The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-05-26
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; According to our promise made
some time ago, we present our
readers to-day with a continuation
of the exposes of the horrors and
deEiltries of Clayten's murderers
and thieves, perpetrators of deeds
so dark and damnable that the re.
membrance of them will make the
word militia odioas and hateful to
the people ofehe South and South
west for all time TO come-deeds,
which, when we contemplate them
now; and reflect that the perpetra-
tors. not only walk our streets
with impunity, but are the hon
ored representatives of the domi-
nant power, make us blush for
the manhood Of the South. All
crimes and shames, outrages that
would have disgraced the darkest
days of the dark ages, have been
committed openly and with the
sanction ofthe highest. authority.
All law, and justice, and right
were stricken from their thrones,
land hurled. .powerless to the earth,
where they now lie under the iron
heel of . military despotism, at the
head of which are men convicted
ofall crimes, thoroughly depraved
andviIe, the SCUM of the earth
| But, however high they hold
their heads now, however brazen-
ly they lord it, over justice and
law, however boldly and uublush-
" they outrage every right of the
people, day of reckoning is at
hand, and vengeance is certain to
overtake them. 1t may be slow,
but SO surely as a God of Right
lives in Heaven. it will come, and
when it does, their destruction
will be utter and complete.
Meanwhile, all we can do is to
expose to the people their villain
les and crimes, and abide in pa
ticnce till oar time comes. Our
last expose proved Upham.a mnr-
derer and a thief-giving the Sc
cret history Of the murder of John
B. Thorpe. We have to-day a
continuation Of the same-another
link in the chain Of crimes, being.
THE EXECUTION eF~JoE LITTLE.
for thu murder Of Capt. John Davis.
1t will be remembered that we
proved that Thorpe was killed for
having. told Davis whore he could
tiutl his stolen mule. We are now
able 10 prove that Capt. Davis was
murdered by the same hand-or
rather: by order Of the, same man.
When Davis was murdered, the
murderer, Joe Little was arrest
ed and confined in Marion Jail.
He was perfectly eallous about the
affair. and paid no attention to q
court martial or its finding. Abent
two hours before his execution
his sentence was read to him.
This was the first intimation that
he had of his fate. The doomed
nian could not and would not be-
lieye it at first, but he was assured
that.the sentence was irrevocabie,
and that he had but two short
hours to live.
{. Being a believer in the Roman
Catholic religion he asked to be
allowed to see a priest, and the re-
guest aoas refused. As the mo-
msnts3 feeted by and he saw the
scaffoh being made ready for him
with death staring him in the
face, conscience long asleep in his
breast, awoke and with its seor-
pion lash began even. on. earth to
inflict the torments of hell upon
the wretched man. The load was
too great to be borne, and he called
his fellow prisoners around him
and made the following
CONFESSION.
II came from Missouri with Up
ham and Monck. We belonged to
a hand of horse thieves that had
connections all over the country.
. j am still member of it. Upham
is the captain, and Monck was the
treasurer. When we started from
Missouri, they said that we. would
come down into Arkansas, and
that under the pretence of hunting
ont Kin Klnx eould kill q few men
and get all the horses and money
we wanted. We have been en-
gagged in this ever since we came
here. l have acted under Upham's
orders in everything. When l
killed Davis | was acting under
bis private orders. These orders
were the best sort, for We were
never punished for anything done
under them. I was sure. would
be protected in it. When I was
arrested I was offered my choice
of trial either civil or military.
Upham told me, and so did others
that IT. would only be a form any