The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-07-03
From the Columbia Union. |
All About the Edgefald Arrests.

Prom the Columbia Union.l
All Abou. the Edgefald Arrests.
NEwBERay C. e., S. c., June "a, '79.
To the Editor of the Daily Union:
Deputy United States Marshal James
Maioney brought here this morning and
confined in Jail one Tol. Perry, arrested,
charged with having violated the enforce.
ment acs. Tol. Herry, Daniel n. Ward
and John Barre, (the latter two merch-
ants of this place. were at the house Of
Mr.. Thomas Blesse, in Edge6ela county,
about twenty miles from tits town, lying
out as officer Ma!oney has been wanting
to see them for some time; they all being
accused of having been very active
members Of the Ku Klux Klan of this
county. Marshal Aaloney received in.
formation Sunday afternoon that these
three men with others were going to be
at or nea- the store of Thomas Blease
that night Summoning two colored
men to go with him as guides and as.
sistants, Maloney started that afternoon
and reached Blease's at about dark. On
riding up to the gate they discovered the
men, Ward, Perry and Barre, sitting with
Mr.. Blease, out or the front piazza. The
two parties eSpied each other about the
same time, and there was simultaneous
rush-Ward, Barre and Perry out the
back door, Maloney and his ,rnen after
them. Ward was ahead and after getting
into the backyard turned and fired at
Maloney; some one Of Maioncy's party
returned the fire, and John Barre fell,
wounded in :he thigh. Meantime Malonsy
gto hold of Perry and at once secured his
weapons and turned him over TO his
assistants. Having secured the :wo they
had captured, they made further search
for Ward, tut the darkness Of the night
and denseness of the woods rendered it
impossible TO lind lin. They brought
Perry along with them to Jail, and left
Barre 4. Mr.. Blease's house Cor q few
days until the condition Of his wound
will admit Of his being moved to town.
Mr.. BIease standing security for mis- SAT-.
keeping unit! that time. W.
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DEPUTY MARSHALL MALoNEy informed
US that at noon of the day of the occurrence
iSulGAy) he was told that Mcssrs.
Ward and Perry would be at AR Bleasc's
that night, and that be took three men WITH
him to make the arrest. Twenty miles from,
town they stopped and secured their horses,
and wen: to Mr. B. store, but found NO one.
Then went to the dwe'lng-after supper; the
night was clear; saw persons seated on the
piazza; sent men around 10 the rear with in
Structions to shoot any escaping after being
halted. That Nr. Ward Tas the first who
ran, firing his pistol at the party as soon as
he eft the door, whereupon some of his men
returned the fire, with the result Of shooting
Dir. Barre, who was also making his escape.
Mr. Maloney says that the instruction to
fire upon any one escaping after being hal
ted, was given in loud voice, so that those
in the house might hear and be deferred
from escaping. Also, that he had given
private and positive counsel to the men not
70 fire upon any one unless fred upon; and
that the wourding of Mr.. B. was purely &C
eidental; that he was 40. locked for, nor
was be expected at the house.
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Riot, Assault and Attempt to Kil-Siek
Chamber Of Dying Wom4o Disregarded,
&c.-Nsar 8leass's " Roads. Edge4eld
County, 8. c.
MEssRs. EDITORS: On Sunday, 23d jane,
1872, II am THIS particular in giving day,
date and year, because expect to watch the
end Of this matter.) If the President OF the
United States, Senators, Congressman, Gov
ernors of States, Legislators, Msrshsls, and
all others 10 Office, permit these things to
pass without rebuke, they deserve to have
their names written in infamy cu the same
roll with the sssassins that perpetrased the
deed. One james Maioney, who is reputed
to be Assistant U. s. Marshal, accompanied
by Peter Simmons, "a BLACK "NIGGER''l,
Oscar Cannon, copper colorcd, "a peniteatia-
ry b;rd,) and Willis Johnson, ("yallow mig
ger,") went to my store at the Cross Roads
a2d ordered e lad, Master Wells, who slept
in the store with my son, a fourteen year old
boy, into the store, stating that he should
shut himself in, and if lie came out that the
guard that he iMalcuey) was going to place
around the house would shoot him. Mr..
Smith, who Tas paying visit to Wells, was
then rudely assaulted, and ordered to march
to my dwelling house iabout half mile from
the store, each Of the cowardiy fellows sin
gle filing behind him rs close as they could
walk, Qock step.) Smiths life was threat
ened, and he assured that if he made any
noise wha.cyer that he would be shot. Abort
half way between the store ard dwelling
I'm: son going from supper TO the store,
mherc he AMI Master Wells slep;) vas
pounced upcG by two Chg niSgcrs," who
held bis arms behind him willis: MAloney
stood in front Of him with pistol presented
70 his breast, swearing that he intended to
shoot him through. after he kept the beg in
this position until the cowardly, to.men.iag
evil spi:i, was satisfied, they turned him
loose, telling him 20 keep in the path to The
storc that if lie turned to the right or left
he would be shot by men stationed ii: the
woods for tic purpose. The filc being :c-ar-
ranged as before, With Smith being forced 70
lead, the night being dark, and the foliage
Of the oaks being dense, they came into my
ward near tue piazza, where Mr.. John j.
Barre, Nj. D. ii. Ward, Mr. T. 7. Perry and
myself were sitting, (my wife was in her
room Mt the point of death, having been