The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-03-13
ORDERS WARRANTS ISSUED
Speculation as to Results Mr.. r.
5 Fowler on Contract System.

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Staif Cores spondencc of The State.
ANDERSON, March 81, is the uuicl
after the storm today in this hustlinp
little city. The crowds which tIrongc
the town square and packed the court
house yesterday are gone. They came
| white and black, to hear what the grand
jury would say about the stoCkadc
slavery system. The grand Jury told
the ory in all its essential parts. The
| public was not astOnishcd for il has
been generally known that the labor sys
| TEN OF this county has been vicious
he facts have been known to the good
citizens and the bad citizens Some have
condemned it, while others have con.
doncd it: but there came a crisis which
exposed the business, and the result has
been its abolition.
The man who first publicly ca led at
tcntion 20 the abuses was MIR. d. III Rus
SELL editor Of The Daily Mail. Today
called on Mr. Russell and asked him if
he thought a stop had now been put t.
the system He said that he did think
so that the agitation and the court S in.
vcstigation had forced the men involved
to give up their system and he did not
believe it would be resumed.
Another gentleman who was present
said he would not be at all surprised to
see the system resumed thai tho mon
who had practiccd it are reckless MA
bold and do not care for consequences
1t was his opinion that MS soon ms nuhIi,
interest died down the abuses would
crop up again.
Judge Benet at least, has no intention
of lc ting the matter drop. Today hC
took the last step possible for him to
take in bringing the guilty rel to jus
n 1
prcscntmcnt to be served on srycrnI
magistrates in whose Jurisdiction thr
men named live. and ordering thcrn to
issue warrants for the slave holders
MAGISTRATE :. II. Sloan is ordered to
issue a warrant charging ] r. Millcrond
J A. Emmcrson with assault and battery
and false IMPRISONMENT, Mapistratc i
Fl Morgan is ordered TO issue warrant,
against Elias McGcc for assault and hat
tcry of a nigh and aggravated nature and
false IMPRISONMENT. The same action j.
to be taken i'm regard TO w q Ham
mond. William Bailey. willis NcGrc
James Cook. Len Thomas Gcor,,
Thomas, Mike Robbins andJS Fowler
All OF these are to be bound over for np.
pcarancc at the next term of court In
the case of Magistrate Gilmcr. an 0rdc,
was given recurring him to show cause
at the next term of court why he shonlc
not be indicted for INSTRUMENTATION of
| funds. Gilmcr would have been indict
cd forthwith but the other matter prc.
scptcd by the grand Jury caused a post
| poncmcnt.
The evidence which the grand iury
| gathered was turned over 10 Solicitor
| Bogps. What il contains no one knows
What Mr.. Boggs intends TO do may be
considered as forccaslcd IN the latest or
der by the Judge. A great many hav,
profcsscd to believe that the matter
| would never again be aired in C1ur;
They say that if the solicitor shoulC
| bring indictments against the men named
the LAWYERS would fight oil the trial o,
the cases. Some OF them have alrcad,
engaged attorneys to represent them
and as they have plenty Of money, there
is no doubt of their ability TO contcs,
the matter to the last.
One gentleman, while expressing hi,
satisfaction at the report of the gran,
Jury declared that what would do NOR.
for the cause of law and order in Audcr
son County would be the conviction Of ,
man like Hammond or 20 wlcr, promn.
cnt, wealthy and influential, who is pre-
scntcd for illegal practices This is an
other test to which the good citizcnshi;
of And rson must be put The praut
Jury has done its duty, now viii tn,
petit iurics do theirs?
AS for the negroes, as state In m,
dispatch Of last night, they arc badly dc
moralizcd all over the county. 1t is nov
almost impossible for the men who hay
been conducting the st0ckadc system t,
get any laborcrs at all. The negroes
, having had their attention directed l.
their rights, arc unwilling to place them
selves under any form of contract wit
these men, whose farming operations ar
therefore seriously crippled this year, q