The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-30
THE HIGH CONSTABLE IN JUG.
Arrest OF Constable John b. Hubbard.
OF south CaFoiins, IN 'Aug9sta4Inter.
estlnE Particulars, s''.-
The Augusta Chronicle, Of yesterday, ga,


John B, Hubbard, hold1og the efice or State
Constable Of South Carolina, was arrested IN
this city on warrant issued by Jnshce Ellis,
noon the affidavit OF William e. Flint, charg-
ine. him with. the offence Of false Imprisonment.
The accused was taken before Justlca ELS that
night, and being unable 10 give the bail re:
uuired-one Thousand dollars-was committed
10 the city iatl to await an investigation. On
Yesterday. morning the prisoner was again
brouc ht before Justice Ellis on warrant iseued
st the instance Of Pleasant Sharptou, charging
him with the same offence, and bail required
m tho same amount as in the. previous m
stsrce. The case is very singular one.i
red In the neighbor1ng Town Of Hamburg,
South Carolina, which resulted in the wound
ing of the town marshal. Kennedy, by q young
mao namel Ksyes. On the fourteenth OF that
month Hubbard arrived IN Hamburg hom 20.
lumbia, armed with authority from the Cover.
nor Of South Carolina to arrest Reyes and all
nr ed IN the Shooting affair. On his arrival in
Hamburg Hubbard and his deputies arrested
se yerai Of the citizens OF the place on suspt-
con. among others the two complAnants,
Flint and s6arpton. On the evening OF the
fourteenth tho prosecutors allege that bud
bard and his. Gfficers brought them from
Hamburg and the State Of South Caro-
lima into this city, and procuring room at
the Globe Hotel confined their prisoners 10 it.
until the next morning, despite the fact that
this hotel was situated in the State OF Georgia
and not within the jurisdiction OF South Csro-
lima. On the following morning this impr1son-
ment the party went to Columbia, and alter an
examination the prisoners were released on bail
and returned to their homes, On last Saturday
night Mr.. Flint became aware OF hepresepcs OF
Hubbard In this city, and took out q warrant tor
his arurehension. He was discovered that night
about ,n o'clock by the officers, on Elhs-streef, {,
and was arrested and carried befor Justice
Ellis with the result above described.
The accused denies the charge. OF COURSE
| and gives very different version OF the analr.
| He says that after having arrested the parties
in Hamburg, being unable to leave tor Colum-
b,a before the next morning, he found 1t I'M
possible to obtain lodgings for the night in the
former place. Accordingly be released two OF
his older prisoners on parole, accepting tneir
promises to meet him at the railway station
next morning; Messrs. Sharpton and Flint ne
proposed that they 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 il they remained with MIN they
woIlr. do go voluntarily. These terms, be says,
! they accepted. and spent that night at the
I hotel, without the employment or any force
whatever. and next morning accompanied him
| to Columbia. This, we confess. does not sound
like very probable story. and circumstances
are certainly against The accused
1t may not be knoS lat HnDoara @ was as once once
which has ever disgraced the annals Of 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
1 informed that Hubbard has boasted to one
Of his prisoners the part he played In that
event. he is reported to have said that he
vas employed by the United states Govern
ment, as a detective at the time OF tho tr1al,
| and visiting in disguise the cell OF the unfortu-
maze woman he was enabled to worm enough
ont OF her to appear before the murderous trl-
| bunal as witness. He ID also said to have de-
clared that after the execution took place he
cut The rope from which the body was suspend.
ed, and still has the knife with which he did lt
I 10 his possession. Hthls tale be true ne must
be most abandoned monster, aud one ls
reauy to believe any charge which may be
| made against the man who could act this oase
| part 10 the murder Of an innocent woman.
Hubbard appe ared to be very indignant yes
| terday morning OF this examination, that
gentleman 30 loyal as himself, and one boldlng
so high position under a lov9l State govern
ment should be arrested and iucarcerated On
the affidavit OF two Ku-KluX Democr9 to. When
the amoua. OF his bail had been decided UPON
| he Immediately sent a dispatch TO Governor
| Scott informing The latter Of his difficulty. AID
then went up town, IN the custody OF an Off
Ger, to search for bondsmen. Letter III the day
Governor Scott sent a telegram to this CITY
announcing that he would be RESPONSE
bic for the amount of bail required. and,
on the strength OF this, bail was procured.
aud the prisoner released until next Mon
day morning, when he will appear before
Justice Ellis for preliminary examination.
rhe accused is coarse looking but well made;
| sports an enormous black moustache and
seems to be u man of q great deal OF intelli-
gence and shrewdness. He says that for some
time past he has been on tue track OF man
by the name Of Briscoe whom he STYLES mo
to-ious desperate aud bush whacker," wno has
committed manv murders in South Carolina,
and for whose apprehension there has been
reward OF $500 offered. lie says that he had
lald trap for hun which would have resulted
iu his arrest on Saturday night had he not
been arrested him self. phe accused was rep
resented yesterday morning by Major J. r.
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