The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-19

DISTURBANCE on JAMES IsLAND-TH Ne
GRoEs FoRCBLY ARREST ONE OF THEIR OWN
! CoIoR-THE EXISTENCE OF ARMED BANDS
Proved BEYOND PERA ovENTURE.-On last Sat
urdav, number of armed negroes appeared
on the plantation OF Ir. Chas. d. wilson, on
| Wadmalaw Island, and demanded OF MI. +. T.
Ienan, who resided "n the place, one Samp-
| son Brown, his foreman. It appears that
Brown had maltreated woman with whom he
was living, and she had complained to the
League, who had authorized the arrest OF
Brown by tho band Of negroes who ap-
peared on Mr.. Wilson's place. The men were
all armed and succeeded in accomplishing
the arrest of Brown despite the remon strances
of Mr.. Geman. Brown was brought to this
city on Saturday, and lodged in jail, on war
rant obtained from Magistrate Whiting Maria
Brown making an affidavit of the assault. On
Monday morning Mr.. Leman made state
ment of these facts to Magistrate Whiting, VINO
caused the arrest of twenty colored men VINO
were concerned in the riot They were trleo
yes .erday morning before Judge Prlngle,
Messrs. Whaley, Mitchell and Clancy appear
ing for MIR. Wilson, and C. Q. Bowen for tne
prisoners. After hearing the af1daylts IT was
ordered that the prosecution be continued anu
the defendants be admitted to bail In the sum
of one hundred dollars each. This they were
unable to do, and were committed to jail to
await their trial at the next term OF the county
court for riot and unlawful armed organization
and false imprisonment.
The subjoined af6dayits Of Benjamin Cspers
(colored) and MIR. E. P. Leman will show the
existence Of organized armed bodies Of men in
the State, whs claim to receive their authority
for the same from Gov. Scott and one Sam
johnson, colored member Of the Legislature.
They defy the laws, and act only through the
directions Of the League, and hold courts for
the trial Of all offenders. Birds of feather
flock together, and Eowen was prompt in his
offer as counsel for the prisoners, but his
efforts will have only the result of obtaining
for him the vote of TIE islands. This case is
the same referred to in our Columbia special.
The af6davits will fully explain the state Of
affairs now existing under negro rule:
Afidaoa of Benjamin Capers (coiored).-
Benjamin Capers deposed That General Scott
had last year issued an order, and according to
that order they had kept committees on every
place. was president OF the Union League.
Whenever case was brought before the COM
mittees on each place and tried, whoever would
not submit to their authority was brought to
me. Saml Johnson, a member Of the Legisla-
ture. told us to form seven companies, of one
hundred men each, and to drill as often as it
suited them. When company was to be
placed on duty they would be ordered out, and
the gov rnment would pay them-how much
was not stated; the government would also fur
nish arms TO be used for home protection; the
arms the company now; have were purchased
by the company, each man purch ising his own
gun. The company to which the prisoners be-
longed was Company G, and consists of about
Yorty-fiye members; London Scott is the cap
tain and Thos. White the first lieutenant.
Brown had q woman on Wilson's place and he
left her twice. She became tired OF such
life, being member OF the church, and want
ed to set husband.
| On Saturday last the woman came over to
my house, and while there noticed the
wounds on her head AID finger, and Brown
said in my presence that he had stabbed her
with q bayonet and was sorry for 1t. He also
| said that he did not care about one God d-n
man, and the woman could tell whom, and
that he would like to see the man who would
| take him. This was my reason for taking the
| following body Of meu, armed with guns, VIZ
London Scott, Thomas White, Abner David
son, John Powell, Samuel Logan, Samuel Bal
ley, CUPID Trott, Abel simons, Dick Richards,
Prince Fraser, Simon Brown, George Brown,
Cesar Taibird, Ramon Crawford, Jack Jen-
kins, Phoenix Doctor, Butcher Doctor, Adam
Geddes, Samuel P. Youngblood, Robert Wash
ington, Byas Brown, Mitchell Wade, and Lieut..
Moore. All these men were arme1 with o
musket, and one maa had pistol. We all
weat up to Mr.. Charles a. Wilson's TO tell him
my errand. He was not at home. 1 then told
uhot
me where got the power from. 1 told
him from the s'Body"-the same previous
ly mentioned. He told me that he fear
ed the law would decide against me; but
I said that would Try IT. then went
into the field, he accompanying me the
they came quietly and told him he must sub
mt. soon came up and, saluting the pri-
soner, said: ''Mr. Brown, I am sorry, sir, you
are my prisoner" He replied, "Wel, Sir, 1 will
go with you wherever you command" said,
"You have committed an assault and battery
with intent to kill, and I intend to take you to
the Supreme Court and let them judge OF your
case" I brought him then to town ind lodged
him in the guardhouse. I also brought down
Maria Brown, and, upon her affidavit, Brown
was lodged III jail. On reaching the guard
house said, here is o prisoner, but tod the
officer Of the day that had no warrant from
magistrate. He said that he could not then
cQ0m1C llIQ, III consequences VI WIG ldIO-
ness ofthe hoUi, be consented to retain the
prisoner. Iwtnt to Magistrate Whiting early
the next morn; ng, and he gave m an order on
the guardbou,e to detain the prisoner on his
warrant. Ths woman was afterwards freed,
and Brown committed to jail.
His
BENJAMIN h CAPERS.
Mark.
Affidavit of Mr.. E. P. Lenlan-Mr. E. P.
Lenan, who is planting with Mr. Charles Il.
Wilson on Wadmalaw Island, testified that on
Saturday Ia t some twerty-nine persons came
to the private residence Of Mr.. Wilson, Of
whom twenty-four were armed with guns and
the remainder with pistols. They were under
the command Of John White and Lon :oa Scott,
who proclaimed that they we're State troops,
and the regulators Of the island. They de-
manded the whereabouts Of one Sampson
Brown, the foreman Of the plantltlon, and
went to the field aud arrested the said Samp-
son Brown and brought him to the city.
UNITED STATES CoURT-PRoBABLE ADJOURN
MENT-DEBTs FOB THE PURCHASE OF SLAVES
EQUITABLE DECISION OF JUDGE BRYAN.-We
learn from the Greenville papers that the
United States Court will probably adj ourn this
week.
An important case has recently been brought