The New York herald., 1871-10-31
THE OTHER SIDE.
A Herald Commissioner In the Banner
District Of South Carolina.
WHAT HE SAW AND HEARD.
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Newberry County More Quiet
Than Manhattan.
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The "Outrages" Gross Mis-
representations.
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Negroes Have Full Swing and
Whites No Show.
Has President Grant Been Imposed
Upon by Loyal Leaguers


readers OF the HERALD, because It win contain the
record or State which mas for Ave years past been
held up before them In quite dirercnt light from
what shall exhibit herein. And every letter to bc
written shall be the record OF single county, until
have traversed the nine counties placed under
martial law, conceaing no fact actuated hy no sell
fish motive but aiming simply at the truth.
LITTLE LIGHT
Beginning, them with the county OF Newberry,
which has been placed under martial law and held
up as portion Of South Carolina which dehcs the
State and federal laws. | propose 10 show how will
fully and Indignantly her people have been misrcp
resented You have heard much about ''rebe" and
"Ku Klux" outrages here. but the other side or
the story has not yet been told. Will 1t not
surprise three-fourths OF your readers to
hear that more white men--democrats reb
els or whatever else they may he called
have been murdered by negroes since the war
ended than negroes by white mens win IL not FUR
ther surprise ron TO learn since November last
but one solitary outrage, that can by any possible
means be laid upon the Ku hlux. has been perpc-
trated In Newberry, and that for months past per-
feet order has rcigncd in this ''insurrectionary''
community And yet merely assert facts.
SOME UNFINISHED MURpRSBes.
have before me now the stories OF five murders
of white men, and these do not complete the list.
who was killed BY a gang OF negroes and robbed OF
$s,oOo Although The negro portion OF the criminals
were known but two men were punished: the politi-
cal influence of the others too strong, so they
escaped. The next murder IL that Of Captain c.
Herbert. He Went to Lexington for The purpose Of
arresting negro who was charged with theft.
Securing the criminal he started back with
him. When near Newberry the negro suddenly
seized the Captains pistol, shot him dead and
then decamped. The wretch has never been
punished. The third case Is that of j. T. Curton.
who was shot dead BY negroes At the same time
his little son received bullet in the spine, which
has disabled him for life. The murderers are still at
large The fourth case is tnat OF L. Garrett, also
murdered by negroes; and nobody has yet been
punished. Now, In all these cases the motive was
robbery. Why were not the assassns arrested, con-
victed and hangeds Ask any respectable person
here and he Will answer, because the uries
groes. and You can't convict negro who belongs TO
the Union League"
CASE IN POINT.
A case in pont-one which stands upon the legal
books OF South Carolina in damning evidence the
truth OF what shall wrte-is that OF another mur-
der. Some time ago Mr.. Samuel Dunwoody, for
merly preacher but compelled by evii fortune to
accept the position OF night watchman at the depot
here, was shot at his post by two negroes and
robbed. Soon after the assasslns were dis
covered and arrested together with q third
negro, the stolen property being found In
o possessiOn or the three. The FIRST two were
members of the Union League, and notorious negro
or this place. named Green Jones, himself proIni-
nent member OF the League, was heard TO declare,
long before the man was brought up for trial. that
II he got upon the jury he would SIT till doomsuay
before he would convict the two other Leaguers.
Now mark the sequel. To begin, one OF the original
assasslns was accepted az States evidence. The
tiial OF the other two opened and foremost among
tn jurymen selected was Green Jones. The negro
na% ne oter scdnre o e wa
although the evidence against him was overwllem-
Ing. Why was THIS? SIMPLY because the one was
who acted as solicitor, assures Inc that he made the
most strenuous exertons TO procure conviction OF
every negro or them belonged 90 the League. The
unfortunate scapegcat was hanged, protesting with
ne took no part whatever in the murder.
The real assassins are free today, pro-
raSea Poor ' suns rnonss af' The Ku kax
subsequently tried TO hang them and failed where
upon every radical IN south Carolina raised now:
not hair OF their precious heads must be touched.
This is justice in South Carolina. Bear In mind that
politics sudden anger had nothing to do with all
these murders-they were perpetrated for money.
Robbery alone was the object.
MOCKERY OF JUSTICE.
Passing from these tragedies to minor crimes, leu
US see how these black doves have behaved. Not
o or ago gsI nj Of Snrnng the Tsce Of
James Cappel some miles distant. The Sheriff was
notified and he started for the scene. On the way
he met Colonel I. J. L:pscomb, and requested that
gentleman to accompany hum. Lpscomb did so,
took an active part In compelling the negroes TO dis
perse, and, rs reward for MS efforts In behalf OF
law and order, few nights later his residence was
burned TO the ground by negroes, his wife and him
self barely escaping with their lives Mr.. Llpscomb
has been compelled to quit the State: they have put
his name on the XII KluX list. Let add that in the
matter OF house burning and small robberies every
thing depended upon the TACT whether the perpe.
traitors were Union Leaguers to secure conviction or
CONVICTION A FARCE
But the reader may say, 'Surey some criminals
were convlctedg'' Here comes in The juke-f th IL
can he called joke which Is a vile prostitution OF
justce-wnich makes the administration OF law an
utter mockery. Criminals were Occasionally con.
victed. Where the evidence was 80 broad that IL
was impossible 10 acquit a verdict OF guilty would
be rendered and sentence passed. Bnt, marx you. as
Governor Scott turned them loose Behold, then,
the condition OF the whites. Either the murderers
We're Il promptly pardoned Between Inc scyla Of
acquittal and the Charybdis OF pardon the whites
nag s m Il az law S no o own ~ TpGc
they no longer indicted the murderer and the thief
before the Courts but disguised themselves and
either hanged or whipped the crlminaf Wrong, you
may say, very wrong. Mob law l. dangerous to
society ana subversiye OF liberty. Granted; but 1t
was either mob law or no law al all.
THE ONLY KU KLUX RAID
II was while the excitement over the murder OF
kun KsH r. n s oos paee T
raid was foolish, criminal-wholly wrong. u mad
twoold object One object was TO XII or get rld OF
| robbed the people OF large sum OF money. This
| man was an appolntee or Governor SCOTS. 40
| not libel him wnen ] say tnat he stole inc puoiic
funds committed to his charge, because he y now IN
| jail for that offence The poor OF the county were
| starving; representations were made 10 the COY
| ernor without aval warnings were sent 10 tne on,
cai rogue. Finally, one day large body OF mounted
| men. all disguised, dashed into the town ahu AZ
! tackled the house OF the Commssioner wlckedy
| and criminay firing into IT, not unnaturaiJ nc
defended himself and shot one oi tne raluers, ns
the story goes the wounded raider was subsequently
Killed bv MS companions TO prevent his tell
ing upon them but even that - not a,s certain ,n;
/ The Ku Klux next went 70 tne Ja,',, soe ~,
suredy, have executed the murdercrs OF Mr. Dn.
woody had they not become alarmed anu na,.iy y ie,s
when IL was stated that the United states MuIsn ~
was on their track Had they been disposeu .sao 40
| resist the execution OF the laws Wouiu 1,nyy .ey
have ned al the mere rumor Of the approacn oi .nc
| law o1icerY / nave not yet heard single ciuM1m Az,
| Justify this raid. All OF them condemn ~; Inc v