The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-08

city 10 catch their share OF the Verna
shower. One old chap presented himself al
the pay table the other day, and said he had
payment" He was asked If he were wit
ness, juror, &C.. and replied mo" to, all
these questions. He was then asked If he had
any paper to get his pay. and he replied
"Yes; got paper, sho'." The paper was pro
duced. and proved to be simply letter from
another colored man, who had got q profitable
lob as government witness, In which the
applicant was informed that there was more
money being paid out here than he ever saw
before in his life, and advised, vaguely, To
come to Columbia and get some of II; and II
appeared that, on the strength of this, the
poor, Ignorant colored man had begged his
way from Spartanburg to Columbia, fully ex.
pecting as soon ss he arrived to get "a poBer-
full heap O. money, sho'."
The case against Colonel McMaster has been
brought to very informal and peculiar terml.
nation by the sudden departure OF Judge Bond.
The rule OF the court, which has been declared
wholly unwarrantable and unprecedented by a
number of gentlemen here who are certainly
competent to Judge of IT, was served upon
Colonel McMaster, argued pro and con for Two
days, the DECISION meantime being reserves rye
from day to day, and then instead of decis.
ion, favorable or unfavorable, the sudden de.
parture of the Judge is announced. Colonel
McMaster, of course, gets his case by default,
and Indeed comes out of 1t with honor, but he
and many Of his brother attorneys regret that
he was not ruled out of court for declining to
violate his clients confidence, 30 that the case
might 60 upon appeal 10 the United States
Supreme Court and obtain the widest possible
publicity.
The actual business transacted by the court
this morning was very little. On motion OF
Colonel McMaster, Major William T. Gary. Of
Edge field, was admitted to practice IN the
United States Courts and on motion OF the
dstrlct-attorney similar admission was
granted to MIR. Warren D. Wilkes, of Ander.
son County. One of the Spartanburg prison.
ers, Josiah Bagwell, was bailed In three thous-
and dollars to make his appearance before the
next term ofthe court, and Christopher Griffin,
another prisoner confined In the Columbia jail,
was sent to Spartapburg to enable him to get
ball In the same amount. A general order was
also issued by Judge Bryan. on the motion Of
Mr.. Duncan, of Sparlanburg, to allow all
the prisoners confined In Columbia to be
returned TO their respective counties If
they desire 1t, there to give ball In the
sum of three thousand dollars each before
their appearance when wanted. An excep-
ton was made In the order against those
who are charged with murder, but 1t is under
stood that even In their cases bail will be ac-
cepted, but in larger amount than three
thousand dollars. This will depopulate the
Columbia Jail, and will be, in effect, the end
of this KuiKlux business.
In the case Of D. q. Baldwin vs.. William
Gregg, the plea of the defendant was with
drawn and Judgment entered, by consent.
for two thousand six hundred dollars and
seyenty-ave cents, with interest from Decem-
Der 22d, 1870. PICKET.