The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-26


en- but regard this whole matter, fror
beginning t" end, rs an attempt TO involv,
me in the resistance Of law. for which YOU
hesltatcd to assume the responsibility it
| orders. and thus 10 destroy MY charactvi
! before the country J an, in Il mcnsur,
| confirmed IN this conclusion by your recent
| orders directing me to ,lisohry orders from
the Secretary Of War; my superior. and
your subordinate. Without having conu
tcrmnnlcd his authority, am to lisobe,.
| with assurance, Mr. cSiirni, that moth
ing less than rindicativn of my personal
honor and character could have induced
| ,hiS correspondence On my part. | have Che
honor to DC very respectfully your ubcdi.
| cut servant, |. ). GRANT,
! General.
a Thief Thrice hung and Roasted to
Extract Confession.
On Thursday the police author-
ties OF this city received Il dispatch
from Elkhart, indiana, setting forth
the fact that on the previous day a
| gun store in that village had been fc
l"nc"usly entered and robbed Of scv-
cral valuable lowling pieces. The
weapons were minutcly described, and
the matter Was given into the hands
of Detective Kelley. This rigilant
officer Immediately proceeded t. work
up the matter. During his reramhu-
la'ions among the pawn shops he es-
pied one Of the guns described, which
had been sold but u momen. before.
This lead to the discovery of the
! thief, and before night the latter waa
! safely cnSconccd in the armory The
name Of th1 individual is John Scy.
! nour.
! On the following day Il constable
from Elkhart tyok the prisoner in
charge and conveyed him TO the scene
of his dcprcdations. The village re.
tcrrcd to is one Of unusual quiet, and
hence no preparation had been made
for the reception Of the criminal.
For the want Of Jail, Seymour was
allotted 4 room in hotel, at the door
Of which n constable was placed ia
the capacity of sentinel. During the
night the tired sentry fell into a
peaceful slumhcr. While in this
state Of bliSsfu unconsc:ousnrss. two
men quietly entered the apartment
and took the prisoner in charge.
1T appears that enc of tho party
named William Collins. had some
time previous lost 4 valuable gun, and
at the time OF the theft suspected
that Seymour was guilty Of the act.
The other individual was friend Of
COLLINS. The two men proceeded to
we WoVuH "'th thcIr'chargc, ami, ,iu
libcratcly placing the rope about Scv.
mour'S mock. told him thnt be must
either confess where he had deposited
tue gun, which they believed he had
stolen, or die. lie answered them
with blasphcmy and vu|gar cpithcts.
Thcrcupon the rope was drawn. and
Seymour danglcd between heaven and
earth. When he hung but few mo-
mcnts the rope broke. Rut he had
scarcely time to recover from tho Sc
we're checking when he was again
drawn up, but with no better success.
The cord agnin gave way. Next the
men dug pit in the ground beneath
the tree, and therein built roaring
fire. Then they doubled the rope,
placed it agam about Scymour's neck,
and gave him the last opportunity to
make a confession. lie still refused,
aud moment after he hung from Il
stout limb by u strong cord, immc-
diatcly above Il blazing fire. In an.
ether moment he was literally ahlazc,
and then he gave tokens by looks and
signs that lie was ready to confess.
lie was Immediately y cut down, con-
sidcrably the worst for tho fire, and
then he made full confession, be-
sides designating the locality whore
the gun had been hidden. he was
then returned to the hotel, and again
placed in the room he had previously
/ occupied, and finally The vigilant con-
stable was shaken from his @lumbera
and roundly abused for not attending
to his business. This entire story
certainly sounds very straugc, vet
every fact mentioned is literally true.
, CHicuyo 1iihnnc.
Ys-ts
FIsTiCurFS; IN CnNGnEss. -. The dele.
gate from Ulah, Wm. H. Hooper and
, H. D. IIolbrook, delegate from Idaho,
! amused themselves to o.dny in one OF the
lobbics Of lie Senate by little pngilis-
'ic exercise, which, fortunately for the
interests OF their constituents, resulted
i'll bodily harm to neither. The dispute
arose ont Of the appointment of one
! Gibbs as Governor Of Idaho, which has
not yet been confirmed by the Senate.
| Ill i. a. Il T.