Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-14
THEY "GOT SULLIVAN'S GOAT"
Officers Captured Two Men, Horse,
Buggy ana Three Gallons Liuuor

the latter special officer, captured
}. S. Sullivan and Hamp Morton last
wednesday. The two men are
charged with transporting LIQUOR.
Sullivan had suspended sentence
hanging over him and has been sent
direct to the chain gang, while Nor
ton has given bond for his appear
ance at General Sessions Court in
July to answer the charge lodged
against him.
The two officers were travelling on
horseback in the "Hell's Hole" Sec
ton some miles above Walhalla We'd
nesday afternoon last, when they
sighted down the road a One-horSe
buggy with man and goat riding
therein. Another man was walking
nearby. The two men sighted the
officers about the time the officers
saw them, and the man on foot made
a dash for the buggy, taking some
thing therefrom and making for the
tall timber. Then the chase began,
officer Reid taking the trail OF the
i1eeing man, who proved to be one
j. 5. Sullivan, convicted at the March
term OF Court for Oconee OF having
violated the diSpensary law 1t was
hot chase, and Sullivan, evidently
realizing that he was handicapped by
his two burdens. dropped them, and
incidentally and accidentally his hat
also. Thus relieved he made good his
escape, but Officer Reid returned to
the buggy with a two-gallon and a
one-gallon jug of liquor, and the
mans hat. This chase took place
somewhere about 3 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, and Wednesday night the
officers went to Sullivan's home and
arrested him. Morton, who remain
ed with the horse and buggy, was
also brought in. He waived prelim-
mary hearing, and was required to
make bond in the sum Of 5000 for
his appearance at K eneral Sessions
Court.
Following is copy of the SEN
tence that hung over Sullivan's head,
conditioned upon his not violating
any Of the liquor laws of South Car
olina:
"State Of South Carolina, County
Of Oconee.-(Court Of General Ses-
sions. 1.-The State VS.. J. S. Sullivan
Violation Of Dispensary Law.-Sen-
tence:
"'The sentence Of the Court is that
the defendant, j. S. Sullivan, be COIL
fined upon the public works OF Oco-
nee county. at hard labor, for pc
riod of one year, or for a like period
in the State penitentiary.
'"That the operation Of this SEN
tence be suspended upon defendant
entering into bond in the sum of
$500 to appear before the sheriff on
said date and surrender himself on
August 1st, 1916, until 1st day of Au-
gust, 1916, when this sentence shall
begin. Upon the defendant serving
four months the balance to be sus-
pended upon his observance of the
liquor laws Of this State. If, in the
meantime, defendant shall be guilty
Of violating any of said liquor laws
of the State, the whole sentence to
Immediately begin and to be served.
"Mendel l.. Smith,
"Presding Judge.
"March 7th, 1916"
According to the terms Of the sus-
pended sentence, Sullivan was ad-
Judged to be in line for Immediately
beginning the serving Of twelve
months on the gang, and on Thurs
day morning was turned over to the
proper officers and was taken out to
the public works. He will also have
another charge to which he will have
to answer if the authorities feel that
the serving Of the full twelve months,
eight of which had been suspended
upon condition Of good behavior, is
inadequate to meet the demands of
justice in the two cases. 1t is prob
able, however, that when his twelve
months have been served, he will be
released, on the theory that, eight
months having originally been sus-
pended, and having been served, he
will have had sufficient punishment
to atone for both offenses.
But the officers "shore did get
somebody's goat" There was a fine
"Sir Billy" in the buggy with the man
and the booze, and he was captured
along with the outfit. Sullivan
claimed Bill and so did Morton. How
ever. as Sullivan will have no earthly
ton was allowed to take Bill along
with him after making bond.
The two men didn't risk much ex-
van, we understand, works on land
owned by Major VIM. j. Stribling,
and the horse driven was a crop
horse owned by the Major Like
wise the buggy and harness were in
nocent participants in the enterprise.
These had been sold to Sullivan by
r. T.. Alexander, Of Walhalla, "on
papers," and Mr.. Alexander made
claim for the buggy and harness, as
did Major Striblng for the horse.
The animal, vehicle and harness were
turned over to their rightful owners,
Both Sullivan and Morton agreed