The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-10
GOOD LAW.
Opponents Of the Dispensary Give
Proof Of the Benefits of the Dis.
pensary Restriction.
Newberry Voice OF The People.

The State, OF Dec. q. published an article
taken from the Atlantis Journal, show1nt
that on Saturday night before Christmas, Az
lanta was In the hands of a moo, composed o
about 5000 people. We haven't space To give
the entire article, but give extracts from II
which show the helpless condition of Geor
pla ca pilal city. Following this Statement
Of the condition existing IN Georgia, We give
reports from a lew cltles In south Caronna
ali OF which agree that, Christmas was re
markably quiet:
law had q great deal TO do with the different
conditions in this Slate and Georgia. We be
ueye too that with better Au IN Illustration d
said law, which we expect the coming session
of the legislature 10 provide for, the Christ
mas reports in future will be even better than
those given here. Atlanta ournai says:
Drunken hoodlums reeled along the crowd
ed thorouyniaIe Win we curses on tneli
surged throus b the crowds with brain on hre
from excitement and whiskey, yelling, they
knew not what for; fighting they cared not
with whom SO long as the blows added U the
rioious disorder. Tender maidens, crazed
with the contagion Of the wild night, joined
in with the houdlums and bowling youths
forgot the dignity OF true maidenhoQo ana
affrontery; blew tin horns and red streamers
in the faces OF strangers and laughed When
strapgers returned the rude affront. Society
At the approach Of disorder, threw aside fear
and social restraint on the approach ol
Christ's birthday, and helped rufhans desc
crate the holy hours x
The disorder broke loose shortly alter dark
II opened with popping frecrackers, blasts
from tin horns and sQueaKs and squeals from
God knows what Internal inventions for
Chrlslmas desecration. IL grew with the ad
yaneng night; tsopfs Ss fr,ebiu e SsIter sSsI
soon swelied up from the small beginning,
The flrecrackers grew INTO bombs. which
were thrown indiscriminately into the streets
W ax,A kxan
to imperil lie and iim5; Inc pans ana eI otner
10 the horns To torture Lne holy night. Masks
of frIghtiul aspect appear ed In the crowd.
The soirit OF carnivA grew Into Inc spirit oi
riot. and where Jests nrst neiH a%sy ao,sns ofsws
csnIdron of senseless disorder by ~ O'Clock
and at That time no police power In the State
could have stopped Inc outrageous revels.
after 10 O'Clock. Drunken men then began 10
abuse and assault inohensive negroes who
were out for The purpose OF spending their
scant weeks wages for articles of CHRISTMAS
oheer stswars ,s While anS Ssa1 gI
BLACK faces wherever they appeared. One
Wild brute choked negro woman almost into
inssnsibility near Rich's store and several Vi
his followers knocked her INTO the street as
she staggered from his grasp.
Further dow slhe street, near the GLOBE
store q white man deliberately Knocked b
negro woman fat In the street without provo
eatlon. The shoppers IN one store On tne
entrance into the place OF several small black
boys, who ran In 10 escape from a crowd pur-
suing them with the evident purpose of ham.
mering them ior 6eing on ine Sseeets: vIns lme
10 the door and turned away, seeking DINER
Vict ms for lhelr heathenish enthusiasm.
When the mercantile establishments closed
their doors for thanlght, working girls dared
not 20 out into the.TIid disorder Of the street.
: After working 13sor A hours, until they
were worn out wIths fatigue, they preferred 10
remain indoors until The riot had died ont
NOT daring 10 venture forth until the reyeiIers
had worn themselves down with their m
wholly contortions. &,k
There we're hundreds az the crowd earMer
purchasing Christma as goods. but these soon
surrendered their rights on the sidewalks g
the mad mob OF holidays anarchists. Ait6f
running the gaan;leSnl rsasSsss wiSS fiHashns
nent danger OF being jafnnnAd through SHOW
windows. the shoppefs WeH home, and fefl
the merchandise unboughk3n "a thc Btoroe, and
trade IVES ruined tQfihe isete tenants.ls
disorderly mob. Capts As. Moss one OF the
Oldest and most expeffenced members of the
force, said yesterday thHt the night Was the
worvt he had seen In nhlRoonnectionw With the
"We could moi stop the disord 81" said Capt.
= Moss "We jam med The stallion house full Of
disorderly people, outtt OLD aotsnHyeJ per,
cepttble effect ON the Gro wd. ThereWer at
least 5000 people on the streets that might
who should have been arrested, but the police
could not handle them" Ssssl
Columbia Correspondence OF the News and
Courier, OF Dec. 20, Says:
Another striking feature OF the day here
has oeen the maintenance OF The wonderful
record Of Saturday and Sunday 10 police cir.
cles Up 10 the dinner hour today there had
not been single arrest for dlsorderly con.
duct or for drunkenness. or course there
have been some slight infractions OF the
ordinance relating to firearms, and there
have been sotne InIox icated men In evidence
on the streets, but there have been no cases
warran the police IN Juggling the Timber.
kneed gen tiemen on Christmas day"
From the News aud Courier's report o
ChArle.ton's Police Court held on Tuesday
SBfef Christmas. we clip the following:
"Despite the fact that the list was long for a
Tuesday morning docket, IL was quite small
for the day after Christnas-being In fact
the smallest holiday docket that the oldes,
cop on the force could remember"
The Walballa correspondence OF The State
In speaking Of Christmas says: "Christpas
generally has been quiet here, no fata lities ir
the country have been reported. Very few
cases OF Drunkenness were 10 be noticed.
We could give reports from many othel
plxces similar TO those already given, bu
these are sufficient.