The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-11-08
LETTER FROM HENRY rARRow
He Has Something to Say About the
Soldiers Outrages.
SAVANNAH, Ga. Oct. %. 1872.

several editorial articles in your pa
per, charging most shameful conduct
on certain Deputy Marshals and 9th
ers acting as as posse for the Mar.
shall, in making some arrests recently
under the Ku-Klux laws Your is
sue Of the 25th inst. was handed me
in the court room in this city, where's
in you represent that the Deputy
Marshal and his posse, with other
misconduct, required ladies to get
up out Of bed and pilot them about
in their night gowns While |, as
United States District Attorney, am
in no way responsible for tho con
duct of the United States Marshal or
his deputies, and those who aid them
as posse, yet it is as much my du-
ty to bring them to punishment for
violations of the law as to punish 9TH
ers. The law expressly forbids my
interference with the Marshal or his
deputies in th manner Of discharg-
ing their duties; and where | have
no control over them certainly
have no responsibility. Upon read
ing your paper determined to know
the facts, and had each and every
prisoner brought to the court room
and examined under oath upon these
matters. | was proud to find upon
examination that your sensational
declaration 1.-THE SOLDIERS DRAG
UNDREsSED WOMEN FROM THEIR BEDS
TO PILOT rHEM"-was totally and
absolutely without foundation. |
have mother, have wife, | have
sisters and daughters, and while |
have that tender affection for them
which God mas implanted in my bos-
ON | can never become unmindful
that all true men have some regard
for the mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters of others. If there would
be no other mode of procedure
against Deputy Marshal who
should so far forget himself as to Of
fer such indignities to ladies, he could
at all events, be removed from Office
by Judge Erksine upon the fact be-
ing brought to his notice And all
who know Judge Erskine, well know
tina. he would deal with such a crea>
ture to the full extent of the law. l
invite your attention to the inclosed
proceedings of the court on these
matters and ask that you publish
the same with this communication.
1t is my purpose to execute the law,
and | will not be swerved from my
duty by unjust publications whether
they be corrected or persisted in. |
cannot suppose you guilty of an at
tempt to drive me from my duty by
making false publications concerning
me, which must from their very ma
ture be most notifying to a gentle
man and |, therefore, feel confident
you will publish as conspicuously this
communication and the enclosed pre-
ceedings as you did the articles allu-
ded to.
| shall endeavor on all occasions
to exercise more energy and vigor
in bringing to punishment those who
violate tho law, while pretending to
execute it, than any other class of
criminals.
The concurrent testimony of eve
ry prisoner was that no indignity
was offered any lady. One Of the
prisoners testified that one of the
posse took five dollars from him and
this mftter is undergoing thorough
investigation.
Several of the prisoners testified
they were deprived of their weapons
which is usually done by arresting
officers, and if not returned, this will
aI'o be investigated at the proper
time. | shall strive to execute the
law, but will not tolerate improper
treatment Of prisoners.
HENRY z. FARRoW.
We give Mr.. Farrow the benefit
of his statement. It is unnecessary
to publish the proceedings. The
prisoners on hand exonerate the
soldiers. The ex lanation is not ex>
haustive, however, as the following
paragraph shows
Col. Lotion of Macon, stated that
he thought witnesses could be pros
duced by to-day 10 show that the
complaints against the soldiers and
MarshaIs, as set forth IN the first
paragraph Of this article, could be
suostantiated that the House Of Mr.
Bower, lawyer in Irwinton, was
entered without warrant or color Of
law, and that these outragcs had
been committed. He rendered the
Commissioner the names Of the fol-
towing parties who could testify to
this, and who will be subpenaed:
Mr.. J G. Bower and L. j Gilbert,
Irwinton.
We do not propose to do injustice
even to our Radical oppressors,
There is enough that is true that vio>
latcs every instinc, Of manhood, and
rule Of law and right, and revolt b.
mainly to expose them 10 the con
domination Of mankind Constitn
ton