The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-24

number Of others. 10 kill The Uuiou prison
crs. The triul lasted for three mouths,
bat, unfortunately iDr The blood thirsty
uSti3ai ors, not par.irlc Of evidence was
produced showing Tie existence Of such n
cons piracy: yet Captain WirH was found
guilty Of that charge Having thus failed.
another c!ior: was mado. On the night ha.
fore The cxccution OF the prisoner, tclr.
cram WAS sent TO the Northern pres from
tai city, stating that WirH hal nndr inror.
at disclosures 10 General 'C Baker. H."
known detective, duplicating Jciirrs ou
pnF:4, and Chat the confession wou.n pro.
badly be givcn to :hc public. On the same
evening, simc Nlrtics came to the crmt'raSur
OF Wiz. Rev Father Boyle, and also 70 nr
Oh" innm Informing me that II nigh C,hi.
net - ~ W !rci 70 assure WiI that il he
woHl' ,Epl|atn JriHrson Davis with tn,
air"c''.a e'rmitvd a' AndcrSonvillc, his
sentence Won he committed. He. Ike
messenger, or Whoever he was, requested
me to inform Niz Of this. In presence OF
Fn'hcr linyi" tod Nir@, ncXt morning,
what had happened. The Captain s;mrl,
an" pu'"t'N s"id "Mr Schadr. ?0n kmuw
that 'EH always tohi ycn that 10 no.
Know nnEt"ing about Jefferson Davis Ii,
had no connection with me rs TO whn, wa.
"onc at AhdrrS"ny'l'c. II Knew anything
"i him would moi become traitor against
nam on "'yh"'y use, even 10 save my Ike.
ne h"e"!>e u'n!"I i'at he ha1 made any
S'H'H,"ehf Wh"i"' 9 General Baker. whu,
chdc1 me nI''m3. i' Snhorn Captain Wiz
"Ea'nS! 'charS"n Davis. That ai"nr show.
what man nc vas. How many OF his dn
,a'ne'S W""'' nave done The same "H!.
~ w'"hiHH arm N *!ins 'hr poor paTol
cn prisoner mounted, 'w" hours later, thr
Sc"huli. His last words were tha, he died
innocent --anI he I;l TN, lirii 4 NJ
N"H"'nh"r 1860, will indeed he black
siam OH The pages Of American history.
10 "raNcn he effect his lnclara'i"n G.
inn"cchce' ana OF The noble mnMn"r III which
var" "rh, telegram was manufactured
mere ani sent North, stating that Mrs
WIRE N"h" "c'hh''y was nihr hnn'irct miles
OH HAT dHy from Wa>hingto on,) liul bean
prcTrn'9I by hat Stantoniau 6"''& cH mGciE
"'' H&" h. g. Baker. !:nm poisoning her
ha> ""h"' l"u', ON the same DAY, when The
Nh'"'"n"'" '"mi'y last th';r h".h.nd nnG
'''"c'' cvWA''.'y and n'rt"ionS attempt
W"" n"a' lH ni""H"h lhclr character also.
!n "a" h'H' "ny branded tic Wii0iH rs ar
i"'"i""''S ne, n"d S';!'e thea rrNcr ave
"~"! ".','' 'h'n&h 1t cm'H"i ! 'rnm
"'' 'Hie' "v"cral ri Tie lhji,E States
"'mH
"' 'Hn|a mo were charged with having
irCu r,l,.s.i ox- o,, ~.
,..y..ncr ~. r., ~, .,.f:,' Wy
iy;,.,iu Wir,rnr,r",I,, ~ :,, N.''''o";
~ 80" inter was !"t OH wiih"ut trial:
winch | In M. rram 'l''",
NV, l,rn t,n,n 'o''H ~
cou,L not ccry,.ir, ,,Snn m,hnJ, wi,, rn,,
in view Of ~, imn,,,,,, r,.;
him o.r,,v of,l,o, cha,.,n 81 r ,I'
for charge. \,
As to rLar,-o \, . - w;. ,,,.I, :,
violation of ,i,r loyso,l cr.,o,,, or r.,,.
do no, hcait3,c,o dnc,,rn w,,t ,h,,,
hundred and f,r,y.Gvco,, ,ro lu,,,,r,I .,I
.i>iy witnesses on ,o,h .jlr. ,c>I,rnI
lur,.- ne tral-.hat Ca,.in W;,x nrv.,.
muydc cl or Killed any Union r,,ix,nor.
wlih his own hands or oibnryti.o Al
u p Witnesses (ahout ,ynIyc ti..cnt
v o,oE,i'cd tha, ,h,v s,w c,n:,;n WV,
k..la ,.tsoncr. have sworn r,,snlv ,hnn,i,n,
pronf: Of TIN, assertion hn:n,, ;n cr;,,nmnn
me Lands Of rnn,c:n w;~y %. c,rI,. ~ -
,lo,,, ,r; '''"'' ''', "' w"
lninly have at least in,imntcl 10 me
knowlrgdc OF the alleged murders with which
lac was charged. In most all cases no
name; OF I'll" ALLEGED murdered men coulh
be given. ana where il was ionc. no suc,,
persons ccud be identified. The tcrrih,c
sccnSin Count, wcn hc was confronted