Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-15

Souiu, WlInOuI their knowing III, OVernea
almost everything that was said in thu
courtroom. AS soon as the court wa.
cleared the prisoner heard Haynes say
3 TO Cooke that it was ''no use wasting
time listening either to dispositions OF
witnesses, and he was therefore opposed
to allowing them. No matter what
Crump proved, or the witnesses proved
Crump had to die. lie ought to be, and
would be served like the Others" To
this Cooke, who is as fair and just a
man as could be in such an infamous
service, replied that he has promised
Crump fair trial, and fair trial be
should have, or he Cooke would wash
his hands OF. the whole business, that
he was tired of the organizing to cons
yict,' and numbering men, and that he
would not be en- the court that hung
him. Some other words were pass
ed, but the court finally decided
against admitting the testimony
That evening an order came from "Col."
Mayne to Cooke, ordering him to resign
bis position and leave the State. To this
Cooke replied that as for resigning che
would do so with the greatest pleasure.
He was much obliged to him (Mayne)
for giving him the chance to get out Of
the position as he was tired Of their muir
ders and infamies As to leaving the
State, however, he point-blank refused
to do it, and said he would stay there
and go with Mayne to his funeral first"
| So he remained, and since the occur
renee Mayne has made repeated efforts
| to get possession of the order, but Cooke
has refused it, and still holds it. Cooke
is at present doing business in partner
| ship with Capt. Rice in Marion, mer-
chandising. He says he intends using
the order along with other information
| that he has, at some future time.
MORE TORTURE
After Cramps release by the civil au>
thorities, he went TO the Sheriff and
told him where there were three pistols
belonging to him, in the Jail, and asked
for them. They were procured and res
turned to him. This caused good deal
of inquiry among the crew, Mayne,
Haynes and others, as to how Crump
/ got the pistols in Jail. AS soon as Sheriff
Harden was removed, Mayne commenced
a course of inquiries, but could find out
nothing. A few days ago Haynes. ne
gro i0ife had quarrel with negro
named Woods, who had been sergeant
in the militia and q guard over Crump
the most of the time. To get revenge
she swOre that she had seen him hand |
the pistols into the Jail to Crump.
On this hint they. acted. A day or two |
before Harden came back with tAe in
junction, Mayne, Haynes and Whiting
seized Sergeant Woods and threw him
into Jail. They left him there the first
night without telling him the charges |
against him. The next night, however,
the trio took him out and told him what |
he was accused of lie denied it, and
they prepared TO put him to the tor
ture.
They first hung him awhile-taking
him down before life was extinct and
questioning him. He still denied all
knowledge of the charges They then
bucked and gagged him for some time in
the most cruel manner. He still pro-
tested that he was innocent himself and
did not know who was the guilty person.
As last res 4, Whiting cooked a re-
voIYer, put it his head, and told him
ne had but a -aznute to live, if he did
not confess. Woods was scared, but
even the almost certainty Of instant
death did not elicit confession, and the
baffled scoundrels, after abusing him and |
cursing him, turned him loose, threat /
ening If he ever told what was done to l
him by them, to kill him.
Woods is negro, very much liked by |
the white people of Crittenden, and who
did good deal toward alternating the
wretched condition Of the prisoners in
the Marion Jail. This fact having trans
pred, Wayne, Haynes and Whiting (the
most Internal scOundrel of alp have per-
secuted him in the manner just recited. |
He is ready to prove these charges, and
much more.
CRUMP.
Graf. Crump, the young man who was
so cruelty maltreated by them, and whose
trial and triumphant Vindication we have
already given, is gentleman Of educa-
ton and refinement, of good family and l
irreprOachable reputation. His simple
word is worth more than the Bible oaths
Of all the scalawags and carpet baggers in
Arkansas, or anywhere else, for that
matter. He is the object of their es,
peciaI hate and persecution. lie is now
in the city, and has been here almost
ever since he was released. N0twiths
standing this fact is known, and he can
prove it, Haynes and Mayne are contin-
ually spreading the report, sending it to
Little Rock and elsewhere, that he, Cub
Harlan, Clarence Collier and Gilbert /
Dowell are in the swamps numbering ne
groes. A few nights ago negro came
into Marion and reported that Crump and
Harlan had murdered a negro at or
near Kingston. On Friday evening |
Crump, in company with Collier, went TO
Mound City and there heard this report.
Fearing some trouble from it, they imme-
diately took skilf and came down to the
city. 1t was well they did, for shortly |
after they left,
MAYNE DISGUISED AS A NEGRO,
at the head of band Of twenty armed /
negroes came into Mound City hunting |
for them, swearing vengeance against /
them, especially Crump, and saying they |
had an order for their arrest on charge Of |
having committed this murder. 1t now |
turns out that there was no murder COM
mitted, nor was any order issued for
their arrest. Maybe now denies that he
he had anything to do with the affair,
but it can be proven, as can every charge |
made in this expose. We understand |
that Wayne is now trying to trump up |
something on DR.. Guerrant who was so
devoted to the interest of the prisoners. |
he has, however, thus far not succeeded.
THEIR MOVEMENTS.
Mayne, Turner and Whiting left for
Little Rock day or two ago They |
loudly swear that somebody will suffer |
when they come back They also say |
that the injunction lately granted Sheriff |
Harden by the Supreme Court shall be
set aside ..- OVAL. .l.l......
Haynes was in the city yesterday. He |
was dressed up in new suit of clothes, |
which he either beat some tailor out of, |
or paid for with stolen money. 1t is re~ |
ported among his negro friends that he |
came over to make arrangements to be
married As he has one negro wife now, |
we SUPP oje the other will be Of the SINE |
color.
There is nice little plot among the
LOYAL Leaguers of Crittenden to murder /
all the young men who left there during |
the reign of terror, if they return. Fore
warned is forearmed, and the young men |
ill ba warn ,rraat fools If thew 90 hack |