The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-12
TROUBLE AT PoMARIA.
Several Prominent Citizens Under
Arrest--Hearing Probably This
.y Morning. -.

| There has been more or less trouble
and bad\ feeling at Pomaria for quite
a while. The. tension seems to be
getting stronger.
On March the 9TH, request came
from Pomaria for the sheriff to go
there and make search Of the store
rooms and warehouse Of C. Fl. Counts
for contraband whiskey, and the affi-
davit for such search was sworn out
by Mr.. r. NJ: Gardner.
The sheriff proceeded to Pomaria
and made diligent search Of the place
mentioned with the result that he
found no whiskey. He then went to
the depot and had talk with the
agent, who told him that no whiskey
had been received at Pomaria for Mr..
Counts, but that there were three
packages in the depot, which lie sup
posed were whiskey, AMI that if the
sheriff desired, he could look at them.
Sheriff Buford said that he examin-
ed The boxes, which were very heavy,
there being three of them. One weigh
ing 3S5 pounds; one 305 and one 80,
and they were addressed one to Hen
dcrson, one to Brooks and one to
Johnson. OF course the sheriff could
not seize them for the reason that
they were still in the hands of the
common carrier, and for the further
reason that he had no evidence that
the parties to whom they were ad-
dressed were scllin" whiSkey, and in
fact. he did not know the parties.
Sheriff Burord spent the night in
Pomaria and returned to Newbcrry
on Tuesday morning.
During the night it seems that there
was some shooting, and Mr.. Counts
says that the shot was fired through
Il fence, which stood in front of
his store and directly in line
through ii window to his desk. and
that ii piece Of the paling was fore
ed AGAINST the window breaking the
sash.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. G. II.
Counts went before Magistrate b. b.
Leitzscy and made the following af-
tiluvit:
"On the 4th day of March one
James Settler. one George Settler,
one B. NJ. Sctzler one Clarence Seybt,
one r. A. Settler, one Orlando Wicker
and one Adam l.. Aull did, severally
and collectively counsel, plot and con-
Spirc to kill and murder this depon-
ent and did shoot, assault and attempt
to kill and murder this deponent
against the peace and dignity of the
state aforesaid.
"This affidavit is made upon in
formation and the belief of this de-
poncnt.'
&C. Fl. Counts"
Sworn to before b. B. LeitZsey rs
on the 5th day Of March,
1907.
Magistrate Leitzsey delivered the
warrant to Sheriff Buford's office
ON the 9Th of March, but the sheriff |
did not return from North Carolina
until the 9th. He Immediately phon-
ed to the gentlemen at Pomaria, who
were named in the warrant and asked
them what day it would suit them to
appear, and if they would do so with
out his coming for them. They re-
piled that they would, and have fixed
Tuesday morning, the 18th of March,
at which time they will appear before
Lcitzscy, at Newberry.
1t is ii very unfortunate state of !
affairs at Pomaria and we should
very much desire that the parties
shnull get together and settle their
This is one of the best
business points in the county and
these are all good citizens. No good
ran possibly come to them or the com
munity by continuing to quarrel.