The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-09
itd lltM o3l5ptl 1uli LII i..sy,Q 2 4 l.tiitsiill i
AT F.XPkNSS ) OFFICE. 4
Of Booze IN Office.

The q areSty. p - s,f,1 Ohief Of
Constables w. B. Hsmmet shipped TO
Columbia Thursday morning a RECORD
breaking haul, made late "Wednesday
afternoon at the tIice OF the Southern
Express Company, on Hasell streeO,
where under his orders, District Chief
Holmes, in the name Of the State,
took possession OF nearly four hundred
gallons Of liqu )rs and wines that have
boen banked up at the express cffice
since December.
Ohief. III .mmet said Thursday to o
reporter for The Evening Post that
he had consulted the Attorney Gener-
al about this case, and had made the
seizure Of the liquor, In the express
office, cpnsigned TO men In Charleston
holdlngsrevenue licenses, with che ad.
vice Of the Attorney General along
6his line OF procedure. He further
stated that If the company wished d to
contest the seizure, that the State
was prepared to meet them half way.
Mr.. W. w. Allen, agent Of the ex-
press company for Charleston, said
hat he did not know what would be
done about the matter by the compa-
ny, and that he was In no position to
nake a statement on the ,subjeot.
Clief Hammet came to Charleston
Wednesday for the pu pose OF carry
Ing out the se!zll, Of the stuff, and
gave the directioG for It's formal
seizure late Wednesday afternoon.
There were ninety. five packages in the
lot taken, averaging from three to ten
gallons in sizo, and these confiscated
ooozo bundles were shipped 10 Colum-
la Tnurhday morning.
For over three months between the
4ours OF sunrise aud sunset, Chief
Constable Holmes has had from one
To two or three men stationed at the
e3press Cff1Se on H asell street, guard
ipg The accommodating pa3kagasS of III
quor that were shipped TO the 'tipere,
Jfs the Ecity for y hes fistnlee trade. Il
In several cases the liquor was loaded
oh the express wagons for delivery,
md sent TO the addresses on the pack d
ages, but they were not eciived by
9he consignees, for behind the wagons
3falled cons5ables on wheels, and the
igefs were afraid to unload the goods
from the express wagons.
CUnst quent'y the Uquor was return.S
81 TO the express Office and piled up to
twait delivery. Many attempts have
Oeen nal by the consignees TO get
ne 4 [ no: from the ottice wa ons or
ohe iii % into their places Of business,
)uo these for the most part have fail !.
a. and SO the pscksges Of whiskles,
| )Fandies, wines, cOruials and other
llcobollc beverages, have collected
ultil, when the sciZur. was made
| Wednesday, close TO hundred pack.
EeS Of Lou r mad acoumul lied at tbe
ihie, Valueo at between $1,000 anc
S2 600, and stan lins for Twice as
.nucn profit co tbe CeAlers.
| The jlq lOr mas been lying for many
weeks unaeizea AS long as tue pack
go was Ia the posseasl>n Ii iof Tie ex-
press com pany Lne con ,tables nave
| tut heretofore touched any conslgn-
nent TO kno@n Tiger, but have CON
.tnted Gho mseives with keeping 1T un-
Ter guard, aud In tho possession Of
| ne carrier cJap4uy, Ohief I'll Lnmcb
| az taken be position, back d oy The
| &C son Cf Attorney General Gdatcr,
| hab she SUN eau bs se,z2u ab the
Yory tho6 OF the company, and with
Unla la vto!M Cane W q mrlesGon Wod-
| aes0ay TO { II CT tne Se .zu,e.
Ino guard against bue delivery Of
1urtncr snip .ienJs ls main6aintd as
Usual, Ehut5dAv, Ind q G nstaoe Is IN
ffon6 or tue Cfflc; ready " follDa any
suspicious PACK ,ge rAutsday moro
NhR t~o Kegs Wtro Sc 2 III, afJer b3,nR
| GhfoWn oVerog atd oy d l4unca smug-
sler, and stored at the headQ uarUers
+ the consta0les. which showed tnab
| IA n ..li "a.
me ssizlre made at the express Of.
nee Is record breaking In point of szs,
az we'll az In Its nature, and seems TO
cnd the chapter OF the CnristmAs IL
quor soory for the present.