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


Jail. They left him there the first
nigh. without telling him the
charges against him. The next
night, however, the trio took him
out and told him what he was
accused of. He denied it., and
they prepared to put him to the
torture. ...--..
They first hung him awhilo-tak-
ing him down before life was extinct
and questioning him. He still de-
MED all knowledge of tho char
gcs. They then bucked and gagged
him for somo time in the most
cruel manner. He still protested
that he was innocent himself and
did not know who was the guilty
person. AS last resort, Whiting
cooked revolver, put it to his
head, and told him he had but Il
minute to live, if he did not con.
fess. Woods was scared, but even
the almost certainty Of instant
death did not elicit q confession,
and tho bafIled scoundrcls, after
abusing him and cursing him,
turned him loose, threatening if
he ever told what was done to
him by them, to kill him.
Woods is a negro, very mnch
liked by tho whito people Of
Crittenden, aud who did a good
deal to oward alleviating the wretch
I'd condition Of the prisoners in
tho Marion Jail. This fact having
transpirod, Mayne, Haynes and
"Whiting( the mostinfernal scoun-
drels Of alp have perseoutcd him
in the manner just recited. He is
ready to prove these charges, and
much moro.
CRUMP.
Graf. Crump, the young man
who was 80 cruelty maltrcnled by
them, and whose trial and trium-
phant vindication we have already
given, is gentleman Of education
and refinement, of good family and
irrcproachable reputation. His sim.
pie word is worth more than the
Bible oaths ofallthe scalawags and
carpet-baggors in Arkansas, or
anywhere else, for that matter.
Ho is tho object Of their especial
hato and persecution. lie is now
in tho city, and has been here al
most over since he was released.
Notwithstanding this factis known
and ho can prove it, Haynes and
Mayno are continually y spreading
the report, sending it to little
Rock and elsewhere, that ho, Club
Harlan, Clarence Collier and
Gilbert Dowcll arc in tho swamps
numbering negroes. A few nights
ago n negro came in TO Marion and
reported that Crump md Harlan
had murdered negro at or ncar
Kingston. On Friday evening
Crump in company with Collier
went to Mound City and there
heard this report. Fearing some
trouble from it, they Immediately
took skiff and came down to the
city. 1t was well they did, for
shortly after they loft,
MAYNE DISGUISED Az A NEGRO,
at tho head Of q band of twenty
armed negroes camo into Mound
City hunting for them, swearing
vengeance against them, espe-
cially Crump, and saying they
had an order for their arrest on
charge Of having committed this
murder. Itnow turns out that there
was no murder committed, nor was
any order issued for their arrest.
Mayno denies that he had any
thing to do with tho affair, but it
can be proven, as can overy charge
made in this erpose. We under
stand that Mayne is now trying
to trump up something on Dr..
Guerrant who was 80 devoted to
the interest Of tho prisoners. He
has, however, thus far not sue
ceeded.
THEIR MOVEMENTS.
Mayno,. Turner and Whiting left
for Little Rock day or two ago.
They loudly swear that somebody
will suffer whom they como back.
They also say that tho injunction
lately granted Sheriff, Harden by
tho Supreme Court shall DO sot
aside.
Haynes was in the city yester-
day. Ho was dressed up'in o nov
suit Of clothes which he either
beat some tailor out Of or paid
for with stolen money. 1t is re-
ported among his negro friends
that he camo over to mako az
rangomonts to be married. AS he
has ono negro wifo now, wo sup
pose the other will DO ofthe Same
color.
There is n nice little plot, among
the Loyal Leaguers Of Crittendcn
to murder all tho young mon. who
left during the roign of terror, if
they return, Forowarned is FORE
armed, ana the young mon will be
worry groat fools if they 20 back
unpropared for tho emergency.
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