Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1869-07-07

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him at the railway station next morn
ing Mcssrs. Sharpton and Flint he pro
posed thatthey should accompany his
officers and himself to the Globe Hotel
in this city for the night, at the same
time informing them that g. soon as
they touched Gcorg.a soil he would, of
course, lave no authority over them.
and il they remained with him they
would do SO Voluntarily These terms,
he says, they accepted and spent that
night at the hotel without the employ
ment Of any force whatever, and next
morning accompanied LIN to Columbia.
This, we confess, does not sound like a
very probable story and circumstances
are certainly against the accused.
1t may not be known that Hubbard
was once an actor in the most cruel and
wicked tragedy which has ever disgrac
ed The annals of civilized country
the judicial murder Of Mrs. Surratt for
crime Of which she has been proved
to have been totally innocent, yet we
are informed that Hubbard has boasted
to one of his prisoners the part he play
ed in that evsbt: He is reported TO
have SAID thai he was employed by the
United States Government as detec-
tive at The time OF the trial, and visit
ing in disguise the cell Of the unfortu-
nate woman, he was enabled to worm
enough out Of her 10 appear before the
murlerous tribunal as a witness. He is
also said to have declared that after the
execution took place he cut the rope
from which the body was suspended,
and still has the knife with which he
did it in his possession. If this tale be
true, lie must be u most abandoned
monster, and one is ready 10 believe
any charge which may be made against
the man, who could act this base part
in the murder Of an innocent woman.
Hubbard appeared to be very indig-
nant Yesterday morning at this exanll-
nation, that gentleman soloyal as him
self, and one hclding so high a position
under loyal State government should
be arrested and incarcerated on the
afidavits, of two ku-klux Democrats.
When the amount nf his bail had been
decided upon he Immediately senta dis
patch 10 Gov. Scott, informing the lat
ter Of ms difficulty, and then went up
town, in the custody of an officer to
search for bondsmen. Latcrin the day
Gov. Scott sent a telegram to this city
announcing that he would be responsi-
bic for the amount of bail required,
and on the strength OF this bail was
procured and tho prisoner released I'M
til next Monday morning, when he will
appear before Justice Ellis for a prelimi-
nary examination. The ac.usedis coarse
looking but well made, sports an enor-
nous black moustache and seems 10 be
a man of great deal CT intelligence
and shrewdness He says that for some
time past he has been on the track Of a
man by the name Of Briscoc, whom he
styles a notorious desperate and bush
whacker, who has committed many
murders in South Carolina, and for
whose apprehension there has been a
reward OF $4,000 offered. FIe says that
he had laid trap for him which would
have resulted in his arrest on Saturday
night had he not been arrested him
self. The accused was represented yestcr-
day morning by Major ]. P. Carr and
the State by Mr.. j. G. G. Blach.-Chron-
icle & Sentinel, 29th.