Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-15
UGLY SITUATION AT ANDERSON.
Militiamen Are Sent to Preserve Law
and Order.

Columbia, Nov. 10.-"I expect you
as sheriff, the chief peace officer of
Anderson county, to perform those
duties required Of you by law" said
Governor Manning this morning in n
wire to Sheriff Ashley asking if the
writ Of ejectment against striking
operatives Of Equinox Mill had been
executed. The Governor advised the
sheriff that assistance would be
given him If needed. The Governors
telegram follows:
Advise me BY wire whether you
have executed the writs of ejectment
placed in your hands from Magistrate
Cox. expect YOU as sheriff, the chief
peace officer of Anderson county, to
perform those duties without delay.
DO you need assistance? If you do,
| am prepared to send it to you. The
law must be enforced and the orders
of the courts cannot be trifed WITH"
Sheriff Asl,ley's Reply.
Governor r. !. Manning, Column
bia, S. c.: Your wire received. Writs
Of eiectment have not been served
yet. | will do this work according to
my own Judgment, and if that don't
suit you, you can send up here and
40 1t yourself. You ask whether
need any assistance from you. do
not. AS soon as these people can get
houses | will get them out.
Joe II. NJ. Ashley, Sheriff.
Militiamen Ordered Out.
Columbia, Nov. 10.-Governor r.
l. Manning tonight ordered five
companies OF coast artillery to pro-
ceed to Anderson Immediately to af-
ford civil authorities there protec-
ton in carrying out the orders Of the
court In ejectiNg striking mill opera
tives Of the Equinox Mill from
houses and in enforcing the law. The
Governor ordered Major w. T., Rob-
ertson, commanding the battalion Of
coast artillery, to proceed to Ander-
son and take command. He also tel
egraphed Commander Crouch, of the
fourth division Of naval militia at
Charleston, to hold his companies in
readiness to answer a call imme di-
ately.
The five companies Of coast artil-
lery are located at Greenville, Green
wood, Spartanburg, Jonesville and
Gaifney and are comprised of about
400 men. They will go heavily
armed and will be equipped with
tents and all necessary field equity
meNt
T he decision OF the Governor to
send the National Guard into Ander-
sAh 90 preserve order and enable The
civil authorities TO carry out The or
ders OF the court came alter all the
civil processes had been exhausted.
Governor Hurried to Office.
Governor Manning had started to
Greenwood to fiji an engagement, but
on receipt Of Sheriff Ashley's tele-
gram from Anderson he caught the
train back and reached his Office late
In the afternoon. He at once wired
the Anderson sheriff that his tele-
graphic reply to his order of this
morning was "insolent," and then
commanded the militia to be sent
into Anderson to preserve order and
carry out the orders Of the court.
Manager Ligon. Of the Equinox
Mill, said strikers we're preventing
people from working in the mill and
the situation was so threatening that
riot was imminent He appealed to
the Governor to afford him protec-
tion and to uphold the laws, and said
that the deputy sheriffs who were ON
the scene failed to afford protection.
He described the "cursing and disor-
der!y conduct in the public street"
and said thirteen men who were sent
into the mill this morning we're
cursed and abused, and further that
the disorder at the mill occurred in
the presence OF women and children
and the two deputies"
To Uphold the Law.
Governor Manning made it plain
to-hlShl lhoI TIC Ilttiueu 10 Spc lndl
law and order Is preserved in Ander-
son.
"Having exhausted every means at
my command to have the civil au-
thorities uphold the law and enforce
the mandates Of the courts, and hav-
ing met with refusal and defiance
from the sheriff. who is the highest
peace officer IN the county. there was