The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-05-26


fool, blind fool, that l am Boys,
all OF you, those are my dying
words. They are true, 80 help mo
God" ". =
Our inforinants, who heard this
are willing to make a deposition
of tho facts as they are rotated.
Tho doomed man then went on,
and in a'full'and clear manner de-
tailed all of'the circumstances con-
tiected with the
MURDER OF HARNEY, M'ALL1sTER
AND TIGER,
which we are In possession of, but
which we reserve for future use.
The details arc perfectly horrible,
and show bottor than anything
else tho character Of tho Internal
villains at tho head Of affairs in
Arkansas. Little before being lcd
to the scaffold, made a full confess
sion. at headquarters, and it was
taken down by Capt. Cooke, (our
informant thinks Cooke took it
down, but is not suro.) 1t mover
saw the light, rs may be imagined.
Where is it7 Will some Of the
;'hightoned, brave gentlemen" that
the Post speaks Of tell us2
cRUMps CASE.
We gave our readers somo time
ago tho details Of what occurred
IN court during Crump's trial.
Thore were, however, certain de-
tails which wo thought best not
to o'publish then, and,which we give
now:
During the court-martial, Judge
#. w. Brown, Crump's attorney.
madea motion TO bo allowed TO
read certain depositions, testimony
Of witnesses who could not be pres
ent, and give it in person. Capt.
Cooke, the Judge Advocate, was
in favor Of allowing it, and so in.
formed tho court. AS in all cases
Of elaboration, the court was
cleared Of all parties not members
oft, the prisoner being removed
to an adjoining room, where he
could, without their knowing it,
overhear almost everything that
was said in tho Courtroom. AS
soon as the Court was cleared the
prisoner heard Haynes say to
Cooke, that it was "no uso wasting
time listening either to deposi-
tions or witnesses, and he was
therefore opposed to allowing
thom. No matter what Crump
proved, or tho witnesses proved,
Crump had to die. Ho ought to
be, and would bo served like the
others" TO this Cooke, who is
as fair and just q man as could be
in such an infamous service, re-
piled that hc had promised Crump
fair trial, and a fair trial he
should have. or he (Cook) would
wash his hands of tho whole busi-
ness; that he was tired Of this COR
ganizing to convict" and murder
ing men, and that he would not
be on the Court that hung him.
Some other words were passed,
but tho Court finally decided
against admitting the testimony.
That evening an order came
from "Col." Mayne to Cooke, Or
dcring him to resign his position
and lcave the State. To this Cooke
replied that as for resigning che
would do so with tho greatest
pleasure. lie was much obliged
to him (Mayne) tor giving him the
chance to get out OF the position
as he aOas tired Of their murders and
mtamics. AS to leaving tho. State,
however. ho point. blank refused to
do it, and said he would stay there
and go with Mayne to his funeral
first"
So ho remained, and since the
occurrence Mayno has mado ro-
peated efforts to get possession Of
tho order, but Cooke has refused
it, and still holds it. Cooke is at
proscnt doing. bnsinoss in partncr-
ship with Capt. Rice in Marion,
merchandising. IIc says no in
tends using the order along with
othor information that he has, at
somo future timo.
MORE TORTURE.
After Crump's roloaso by tho
civil authorities, he went to tho
Shoriff and told him whore there
woro three pistols belonging to
him, in the jail, and asked for them.
They were procured and roturnod
to him. This caused a good 'doal
Of inquiry among'tho crew, Mayne,
Haynes and others, as to how.
,Crump got the pistols in Jail. AS
soon as Sheriff Harden was re-
moved, Mayno commenced q
course Of inquiries, but could find
out nothing.
"A few days. ago Haynes negro
wife had q quarrel with q negr"
named Woods, who had been a
Sergeant in the militia and aguard
over Crump the most Of tho time.
70. get revenge she sworo that
nh a God bohn Kim hand Tia Y,iefn1e