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SALUDA WISHES SONS BA,K. Needs Their Labor on the Pablic Highways.-Rather Remarkable Case. nbia State, 6th. If an act passed by the legislature of 1909 is permitted to stand, its ef fect will mean the doing away with the State prison. Four counties were given the right to demand from the penitentiary the use of such convicts as the respective supervisors might see fit. The act appeared perfectly harm less, but it is far-reaching. For in stance, Saluda county had 16 prison ers in the penitentiary and demanded 13, the other three being a woman and two boys in the reformatory. Capt. D. J. Griffith, superintendent of the penitentiary, for what he cou sidered good and sufficient reason, declined to turn over to the super visor 11 of the prisoners, but gave two who had short terms. Among those who were asked for was Morgan W. Thrailkill, serving life sentence for the murder of Benny Burton at Monetta. Thrailkill's son, Clarence, has already served his en tire sentence for complicity in that crime. Clarence Thrailkill, by rea son of being a short term prisoner, was sent to the Saluda chain gang, but Governor Heyward ordered him to the State penitentiary on account of complaints that the prisoner was allowed too many liberties. Morgan Thrailkill has light work in the pen itentiary and could hardly stand heavy work on the chain gang. In a petition for pardon, recently refused by Gov. Ansel, Thrailkill's state of health was mentioned. Two other important prisoners from Saluda are W. F. Henderson and Alfred Free, not "Alford" as stated in Supervisor Padgett's com plaint. These two men were accused and convicted of having killed M. M. Morse. Henderson has figured in many transactions of blood. The spirit of the State prison laws was to send to the penitentiary all convicts who were "sent up'' for over five years each. There -crept in abuses. iConviets were hired to individuals who worked them unmercifully on farms. The legislature, to eradicate such evils, passed a law giving the counties the right to keep for work on highways such convicts as had re eeived sentences of less than ten years. It is supposed that the leg islature last winter got the idea that Saluda eounty was starting a chain gang and wished to get from the pemi tentiary the short term men. The following are the penitentiary conviets from Saluda county: -Samuel Moseley, January 1, 1898, life; Joe Yarboirough, December 24, 1903, 25 years; Willie Jones, August 26, 1904, life; Segar Williams, No vember 3, 1904, life; Morgan Thrail kill, May 1, 1905, life; Ephrum Kin ard, March 11, 1907, life; Gus John son, August 10, 1907, 10 years and one month; Walter Carroll, August 10, 1907, four years in reformatory; Tom Graham, August 10, 1907, life; Will Abney, August 10, 1907, 10 years; J. C. Perry, September 23, 1907, five years: W. L. Henderson, February 25, 1908, 12 years; Alford Free, March 10, 1908, 10 years; Ed. Morris, August 11, 1908, four years, reformatory: Jensia Spearman, Au gust 11, 1908, two years (woman); Adolphus Wallace, December 16, 1908, 20 vears. From this list of prisoners the su pervisor on the 6th of April. 1909, made demand upon Superintendent Griffith for the following: Samuel Moseley, Morgan Thrailkill, Segar Wiggins, Ephrum Kinard and Tom Graham, all life term; Joe Yar borough, with 19 years yet to serve; .Adolphus Wallace, with 19 years to serve; W. L. Henderson, 10 1-2 years to serve: Alfred Free, with 9 1-2 years; Willie Jones., with five years; Will Abney, with eight years; J. C. Perry, with three years; Gus John son, with 8 1-2 years. Superintendent Griffith delivered Willie Jones and Will Abney, but de elined to deliver the others. Supervisor Padgett says in his af fidavit that he is "in present and great need of the said convicts for use uoon the public roads and high ways of said county." Attorney General Lyon will appear before Judge J. W. DeVore at Abbe-' ville to-day to resist -these mandamus T,roceedings. Mr. Lyon said last night that he expects to win the fight on its merits, but even if he can not convince the circuit judge he will keep the matter suspended in the courts until the legislature meets and its intention can t.hen be set fortih elea>rly. BARBBOUB I will give a barbecue Aug 20. at Mr. R. H. Burton's place six miles from town, known as Mr. George S:igh's home, near Beth Eden. Speak ing~ on good roads; amnusem~ent for veng people. MAKING COLUMBIA DRY. Police and Constables Seize Four Thousand Bottles of Beer and Fifty Gallons of Whiskey. Columbia, August 5.