The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-01

that if they could bo identified
they would be arrested and
brought to justice, or nccessitatcd
to leave the State. This was the
only conversation that | ever had
with Kcrrigan or any Of his party,
and this was in presence Of scve.
raj gentlemen whose word is un-
impcachablc.
In reference 10 tho names Of
men mentioned or spoken Of in
this connection as obnoxious, they
arc wholly now to me, and l am
not aware that such mon live in
Union County, or any other Couh-
ty Of tho State, having never
before soon or heard their names !;
hence l could have expressed no
desire to have had them molcstcd.
"Kcrrigan further states that
this party was armed with Spcn-
Ger rifles, rovolvcrs, &c. The
State does not own II Spencer ri.
file hence these men could not
have been armed with them, and,
to my. certain knowledge, they
wcro not armed with any kind Of Il
gun. AS an evidence Of the cor
rcctncss Of this statement, Kcrri-
gan, on his return to this city
from the mines, stated to nc, in
presence Of other gentlemen, that
Baker had taken them to the
mines, where they were nightly
fired upon by unseen parties,
without any means Of self-ucfcnce
save tho presence Of ten United
States soldiers, whose services Ba-
kcr had procured from the militia
ry post at Union Court House to
protect these men, whom Kerri-
gan represents to have been
brought here to commit these in
famous outragcs.
81 do not believe any portion
Of this statement in reference to
other parties mentioned in this
communication, from the fact that
ho (kcrrigan) made threats, both
hero and in New York city, that
he would make damaging state
ments through the press against
individuals in this State if not
paid his demand upon Baker,
claiming that Baker had deceived
him in not giving him an interest
in this gold mine, as promised be-
fore coming here.
81 refer you to letter enclosed
Of Col. G. &. Pullcr, one Of the
gentlemen present when Baker,
kcrrigan and Lindsay called up.
on me. can scarcely conceive
Of amy man being so lost to every
scncc Of dcccncy as TO make state
mcnts so glarinSly false as these
under consideration. AS further
evidence Of the improbability Of
these Statements, refer you to
letter enclosed Of Gen. G.. Il. An
derson, who was present when
Kcrrigan called on mo on his re-
turn from the gold mine. | can
only express the hope that you
will not publish this article, 50 fall
Of malignant ialschood, as no good
results can come from it. Very
respectfully,
"R. *. SCOTT, Governor.
Accompanying this letter were
the following statements:
"CoLUMnIA, $. c., Jan. II, 1871.
"7o his E;rcellcncy II. Il. Scott,
Governor, &c.
"MY DEAR Sir: have been
shown copy Of 4 communication
addressed to the Charleston NcwS
for publication, and purporting to
have been written by James +.
lAcrrlgan, of New York, in which,
among others, my namo is mon,
toned, and which, in that con-
nrction; contains so many mis-
statements that must say, first:
That L did not visit Now York to
procure men 'ostensibly TO guard
gold mincs,' nor for any other
purpose whatever. I was intro.
ducod, wEiio in New York, to Col.
oncl kcrrigan, rs a former NJ. c.,
ny Colonel Baker, but [ had no
business with him whatever. Sec.
ond. That / was not present at,
nor do [ know Of any interview
between Mr.. Hague and the
TWENTY-FIVE men" referred to,
and could not, therefore, have 'ac-
qniscd in anything. Third. That
| was present, with other gentle.
men of this city, when tho inter
view between yourself, Colonel
kcrrlgan and Captain Lindsay
took place, and that during that
conversation nothing as alleged by
Col. Kcrrigan was said in nv
hcaring-and / believe | was pres.
cnt during the entire interview
and you cXprcssl y stated that YOU
desired them to ascertain the facts
connected with the lato outrarcs
in Union County of this State, and
to arrest tho guilty parties. You
did not intimate that you wanted
any men assassinatcd, nor did |
hear the names alluded to by Col.
hcrrIgan designated for slaughter.
What arrangements Colonel Baker
made with Kcrrigan and his party,
l do not know | was not present
when they were made, and know