The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-24
that BANBERi Mess
.HH.lT 4 CORRESPONDENTS At,
THAT PLACE SAYS ABoGT IG'.
Only Intended TO Scare the Detectives
SO As They Wou1d Not Return to
Testify IN Booze Cases.

% rs IiiSS hottIN W AtSS'I'sA W
Testify IN Booze Cases.
The Bamberg correspondent says
wave OF excitement was started
here Wednesday morning when II De-
came known that Mayor \. ?. Smo2A'
at the request OF Gov. Cole l.
Blease, had gone before Magistrate
Free and sworn out warrants for the
arrest of ". L. McFaii, ". D. Blume,
Josh Lott, David Robertson, Ernest
Dodd and F. Z. Brabham, charging
them with four separate and distinct
offences, namely: Breach 0: the
peace. carrying concealed weapons.
highway robbery and-rioting.
All the defendants have surren-
dered 10 the sheriff Or been arrested
and locked Up in jail, except ". l..
McFail, wlo is thought to be in AU-
sus,a, Ca, to which city he is said
TO have gone on business yesterday
morning. He was expected to re-
turn this evening and will, no doubt
surrender or be arrested upon his
arrival. All the parties concerned
are wa:.se men Of more or less prom.-
nence, McFail being farmer, Blume
and Lott merchants, Robertson and
Dodd cotton mill operatives and
Brabnam the owner OF an autono-
bile. which be uses in the transfer
or livery business.
The trouble grew out OF the re
cent arrests made here for violations
Of the prohibition law. 1t will be
remembered that these liquor cases
were worked up by State constaoles
sent here by Governor Blease at the
request Of the mavor. When ths a.
rests were made Saturday morning
things began to simmer, and By the
afternoon Garner and Carter, the
lSrate cons;ables, finding things toe
not to be comfortable, and ar ths
suggestion Of policeman. they as
sert, concluded 70 walk up to Den
mark on the railroad track and take
the train at that place for Columbia
After their departure i is said tina
w. L. McFail, ". D. Blume, Josf
Lott. David Robertson and Ernes
|Dodd decided TO follow them anc
| give them such scare that the.
would never return 70 Bamberg t
testify in the liquor cases. They. &C
cordingiy, il is stated, secured th'
Iservices OF Frank z. BraDhaol. ant
in his automobile he took them OF
the dirt road to Denmark. which
road runs parallel With the railroad
and is in sight OF it almost the en-
tire distance.
The constables, or detectives, We're
overtaken. it is said, after they has
walked about four miles and were Or
dered TO throw up their hands, AM
upon the show OF firearms the.
obeyed and were made TO raise thei
hands higher and yet higher un
til they were searched and relieved
Of their pistols. Several shots. it i
said, were then fred near to taei
feet and between their legs and the!
hats thrown up and shot a., bu
neither of them was hurt.
II is said they were then warnet
never to return to Bamberg unde
penalty Of death, and assured tha
they would be killed If they did SC
even if they had to be shot Will
on the witness stand. After salts
factory assurances had been made
ii is said, their pistols we're restored
10 the constables and they were or
dered to depart.
They got to Columbia as soon a
possible and reported to Governo
| please with full statement Of thei
experience. Governor Blease sool
got busy with the mayor Of Bamberg
the sheriff OF Bamberg County ant
Capt. W R. Wright. who is in com
mand Of the Bamberg Guards, AM
gave positive instructions for th'
members of the alleged mob to be ar
rested and placed in jail and helt
there until preliminary hearing ca.
De had. Capt. Wright and his com
pany are subject to the call Of tn
sheriff and are ready to respond OF
short notice if their services be need
ed. But by the people here no trou
ole whatever is expected.
Blume and DodG came in and sur
rendered when they learned warrant:
had been issued for them, and there
is little doubt that all the other par
lies concerned would have done the
same if they had known that the war
ranss were out It has been quietly
suggested ever since the alleged
hold-Ip was heard of that arrests
would be made. but the officers of the
Jaw deemed i best to give no publici
" to the matter until the Governor
could be heard from and everything
gotten in readiness.
SAVED BY PRE,MONIT!ON.