The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-04
TOLBERT'S TESTIMONY.

We publish on our first page to-day The testimo-
ny of one w. X. ToLB.RT, in The contested election
case of this Congressional District, taken in Colum-
bia recently. This man is The confessed murderer
of Randolph, and has been indaced to give evil
dence duplicating respectable gentlemen in that
shocking affair. The Abbevie Press comments as
follows upon the statements made by this swift
witness:
This man, il seems, has been induced 10 surrcn
der hmsclf-has been hired by promises Of pardon
10 do the dirty work of Solomon l.. Hoge. If not
equal to the .wickedc.t man in New York." he is
certainly the wickedcst man hat was ever in Ab-
heville He NOW adds perjury to his many other
crimes, and yet he is 10 be rewarded for his viii
lainies The carpet -baggers profess great horror
of violence, yet they claim they have n much
greater desire 10 promote their schemes to secure
office and plumber than 10 punish law breakers.
They have the greatest offender now in their pos
session-one who by his own confession ~ muir
derer-yet they forgive ALL and take their stand on
his testimony, because he commits perjury for them
They do not wish 10 punish Tobert half rs much
as they desire 10 disparage the Democratic party,
by perjury and subornarion Of perjury. We won
der whether the whole testimony of Tobert has
been published, or only garbled extracts Of III.
same? Was he asked whether he did not surrender
himself. Whether he is not now kept in Jail and
guarded day and night by radical pimps and pro-
curers OF false testimony? Whether he vas not
promised pal don for swearing falsely. and how
much of the reward MAS promised him?
Until the production OF this testimony We were
not aware that Hcge Was go hard pressed in his
effort 10 claim seat 10 which lie is not entitled.
We thought he relied upon his party in Washington
10 admit him per fas a n.fn. We LID not think he
would descend so low to bribe srolling assas-
sin-to induce by cffers of clcmency and reward
so base fellow 10 become an informer, and 20 add
to his other crimes the ..deep damnation" of per-
Jury. Verify he is pressed to the wall, when he
has TO make such desperate shifts. Hogc wants 10
90 to Congress- and truly the prize must be very
ralluring which could prompt means so despicable
TO secure it.
So far as the Democratic party is concerned,
Tolberts testimony is = tissue Of falsehoods. We
trust TO procure for our next issue the testimony
of every one whom he names, fatty contradctng
his statements in every particular. In another
;coumn we give the testimony Of managers at
Cokesbury aud Greenwood, which was taken be-
fore Judge Hill, during the past week and before
Tolbcrts testimony reached u.s. and which estah-
fishes the fact Of the fairness of the election at
those points. We also give the certificate Of Major
Leland, which furnishes full yindicalion Of the
Democracy of Greenwood
The testimony of MILTON OSBORNE manager at
Greenwood, states that the election WAS conducted
peaceably and quiet throughout and was in oil re
spccs as orderly as any election he ever attended.
There was no disturbance at the polls, and no show
of force whatsoever. The managers did not refuse
to receive any legal vote of any citizen who was
regularly registered, and on the contrary, efforts
were made to induce several persons to- vote who
were known TO the managers registered voters.
but they refused without assigning any reasons
therefor.
The deposition of l.. D. CONNER, one of The
managers at Cokesbury, states that the managers
received the votes of all persons regularly regis
tered and none others that nen-residents were
not allowed 10 vote and none offered 10 vote. That
there was n detachment of United States troops,
under the charge of peace officer stationed near
the polls to preserve order, but there was no
sion for their services the election conducted
quietly and pcaceaJly, and there was no inlimida-
tion whatever, and none were refused the right Of
voting
1t will be borne in mind that hcse afRdasits
were mat!e before the testimony of ToLBErT was
published, aI.d hence the special matters could not
be replied to by these Witnesses The certificate
of J. a. LELAND, Esq, is direct answer to some
of the reckless charges made in this extraordinary
evidence and is conclusive proof TO mind that
the testimony Of ToLBERT is sheer fabrication So
far us relates to the conspracies and secret organ
ization alleged to have existed at Greenwood Mr..
LELAap's statement is rs follows:
served rs President of that club, from its or
ganizaton until about the middle of September
last, when | visited the North to seek aid for an
enterprise, md was gone until after
the Presidential election. The club considered IL
legitimate party organization, most Of its conslu-
ton and bylaws having been copied from prin-
ted pamphlet emanaing from similar clubs in New
York. A full record of its proceedings was kept