Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-07-06
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said that neither of them dares prsss
the matter of arrest, but i am here In
Gov. Osoorne's behalf to give the lie
TO that imputation. Gov. Osborne has
been viciously maligned. Suppose all
these people were arrested in Mingu
county under these indictments. what
would be the result-trial and acquit
tal?'
Just that. in spite OF any effort
made to convict them"
Well, Gov. Osborne is tired of this
business and wants the Appleweight
scandal disposed of once and for all"
That's strange" remarked Haber,
sham, clearly surprised at Griswold's
vigorous tone. Il called on the gov
ernor in his Office at Columbia only
ten days ago. and he put me OF. He
said he had to prepare an address "a
deliver before the South Carolina
Political Reform Association. and he
couldn't take up the Appleweight
case; and 1 called on Bosworth, the
attorney general. and he grew furious.
~ angry, and said / was guilty of the
gravest malfeasance in not having
brought those men to book long ago.
When / suggested that he connive
with the governor toward removing
our sheriff, he declared that the gov.
ernor was a coward. He seemed anx.
ious to put the governo: in n hole,
though why he should take that atti
tude can't make out, as IL has been
generally understood that Gov. Os.
borne's personal friendliness for him
secured his nomination and election
TO the attorney generalship. and
have heard that he is engaged to the
governors oldest daughter"
Hes a contemplate hound" re-
piled Griswold with feeling, land at
the proper time we shall deal with
him; but it is of more importance Just
now to make Appleweight prisoner
In North Carolina. IL he's arrested
over there. that let's us out; and II the
North Carolina authorities won't ar
rest their own criminals well go over
in Dilwen county and show them how
to be good. The mans got to be
locked up. and he'd look much better
In North Carolina JAIL under all the
circumstances"
That's good in theory, but how do
you justify It in law"
oh, that's the merest matter OF
formulae! My dear Habersham. all
the usual processes of law go down
before emergencies!"
The airiness of Griswold's tone
caused the prosecutor to laugh, for
this was not the sober associate pro.
lessor of admiralty whose lectures he
mad sat under ut the University OF
virginia, but n different person. whose
new attitude toward the law and its
enforcement shocked him immeasur
ably
We'll, as l told you over the tele
phone, we hear a great deal about AID
pleweight and his crowd, but we
never hear much of their enemies
who are, nevertheless, of the same
general stock, and equally determined
when aroused. Ten of these men ]
have quietly called to meet at my
farm out here few miles from town,
on Thursday night. They come from
different points over the country. and
we'll have a small but grim posse that
will be ready for business. You may
not know 1t, but the Appleweights are
most religious. Appleweight himself
Sunday. He goes also TO the mid.
week service on Thursday night, SO
have learned, and thereby hangs our
opportunity. Mount Nebo church lies
on here toward the north. It's lone
ly point In itself, though it's the spir
itual center and rendezvous for q wide
area. II Appleweight can be takep
at all, that's the place, and I'm wilIins
to make the trial. Whether to STAN
pede the church and make a fight. OF
seize him alone as he approaches the
place, is a question for discussion
with the boys / have engaged to 20
into the game. How does ii strike
you?"
First rate. Ten good men ought
to be enough; bun v it comes down to
numbers, the state militia can be
brought into use. The South Carolina
National Guard is I'm camp. and we
can have a regiment quick enough, n
/ ask It,"
Hnberobarn rubfut1od