The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-23
BOOT. .E('l,ERS
RO0SI
IN LEXINGTON
State tables Run
UJp Against Shock
irlg State Of 1aWless-
ness Gov Harvey
axes a Hand


Harvey yesterday announced thai
I he would issue raies TO show cause
Why several Lexington county Off
cars should rot be removed from
Zee as a result OF whiskey raids
the county THURSDAY afternoon
by state constal,Ies at which time,
according TO the governor some oi
tie ofEcers OF the county refused
ia cooperate and one rural po--
licenaan. who had previously prom
ssed aid tarned t;ie constabes
down tat footed wnen he as
eertained hat they were going TO
raid certain place. ~.
The governor yesterday morning
sreceSredt full report on the Lex
ilsgton raid and from the evi-.
denee furnished him he thinks
the coaafy Isl probably the worst
ID the state for law violation.
The bootIeggers have boasted, he
said, that they have the local Of
lcers intinated and his constables
WhoS.went TO the county to begin
Ia cleaning up process, report to
dise governor that this state OF af-
fairs apparently exists.
The censfab3es report that they
went to the garage and home OF
SIM Miller, former sheriff, but
did not raid the, home. They
searched The garage and arrested
gusseh Pertee described by the
eonstabIes as afillerss right hand
man. aftes Portee had sold them
pint OF liquor. When: the off
GERS reached the garage Miller was
not present, they told the chief
Executive. and wishing to ind him
they waited. However. he did not
come and after considerable
lapse OF time Portee asked them
IF they wanted some stun, !, the
! consta5ies said. They told him
they did and Poytee went into the
home back of the garage and
brough out a pint bottle, the of
feers said. for which they paid
s2 Portee also had two other
1 one-han pint bottles on his person
when arrested.
The constabjes went to the Office
Of Sheriff Roof when they frss
went to Lexington and asked him
for aid. they reported, and tts
sheriff replied that he woulG have
come men in shortly The cor-
stables reported that they waited
q long time and only one ss.rns
: aieeman showed up. Officer Fresn-
lssr who was told to go with them
Ind ae readily agreed, but after
ssags iRg he learned that the raid
was t0 Sim Maler's and he.
{ according TO the consta bles, re-
fused to go. He told the con-
stables they reported. that ne
did not wish TO get shot. The
eosntah hies then made rhe raid with
out aid from the local officers
he officers also raided the Har-
mon Drug company Of Lexington.
Here they found gallon can of
whiskey. one-half. pints and
three gallons OF alcohol. the latter
OF -being seized.
nnette Suber's place was visited
and q 6ve gaIion whiskey jug
found as Well as a basket full of
bottles that had apparently con-
sained. whiskey.
Fortee was charged with selling,
transporting and storing and was
released under q $500 bond. Rice
!, -
and bend was fixed at 5000, ac-
cording TO the report. Joe Suber,
was charged with storing and
bond fixed at s2e0. The trials
have been set for next Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The work yesterday. is but a step
IN the right direction, She govern
or believes, but it was decisive
blow The bootleggers, the chief
executive said, have been boasting
that the state constables would not
come into their field The govern
or also thinks the raid discloses-a a
sad state Of affairs as to local of
ficers- He does net see how law
can be enforced when some men
appointed TO enforce the law re-
fuse to aid state constables, and
instead Of aiding them. try to
frustrate their plans. The gov
ernor viii take the matter up im-
inediafeiY with the commission re-
sponsible for the selection Of the
rural policemen.
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