The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-19
Seal. The STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
(~--) BY the Chief Constable OF the State.

The STATE STATE oanssDs OF sogTs oAsSlSa O. Ss State
!, reposing special trust and confidence In your
Abilities care prudence and integrity, have COM
missionea, constituted and appointed, and oy tnese
presents do commission. constitute and appoint
in the State aforesaid to have, hold, exercise,
and enjoy the said office of deputy constable, TO-:
Cether with all the rights privileges. profits and
emouments wha' Fever thereunto belonging, or IN
anywlse appertaining.
This commission ~ continue IN iorce.
JOHN B. HUBBARD, Chief Constable.
The following are the names OF some OF our
men: Lindsey, John Barret, John O'Brien,
Samuel Hoggett, John Burns. John Corcoran,
alias slip" - Tlerney, Andrew White, =,
White. - McGlnnis, Garret McPortland,
George Gilbert, Charles Westaeld, - Baker,
- Donahue, Thomas Fisher, Edward Han
| lon, - Fitzgerald.
Colonel Kerrigan, Of Fenian renown, COM
manded us. We were regarded by the people
of Columbia as representative roughs from
New York, and were supposed to have been
dumiciled in Five Points, and selected from
the dregs of that regions population. Gov:
Scott and his friend Senator Crews seemed
delighted at our manly forms; we appeared 10
be Just what they needed.
THE Ku-KLux AND THE cARPEr-BAaaERs.
AS we afterwards learned. Gov. Scott, Sena-
tor Crews, and their particular friends were In
some fear for their safety. They oared NOT
leave Columbia, unless they went directly and
by daylight to some other good-sized city,
since they knew that the Ku-klnX watched
their movements constantly, and could bring
them down with rifle bullets If they had the
opportunity, from considerable distance.
Neither could they get the ku-KluX leaders
into their grasp, although they knew wen VINO
they were, and where they were to be found.
Neither had they been able to find competent
| men In the State who were willing to silence
| The rebel marallders. One senator was afraid
| to 90 home unless with strong body-gnard.
| This state of affairs will explain the proposal
which was made TO some Of us in Columbia.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH HEAD.
Our party was staying at Roses Hotel, and q
State senator, accompanied by another we'll.
known gentleman, visited us. He had several
conversations with John Barret and John Cor
coran. He said that the kl-kluX carried
things with such high hand in Laurens
County as TO prevent his entering 1t. They
gave Governor Scott great deal OF trouble.
| 1t had been determined to wipe out the Whole
ranr. The senator said this with pleasant
Smile: and after this introduction to the busi-
ness on hand, he came finally to particulars.
John Barrett, John Corcoran. John O'Brie1
and myself, were to proceed to Lanrens, and
were there to be furnished with horses Oh
speed and endurance, for fear that the railway
connection might be missed. We were to
watch for the opportunity, and when ready
were to attack the Ku-Klnx and shoot Mr.
Todd. Mr.. Clure, and Mr.. McCurley. their
leaders For this we were promised $50, ,oOO
and State protection, besides Sl0,0o0 whlch
was said to be deposited In safe belonging 10
Mr.. Todd. II we accomplished our purpose
we were told that Colonel Kerrigan would re-
ceive one of the best offices In the state. IN
the meantime the other party was 10
ATTACK DAVID GEsT,
Captain of the Ku-KIux, Jasper Gibbs, ex.
sheriff Smith. ]. Rice Rogers, 'he present
sheriff, - Sumner, and Henry West. all OF
Union. a town som" twenty miles from Column
| bia, The reward for each missing ku-kluX
leader was to be $4,000 In case OF any
trouble arising from our work, the protection
or the Stale was promised.
THE CAMP AT THE UNION GOLD MINES.
We had accepted Bakers proposal, expecting
| that the positions he offered lis were sort ol
political sinecure, and that in return we were
TO protect somebody somewhere against the
XII. KIuX: but We had not expected anything
of this kind. We dared not, however, openly
reject the proposals which had been made
to us. and we therefore assented, though
without any intention of doing the required
work. We accordingly started for Union
by rail-, were there armed with Win
chester repeating rifles, and then jOurneyed
bv wagon to the Union gold mines. which
are some seventeen miles distant from Unor
proper. On the way we were Joined by dfteeI
United States regulars, under Lieutenant Paul
On reaching the mines, In which, as I under