Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10
THE SOUTH CAROLINA OF :
RACES!
NEWBERRY COUNTY MORE
QUIET THAN NMANHAZT,1N.
The "Uutrages' GrGSS MiSrepYeseG-
FatiGE
Negroes Have Full SwiBg and
Whites No Show.
HAS PRESID ENT GRANT, B BEENIMPOSED
UPON NBYLOY1L LEA G UERS?
NEwBERRY. s. G.. Oc-. 2

[ shall write letter to day which will
siartle the readers OF the Herald, oecaust
it will contain the record cf State which
has for five years past been held up be-
fore them in quite different light. Apc
every letter to be written shall be the re.
cord Of single county, until have tray
efsed the nine counties placed under mar
tlal law, concealing nc fact, nctCated by
no selfish motive, bat aiming simply at the
truth.
A LITTLE LIGHT.
! Begionipg, then, with the county o
| NeWberry, which has been placed under
martial law, and held up as a portion o1
South Carolina which defes the State and
Federal laws, [ propose to show how will
fully and ma:ignantly her paople hare been
misrepresented. You have heard much
about rebel" and "Ku Klux" outrages
here, but the outside of the story has not
yet been told. Will it not surprise three-
fOurtks OF your readers to hear that more
white men-Democrats, rebels or whatever
else they may be Called-ba7e been mur-
5ered by negoes since the war ended than
e. groe6 by white men ? Will it not further
surprise you TO learn that since Move Der
'ast bat one solitary outrage, that can by
any possible means be laid upon the Ku
Kux, has been lerPetrated in Newberry,
and that for months past perfect order has
reigned in this 'iusurrectioLery" COM
munity ? And yet I merely assert facts.
SOME UNPUNIsHED MURDERERs.
have before me now the stories of five
murders OF white meD, and these do not
complete the liss. The first Is that of
gentleman named Lemuel Lane, who was
killed by gang of negroes al 4 robbed Of
IS. 600. Although the negro portion of
the criminals we're known but two men
were punished the political influence of
the others was too strong, 50 they escaped.
The next murder is that of Captain @.
Herbert. He went to Lexington for the
purpose of arrestirg 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 nev.r been
punished. The third case is that of J. Il.
Curton, who was shot dead by negroes. at
the same time his little son received bull
let in the spine, which has disabled him
for life. The murderers are still ut large.
The fourth case is that of E. Garrett, also
murdered by negroes; and nobody has yet
been punished. Now, in all these cases
the motive was robbery. Why were not
the assassins arrested, convicted and hang
ed ? Ask any respectable person here and
be will answer, because the juries are ne
HTOeS, Auu YOU CAL COuH1Cb d negro VINO
belongs to the Union Lsague."
CASE IN POINT.
A caee in pOint-one which stands upon
the legal books OF South Carolina in
damnipg evidence of the truth of what
shall write-is that of another marder.-
Some time ago Mr.. Samuel Dun woody,
formerly preacher, but compelled by evil
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 rssassns were discovered and
arrested, together with third negro, the
stolen property being found in possession
of the three. The first two were members
of the Union League. aud notorious ne
gro of this place, named Green Jones,
himself a prominent member of the
League, WIS heard to declare, long before
the man was brought up for trial, that if
he got upon the jury he would sit till
doomsday before he would convict the
two other Leasuer,. Now mark the sequel.
To begin, one of the original a3easeins was
accept ed as States evidence Tie trial of
the other two opened. aud fore N ost among
the Jury men sele cted was Green jones'
The negro who had merely accepted part
of the plunder was convicted; the other
scoundrel was acquitted, although The owl
deEce against him was overwhelming.
Why was this Simply because the one
was not a Lesguer, while the other was.
Colonel Fair, who acted as solicitor as
sures me that he made the most strenuous
exertiOn 10 procure a conviction of both.
Of ue. Every jury was a negro;
every negro OF them belonged to the
League. The unfortunate scapegoat was
hanged, protesting wlta his last breath
that, while he shared the plunder, he took
no part whatt Yer in the murder. The real
froo n -Hau oil hrk kbo
very laws they have outraged. Poor, suff-
ering Unionists ? The Kuklux subse-
quently tried to hang them and failed,
whereupon every radical in South CARROLL
ma raised howl. They could murder
white men with impunity, but not q hair
of their precious heads must be touched.
This is astice in South Carolina. Beer in
mind that politics or sudden anger had
nothing to do with all these murders
they were perpetrated for money. Rob-
| berry alone was the object.
A MoCKERY OF JUSTICE.
Passing from these tragedies to minor
| crimes, let Us see how these black doves
| have behaved. Not long ago a gang OF
them assembled near ihls town for the
ayowed purpose of burning the residence
of James Oappell, some miles distant. The
| Sheriff was notified and he started for the
scene. On the way he met Col. L. J.
Lipscomb, and requested that gentleman
to accompany him. Lipscomb did SO, took
an active part in compelling the negroes
to disperse, and, as a reward for his efforts
in behalf of law and order, few nights
later his residence was burned to the
ground by negroes, his wife AID himself
barely escaping with their lives, Mr.. Lips
comb has been compelled to quit the State
they have put his name on the ku Kluz
1 list. Let me add that in the matter oi
house burning and small robberies, every
thing depends upon the fact whether the
| perpetrators were Union Leaguera to Sc
cure conviction or acquittal. ~ 3s1.4 -
CONVICTION A FARCE. - stlz 80
But the reader may say. ''Sureiy som,
q iminals were convicted ?" Here come
/ in the ioke-if that can be called iok,