The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-26
The HoaaErr- r-KERnraAN LETTER.

IHH dOGGETr-hERRIGAN LETTER
The Columbia correspondent of the
Charleston Ne,cs Gays: se
IT. Crews and Hague have, been inter
viewed by your correspondent, and deny
in toto the statements made in regsrd to
them by Col. Kerrigan and Mr. Hoggett.
They admit however, that tho men came
| here and were sworn in as constnblcs
| Mr.. Crews makes the following aflida-
Wit, the original of which is in our pos
session:
STATE or SoUTu CAHo1lNA.
COLUMBIA, S. g.. January 23, 1871.
Personally appeared before me, Gil
Dixon Fox, IL Notary Public iu and for
the State aforesaid. Joseph Crews, of
Laurens County, State aforesaid, who,
being duly sworn, declares, OH oath, that
the following statement is true in all re-
spccts:
deny ever authorizing or attempting
to employ any means to aSsissinate auy
persons in Lnnrens or any other County.
[ never did seek an interview with any
OF the men belonging to Col. Kerrignn's
band [ was sent for by them, in Co
lnmbia, Immediately after their arrival.
they proposed to me to assassinate any
one that 1 would say wanted put out OF
money from tho purity they should assas-
sinate. They did not xpect mo to pny
them, as they suid; hut their object was
to get money. They said they would
Kill any men l would designate. l
stated to them thut L expected to apply
to the civil law to punish any parties who
had committed any offence to me or to
any OF my party. [ Immediately left
their room. then took good care to
nave no more conversation with them
| unless witnesses were present. Iu II few
! days they went TO Union, and when they
returned Col. kerrignu came to me aud
asked me to prevail upon the Governor
| to pay them some more money for their
| services rs constables. I went with Col.
| Kerrigan to see the Governor, and he
left Gov. Scott perfectly satisfied, SO far
as he wae concerned. Next, ono OF the
men who first approached me with the
assassination scheme said he hnd not got
what he ought to have, and asked me to
use my Influence with the Governor to
get him aud some thrco or four others
nbout S2U each, which | declined doing,
saying to them that they must go to the
Governor and see him for themselves;
that 1 had done ull that I felt it was my
duty to do, as L had nothing to ,lu with
the bringing Of them here. and did not
wish to have anything to do with them
nov. In short time after they depart
I'd from here, L met some of them in
New York, and one of them stated 10 me
that he would publish II card against
some money, which / declined TO do,
saying to them that no communication
that they could publish would effect me
in any way. During my stay in New
York, was visited by somo Of the party
mud called on for money, and tn use all
the influence l could to help them get
moro money. All of whicl, declined to
do. This embraces all the connection
have had with the affair
Some OF the men whom they charged
me with Wanting 10 nssi,>sinate, L would
do anything IL MY power to accommo-
| unte at any time, if L was to see them in
trouble. AS for McSsrs Kyle and
McCurley, have nothing in the world
| against them. This man Ford, that they
speak Of, don't know rs being in the
County. If | had any chargcs against
| them, / should crrtn!uly resort to the
| civil law to have them punished, as | am
opposed TO all luwlessness, rs we'll as
martial law, or military Interference with
| the rights OF citizens
JOSEPH CREWS.
Sworn to aud subscribed before Ms.
| this, the 23l day of January. 1871.
GIL DINON FON.
Notnry Public.
Mr.. lIaguo makes bis affidavit in re-
gard to the affairas follows:
STATE OF SoUTu CAROLINA:
Personally appeared before me, Gil
Dixon Fox, Notary Public in and for
tho State aforesaid, W. t. Hague. of
Columbia, State aforesaid who, being
duly sworn, declares, on oath, that
the following statement is true in all re-
spccts:
| deny all the statements matlu in the
letter published in the Charleston D>tiiy
Ne'cs, from Colonel Kcrrigan, concern
ing myself. l know noihing whatever
OF tho charge in that communication
concerning the assassination of any
parties. 1 had no conversation with
any of Colonel Kerrigan's s. men on any
such subject. I was posted as to their
character upon their arrival here.
w. f. HAGUE.
Sworn to md subscribed before mo