The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-18
Radical Rule at the soutI,.

Some of the Alabama papers tell us
story Illustrative of Radical rule in the cen
tral part of that State. At the last term of
the Circuit Court of Lowndes county, Mr..
9. H. Leder, having shot a negro il the
arm, was tried before jury composed Of
of aa equal number of blacks and whites.
and found guilty of assault. and battery,
and fined fifty dollars. 90 To this sentence
Judge Smith, alias Quinn, added fifteen
days imprisonment, and afterWard, against
the remonstrance- of the Sheriff ane Clerk
OF the Court, added twenty days more to
the term. In the meantime, Letter, not
knowing of these additions to his sentence,
had gone home.
A warrant was issued for his arrest, and
placed in the hands of deputy sheriff. -
At Hainesyille, deputy in the sheriffs
Office named McK1bbon, took the warrant.
and summoning posse of fifty armed sol,
diers, went to the plantation of Letter to
make the arrest. The latter was not found
at home, whereupon McKibbon grew fur
ieus, ordering the negroes 10 seize the hor-
ses OF Leter-some eighteen head IN all
and carry them away. A young lady,
Miss Fanny Taylor, told the negroes that
they must not take the horses, as they be-
Ionged to Mrs. Letter, and for this she was
cursed and abused in the most brutal man
ner by McKibbon, at the same time cock
ing his pistol and commanding the negroes
to do as he had hidden, them. He also
pointed the cooked pistol at the head of
the young lady when she repeated the re-
monstrance. . 5 ID
The facts were laid before the Governor,
who remitted the penalty imposed by the
jury and judge upon Letter, 1IcKibben
was arrested and required to give bond of
81 600 to appear at the next term of the
Circuit Court, and in default was sent to
jail. e-sg- fs.t ..-.a, ..r-..f ~.
The Meridian (MIss.) Gazette gives the
following account of the arbitrary arrest of
a MIR. Gully, respectable citizen of Keln-
per county, in that State FslaE a-'-
He was arrested four or five weeks ago,
by the military at Lauderdale, upon. a
charge of assault and battery by a negro,
and dragged him from his family and bus
inesS to the military camp at LauderdeIe,
where he is retained in strict confinement.
He was paroled for one week, and at the
expiration of that time was reuauded, and
is now held as prisoner. -
The facts in reference to this case are
simply these: He was at work in the
field with q negro, and from some cause
the negro drew hoe on him, upon which
he struck him with a stick. The negro
went Immediately to DeKalb and reported
the case, and Mr.. Gully was accordingly
arrested and placed in confinement as be-
fore stated, by Captain Kelly, who is in
command at Lauderdale. l5 ---4.-
The offense for which Mr.. Gully was ar
rested is an assault and battery, the pun
ishment for which under our laws could
not be more than fine and Imprisonment
But now, before conviction, he is refused
the privilege of bail and is treated as a
common felon, and this, no doubt, to graf
! ify the spite of some malignant partisans
who want to see Mr.. Gully punished be-.
cause of his political opinions Mr.. Gully
was engaged in planting, and his crop has
been ruined for want of his supervision
and presence. With Mr.. Gully we hear
there are a number of other citizens of
Kemper county who are impriaoned in the
same arbitrary manner. L-''i '',' 7--