The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-03-03
Tolbert's Testimony.

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Tolbert's Testimony.
The Abbevillc Press publishes the
following, with reference to the state.
ments made by W. X. Tolbert:
This man, it aec,ns. has baeu in,lnc.
, ed to surrender himself-has been
hired by promises ofpardon and re-
ward to do the dirty work of Solo
mon Il. Hoge. If not equal to the
"wickedest man in New York." he is
certainly the wiokedest man that was
ever in Abboville. ITc now adds per-
jury to his many other crimes, and
yet he is to be rewarded for his vii
lainies. The carpet -baggers profess
great horror Of violence, Yet they claim
that they have much greater desire
to promote their schemes to secure
office and plunder, than to punish law
breakers. They have the greatest
offender now i'll their possession--one
who by his own confession is mur-
dcrcr--yet they forgive all, and take
their stand on his testimony, because
he commits perjury for them. They
do not wish to punish Tolbert half as
much as they desire to disparagc the
Democratic party, by perjury and
subornation of perjury. We wonder
whether the whole testimony of Tol-
bert has been published, or only gar
bled extracts of the same? Was he
asked whether he did not surrender
hin~cli7 Whether he is not now
kept 10 Jail ADD guarded day and
nsht by radical pimps and procurcrs
OF false testimony? Whether he was
not promised II pardon for swearing
falsely, and how much of the reward
was promised him D.?
Until the production of this testi-
mony We were not aware that Hoge
was SO hard pressed It, h;s effort 10
claim Il seat to which he is not enti-
lied. We thought he relied upon his
party in Washington to admit him
per Jas ct nejas. We did not think
he would descend so low as to bribe
strolling assassin-to induce by offers
Of clcmency and reward, so base a
fellow to become an informcr, and to
add to his other crimes the "deep
damnation" Of perjury. Verify he is
pressed to the wall, when he has to
make such desperate shifts. IIoge
wants to go to Congress, and truly the
prize must be very alluring which
could prompt means SO despioablo to
secure it.
So far as the Democratic party 10
concerned, Tolbcrt's tcstimy is a It's
sue Of falsehoods. We trust to pro-
cure for our next Issue the testimony
of every one whom he names, fatty
contradicting his statements in every
particular. In another column wo
give the testimony of managers at
Cokesbury and Greenwood, which was
taken before Judge Hill, during the
past week, and before Tolbert's testi-
mony reached US, aud which establish
es the fact Of the fairness Of tho cleo
tion at those points. We also give
the certificate Of Major Leland, which
furnishes full vindioation of the
Democracy Of Greenwood.
CERTIFICATE OF J. A. LELAND, ESQ,
My intention having been called to
that part of the published deposition
of VIM. *. Tolbert, relating to the
democratic Club at Greenwood"
cannot hesitate, in justice to that club,
to make the following statement
served as President Of that club,
from its organization until about the
middle Of September last, when T Wis.,
tied the North to Geek aid for en-
educational enterprise, and was gone
until after the Presidential election.
The club { considered d legitimate
party organization, most of its consti.
tuition and bylaws having been copied
from printed pamphlet emanating
from similar clubs in New York. 4
full record of>its proceedings was kept
by the Secretary at all times open, and
now open to tho inspection of the
public. I deny most emphatioally
any connection directly or Indirectly
between what is known as the Ku Klux
Klan and tho Democratic Club of
Greenwood. If there was such an
organization in the neighborhood of
Greenwood or any where else in the
County. lknew nothing Of it twhile serv-
ing as President, nor have I been
convinced Of it's existence since my
return. AS to the appointment Of a
secret committee to break up Union
Leagues by killing their leaders, a
simple publication of the list of mem
bers Of that club would be the most
effectual answer.
- IA. LELAND. e
DEPOSITION OF MILTON OSBORNE, MAMA
8 - GER AT eREgNwooD. 5,t.if
Answer to lst interrogatory; 4
+ lam, a citizen Of the County OF
Abbeville. I voted at she election
for member Of Congress held on the
Sd day Of November last, at Green'
wood precinct.
Arss'er to the 2d inte.rogatosy