The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-24
Another Yarn of the Carpct-Bag
Khan Exploded.
A PlTihBLE TRhVE2TY OF JUSTICE.
The Eacts as they Appear Upon the EVIDENCE
Prove an Alibi, Sammy "'-Dogbcrry as
Commissioner and shys.er a, United
States Prozeoutor-What Twenty
Dollar Lawyer Is-Mora Prose
Cutions to Come.


whipped by band OF armed ana disguised men,
and tho Inference was given that she had thus SUI
fered for the pofilica opinions OF her family. TIL
magistrate who investigated the case dismissed the
accused parties on the ground that there was no
evidence TO hold them; and TINS also was twisted
into pol.lcal capital. "Look at this case" cried
the emissaries 10 Washington OF the carpet-bag
khan, "and you viii see how impossible 1t Is for u
radical TO obtain protection for person property
under laws Of the State, administered by democrats,
who are themselves probably members OF the same
reasonable organization, at whose Instance the
CRIME has been perpeirated. We cannot live In the
country unless the United States steps In and throws
Its protecting Tgls over us.n
This case, however, after the custom OF the man.
uiacturcrs OF hu KuX sensations in this part OF tho
country, Instead OF being at once pushed TO close
has been dragged along for weeks and but for the
OUTSIDE PRESSURE
Of Northern correspondents would probably never
have been brought into United States court. IL
would have been used, as similar cases have been
for the last couple Of years, simply for political pur-
poses, and then, when some equally convenient aud
more recent "ourlgen came into view, been suffered
to fade from The public eye But tails agitation has
now reached pass that makes 1t absolutely ncces-
sary for these Southern republicans to establish
Their reiterated claim OF the insecurity Of any South
ern man holding loyal opinions. They are now
forced to do the best they can with the cases they
have spread through the country as examples OF
martyrdom, and, II possible, substantlate their 0c
currence At the hands OF vast and active ana trca
sOnablo secret organlzatOn.
have alrea ~ shown how mlserably the case OF
the sixteen laed at Shelby in the beginning OF the
week; but tie case exalnined today Is even more
nesses were examined and every fact bearing even
remotely on the outrage brought forward, and
THIS is THE HISTORY or TUE OUTRAGE
q N n a hann - oh nf L0
There was a certain dsreputaDe woman, known as
betseY Brooks or Downey, VINO has been for fifteen
tules IN The county. II Is conceded even by republic
cans that che was strnmpct. She established IN
Hlhltehce over az oa man. VITA some groWn up aud
married sons, aud at last persuaded him to marry
her. The night before inc marriage came or four
men rode UP 10 the house. and after halloong 10 the
woman 10 admit them, burst the door open, dragged
her Out OF Dci into the yard. and Kicked aud boat
her nnIil she was more DEAD than alive. One OF the
tour had handkerchief over his lace, but the others
WERE SoT DISGUISED.
and ny ihc light of the re ana asu OF the stars aud
was IN the hoase with her. but VINO was not mo-
Tested, recognized them as two sons oil her pro-
posed husband-her Two future stepsons. The man
with the handkerchief over his lace she thinks
another sepson. but she cannot swear To him, anu so
he has not been Indicted The fourth man. she says
her very savagcly, ana the deacon lnteriered ana
sad. Don't XIII hcr.n They then stopped. aud say
seven hundred hn kiux would come the next II ght
and destroy her. they rode away into the night.
