The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
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AFTER THE I1I GE RS,
Gov. Mcsweenoy Sends New
offic srs to Charleston.
THEY FIND svIoLAToRs.sl
And Proceed to 8sIzs Fixtures
and Liquor and show tbs ~
Bind Tigers a Thing 4 q
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For tho first time since the dispen-5
sary law was put into operation blind
tigers in Charleston had to turn away
customers. It was q record breathing
day for tho outlaw liquor dealers, and
whom the oonstables finished there was
not eyon q whiskoy glass Ia m any places
in which drink could hpve been8
served, Every thidgswsa esoized FIX
lures .wcrc removed; fine counters wore !
nailed to tho floor, and big rofrigerators
werc turned to the wall and sealed,
handsome mirr0rs were oarted away
with the contraband liquor. Tie whole
sale raiGinR wrecked business for tho 4
timo and caused suoh Consideration In
the blind tiger ranks that tho "talehtn,S
got frightened and refused to sell until
it is known what is up the oonstabulary
sleeve. 8 y 4 st} "
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dealers worc not caught SO much as the {
big establishments, but all suffered ii /
q way. Whom the s.ats board Of dis
ponsary directors passed tho resolutions
about the enforcement of tho law i'm
Charleston the blind tiger dealers saw
that trouble was in store, and there was
proof OF this Sunday night whom squad
Of constables arrived in the city ana be {.
gan to look around. i Tuesd dbaAy night four
other oonstables reached the city. They
did not make their business known until
yesterday mornlng and by noon the 3
news had spread to every shop and every
bar that thore would be something do-
ing in the afternoon, The constables
were all new In Charleston. They oarno I
here under the command Of Chief Is-3
Ear, who had instructions to smash the i
head OF every tiger that was stuck from
the dark. During tho day it sWaa nntiSs
known just why the extra 5foroo had l,
been aent here, although it MAS stated
that the dispensary management in Co y
lumbia had heard Of the n alleged
"friendliness" which it was alleged * Isl
listed here between the raiders and the ]
tigers. TheYe was nothing friendly
about the work Thurad aY, however,, and 1
1t WAS not until the ofiicera had oross6a
tho threshold Of the bars that thoirG
identity was discovered, a And then
there was a scramble FOR GOV Yor ar,d y 4. \
rush to get the liquors safe from The ]
hand lt'l d of. tho law, but il was too late and
everything IN n Big htS ant dI Hennd Was /
Eseizads w hen the opnata ablogs began ROE
sseize She bar fis tnra ID ssnad Ia i cry
sgi Sia y no otl ller stsli
Keepers realised that liof end of 3
peaoefut run had como. They restheds d
easier whom the. ofioors had gone. But &
last night tho blind tiger aky Was ao fss
dark and gloomy that the keepers went &
home early. Many doors which had for-Ss
merly Welcome for the 81 thirsty were I
closed and locked. 3s U
When tho wiser tiger keepers heard u
that others in the business were being
closed they promptly had all stock On &
band removed and their doors ahut. One El
establishment which has beon famous
in the history Of beer and whisxoy
drinking in Charleston was closed at q )
o'clock and the regular patrons who X
went there wore disheartened when
they saw the sad outlook. After d Il
O'Clock five CONSTABLE visited the place.
The man who looks aftor the .needs of
the thirsty recognized the officers and
promptly offered them the keys. The
officers went through the place, popped
unaer tables and into closets and then
felt in tho chimneys. The most they
saw half dozens helploss bottIes OF,
ginger ale that were loft alone to stand
the danger when The stronger bottles
were quickly removed to spots that
constaDlos could not fathom, It was
really touching to look at the lone bot
ties OF eingerale. In another ice box
two moro bottles wore found. Whon
the lid was raised one bottle foil down,
as If from fright and then slid quickly.
under the uneven chunks OF loo. The
oonstables saw the fans moyement.
Ho hshed out a thirty. pound chunk Of
the Ice, had the 0ther offioerB rusn up
and help him, and whom the little bot
tie, looking sheepish but innocent, was
pulled out and was flung back with a.
silont oath and then the raiders left
the room.
Juatuas fast as ono place was cloaned
out the otticors hurried toanothor until
nearly overy bar Of any prominence was
made to fool tho sting Of the law. IL
was about tho only successful raid everI
mado in Uharleston. While the amount
seized was not as largo as might have,
been expected, the oonstables for onoo3
were masters of tho day, aud thoy Let 6
the tigers know that they would call
again in tho ovoning. This kopt the
talent guessing. Those raids wero diff
ferent from somo others, inasmHch as
there, was an absenoe Of tho friendly
greeting. ~When tho officers loft Ii WAS
not with the assurance that they would
not call again fora woek OF d month,
heretofore the tigers have boon on
Essy street. One raid was all that they
could reasonably expect in tho course
OF q week, and about tho only thing ao-
compiishtd d BY the law was in aoising
what little liquor was showing on tho !
counter. It was significant Of many,
insny things that the tigers were oloBad
last night. This was mover dono after
any other raid, for, on the other hand, \
it was after a raid that a tiger got on.
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