The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-20

Consul Buffers Plot to Murder Major
CampbelI-General LorinR and Colo
mel Reynolds do a Little Plain-Talk-
ing about the Consular Assassin.
The following letters from General Lorlng
and Colonel Reynolds are printed In The New
York Sun:
ALEXANDRIA, July 20, 1872.
Dear -: l send you a copy OF my
official report of the attempt of Butler, consul
general of the Uuited States, In company
with hired assassins by the name of Wadleigh
and Strologo. to3assassinate Major Cam pbell,
OF the Egyptian army. There never was
more dastardly attempt on the part of high
official to commit murder. Alter the outrage
he {Butler) begged me like dog to let him De
my friend, and told me what a great frlend of
mine he had always been, when he knew that
he was lying. The poor, miserable assassin
thought the victim of his cOWardlcs was
dangerously wounded, and as he began TO
feel the cord drawing aronnd his own das-
rardly neck he tried nis best to save himself.
/ can't tell you Of the number of outragps
this red-handed scoundrel has perpetrated In
by the mantle OF the government as consul
general. After giving his word of honor to
myself and the Government OF Egypt 10 hold
in c,Ose arrest the assassin Wadleigh, he ran
of with him to avoid meeting the responsible
~ Of his acts, with the most damni0g proofs
against him and with lie In his mouth. He
wrote numerous letters to us all as o sort OF
legacy, Informing us that be did not intend to
prosecute us before court which, he stated,
had been ordered to try ns.
Now, ns nobody In Egypt can understand
why the fellow wrote these letters, as we are
not being tried, and as no euch court has been
ordered or contemplated, you may readily im-
min hn Dopf mo ho m nd
Information. Our whole course is above board,
aud shows that We have tried 10 avoid the
scoundrel ever since his arrival. Looking
upon him as coward and blackgtard, we
had as little to do with him as possible. Not
withdrawing all this, there Is scarcely an
officer In all Egypt that has not snubbed him
or kicked him. He Is known here az liar.
bIackguard and coward, and numerous In
stances are known to all Egypt OF his pranks
In each of these departments If his recent at
tempt a. assassination has no other effect,
there Is at least reason for universal congratu-
ation In the fact that the country Is rid OF such
a monster Yours, W. N. LoRrSa.
Letter from Colonel Reynolds.
ALEXANDRIA, July %, 1872.
Dear Sir-There has oeen an occurrence In
this distant country Of such character as 10
call down upon 1t the Indignation of every re-
spectacle gentleman In it. In this city. on
Butler, the American consul.general, closed
his career of Ontrages and scandal by leading
In an attempt 10 assassinate an American ofti-
Ger In the Egyptian army. In this exploit he
was attended by TWO notorious creatures in
his employ named Wadelgh and Strologo
The facts sworn to by gentlemen present and
furnished this government are ABOUT as
follows, aud from these statements the Anerl-
can people can Judge OF the dlsgracetul con-
duct OF their shameful representative: While
General Loring, Colonel-Reyno and Major
Campbell were passing out Ut saloon where
they mad been dining, they saluled Mr.. Butler,
who was dining aC another table In the
same saloon. Butler. without cause or pro-
vocation, called Major Campbell back In
sive, that the major turned IN great sur
prise to learn the cause OF Buffers con-
duct, when the latter cried out, II wish to
zee you sir" and he rushed upon the Major
| and struck him. The Major. coniounded and
surprised, defended himself as best be could
with a small cane he had in his hand. The
assasslns Butler had with him, understanding
julned him 10 the assault. The man Wadlelgh,
as soon Us Campbell turned 10 know what
Butler wanted, drew his revolver and COM
menced his work Of murder, crying out at the
same time, Let us commence the work p'
he tired upon Campbell, who, nnding himself
into the street, receiving The fire OF Wadeigh.
urged on by Butler. who cried out, "Kill him +!
kill hlm!" Colonel Reynolda,an old aHd amiable
gentleman, finding Campbell unarmed and
wounded, and feeling that his friend was
being murdered, drew his pistol aud fred
upon the assassin Wadleigh, who had already
| flred three shots ut Campbell. After empty.
| ing his pistol Wadleigh ran, and thus escaped
| from Colonel Reynolds, who In the darkness
oio.o DIN
present, uuprepared for the unexpected as
sault, without weapons and with but one arm,
| did all he could to arrest the affair, imploring
| Butler aud his friends to stop their work Oi
death.
Major Campbell Is badly wounded In the left
knee, and Is not yet ont OF danger OF losing
his leg. and possibly his life. General LorIDg,
after exerling all his powers 10 prevent the
affair, went to the office OF the chief OF po-
lice To lay The facts before him, and If not In
| his power to arrest the creatures under the
protection and encouragement OF the consul,
whose person unfortunately In this affair Was
saved from arrest, at least to stay further as
sasslnations. He was followed by Butler and
mis- party, who, like all criminals, finding Ma
ior Campbell badly wounded without cause,
und believing him In O dangerous condition,
began to realize their own position, and en-
deayored to stop the course Of justice by
sympathetic appeals to hush the matter up;
and one Strologo, we'll known for his coward
ly attack at The insligatiou OF Butler upon an
unarmed missionary, was ready to turn
States evidence, aud but for oeiDg repulsed
| BY Colonel Reynolds would have told The
who:e story. He. however, Informed Gene
raj LorinH that he wanted him to know that
he had nothing to do with the attack upon
CAMPBELL and that he had tried his best 10
dIssuade Bntler and Wadleigh from doing It,,
but could not succeed.
Bnller refused to permit these men to be
arrested by the police, though one OF them al
tempted at The police station 10 draw his pis-
tuI On General Loring. Butler declared that
h. could nor put his friend Wadlelgh IN irons,
but pledged his honor, such as tis, 10 keep
him IN confinement.
This is a brief history OF the facts as they
have been sworn 10 before the authorities.
Notwithstanding Buffers pledge to the gov
ernment to keep Wadeigh couf0ed, he him
self has fed and taken with him the prisoner,
Wadelgh. This Wadegh Is an adventurer
who came TO his country without means, and
was unable, to support himself until Butler
employed him to do his bidding. Butler In
formed his most intimate friend In this coun-
try that he employed Wadleigh to procure
womeu for his purposes, and that Wadlelgh
lived In the house OF notorious women Tor
whom he procured paramours. He also
dogged gentlemen In their wanderpgs and
reported Them 10 his employer.
AS Lo the character Of Strologo, the most
convincing proofs have been forwarded by
Gtor TInffc6 StQrpQ mis-