The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-05-26
IN F A M Y.

..S1 W W. H houAloo tAuNc
some time ago, we present our
READERS to-day, with q continuation
ofthe exposes of tho horrors and
'deviltrios of :Clayton's 'murdefers
and thievos, perpetrators Of deeds
so. dark and damnable that the re.
mombrance Of them will make tho
word militia odious and hateful to
the people of tho South and South
west for all timo TO come-deeds,
which, whom wo contemplate them
nowj and reflect that the perpotra-
tors not .'onl y walk our streets
with impunity, but are the hon
orod representatives Of tho domi-
nant power, mako us blush for
the manhood Of the South. All
crimes and shames, outrages that
would havo disgraced tho darkest
days Of the dark ages, havo been
committed openly aud with the
sanction Of tho highest Authority.
All law, and justice, and right
W ere STRICKEN from their thrones,
and hurled d'powerlcss to the earth,
whore they now lie under the iron
heel Of military despotism, at the
head Of which AFRO men convicted
ofall crimes, thoroughly depraved
and vile, tho scum of the Garth
But, however high they hold
their heads now, however brazen-
~ they lord it over justice and
law, however boldly and unblush-
ly they outrage every right Of the
people, day Of reckoning is at
hand, and vengeance is certain to
ovortuke them. 1t may be slow,
but so surely as y God of Right
lives in Heaven it will como, and
when it does, their destruction
will be utter and complete.
Meanwhile, Ill we can do is TO
expose to the people their villain
les ana crimes, and abide in pa
licnco till or time comes. Our
last expose proved .Upham a mur-
dcrer mid thicf-giving tho se-
crct history Of the murder Of John
b. Thorpe. We havo to-day Il
continuation Of tho Same-anothcr
link il the chain Of crimes, being
THE. ExEcuT1oS or JOE LITTLE,
for tht murder Of Capt. John Davis.
1t vi. TIC remembered that we
proved that Thorpe was killed for
having told Davis where ho could
find his stolen mule. Wo aro now
able TO prove that Capt. Davis was
murdered by tho same hand--or
rather by order Of tho same man.
When Davis was murdered, tho
murderer, Joe Little was arrest
ed md confined in Marion jail.
l1o was perfectly callous about tho
affair, and paid no attention to a
court. martial or its finding. About
two hours before his execution
his sentence was read to him.
This was tho first intimation that
he had Of his fate. The doomed
man could not and would not be-.
lievc it at first, but he was assured
that the sentence was irrcvocable,
and that he had but two short
hours to live.
Being believer in the Roman
Catholic religion he asked to be
allowed to see " priest, and the re-
quest ,cas refused. AS the mo-
monts fleet od'by and ho saw the
sedffold being made read y for him
with death staring him in the
face, conscience long asleep in bis
breast, awoko ,and with its scor-
pion lash began oven on earth Ito
intlct tho torlnonts Of hcll upon
the wretchcd man. The load was
too great to bo borne, and he called
his fellow prisoners around him
and made the following
.. CONFESSION.
II camo from Missouri with Up
ham and Monck. Wo belonged to
k'Goband Of horse thieves that had
colnectons all ovor tho country.
Lam Rtill n member Of it. Upham
]'is tho captain, and Monck was the
treasurer. When we started from
missouri, they said that worwould
como down into Arkansas, and
that,undep the pretonce offhuntipg
outKu!Mux' could "kill'a few men
and,geti ihlf tho horses and money
.wor wanted. We havo been en-
lgaged in this evor since we roamo
here. ! huvo acted undor Upham' g
orders in everything. Whom |
ikikled. Davis l WAS acting under
his prtuate, orders. These ordors
Ewero tho best sort, for we woro
never punished for anything done
undor them. Twas sure l would
bo protectod init. When I was
arrested was offorcd my choice
Of q trial eithor civil or military.
Upham told me, and so did othcrs
tlat'it' would only be a form any
way, and that l would be acquit.
tod $50 7 felt oasy, and chose the
Emilitary,nas, Il could not believe
theyDwould go back on mo this
kway.4ln You see.theybavo o though.
fThhv'' told me all, along, .sibce I