The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-19

pllshed anything, tney we're pald aC tle rate
of So day, and ordered to leave With
this order they complied, and many Of them
are now in New York city,"
This extraordinary story does not take US
by surprise. About two weeks ago, we re-
ceived what purporLed to be statement
made by Colonel James E. Kerrigan, OF
New York city, in which charges are made
similar to those contained in the letter OF
Mr.. Hoggett. The statement received by
us is dated from New York, and reads as
follows:
In November last Colonel C. G. Baker, for
merly United States army officer, and Messrs.
Puffer and Runkle, came to this city to pro-
cure, ostenslbly for the purpose OF defending
the Union gold mines, formerly the Black
mines) in Union County, S. G., some fifty men.
They were acquainted with Captain Wash
burne of the Ninth Precinct. Captain Wash
burne introduced Baker to Colonel James E.
Kerrigau, who agreed to find the men In few
days. It was finally decided that twenty-five
would be sufficient, and this number of labor.
ing men, mechanics and others, were engaged
and sent to Columbia, S. G. Among the num-
Der were Colonel kerrl.an and Captain Lind
say, both we'll known IN this city as ardent
Fenians.
After arriving at Columbia each man was
armed with Spencer rifles, revolvers, COM
mission from Hubbard, chief of police, as
policemen, and one from the Governor, as
constables Colonel Kerrigan, 1t Is stated,
was commissioned as a captain of the South
Carolina militia. These commissions were all
dated November II, 1870.
After their arrival at Columbia, in the latter
part of the month, Colonel Kerrigan and Cap
tain Lindsay were informed by Governor Scott
that If. five men were removed from Union
County it would be worth $4,000, and inti-
mated that they should be robbed and op-
pressed. If they resisted, ''ther saddles,
should be emptled;" they "shoald be lost"
These were the terms used by the Governor.
Colonel Kerrigan and Captain Lindsay ap-
parcntly acquiesced in this cold-booded pro-
position, and awaited further developments
Their pay for this was to be shares in tie gold
mines and all they could make by ,obbery,
besides their regular pay as constabies.
Among the men who were thus to be sum-
marily cleaned out were the obnoxious DEM
ocrats, Messrs. Pearson, Smith, Gibhes, West
and Sumner, all wealthy men, and controlling
the couaty. Mr.. West, who was captain of a
company Of men formed for suppressng dis
orders, was particularly obnoxious to the Gov
ernor, and he designated him to be "lost."
Mr.. Hague, the Governors private secreta-
~, told all Of the twenty-five men In Roses
Hotel, Columbia, S. c., that 1t was intended
that they should ''cean out" seventy citizens
of the county, and that the Governor would
sec that they came out OF any legal trial with
flying colors. At this interview with the men,
Baker, Runkle and Puder were present, and
acquesced In all that Hague said.
Representative Joe Crews, OF Laurens, also
wanted s. B. Ford, J. Kyle and A. McCurley,
of Laurens, robbed and murdered. Crews
would pay literally, and if detected, the Gov
ernor, he guaranteed, would pardon any one
who was captured.
One of the above three citizens, It was stated
by Crews, had a safe in his residence, which,
1t was reported, contained $4,000 or $4,000
This money was to belong to the men who