The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-30
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Arrest OF Constable John H., HUM 80,
OF south Carolina, I'm Augusta-Xxster
esting Particulars.
The Augusta Chronicle. ot

OF south Car0iina, I'm Aug sta -Yxsxer /.
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The Augusta Chronicle, of yesterday, III says,:
On last Saturday night about ten o'SlSck,
Jonn p; hubbard, holding tho Office Of State
this oity ON warrant issued by Justice Ells,
upon the affidavit OF William z. Flint, charg.
ing him with the offence offalse imprisouHaent
The accused was taken before Justice Eils that
night, and being unable to give the baiis re..
quired-onc thousand dollars-was Committed
TO the city Jail to await an investigation, On
BResIesdsY morning the prisoner was again
ct the instance Of Pleasant Sharpton. chnrrimc
nun with the same offence, and bail reauired
~ tne same amount as in the previous III,
stance tne asne, Ihe case is very singular one.
red IN the neighborlng Town of Hambnrcr.
South Carolina. which resu Ted in the WonnSs
ing OF tne town marshal, Kennedy bv a vnnnt
nam man named Keyes. On the fourteenth Of thst
lumbia, armed with authority from the Cover
nor OF South Carolina to arrest Keyeg aEnd sil.
otRer parties supposed to havo t3esSssS sss III
sss naSSsI8 nssSSsnE ana aaAiE lis aysss
several Of the citizens OF the place On susni.
cion, among others the two complainanfs,
fourteenth tho prosecutors alIese thst Hub.
bard and his officers brought them, from
Hamburg and the State Of South Caro-
lima into this city, and procuring q room at
the Globs Hotel confined their prisoners in it
this hotel was stnated ID the State OF Georgia
and not within the Jurisdiction of S)uth Caro-
lina. On the following morning this imprison-
ment the party went to Columbia, and after an
examination the prisoners were released on bail
and returned to their homes. On last Saturday
night Mr.. Flint became aware OF the presencs or
Hubbard IN this city. and took out warrant for
aDOut ten O'clock nv tho Of43oaro I'D.
and was arrested and carried befor Justice
Ella with the result above described.
The accused denies the charge, Of course.
and gives very different version Of the affair.
be says that after having arrested the parties
IN hamburg, being unable to leave for Colum-
bls before the next morning, he found 1T i'm
possible to Obtain lodgings for the night in the
!ormer place. Accordingly be released two Of
promises to meet him As the railway station
next morning; Messrs. Sharpton and Flint he
proposed that they should accompany his
city for the night. at the same time informlnr
thereahat as soon as they touched Georgia soil
ne would. OF course, have no authority over
tnem, and II they remained with him they
woulr do 80 voluntarily. These terms. he saws.
they accepted. and spent that night at the
hotel, without the employment OF any force,
Whatever, and next morning accompanied him
to Columbia. This, we confess. does not sound
ike very probable story. and circumstances
are certainly against the accused.
1t may not be known that Hubbard was once
an actor IN the M at cruel and wicked tragedy
which has ever disgraced the annals or q civil
ized country-the judicial murder OF Mrs. Sur
ratt for crime Of which she has been proved
to have been totally innocent; yet we are
informed that Hubbard has boasted to one
OF bis prisoners the part he played in that
was employed by thes United States Govern
ment, 90 sdetective at the tameof tho trial,
and visiting in disguisS the cell Of the unfortu-
maze woman. he was euabied TO worm enough
'bunsl as q witness. He IS also said to have de-
clared thaSafter the execution took place he
cut the rope from which The body was suspend-
cd = and stu has the knife with which he did it
be mnat abandoned monster, aud ono is
rea3y to bdlaave anyhcharge which may be
MADE against the man who could act thus base
par Hnhhaa 70 sne ne murder q an innocent woman.
terday morning at this examination. that a
gentleman 30 loyal as himself, and one bolLInv
80 high position under loval State govern
tSa ment; should be arrested aud incarcerated ON
che amouat OF his bail haa been decided moon
ne Immediately sent O dispatch to Governor
scott. informing the latter Of his difficulty. and
@ snen went up town, IN the custody Of an off,
Governor Scott sent telegram to this civ
announcing that he would be RESPONSE
Die Tor the amount OF bail required. and.
On on the strength OF this, bail was procured,
day morn,ng.. when he will appear before
yustlce ~ Ella for preliminary examination
fhe accused IL coarse looking but we'll made,
sports an enormous blaek monstachs and
seems TO be man OF great deal OF intelli-
Eencs and shrewdness. He says that for aome
TINE q pase he has been on the track OK man
~ the name OF Rriscoe, whom he st,les q s.no-
tosaons desperadO and bushwhacker," VINO has
committed msov murders In South Carolina.
Aud xor whose apDr9heue1on there hRs been 4 A
reward OF 5000 offered. He says that he ta5
70 ;a'd Il, trap for him shio woud have resulted
been arrested him selK The accused was rep
resented yesterday mornin9 by Major J. p.
Carr, and the 6,ate by Mr.. j. q. q. Black.
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The New Orleans Bullotio oY the "A b inst.
says: e. AS striking evidences of the return Of
the tobacco trade TO New Orlesns we NAV cite
the recent cargo Of over one tlonaand hogs
neads; Drought BY the Robert ID. Lee, and the
arrival Yesterday morning OF the Rchnaond.
With no less than twelve hundred and thirteen
no9snead,. AL the Western boats are bring
ms, ON their regular tFips, pToportionaN
quantity OF the staple" q mn -