The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-06-17
rtharleSton Mercury
LAuRENsyrILE, S. c., May 90, 1868.

0ACRcNS fi"Lc, -. w., !1~J 80, -S'S'
= DEAR FRIEND: arrived here to-day.
but have had hard time Of it. Be-
tween Ncwberry and this place my lille
was in continued Jeopardy. When the
train left New berry oday, man named
Bell, who lives within five miles of Lau-
renSvi,le, followed lne from Newberry TO
Martins Depot, md at every station he
would say, "The,e is damned Radi-
cal niger on @the train. going up 10
raise he'll witt. our niggers." They
would then rush in, stare at me. and
curse and threaten. had not friend
on the train. When We arrived at Mar
TINS depot, three fellows came. on the
train, and walked into the car where l
WAS sitting. The conductor and tr4in
hands had purposely left the train a
minute before. These men walked with
in three PAGES Of a,e, with knives in
their hands, and said to the: You
intruder, we would like
to cut the liver out of a hundred -
-. Radicals like you, you Son OF a
-- we have come to cut your
Sd--d liver out" lStood against the
rear door of the car, and replied TO them,
II did not come up here to fight or
qusrrel, gentlemen. You may kill me; !;
bu, will die hard" and saiting the ac-
tion to the word, | drew my revolver
and cooked it. They continued to curse !;
but, although there were twenty OF
thirty Of them outside, they did not
strike. At last they went out, saying.
1--WE are going; but, DeLarges, we shall
watch faI you" AS, soon- as they lett
the car an old man came in and said,
Il am magistrate, and am bound to
keep the>4pcace; no one shall 1cc:::-tnrb
yuu." lie rreienuv;. not to have seen
the affair, and asked me 10 p int ous the
men, | did so, but he prcteIdcd that he
could not tell who | tntant, and ise
fooled auout pretending not to find them
until the train started No one would
give me their names The same spirit is
evinccd here by the rebels. If anything
happens to me look out for my wife and
child. Your friend,
&c. DELARGE.
We have the authority of a gentleman for
stating that the above is tissue Of the most
uublusaing faischoods. When the train
left Newlerry (but ore passenger coach att
tached) there, were. but five male persons
aboard, exclusive of the train hands. These
were Col. Anderson, and another gentleman
of the Laurens garrison. Mr.. Bell, DeLarge
and our informant, all seated in little par
tltion of the car, Our friend says that there
was no political discussion, between any OF
the parties, no discourtesies used. nor disre
spect shown any one; and that he Gid not
even know that the gentleman" lying upon
the sear behind the door in the little cuddy
was DeLarge. That his life was not in Jeo-
parJy from Newberry to Laurens; that not
a single person came aboard after leaving
Newberry until the train arrived at Martini S
Depot; That Mr.. Bell did not follow DeL.'
but was riding quietly homeward, without
saving a word to any one; that no one rush.
ed 10 to stare at the Lon; that no knives
were uSeds none TO use them, ana no occaS
sion for their use; that at Martins there
were not more than six or seven persons
about the train, and they all gentlemen who
would not violate self>respect by incivitiues
toward any one; that the train hands, Mr.
Richardson, conductor, and two colored
men-three, all told--leave the train of ne
ccssisy, at every station, to deliver the mail
matter and the freight; and lastly. that no
Que saw DcLarge throw himself into dramatic
position, cooked pistol in hand. Quite funny
this.
We nail these alsehoods to the counter in
SO far as this end of the road is concerned,
and our informant had Travelled; and now
call upon our namesake and coufree Of. Lau-
rens for ."sounds from the other end Of the
lne:" -.
And hope, further, thst the Washington
Chronicle will do q mach abused people
simple ample acrof justice, by publishing
"this picture" rs we'll as that" We know
that newspaper men are often easily imposed
upon by the evil disposed. VIII the Chroni-
Gle tote fair?