The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12

and win the respect ana OF my fellow citizens
M III eed Sr
OF her people, JOHN LErCiIER.
Another Southern Outrage.
A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBrs-AE FRESHMAN
IMPRISONED AND BANIsHgD.
(From the New York Tribune or Jan. IL
In the augusta ga Esentne Diratch Of the 10Th ult
ia the following editorial paragraph
AnsysrEp..A man named James Crangaie hailng from
Coo%s, , was a-sssd Sy the police las, s!sSt e, CIV
ton and ia how fn durance
A second edition Of this story is published in the
Charleston Is c. Mercury Of Dec 81 two days LATER and
IL follows
VIGILANCE Passengers from Augusta repor. that abo
nn was tIred :nd fesshsrsd 10 sh. ely on Friday as
Columbia .'p'e''''' 70 DO janice ''nsA' recently IRON
Mr. crangac arrived in this city from Charleston on
Saturday last, in the steamer Nashville His story we
bave from his lps and thiok may be repeated
10 the edDcaiiop Of Mr. 0Conors countrymen who be
the democratic ticket and for the Information OF those
Union saving gentlemen who have debts 10 collect on
account, or under Judgments, at the South.
Mr. James CrsngsIe Is by birth Irishmap educated
TO the law who emgrated TO this country about and
bali years since. Being under necessity OF earning
livelihood he msde engagement after his arrival
in this city to go clerk into the establishment Of
Messrs Gray Turley dry goods merchants of Savan.
Lah and augusta After q brief stay In the former
was sent by them to the establishment at Augusta,
when they refused to retain him longer in their ser
the place of deputy clerk TO the Court Of Ordinary
BAN county, Ca Since that time he has lived quietly,
office and in qualifying himself to be admitted to the bar
With the subject OF slavery he meddled, never
in any way expressed an opinion IN regard it,.
Feeling, however, that he had been unusty dealt with
by Messrs Gray Turey who had induced him 20 to
the South and had then broken the engagement between
them without regard the consequences that might en-
to him. stranger and fendless in strange land he
sued them for his salary under the contract The suit
was brought ia a Justices court. ana decision given
vi mail hv lrav 4
Turley to the Superior Court where the decision OF the
court below was cOnfrmed, and Judgment granted
gained without some difficulty Three lawyers success
svey threw up his case after delaying for several
brought it to successful issue by acting his
eel But even here was not an end to the legal obstacles
went TO one after another Of the cheers Of the law in
Savannah, but could find none who would execute the
antss OF their Office against well known Influential and
r,an He appealed 10 the Solicitor General, Julian Hart
RIDGE to lay the conduct Of these delinquent officials be-
fusa from that gentleman the ground that an ndct
ment against them would also involve against the
Hopeless Of redress in Savannah Mr. Crangac won't to
Augusta trusting that in that place. where Nessrs Gray
find officers who would serve the judgment Of the Court
against them On his arrival he went to the United
States Hotel, kept by Mcsss Doeey Mosher and took
upon by man. calling himself John Nelly, who invited
him out upon the sidewalk front OF the hotel there
he Nelly behalf Of the Vigilance Com ittee directed
him TO leave town Immediately Mr. Crangale a, re-
purpose simply Of collecting money him 81 ndg
ment Of the Superior Court and for nothing else and that
II they could prove bin to be an aboonis they were
welcome to hang him. He was permitted then to
return to the barroom OF the hotel he presently
lated the summons that had been served upon him. and
the conversation that ensued Thereupon James Hughes
the barkeeper, forward aud stated that he knew
that Crangae was a6oltonst that he had this nfor-
nation from Andrew Gray who said that "Crangale was
n AND 0uyhf fn ho
Of the way" Mr. CraDgae again denied the allegation.
He under now however, the source aud meaning of
partner in the house Of Gray & Turley.
