The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-28
TROUBLES. IN THE STATE.
A TRUSTWORTHY ACCOUNT OF THE
SPARTANBURG KU-KLUY.
of the Radicals to Provoke q
Riot I'm Newberry. 49, H.
RADICAL OUTRAGE IN MARION.

Attempt Of the Radicals to Provoke q
Z. Riot I'm Newberry. - H.
-. RADICAL OUTRAGE IN MARION.
The Carolina Spartan, published at Spartan.
burg Courthouse, prints the following article In
regard to the Ku-Klux oufrages. It will be seen
that the wrong. .doers are denounced in indignant
terms, and that 1t Is believed that they are Radi-
Gals, not Reformers. Whoever they are Spartan
burg owes it to herself to bring them speedily to
Justice:
/ On Monday evening of last week report reach.
| ed town that large number OF persons, most OF
whom were unknown, had whipped ard other
wise maltreated VIM. Champion, Glen Bowden,
Daniel Linder and two other persons whose names
we have not learned Great excitement was Gre
ated in the neighborhood, and TWO OF the sufer-
ers, being managers Of the election, 1t was deter.
mined not to open the polls in that precinct Trial
Justices Fleming and Pointer repaired at once to
the scene OF the disturbance, and arrested sew
eral persons suspected OF the INFAMOUS CRIME.
Among the latter were Mess:s. o. p. Macarthur
and Saul A. Camp, both Of whom are gentlemen
of intelligence and influence and the highest re-
spectabity. We cannot for moment believe
that either OF them ever dreamed OF participating
In such disgracelul and barbarous Vlllany. But
Notwithstanding he was arrested on doubtful in
formation only, Mr.. Macarthur was turned over by
Trial Justice Pointer, who arrested and had him
In charge, into the hands Of an armed and ex-
cited colored guard, in the nighttime, and whilst
the Justice was In house near by, he was
"double .quicked" by his guard until he tainted.
1t Is thus that justice ls administered by one OF
Scotts elect: A man 1s arrested upon 1nfolma.
tlon only, put into the hands OF his enraged
enemies, and the latter are permitted to innict
the most intolerable personal Indignation, and
the most cruel and humliating corporal punish
ment upon their helpless victim without the
slightest investigation having been had as to his
guilt or Innocence We affirm that II Mr.. McAr.
thur was guilty, beyond any reasonable doubt, Of
tie crime with which he was charged, his 0nence
does not constitute greater outrage upon law,
Justice and humanity than that OF the persons
who inflicted upon him this illegal and inhuman
punishment.
AS the persons whipped were Radicals, 1t is at
once and the news siTcSatea H sS tRat M
KInS"K1ap XII Kase Of I the REFORM party. The report
doubtless, had It's effect upon some unthinking
persons at the election, but there are circum.
stances connected with the affair which point
much more plainly to the Radical cal Rn.huS 1d,iu Il.
the news to be generally circulated IN the
county. Any sane man Of the Reform par
ty must have known that such an occurrence
would necessarily damage the interests OF MS MS
party. It occurred at place where the Re
form party had large majority. II resulted
In breaking up the election precinct, and
thereby losing to the Reform party large mum.
number. II any of the Reform party did the deed
they are not only Villains but FOOLS II the Rddi-
Gals did it themselves, It was piece OF sharp ras-
calty, for which they are doubtless now congrat-
| uIating themselves. Let the officers OF the law
look among the Radicals as well as the Reformers,
and in our opinion they wllbe much more apt to
fud the guilty parties. 1t Is an outrage that
ought not to go unwhlpped OF justice and we
hope the utmost diligence will be used to catch
the outlaws, whether Radicals, or Reformers, or
both.
The following article from the Newberry Her
old shows that the negroes did their best to get
up riot at Newoerry Courthouse on election Gay:
some erroneous reports have been circulated.
originated In the attempt OF crowd OF infuriated
Radical negroes to maltreat colored Relormlst,
who, to his honor be IL satd stood up fer the
credit upon him. He Is noble fellow, and de.
serves weu at the hands Of our fellow citizens
For hours was he badgered and threatened. and
when it seemed that ne was about being over
whelmed, aud pistols were drawn, brave gen
tienau stepped In, pistols in hand, and sald the
first one that touches him will be blown
through. In o moment every negro had
slipped bis weapon out Of sight. there was nc
De IRE to fight on that ground. Col IS two Six
shooters was an Irresistible argument IN favor o.
quiet. At that moment weapon was discharged
accidentally, and some confusion occurred, tne
negroes crying out and running IKE ma1, TS.v ggi a
+
ran but only o few went In the direction OF Hnere
| the guns we're stored, the others moving through
the cross streets. The citizens, OF course, pre-:
pared themselves, but nothing more grew out % OF
I it. The constabulary, and few negro AIDS dur.
ling the alarm, led to their strongholds, ana we
are told eveled their sixteen shooters from tnelf
window down on the crowd OF white men below
[ It lis we'll they did not shoot. In the meantime,
Paysng1 called on 'ae fe tSe
! snnnare anu awaited events. Nothing more oc-
| Cured. ,..,o o--.,.o,,o,, mo q
by the knocking doTn IN 1--WE Sns Ts o
men, and an alarm spread into the county tnaI q
| npht was going on, but 1t simply ended III tnt
| knocklng down OF the parties alluded TO, ano
their quietly getting up as soon as rney yhics Tecs
| laid them out The threats made to nave revenge
in ALI possible forms, on that occasion, by few
| negroes, we will not partlcularlze.
| MOB LAW IN MARION.
Thu Marion star has the following:
the seeds sown by Graham, Stoeoer, Hayne =
| Co. are rapidly coming to maturity. On Saturday
4 niohC last: James Smoot, colored man VINO nao
voted the Reform ticket, was assaulted oy oar 0an:
HarlIee and gang Of negroes and beaten. over
| come by superior force, he fed to MT. Man
| hein,s, a citizen Of this village. In rev MN
ntes the house was surrounded by otner mIurlatee
demons. In Mr.. Manhelnl's house was nls wlie
IN delicate health, and his family OF little chill
dren. While Mr.. Mannheim was dressing Smoot,l
wounds, the house was surrounded oy TINS furl
GUS mob Of negroes with the most angry yeiIs
and VOWS TO have his head and blood hr. MAI
just time to s; mis- soap 6 Sy IN
uSJn nssyn street OF the village, not more thar
hundred ysqs anS 9m eae sRe ousWs os
oasoosIon 90 of the house. His children screamed
Den KIN and my 1.ss Rs s ssvs ss ws g's
osot ootnS his nlelge OF honor that Smoot was mo-
sSsTs sesdanee assaSsns s ss so ncf
pu.ssue p ss ,hia cIrcuit where they learned he had
ns cssoSy Of and peass carried to
| s Sni i'Ts rrotectIon as the only way to save hil
in this sseSea eSSS caaSane nHs s 6T sh
| ns,.,o,nre Tao Fortunately for the outlaws tn
Of the town Ss were s n9s Toas Ot not s
trnnh,ed with their punishment. But they nm
now % ssC1 how far 5saaoe sss Ul Few RsSs
ooannSraIs who secretly lnstigate them, but art
too cowardy to lead them and the e., next , Occur a
| lii .Iy MI irreyocaby.