provOcati0n, 1t looks very Likely that
THE DlsKEFUrhBLE BETSEY
was really the victim OF the tarce boys upon whom
aud their families sue about To bring dIshOnOr
fnat TO southern eyes is peculiarly CALLING Might
not such Case occur IN the NorthY Indeed, isn't &c
mOre than likely that 1t would occur anywhere
DER similar circumstances And didn't they
threaten '.iSn Klux" just as We brighten child
with 'BOgy?" And yet this ~ one OF the 'lawless
outbreaks" upon which the Southern republicans
are relying to induce the President to suspend Tie
habcas corpus and again bring the State under
martial law. When l crossed Mason anu Dlxon's
line couple OF weeks ago was told should find
now that they 10 Indeed run hign, and low, too
when an assault upon ali artful prostitute by
couple Of spirited young men, whose name she was
ABOUT 10 blacKen WITH an rreparaDle stain, IL mani
featured into EARNED rebellion TO the United States,-
and is gravcly investigated In United States couit
that the Scenes have to-day witnessed have tran
spired before q United states Commissioner. Re-
mostly gooa lawyers, can indeed have but faint
conception OF the manner in which
SOUTHERN L0YALISrs INSULT
and outrage the dignity OF the United States away
cut here IN the backwoods. The Commissioner hin-
self Is an honest good Inal, but he Is uueducated,
and is endowed with tae se!r-satlsfcd stupidity
that almost necessarily marks the rustic
hours examination he sat e On rude wooden sl
bench, caressing hts legs which were drawn up 10
the level Of the seat of MS pantaloos, aud rocking
himself IN this curious crnped position To and FRO
D0gberry as United states Commissoner-th,s
the dign1ed and august administrator OF the
And now have 10 say something or the lawyer ~
who conducted the prosecution There a law
had stun republican majority, but which y now
repealed, which enacted that any man paying n
license OF twenty dollars could practice in inc State
courts. North Carolina, under this fG1tne, became
the PARADISE or sBYsTERs,
end no doubt some OF the men punished by Judge
Downing would III time have found their way down
hero 10 swell the grand army OF carpctb1ggers but
Tor the happy repeal OF the BILL The gentleman who
to-day Represented the United States was one OF
stWputV cd
to describe in detail the gross ignorance, The ap-
palling grammar. the wonderlu' rhetoric Of this
legal outgrowtn OF North Carolina Carpct-b
Whenever an objection WAS made to his shameless
nracons OF Judicial and legal discipline he would,
great length upon the power and dignity, &C., &c,
OF the United States government. Tne counsel for
the defence (who were educated and sensible
gentlemen and good lawycrs) objected to hearsay
evidence being accepted aud 10 the form OF the
rant OF arrest and to mary other things. and their
Eyes you shall know that the United States govcrn.
ment has power O. reach the rich aud powerful and
to protect the poorest citizens In all these broad
omains; The folds Of
TAE STARRY FLAP
nmt me resi- can DC gnessen we nave heard IL often
This case Was not tried under the new law, but
under the act OF March, ls7o Under what act each
Prise. Under the act-yes, against Intimidation of
voters and for other purposes. In section SIX or
fraction OF any right OF United states ciiIzcn can
Pc punished as felony IN United states court.
Lawyers ny tne North. II they choose to follow the
practice OF their "twenty dollar Drethrenr III tn y
South, can try every case Of assault and battery In
United states Court. The republicans down here
say, "isn't II an lnract0n, &c., to beat a womanfr
This is fair sample OF the way In which, far rs
have seen, the legal business OF the United states
government In this part OF the country Is conducted.
II is as will be seen, cminentiy calculated to nstll
into the minds OF our erring Southern brethren re-
spect and for the majesty OF the supreme law OF
this Union. Anew words further must be said ABOUT
THIS SPECIAL CASE.
Upon the evidence an alibi for each OF the defend
ants were undoubtedly established, and II was fur
ther shown that between two OF them III feeling had
existed for long PERIOD and that 1t therefore
very unlikely tina, they should have combined to.
gether Tor any purpose. 1 cannot, or course, say
tnat this
DEFENCE OF AN ALtBI
Is not In this particular case good one; but it Is
sad TACT that III North Carolina IL Is almost the nya
rlabe defence offered II Ia notorious that perjury
is now 50 common that . conviction is rendered
very very dinicuIt-Only possible, indeed, In cases
where Jurors exercising their privilege oi juggling
OF the crediollify OF the evidence throw out this
aibt testimony. The cause OF this melancholy state
OF AFFAIRS IA unuOubLedly the decentralization and