-Capt. Dixon and his constabulary force joined forces with Chief Cathca-rt and party to-day and effectively followed up the onslaught of last night against the tigers of Columbia, and though several of the places visited to-day had been gutted of all wet goods as a result of the panic in the tiger camp, caused by the work of last night, it is estimated that the total .amount of whiskey and beer confis cated for the county to-day will be about equal to that seized last night. The first point attacked was John Hayes' place, at 1,326 Assembly street, which was locked tight with no one to respond to repeated knock ing. The door was broken in by the officers, who 4ound the place had been cleaned out and deserted. There was only the usual evidence of glasses and paraphernalia. From here the joint army marched on J. H. Manche's "Germania Club," upstairs over a drug store on Main street. Here a barrel of beer and four quarts of whiskey were seized. Next was the "Wateree" Club, among a lot of negro dives half a block off Main on Taylor street. Of all the tigers this was the worst. The imposing charter granted by the Secretary of State set forth that C. P. Smith was president, but those familiar with the place said one Sing Smith was manager. The sign on the door announced to the officers: "Closed until the dispensaries are opened." The door was broken down qnd two cabinets of lockers and an ice box and sideboard yielded four barrels of beer and a small quan tity of whiskey. A great quantity of whiskey, much of it found in gallon lots in the lock ers, and three barels of beer were seized at the Hanover Club, located in the 1,300 block of Main street. This, the search warrant papers de clared, was presided over by -Will Dunlap as manager. The raiding party then swung into Asembly street again, where Captain Dixon led the way in a buggy, fol lowed by the police and constables, who in turn were followed by a large party of small boys. Other Clubs Raided. The first attack was upstairs at 1,402 1-2 Assembly, alleged to have been operated by Pope Hayes. The place was practically deserted. There was the usual bar and poker table and drinking glasses, but not a drop of wet goods to be seen. Swinging on down to the next block, a solemn march up a long flight of dark stairs was made by the party of officers to Jack Hayden's "Chi nese restaurant,'' where "chop suey'' vas extensively advertised. Jack smiled good-naturedly and cheerfully showed the officeers through the place. Among other things he appeared to be proud of was a roughly drawn colored cartoon hanging on the wall 'picturing the deadness of a town that had gone "dry.'' A cow was grazing in the street in the foge ground and, a miserable looking dog was howling near her. The people in business, but who had been closed out were "B. Usted,'' R. E. Gret, "S. 0. Sorry,'' and others. The officers went through the bar and the lockers, and in and out of bed rooms, but not a drop was to be uncovered. 'Stung.'' piped the dhrill voice of a boy as the officers started off, %md the isring of patrons nearby guff awed. From here the party went into South Main street to attack the Congaree Club, with the same general results. Judging from the work of the offi ers within the past twenty-four hours, it is evident that the sale of whgey is going to be stamped down in Richland county 'at least. Chief Cathart, of the Columbia police, held a conference with Attorney General 'Lyon this morning concerning the situation. Nothing was given out at the conclusion. The chief in talking said. "If we are going to have pro 'hibition. let's have it straight.'' To Enforce Law. A determined effort is being made in Columbia to enforce the prohibi tion law. The officers of the law are taking the position that, inasmuch ps the State is now prohibition terri tory, the law is going to be stringent y enforced. There are very few, of the blind tigers in the city, that is to say, the violators of the law, who openly sell whiskey and beer without any pretence of concealment. Of course, there are a number of the so called pocket blind t.igers, and these are principally among the negroes. But there are the "social clubs,'' and these ure for the most part designa ted by the officers of the law as blind tigers. There have been many raids of these clubs within the past few .... wati their naumber has been rIIl k-d. One of tile larzest raids on social clubs ever attempted here was made last night, brief mention of which was made in to-day's News and Cou rier. Four places were visited and as a result about 4.000 bouttles of beer and fifty gallons Of whiskey vere seized. This is the unlv blig raid that has been since the pro.i bit.ion law went into