The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-12
The Assault on Roswell T. Logan, ESQ
Interference by the Military,

Interference by the Military.
Attorney General IIayno yesterday re.
ceiyed the following communication from
Military Headquarters
HEADQUARTERS 2D MILITARY DIsTRIor,
PRoyosr MARSHAL GENERAL's OFFICE
CITlDAL, CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 80, 1868.
Hon. l. W. Hayne, attorney Gensral, Charles-
ton, S. c.
SIR-Will you please inform this Office at
the earliest convenience, whether any ac.
ton has been taken by the civil authorities
III relation to IN assault committed by one
Mackcy, delegate TO the convention now
sitting IN this city, on Mr.. Logan, the ro
porter of tho Mercury newspaper, and if no
action has been taken to bring the matter
before the proper authorities, will you cx :
plain the reason thereof
l am, sir, very respectfully,
Gro. n. Williams,
Bvt. 1t. Col. and Ma Of 9th U. S. Infantry,
Pro Mar. Gen. I'd Military District.
Colonel IIaync, on tho receipt of the
above, promptly communicated with c. E.
hanapaux, ESQ, magistrate, and instruct
cd him to commence proceedings at once.
with equal prompthcss, the magistrate dis
patched messenger to r. Y. Logan, ESQ,
the party assaulted, with the request that
he would furnish the ncccssary affidavit on
which to base u complaint. This was the
the first intimation, as We are Informed,
that Mr.. Logan received Of any proposed
action i'll the matter, and having no desire
toprosecuto Nfackey for tho assault and
battery, he declined to ncccdc to the ro-
quest Theroupon the magistrate sont for
MIR. j. II. Simmons. u reporter Of tho News.
explained that the military authorities had
pressed the matter, and insisted thnt he
The affidavit is as follows:
Personally appeared before Charles Il,
Kannpaux, magistrate Of the city of
Charleston, James IL. Simmons, who being
duly sworn, says: That he was, as Report
er Of the Daily Nems Ga paper published in
the City of CharlestOn), on the floor of the
hall Of tho convention assembled at tho Club
House in Mccting-strcct, on tho 9th day
Of JANUARY instant, and was at the table
assigned to the reporters of the press, in
company with Roswell L. Logan, Reporter
Of the Chsrlcston Mercury. When tho con-
vcn'ion adjourned L. w. NJ. Mackey, n
delegate from Orangcburg District, ap.
preached tho said Logan and asked him
whether he (Lognn) was the author of Il
certain article published in tho Mercury of
that morning relative to his father albert
g. Mackcy) Logan replied 81 am" whcrc-
upon The said Mackcy cursed Logan, and
struck him blow on the sdo Of his face. a
tusslc ensucd, and one or tHo blows were
passed before tho parties were separated.
Dcponcnt assisted in quclling the distur.
bancc and separating tho parties.
- Deponcnt makes the above affidavit, ,tinas.
much rs he was present, and has been call
cd upon by the civil authorities to state
what has occurred in hisa presence, under n
letter addressed by the military to I. w.
llaync, Esq, Attorney General
j. III. SIMMONS.
Before tho arrcst was made DR.. NIaokcy
the father of Il. W. M. Mackcy, called at
tho Office of Captain Kanapaux and gave
bonds for the appearance of his son this
morning, at ten o'clock. = Charleston Neps.