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

fool, blind fool, that l am Boys
all OF you, these are my dyinG
words. They are true, so help me
God"
Our informants, who heard thi!
are willing to make a deposition
Of the facts as they are related
The doomed man then went on
and in q full and clear manner de-
tailed all of the circumstances con
nected with the
MURDER OF HARVEY, M'ALLIsTEE
>..', AND TIGER;
which we are in possession of, but
which we reserve for future use
The details are perfectly horrible,
and show better than anything
else the character of the Internal
villains at the head Of affairs in
Arkansas. Little before being led
to the seaTold, made a full confes.
sion at headquarters, and it was
taken down by Capt. Cooke, (our
informant thinks Cooke took it
down, But is not sure.) 1t never
saw the light, as may be.imagined.
Where is it? Will some Of the
*hightoned, brave gentlemen" that
the Post speaks Of tell US?
cRUMP's CASE.
We gave our readers some time
ago the details of what occurred
in: court during Crump's trial.
There were, however, certain de-
tails which We. thought: best not
to- publish then, and which we give
now:
During the courtmartial, Judge
T: w. Brown, Crump's attorney:
made o motion 10 be allowed to
read certain dispositions, testimony
of witnesses who could not be pres
ent, and giveit in person. Capt.
Cooke, the Judge Advocate, was
in favor of allowing it, and so in.
formed the court. AS in all cases
of deliberation, the court was
cleared of all parties not members
of it, the prisoner being removed
to an adjoining room, where he
could, without their knowing it,
overhear almost everything that
was said in the Courtroom. AS
soon as the Court was cleared the
prisoner heard Haynes say to
Cooke, that it was "no use wasting
time listening either to dcposi-
tions or witnesses, and he was
therefore opposed to allowing
them. No matter what Crump
proved, or. the witnesses proved,
Crump had to die. He ought to
be, and would be served like the
others" To this Cooke, who is
IS fair and just man as could be
in such an infamous service, re-
Piled that he had promised Crump
= fair trial, and a fair trial he
should have. or he (Cook) would
wash his hands of the whole busi-
ness; that be was tired of this COR
yanizing to convict" and murder
Ing men, and that he would not
be on the Court that hung him.
Some other words were passed,
but the Court finally decided
against admitting the testimony.
That evening an order came
from "Col." Mayne to Cooke, Or
lering him to resign his position
md leave the State. To this Cooke
replied that as for resigning she
would do so with the greatest
pleasure. lie was much obliged
to him (Mayne) for giving him the
chance to get out OF the position
as he uas tired Of their murders and
;ntamies. As to leaving the State,
however. ha blank refused to
10 it, and said he would stay there
and 90 with Mayue to his funeral
first"
So he remained, and since the
Mayne has made re-
peated efforts to get possession of
The order, but Cooke has refused
It, and still holds it. Cooke is at
present doing business in partner
ship with Capt. Rice in Marion,
merchandising. He says he in
lends using the order along with
other information that he has, at
some future time.
MORE TORTURE.
After Crump's release by the
civil authorities, he went to the
Sheriff and told him where there
we're three pistols belonging to
him, in the jail, and asked for them.
They were procured and returned
10 him. This caused good deal
IF inquiry among the crew, Mayne,
Haynes and others, as to how
Crump got the pistols in Jail. As
soon as Sheriff Harden was re-
moved, Mayne commenced a
course Of inquiries, but could find
out nothing.
A few days ago Haynes negro
oife had a quarrel with a negro
named Woods, who had been
Sergeant in the militia and a guard
,ver Crump the most of the time.
70 get revenge she swore that
\ n b,d coa,, Him bon6 tho niSt01S