The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-04-03
SHOWING THEIR TEETH! J!

SHOWING THEIR TEETH.
The Blind Tigers in Chnrlestonl, Claws
the Chief OF Poli ce. SIS
A dispatch from Charleston to the
Augusta Herald says war against the
blind tigers Of Charleston has develop.
ed quite sensation in which some
startling assertions against the
character OF Charleston S chief OF pol
Ice have been made by means OF plac-
| ing placards in ). the window Of one Of
the places recently closed up. Since
tile first Of his administration Cover
nor Hayward has been keeping the
lconstabulary moving actively against
the blind tigers, of Charleston. The
developments in the Chicco affair were
spread broadcast and read with con.
siderable interest in a great many
newspap rs, but the latest affair" is
the first Of Il really sensational type SO
far, Several days ago Il blind tiger
run by II. M. McNIanus was raided by
rider OF Mayor Smythe and ever since
there have been placards placed daily
In the window knocking ON the
character Of the chief of the police
department. to stare pedestrians in the
face. The day following the raid this
one appeared: II
This business was closed by
orders Of Il drunken, incompetent
Chief Of Police"
No notice was taken of the placard
by the officials, butiit was read by ev-
erybody that passed the place. The
following day an even more sensation
al placard was exhibited in the win
dow, reading as follows: Is;
Why DON'T this drunken Chief
OF Police be ais active in closing
other places as he has this. The
Governor could then call In the
constabulary." .5t. n ..4s
The affair did not stop with this
placard, nor was it allowed to remain
long in its place. Apparently not
satisfied with the effect single pla.
card was having, the advertisement
was changed this morning, and in
stead OF one card, the show window
was decorated with an array of cards
that was calculated to stop anyone
who might be passing, and could not
help but have some resting place in
the minds Of the readers. The signs
\ displayed are as follows:
! What tile community wishes
to know is why this Chief of Police +
dlSgraces the uniform that the
taxpayers put on his back. Who
pays the rent Of No. 81 Coming
| street? Who runs that den? Let
him answer that, too.n
Closed by order Of that De-
baucher, ImpoSter upon the tax
payers as the Chief of Police. Had
he been sober instead Of state OF
beastly intOXication OH the night
of the murder OF Young Pinckney
the perpetrators OF that foul deed:s
might have been apprehended..''fz
Who but this rotten Chief Of q
Police is responsible for the rob
berry Of the old Veterans during
the reunion in the year 1898? a
privilege was granted an imported
gambler and eX-convict, at the
cost OF 5000 to do the work.
Why was sucha privilege granted?
Not for the love OF this convict.
Who got the privilege money?
Let him answer that"
This drunken Chief of Police
occupied the time Of the special
detectives In bounding down
those that are distastefnl to him,
while the thieves have their own
way and the taxpayers pay the
costs"
It is the chief. Of police, W. A.
Boyle, who is referred to in the signs
or cards that appear in the window,
and everybody in Charleston expects
| that some serious trouble will be the
result of what many of the best peo-
pie here are referring to as "a dirty
piece OF work. on the, part Of a blind
tiger keeper meaning N1cManus.
While Chief Boyle has taken no
action in the matter, Treating it appa-
rently with contempt, it is plainly
seen that the manner in which bis
name is being handled by the blind
tiger is not at all appreciated by him.
The chief of police is pretty we'll liked
by the best element Of Charleston's
people and the community is-Siding
with him in the work he is doing,
while on the other hand McManus has
very little standing here at all. The
fair-minded element Of the city are
referring to his action in, using .the
placards the way he has as "a stab in
the dark" Jul
do Not Laugh. 8; ,;s:. y.
do not laugh at the drunken mar
reeling through the streets. However
ludicrous the sight may be, just pause
and think. lie IS going home to Some
tender. heart that will throb with
ihtepse agony; SOME doting mother
perhaps, who will grieve over the down
fqll Of him who was once her; sinless
fb6y; or perhaps fond wife, whose
l'hcart will almost break with grief as