effect. There \Was a small seizurc made yesterday morning and two or three nezrues have been up before the Recorder for violation of the law. The po lice say that there is going to be something doing in the raiding line during the next few weeks especially. "If the people want prohibition, Ithey'll get it," said one of the offi cers this morning. The cases against the four clubs raided last night were continued in the, Recorder's court to-day. Al though the new law imposes a heavy tine upon violators, the city courts cannot fine more than $40 or imprison longer than for thirty days on any one charge. But these cases may go up to .the higher court, and in that event the violators will get the ex tent of the prohibition law. The clubs raided last night were: Man hattan Club 1,960 bottles of beer, 27 quarts of whiskey; Saluda Club, 186 'bottles of beer and 7 gallons, 25 quarts and 17 pint bottles of whis key; Piedmont Club, 696 bottles of beer, 32 quarts, 167 half pints and 75 pints of whiskey; Enterprise Club, 855 bottles of beer, one quart and 48 pints of whiskey. Down at police headquarters to-day the hallway was filled on one side with the "spoils." The beer is of every imaginable brand, ranging from the "no label" kind to some well known brands. Some of the whiskey is from ''dry'' territory. There was also raided a residence yesterday-that of C. B. Stone-where 50 half pints of corn and 50 half pints of rye were found and confiscated: Club Charters Confiscated. "I believe that the other fellows have shut down," said an officer to day. "And if those we raided last night want to start up again, they will have to get new charters. We took their charters away from them." As a matter of fact, the neatly framed charters of the four clubs are on exhibition at the police sta tion, and -the other fixtures, including tables, refrigerators, etc., form a neat pile in one corner of headquarters. This raid was conducted by the city autthorities under warranta issued by Recorder Stanley, the cases hav ing been worked up by plain clothes men. The police commission, whieh, by the way, is still in office, ha's express @d itsdif forcibly on ithe enforce ment of -the law. It was known that heavy shipments were made into Co lumbia just prior to the closing down of the dispensaries, and strict orders were issued for the enforcement of the prohibition law. It is expected here that some. other clubs, or blind tigers, will shortly be raided. After the raid last night, the managers of the four clubs were put under bond. T. J. Lee, J. C. H. Troger, A. Seh'ryn er, and John Picket, of the Saluda, Manhattan, Enterprise and Piedmont clubs. One of the clubs--the Enter prise-had been chartered less than a month. Working Throughout the State. While the work has been going on here through the city authorities, Governor Ansel has been doing some work throughout the State. In addi tion to the regular constabulary un der the Carey-Cothran Act, the Gov ernor is given power to appoint special agents to enforce the whiskey laws. Recently he has sent into va rious parts of the State detectives, who have worked up cases against blind tigers. ot long ago Colleton County was visited, and after a rather thrilling experience Detective Broom was able to land five of the violators of the law. Within the past few days there have been at work in other parts of the State special agents who have been trying to catch up with blind tigers and have met with some suc ess. One of the special agents who was in Berkeley managed to land one or two violators while some of the men who had previously~ been charged with violation were ''lying low.'' A startling piece of information comes from the same part of the world. It is that $10,000 worth of whiskey was brought into Columbia and the surrounding territory on one of the boats plying the river. Wheth er this be accurate information or not, certain it is that there has been a great deal of whiskey shipped into this part of the State within the past few weeks. As to a Friend. ''He says there's no such thing as hnek. ''That's because he's. never had anything else."'-Louisville Courier S*MONUMENTS. I am representing the Mecklenbura Marble aqd Granite Co,, CH A R LT TE, N. C. in this section, and am prepared to make you prices on anything in the way of Headstones, Tablets, Monuments, Etc. See my cuts and get my prices before placing your order. Material and work guaranteed first-class. B. B. HILLER - NEWBERRY, S. C. PROTECTION: the First Law of Nature INSURE the lives of your horses, mules and cattle, rates very low. Reliable company. 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