New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-11
ANOTHER SOUTHERN OUTRAGE.
A NEW WAY TO PAY Old uEssx.
Az FRESHMAN IMPRISONED AsD BAHlsHru.
In Tie Asgn~a (Ga) Essning Di,ysses 81 II
18th ult., ia the following editorial paragraph:

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In TIE AsgwSa (Ga.) Evening Disysses Of u
2sth ult., ia the following editorial paragraph.
"AnHss-np .g.e, ar1
IN man named James CrAuzas hsing from Columbia c
va crested By The police hast night for giving vent to Abss
durance." ~ = - =
second edition Of this story IL published In II
Charleston Is. c.) Mercury Of Dec. 81, two day
later, and is as follows: IN
from Augus. report that a Abos
tionist was tsIred and fsshoed IN thai city Friday. ri
name represented to be J.mes Crsns. recently from
Dir. Crangale arrived in this city, from Charles
ton, on Saturday last, in the steamer Nashville
His story We have from his own lips, add, W.
think, it may be repeated to the edifcstion of Mr.
O'Conor's countymen who believe Slavery to DO "a
1cellent institution, and who vote the Democrat.
ticket, and for the information OF those Union.
aving gentlemen who have debts to collect On
ccOunt, or under Judgments, at the South.
Mr.. James Craogale 10 by birth "a Irisbnaa,
dncated TO the law, who emgTated to this country
sbsst TIVE ssd half years since. Being under Q
necessity of earning & livelihood, be made an en-
gagement soop after hs arrival IN this city, to 90
as clerk into the establishment of Msssrs. Gray e.
Turley, Dry G0sds Merchants Of Savannah and
Augusta After brief rssy in the former place,
in the employment Of Messrs. Gray q TURKEY. he
was sent by them b the establishment at Augusta,
when theyrefussd tOretain him longer in their SER
vice. He returned tO'Sayannaa where b soon OBJ
taised the place of Deputy Clerk to the Court of
Ordinary Of Chatham County, Gs Since that time
no has lived quietly, unol6msiyelg and inoisnsive-
y, Sssy with tho duties Of his ofice and in qualify
ing himself to Do admitted to the Bar With the
subject of Slavery he never meddlea and never, in
any woy, expressed an opinion ID regard to it.
Feeling, however, that tshsd bee, unustly dealt
with By Messrs. Gay g. Tusley wto had induced
him to 90 to the South, arah had then broken the
engagement between them without regard to tho
conseques ees that raght ens,e to him. a stranger
and fiien3less in strange land he suedthem for his
salary under the contract The suit was brought
in Justices Court snd decision given in his "a
vor. Appeal was madeby Mecsrs. Gray g. Tur,ey
to the Superior Court where the decisiOn of the
Court below was confirmed, anajudgment granted
against the defendsnts. This end, however, was
not gained without some difficulty: Three lawyers
successfully threw up bis case, after delaying it for
several months, and he ct length carried bis suit
through, and brought it to successful issue by act
ing as his OWE; counsel. But even here was not an
end to the legal obstacles in the way Of Justice.
With the Judgments in hs hand he went to one after
another of the officers of the law in Savannah but
could find none who would executetbe duties their
Office against well.known influential and wealthy
house in behalf Of poor and friendless freshman.
He appealed to the Solicitor. General, Julian Hart
ridge, to lay the conduct Of these delinquent officials
before the Grand Jury, but lit was only to meet with
refusal from that gentleman, on the ground that
Indictment against them would also involve ono
against the attorneys for the defendants..
Hopeless of redress in Savannah, Mr.. Crsnfsls
went to Augusta trusting that in that place, where
Messrs. Gray g. Turley are holders of property, ~
should be able to find officers who would serve The
Judgment Of the Court against them. On he
arrival he went to the United States Hotel, kspe
by Messrs Dobey & Mosher "a took a room. In
the course of the evening he vas waited upon bys
man, calling himself John Nelly who invited him
out upon the sidewalk in front of the hotel, and
there said to him, that, understanding HIN 10 DO a
Abolitionist, he, Nelly on behalf of the Vigancs
Committee directed him to leave town Immediately.
Mr.. Crangale at refused TO act on this order.
He was there, he said, for the purpose simply II
collecting money due him on 3 judgment Of the
Superior Court and for nothing ese and that ifthsy
could prove him to be an AboItonist they were
welcome to hang him. He was permitted, then, 70
return to the barroom of the hotel, where be pres
emily related the summons that had been served
upon him, and the conversation that ensuea.
Thereupop, James Hughes the bar-keeper, came
forward and stated that he knew that Crangsls
was an Abolitionist; that he had this Information
from Andrew Gray, who said that (" Crangale was
ga damned Abolitionst and rascal, and ought to
{" be put out of the way" Mr. Crangale again
denied the allegation. He understood now, how.
ever the source and meaning of the accusation. for
Andrew Gray ia brother of the senior partner in
the house of Gray & Turley. s'a cd
About o'clock that night, when asleep in bed
bis room was broken into by three conatables,
by about twenty of the Vigilance Committee, who
arrested him. They dragged him out of bed, and,
after taking from him his overeoat and ,valse.
hurried him of to Jail. The next day he was waited
upon by another constable, one Ford, whodemanded
his keys, which hs refused to give up. Ford assured
him that il 10 abolition documents were found in
bis possession, he would be discharged; but If ths
charge against him should be proved, he wsuld b
hung up at the prison gates by the Vigilance Com
mtiee. To persist in refusing TO give up his keyS
Ford auured him, would be considered as eQuivs-
lent to confession Of guilt and he should call tho
Committee to execute speedy judgment. Under