The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, August 10, 1909, Page TWO, Image 2
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
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