The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-23
THE SCOTT WILLIAMS BURGLARY.
CELEBRATING THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT
A Stabbing ARRAY.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, April 81.
The Scott, Williams & Co. burglary grows
into spirited public sensation. a clue here and
there-a steel bit picked upiR the suburbs, and
some oflce papers found in camp near the Con-
garee Swamp-lead US towards the conviction that
the burglars are still in Columbia, or very near.
Magistrate Thompson (coloredlis said to have en-
countered white man day before yesterday, and
made an attempt to arrest him, because Of sus-
picIous movements; but the suspected party
shows resistance and revolvers, and the magis.
trate thinks better Of it; but hurries back yester.
day morning TO renew the encounter, but found
that the supposed burglar had declined TO wait
all night for the reinforced magistrates return.
Michael Mccartney, the discharged United
States soldier, who was arrested bJ Sheriff Frazee
yesterday afternoon, on examination before
Magistrate Solomon, AYERS that so far from his
being burglar himself, heis victim Of robbery
that he was robbed Sunday night OF $500, and has
been lying up ever since in consequence. 1t was
his secret movements that led to his arrest. He
was, in some way, known to be at the woman's
house where he was arrested for several days,
and as visitors were excluded, there arose the
suspicion that he had had a part in this robbery.
Gaige, the creature found drunk in the bank, was
taken by the sheriff to see this Mccartney, and at
once decides that Michael is the man who pushed
him into the bank Saturday night, although this
man does not resemble Gaige's description,
given at his own examination. Gaige seems TO
be turning out o bothersome customer. NO.
body but the sheriff and Gaiee seems to
fhof hpNo fc lfu nf
the burglary in question, although there are
enough 20 believe that he has been engaged In
some rascality or other. His $500 story Is poor
thing Of its kind; so poor that he appears not to
have thought 1t worth telling to the police powers.
He was re.examined this afternoon with no def
mite results.
All sorts Of suspicious are becoming fixed upon
all sorts OF persons-women as well as men; and
several women are under the eye Of the detec-
tives. and one has been examined.
The party that secured Congaree Swamp last
night made very little Of II, except to put under
more exact surveillance certain parties in that
nelghborhood.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
The Fifteenth amendRent celebration this
morning was rather successful affair, all things
considered. The procession consisted Of five 0r
six companies = 1remen, mechanics societies,
military companies, and political leagues and
unions-and amounted to probably three hun
dred. Two white men marched In the procession,
though the reason for their being there does not
appear very clearly Two United States nags and
several noticed ensIgns, together With pla carded
displays OF the names OF the States voting for the
ratification, were carried in the procession.
At the Statehouse, where the procession gath
cred into mass meeting, addresses were delivered
by Assistant Adjutant Elliott Senator Rainey and
Attorney General Chamberlain.
The first was fiery, bitter and squarely In for
antagonsm Of races. The second was more
servilely defensive Of the majority Of today, and
more yindictive and bitter towards the white half
of his own race. The Attorney General made
more sensible speech, and deprecated the antago-
nism OF races, except so far as it was necessary
TO keep up the ultra party to which he owes his
elevation TO office.
A torchlight procession tonight, beginning at
8, is in progress. They have resolved themselves
into mass meeting again, as this morning, and
are hearing speeches. His EXcellency Is the big
gun Of the evening. What he is to say is pretty
well known without listening again. Speeches
are expected from Mr.. Speaker Moses, Senator
Nash, Land Commissioner DeLarge, Dennis, the
unappreciated, omni.onlclous Corbin, and who
ever else may appear on the occasion. Music and
shouts diversity these proceedings.
SHOOTING AFFAIR.
A shooting affair occurred this afternoon near
the Charlotte depot. Mr. Thomas Harrison, Of
Columbia, shot one ". D. Phillips, OF North Caro-
lima. There appears to have been no quarrel, and
little, il any, reason for the shooting. Phillips is
o cripple, here on business, and looks non'ensive.
He Is Jew. Harrison shot him with revolver,
INJECTING a severe wound in the back Of the head.
Drink seems to have been the only cause The
wounded man Vas taken to Minton's Hotel near
by. Harrison was arrested by The sheriff and
chief of police after lively resistance and parey
in which revolyers figured largely, but none were
discharged. CoRsAIR.
FIRE IN CHESTER,