
walked on around to the front door.
which was not locked, aud walked in
It was rather dark. and Dorn went back
into ,be piazza and asked Coleman for
a match He gos it. Mrs Stuart said
there vas bay in the barn aud be
careful. Dorm said he would be
careful She spoke to hin politely.
aud be so to her.
About this time. when they had
come areuod, Stuart drove up He
came np hastily ADD asked: "What are
you doing here ?" Coleman was present.
About that time Crawford came around
and Mr. Stuart said to hiu: What
are you doing here p Crawford said
he was State constable. aud had q
search warrant. aud was going to search
,be. place. Stuart said You can't
do it," Crawford walked up 90 the
step to the piazza Stuart was on the
top steps. There vas some confabbing.
Finally Mr.. Stuart told Crawford he
could not search his home unless be did
SO over bis dead body Crawford told
him be did no. want to do 80, but be
was going to make the search Of the
house, no matter how. Stuart told
Crawford to get down and get away as
quickly as be could. Crawford said !:
Look here, man, gou must cool down
| We came here to search this house,
and are going to do so.' Stuart told
him he could not DO it. Crawford told
him. '.Yon'ie fool it you tell me /