The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-08-10
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the Radicals.
Judge Won Trump, Of the ku klux Sub
Committee, authorizes the statement shat the
recently published report of the results OF the
compatec's investigations Ia South Carroll
ma Is sntrue IN many essential particulars,
and the rcrvcrsion Of facts ii the others Is
evidently colorcd for the purpose OF pioiue-
ING partisan and false impressions The
Testimony rhoys that there are four counties:
Lsureus, Chester, York aud spartan--
burg. where outragcs and acts Of violence
have seen committed. The testimony, as
given by negroes, WAS Of the lowest kind and
utterly unworthy Of belief they were at
tractcd by the fee Of two dollars PR daen's
and in many cases were evidently drilled for
the oceusion AT Spartansburg numbers Of
them were copyrighted III the post oilice,
while waiting TO be called as witnesses, emu
no doubt learned 6 lesson which was eft r
words OF tho various negroes who prctcpi-
ed to have been punished, but ono was Srip7
pol, and ono white man at Colupibia, WHO,
while claiming to be a refugee on account OF
terror was holding Office at the expense Of the
State. His fictitious wound had been heal
ed with plaster. In the Radical statement
1t Is broadly alleged that ten negroes had
been taken from the jail at Chester and mur-
dered by armed bands, but the facts CONNECT
cd With this transaction arc all Intentionally
suppressed FOR effect They were rs follows :
company Of some twenty five armed NJ
grocs appeared in that ncighborhood, and
presently announced their intention 70 shoot
the first whit man they should meet. Soon
dravman namcl Stevens, With one arm,
who was universally regarded as n worthy and
amiabIc man was driving along the roat with
q barrel of whisky ia his cart. lie was stop
pei By tho ruaians AMI tLc ~hishy cenlan /
-, - He told thcm that it waa not his prop
crtv, bu. gave them {. flask Of his own, Hnd
! started again. Aftcr going short distance,
! thc negroes .ircl ut HIS cart md struck II IN
several place man who hal joined hlni
| on the roat! fed for his life, and he himself,
seeing armcd negroes in pursuit, abandoned
the cart and sought refuge in Il neighoortnG
cabin lie was followed by the wrctchcs-
and, against the efforts Of tbs iicsrO woman.
whose huiXblc shelter he had sought, and
his own, he was taken out. After drawing
lots the gang took him into the woods ali.
rildlci lis body with balls. The pcrpctra
tors Of this outrage were arrested ana Fd
in the Chester Jail, but before being secured
tl,ey killed deputy sheriff Smith, who serve
tn, process suddenly u negro came from
Columbia with VIII purrortcd to be F" writ 0
fqItas e.-uaz from tho Rallied judge Thorn
ne ut Columbia. bnt which waa not attcstc'
in proper form The sheriff called int
council the leading lawyers, III oder to Dc
tcrnine What course tc pursue III regard [
: this Informal and irregular rcq'iisliion, whlc
bore no evidence Of gcnuincncss, and cam
! in IN envelope Of the daily express company
in the meantime, the news spread anil til
/ villagers became aroused into indignation
.nl knowing how Governor scott had Pal
c doncl the worst criminals by hundreds, an
( belicyiu. It t. Dc q trick to carry off murder
4 crs. determined to administer stern justil
: them .clvcs by making an example to chcc
+. Tx. ou,l,w.ne, thvy took the l5risonels eat
:, itil By force and executed them summarli,
Unc of The number was released by tie lie
laration Of a white man that lie was believe
to be innocent OF the atrocious crime oi wii'
blacks, rs we'll "a their violence. must
$ considered. One Of the principal witncssc
i naIhud owen, on cro~--CzaminatioG admit,
! himselfto be Congressman Mallory, who W;
$ elected in tho first place by th1 House
: Representatives, and thon by stuffed lallo
u III 1t district with five hundred Democrat
. majority, followed The committee. and W.
one II The most active managers in rottin
mp tho testimony Of the aif1ir in which Ii
figured at Spartansburg