Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-08
ARREST OF CONSTABLE HUBBARD.
The Anpasta. Chronicle E Sentinel of Tuesday

The Augusta ~Chr0ntcte G Se'uaaet VI 1uesuaJ
oflast week, says: .,..~
On last Saturday night, about ten clock, John
B. Hubbard, holding the Office Of State Constable
of South Carolina, was arrested in this city on
warrant issued by Justice Ellis, upon the affidavit
of William E. Flint, charging him with the offence
of false Imprisonment The accused was taken be-
fore Justice Ellis that night, and being unable to
give the bail required-one thousand dollars-was
committed to the city Jail to await an investigation
On Yesterday morning the prisoner was again
brought before Justice Ellis, on warrant issued a,
the instance of Pleasant Sharpton, charging hlu
with the same offence and bail required In the
same amount as in the previous instance The
case is very singular one. .-<....-.. p ..,
In the early part of last month q row occurred
in the neighboring town of Hamburg, South Caro-
lima which resulted in the wounding of the town
marshal, Kennedy, bya young man named Reyes;
in Hamburg from Columbia, armed with authorl'
tv from the Governor of South Carolina to arrest
Reyes and all other parties supposed to have been
implicated in the shooting affair." On his arrival
in Hamburg, Hubbard and his deputies arrested
several of the citizens of the place on suspicion,
among others, the two complainants, Flint and
Sharpton. On the evening Of the l4th, the pros.
ecutors alege that Hubbard and his officers
brought them from Hamburg and the State OF
South Carolina into this city, and procuring room
at the Globe Hotel, confined their prisoners in it
until next morning, despite the TACT that this hotel
was Situated in the State Of Georgia, and not with
in the jurisdiction of South Carolina, On the
morning following this imprisonment, the party
went to Columbia, and after an examination. the
prisoners were released on bail and returned to
their homes. On last Saturday night MIR. Flint
became aware Of the presence Of Hubbard in this
city, and took out warrant for his apprehension.
He was discovered that night about ten O'Clock by
the officers, on Ellis street, and was arrested and
carried before Justice Ellis with the result above
described.
The accused denies the charge, of course, and
gives very different version Of the affair. He
Saws that after having arrested the parties in Ham
burg, being unable to leave for Columbia before
the next morning, he found it impossible to obtain
lodgings for the night in the former place. Ac'
cordngy he released two of his prisoners on parole
accepting their promise to meet him at the rail:
way station next morning; Messrs Sharpton and
Flint he proposed should accompany his officers
and himself to the Globe Hotel in this city for the
night, at the same time informing them that as
soon as they touched Georgia soil he would, Of
course, have no authority over them, and if they
remained with him they would do so voluntarily.
that night at the hotel, without the employment
of any force whatever, and next morning accom-
panied him to Columbia. This, We confess, does
not sound like very probable story, and circum
stances are certainly against the accused
Hubbard appeared very indignant yesterday
morning at his examination, that gentleman SC
loyal as himself, and one holding so high posi-
ton under loyal State government, should be ar
rested and incarcerated on the affidavit of two ku
Klux Democrats When the amount Of his bal
had been decided upon be Immediately sent dis
patch to Governor Scott, informing the latter o
his difficulty, and then went up town, IN the Gus
tody of an officer, to search for bondsmen Later
in the day Governor Scott sent telegram to this
city announcing that he would be responsible fol-
the amount of bail required, and, on the: strength
of this, bail was procured, and the prisoner re-
leased until next Monday morning, when ne vii
appear before Justice Ellis for preliminary exam
ination. The accused is coarse looking, but well
made, sports an enormous black moustache anc
seems to be man Of great deal Of intelligence
and shrewdness. He says that for some time pas
he has been on the track of a man named Brscoe
whom he styles notorious desperate and bush
whacker," who has committed many murders II
South Carolina, and for whose apprehension ther
has been reward of S., 900 offered. He says tina
he had laid trap for him which would have re
suited in his arrest on Saturday night, had he no
been arrested himself The accused was repre-
sented yesterday morning by Major j. T. Carr
and the State by Mr.. j. G. G. Black
The Chronicle of the 9th instant states tina
Hubbard was held to bail for five hundred dollar
in each case, to insure his future appearance.