About two O'Clock that night, when asleep in bed his
King Ramsay, accompanied by about twenty of the vi
glance Committee who arrested him They dragged him
Of bed and after taking from him his va
ise hurried of jail The next day he was walled UPON
by another constable Ford who demanded his keys
which he refused TO give up ford assured him tina, II
no abolition documents were found in his possession he
would be discharged but If the charge again him should
be proved he would be hung up the prison gates by
the Vigilance Committee To persist in refusing give
up his keys, Ford assured him would be considered as
equivalent to confession OF guilt aud he should cali the
threats be had alternative but TO comply with the
demand for the keys, and surrendered them In the
evening Of that day Mr. oln Justice of the Peace called
upon him, and informed him that Mr. Foster Bodget Ir.
the Mayor of Augusta, had filed affidavit against him
which was sufficient to swear away ten lives,
II he had so many. This formidable document, which
Mr. DIN showed him. asserted that he, the Mayor had
been informed and believed that the GRAND of Crangae
at the South was to STIR up an nsarrecon among the
slaves and that he was doing that he had asserted
that the slaves woud be justified rising agans, their
masters; that the people of the North would be justified
in putting ino the hands of tho slaves tia. the
people OF Massachusetts justified in aiding and arm
ing the ringers at Harpers Ferry; and that he the
May or, was prepared to prove tnese assertion Mr.
Craugae met these charges with ai denial He assured
Mr.. DIN that the whole story fslsehood, fiction
from beginning to end tina, he had held and had
never uttered any such sentiments. Mr.. DIN
,horeupon informed him that his trial would
take place the mex. day, and advised him
well known lawyer and of the respectable and
influential citizens of Augusta The advice was taken
aud, after listening to Mr. Crangac's statement to bis
honor be il said, consented to defend the case.
All this time, it should be remembered, the prisoner
held under legal process, but. though onanei in
the City Prison. and visited by the officers OF the law vas
simply in the custody Of the Vigilance Committee The
next morning ordered into court and on his way
thher arrested at the sui Of the Sae charge
Of endeavoring to inclte an insurrection among the
Piqust. The statute OF the State which provides
the penalty of death for the crime with which the prise
ner was charged was read, when Col Cumming moved
would cit the latter part Of January that the prisoner
be rcmandcd 70 take his trial at that time He gave Us
his reasons for this motion that the present trial was
held, in fact, by the Vigilance Committee who alone CON
stuted the audience, and who would hang the accused
then and there the slightest shadow OF suspicion could
and oppo ed this motion. Strong in his own innocence
be wished the trial proceed not fear the result
The Witnesses were then called and examined They
were Charles MCalla, John Nelly Alien Davy Thomas
7. Fogarty and James Hughes, the barkeeper at
the United States Hotel. Their evidence, how.
anything, Of his knowledge, Of the prisoner.
not OF them had heard him utter single abolition
opinion, any opinion whatever upon the subject of
slavery, end none Of them knew anything about him,
good bad indifferent The only evidence OF any mo,
that OF Hughes who testified on a cross exaina
ton that Andrew GRAY had pointed the prisoner TO
him ahoiitionst; arG that OF Nelly, who scgnow.
lodged that he had agreed and proposed that the prisoner
should be hanged, without the foruaity Of trial at the
time Of his arrest the lamp post opposite the United
States HOTEL THIS admission passed without rebuke
from the Court But the Court vigilant when
Hughes admitted that Gray had pointed out the prisoner
to nin aboonst, aud ruled out the evidence, on
The ground that the trade OF Augusta with the
North would be injured should II become kro yn that
such was their method OF dealing with creditors After
the witnesses had been examined, Colonel Cumming sd.
dressed the Court IN Speech evidently fearless 10
have exercised strong influence over the minds Of the
Court and audience, and marked by degree Of sound
common hitherto unheArd OF under such clrcnm.
stances He denounced these Vigilance Committees as
self made tribunals, constituting themselves once