The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-11
Gard Of Mr.. J. D. Oreswell,

aid will tell you that.
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Gard Of Mr.. J. D. Oreswell.
The following news item in yourlo.
cal column, Of the 9th ult., has Just
boen called to my attention
GA CASE OF SEDucTIoN-Jusr Re.
TRIBUTIoN.-R Rumors wore current on
our streets, yesterday, that Justly
incensed brother had avenged tho
wrongs of a sister, in the Staying Of
tho man who had betrayed hor conf
dence. AS tho circumstance comes to
MS, the family Of the young lady con-
cerned ranks among the most respect
able of Edgofield District. The de-
signing and successful william who has
wrought her ruin is represented to
havo boon young man wno formerly
lived in Augusta--J. D. Cresswell.
We are advised that this young man
conducted farm in tho neighborhood
o! tho family, to which allusion has.
been made, and that he had been well
coined into tho most intimate asso-
citation with the father, brother and
daughters. Every facility in their
power had been choorfully afforded to
contribute to his material interests,
and to promote his social enjoyment.
He had bocn treated rather as q
member of the family than as an ac-
quaintanoe, and such had been his
sooming honorable department that
no breath of suspicion was stirred
against him until his baBeness and
perGdy culminatod in the ruin of
daughter Of tho household. Stung to
desperation, the brothers, who had
bcen thus deceived by one who had
worn the semblance Of honor and out
ragged tho confidence rcposed in him,
walled on the author Of the ruin of
too contiding but loved sister, and
demanded rcparation Of tho wrong Mt
tho marriage altar. This took place
at night, in the carly part of last
week. Cresswell, rs wo arc informed,
acccdcd to tho demand, and mounted
his horse to accompany the young
mon, to have the cernony of marriage
performed. On tho road, however,
his villainy asserted its supremacy,
and, being mounted on n swift-foot-
ed horse, he gave them tho slip at
Il favorable locality and mado his cs-
cape, although thoy discharged their
pistols at him rs he nod. Since then
these young mon and their sympathiz-
ing i :: ben in active search
for lh" y'n'" MN who has SO griov-
ously wrongod them, and it was ro-
ported here yesterday that ono of the
brothers had traced him to Station 95,
on tho Grcenvillo and Columbia Rail-
road whore he overlook him on Sat-
urday night and shot and killed him.
If such is tho fact, it is just retrihu-
ton, and n fate which all such mon
should be taught to oxpcot."
This article does mo much glaring
and palpablo injustice, that I fcol It
due to myself to say that the states
mcnts therein contained arc grossly
and basoly false.
am willing to submit to q rcasona-
bio amount of contumely and odium
to relieve tho unfortunate, but to
l"lcViJ "cYuiSco III inc cXtraVAgant
and unfounded statement contained in
your papor, would DO to acknowledge
myself guilty and william unworthy
of consideration. I ain prepared to
vindioato my denial and establish my
innocence by indisputablo proof, whom
called upon and you will, therefore,
please understand INC as pronouncing
the author Of tho information upon
which tho above mentioned article is
predicted liar and slandcrer'; and
| hope you will do me the Justice to
insert this card in you paper, and to
request those Of your exchanges
which have copied tho above article
to publish this. Very respectfully,
your obodient servant,
J.D. CREsWELL.