The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-07
At J |XPRESS OFFICE.
Packages Consigned to Holders Of R:7es
nus Licenses coniiscated and Ship.
ped to columbis-~ Nearly 400
Gallons OF Various Kinds
Of Booze In Office.

The Charleston Prst says Ch!ef OF
Consrables ". B. H.Imet Slipped TO
Columbia Thursday mo.njno record
breaking haul, made late Wednesday
afternoon at the lt1ce OF the Southern
Express Company, ou Ha.ell street,
where under his orders, District Chief
Holmes, in the name Of the State,
took possession OF nearly four hundred
gallons Of liquors and wines that have
been banked up iat..the express Office
since December.
Chief, Hammet said Thursday to
reporter for The Evening Post that
be had consulted the Attorney Gener-.
al about this case, and had made the
seizure Of the liquor In the express
Office, Consigned 20 men In Charleston
nold.ng.revenue Licenses, with che ad.
vice OF the Attorney General along
Shis line Of procedure. He further
stated that If the company Sished to
contest the seizate, that the Ssate
was prepared to meet them halt way.
Ar. W. W. Allen, agent OF the exc
press company for Charleston, said
that be did not know what would be
done about the matter py the comps
ny, and that he was in no position to
uake statement on the subject.
Caief Hammet came to Charleston
Wednesday for the pu pose OF carry
ing out the seiz1re Of the atuff, and
gave the direction for it's formal
se;zu1e late Wednesday afternoon.
There were ninety Eve packages in the
lot taken, averaging from three to ten
gallons In size, and these confscated
ooczs bundles were shipped TO Colum-
oia Tnursdsy morning.
For over three months, between the
hours OF sunrise and sunset, Chief
Constable Holmes has had from one
to two or three meh stationed at tie
express cf6ce on Hasen street, guard.
irg the accommodating packages OF L.
quor that were shipped 20 the tigers
u the city for the Christmas trade.
In several cases the liquor vas loaded
on the express wagons for delivery,
and sent to the addresses on the pack
ages, bua they were not received b3
the consignees, for behind the wagons
trailed constaoles on wheels, and the
tigers were afraid to unload the goods
from the express wagons.
Cunst Queub'y the liquor was return
ed to the express Office and piled up to
await delivery. Msny attempts have
oeen ma1s by the consignees TO get
Inc liz 10. from the cf1ce wa ons or
the iii 80 into their places OF business,
out these for the most part have fail.
ed. and so the packages OF whiskles,
orsrdles, wines. coru;als and other
alconolle beverages, have collected
uct1l, when the s=iZure was made
Wednesday, close to hundred pack
ages OF lIou.r mad ac:umul 4ted at che
tice, valued at between $1,000 anc
50 900, and staining for Twice as
mucn protio to tbe cealers.
The JIolor mas been lying for many
weeks uuse,za1. As long as toe pack
.ge was 10 the posssssli q iof tie e2-
oress com Jany Tie :Cn,Ga6ies nave
| not hereLIfJIe touched aoy conslga-
menu u Kuo"n Tiger, but nave con.
tented th, ms5lves with Keeping 1t un-
der guard, AID IL tne Possession OF
Jhe carrier COMPANY. Chief H4nmet
aas taken lbe position, backd d oy The
q, c:sion Of Attorney General Ganter,
that rhe stuff can be seizsd 1T the
very cf6ce of the company, and with
tnis in view came To Clsrlss5on We'd
nssday to effzcG the ss.Zu-e
The guard against 6ne delivery OF
further SHIPMENTS is maintained as
usual, Thu.=dsy, and a c-nssao:e Is IN
'front.' Of the cflcc ready TO follow any
suspicious package. Thursday moro
ing TAO Kegs were z.d, after being
thrown overheard by launcn SNUG
sler, and storec at the headquarters
If the constao oles. which showed that
they were on the alert on all sides.
The seizure made at the express Of
fee Is record breaking in point OF s.ze,
as well as in Its nature, and seems 20
end the chapter OF the Christmas IL
nDor ssory tor the present.