The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-08
and General Anderson. We now
print the following affidavits

State of New York, City and
County Of Ne.c York, ss.-I, SAM
uel Hoggett, residing at 1913 Mad
lson street, in the City Of New
York, being duly sworn, do depose
and say that l have carefully read
the foregoing letter to the Sun,
signed by myself which accuses
Senator Crews and Governor
Scott, Of South Carolina, Of q plot
to assassinate, and that l know,
of my own knowledge, that every
made therein is truo in
every particular.
And further, that Colonel James
f. kerrigan and Captain VIM. H.
Lindsay, of New York City, on
the 11th day Of the present month,
in the presence Of Charles o.
Rourke and myself, and in the
City Of New York, made afiIa-
Wits asserting facts similar to
those asserted in the said forego-
ing letter to the New York Sur.
SAMUEL HoGGETT.
Sworn to before me, this the
18th Of January, 1871.
AMOS. J. CUMMINGS,
Novary Public, n. Y. County.
AFFIDAVIT OF EDWARD HANLEY.
State Of Ne,0 York, City and
County Of Neao York, ss.-1, Ed
ward Hanley, residing at No. 334
Canal street, in the City Of New
York, being duly sworn, do de-
pose and say that on the 18th Of
November, 1870, in the City Of
New York, l made a contract
with Colouel Baker who was
formerly on the staff Of Governor
Scott, Of South Carolina, by which
| agreed to 60 to South Carolina,
and to serve there in the capacity
Of deputy State constable, and
was to be paid during my service
in that capacity So a day and mi
leage.
! left the City of New York
with said Colonel Baker and
twenty.four others on the 22d day
of November, 1870, on the steamer
James Adger; landed at Charles
ton, S. c., and went by rail to Co.
Iumbia, il the same State. l ar.
rived at Columbia with the rest
Of said party on the 25th day OF
November, and we were there
quartcrcd in the so-callcd Roses
Hotel. While there, we were Wis
tied by many prominent politi-
clans, among whom were Senator
Grew and Mr.. Corcoran, Of the
South Carolina Legislature, and
Mr.. Hague, private secretary to
Governor Scott.
On the first night after our ar.
rival, said Mr.. Hague requested
myself and three others to escort
him from said hotel to the resi-
dencc of Governor Scott, which
was some two miles distant. On
the way we passed the house Of a
Mr.. Smith, and were then told
that this Smith was a deadly enc.
my to him (Hague,) and that if
money could persuade myself and
the three others to put him ont of
the way, be would be willing; and
that if we got into trouble on that
account, he would get us out Of it,
since he had the Governor right
where he wanted him.
And further, the third night af-
ter our arrival | was in said Roses
Hotel, and in the room Of Colonel
James f. Kerrigan, Of the City of
New York, who was one Of our
party, and there were present be.
sides myself, Mr.. Hague, before
mentioned, Senators Corcoran and
Crews, Of the South Carolina Leg.
islaturc, Colonel Kcrrigan, and
Matthew J. Fee and John Burns.
two others of our party. Mr.
Hague then proposed to us that
we put three men in Union Coun,
ty out of the way, and we would
lose nothing by it.
l remained in South Carolina
about twenty-five days, and re
turned to the City Of New York
with a portion Of the party, but
without having accepted either Of
the proposals of Private Secretary
Hague, and without having done
the bloody work which he wanted
me to do. EDWARD HASLEY.
Sworn to before me, this 18th
day Of January, 1871.
AMOS. J. CUMMINGS,
Notary Public of n. Y. County
AFFIDAVIT OF MATTHEW J. FEE.
State Of Now York, City ana
County Of New York, ss.-I, Mat.
thew J. Fee, residing at No. 9e
Christopher street, in the City ol
New York, do dcpose and say
that | have read the foregoing at:
fdavil of Edward Hanlcy ; that /
was present when Mr.. Hague:
private secretary to Governor
Scott, OF South Carolina, mado the
proposals which are mentioned in
said affidavit. and that | know Of
my own knowledge that the state
mcnts made in said affidavit are
true in every particular.
And further. that I understood
and still understand the proposals
Of said Mr.. Hague to havo meant