The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-08-21
Hubbard on a Raid.

nesday without any prisoners. 1t
seems that Deputy United States
Marshal Hubbard had been QUO in
the Turkey Creek ncighbo: hood for q
week or ten days previous, concealed
among the negroes, and thought that
he had spotted the haunts of certain
men in that sectnn whom the authori-
ties arc very anxious to get hold Of
lie sent word on Tuesday for the
cavalry to c)mc to his assistance and
that he could make the arrests that
night. Tho cavalry were, therefore,
out as Il auxiIiary force to the Depu.
ty Marshal, aud not as an indepcnd.
cnt command.
Frum respectable and reliable gen
tlcman We get Information of the
most wanton and uuprovokcd outragcs
committed by Hubbard and his gang
OF negro assistants while pretending
to act in the discharge Of his duty.
"hc premises Of Mr.. +. B. Robins
were among TIC first searched. His
children are oil daughtcrs-two o."
whom arc Earricd-onc to William
Carter, the other to Ferris. B,!h Of
these men arc avoiding arrests, and
'heir families are living near the
residence Of Mr.. Robins, and under
his protection. Mr.. Robins informs
{us that his premises had been search
ed eleven times before by the military
authorities, and that he had always
been treated with respect and with.
ont any unnecessary indignity till
Hubbard made his appearance that
he (llubbard) seemed to gloat over
the opportunity to insult women, ter
riGy children and eXpend some Of his
malice against the respectable white
people Of the State. The door of
Mrs. Ferris house was violently burst
open and tho lock broke by him,
when she was in Il few feet Of the
door, offering him the key and asking
that the door be not broken down.
When this piece of unnecessary bru-
tality was accomplished and she ap-
ssalcd to him for redress, tho only
reply she received was an insult.
Tho bed clothes were stripped from n
':k child lying III Il trundle bed, and
the bed rolled violently about the
room under the pretenSc of searching
in and under the bed for a concealed
Ku klnX. These acts arc fair sam
pies Of the say this heroic marshal
carries OH the war against women and
children.
Another place visited was the
plantation of William Carter, which
is rented by two young men, Calvin
Chalk and George Carter. Both of
these men were absent from home on
the night OF the raid. Their house
was broken into and scar ched and
when they returned home in the
morning they found that seven quilts,
four counterpancs, three pairs Of pan'
falcons and three vests had been
stolen and carried off.
As supporting force the cxpcdi.
tion Hubbard had along Columbus
Crawford, Giles Good and Bill Pal-
mcr, three of the most nutorously in
famous and lawless negroes in the
county. After they wero relieved
from duty on Wednesday morning,
and while they we're returning home,
they took occusion to call at the house
Of MIS- Press Estes, whom they in.
suited and threatened with loaded
guns. Flom here they pissed to the
residence of Mr.. j.. b. Robins, and
that gentleman being away from home,
they attom ,,tcd to 20 into his yard.
When ordered by his daughter not to
do so, they insultcd her and lcvclled
their guns at her.
If wc thought it were worth whilo
We would council the people to adj
dress rcmonstrance to Marshall
Wallace against allowing tho perpc>
tration Of such wanton outragcs BY
his deputies and subs. The law is
harsh enough at best, without adding
10 its execution the practice of such
brutal indignitics upon women and
children. All we can do, however,
is to remember that we arc a subiu~
gated people, and that we must bear
with mcckncss whatever indignitir 8
our hcartlesa opprcssors may sec pro-
per to impose trusting that IN Gods
own good time relief may come to us
from some quarter or other.
! In justice to Lieutenant Il. S. God.
| frey, VII: WAS in command Of the cav.
airy, and whom We know and respect
as gentleman, VIC arc assured By our
informants that the soldiers had
nothing to do with the breaking open
Of doors, throwing sick children about
ETC., etc.
Lieutenant Godfrey we arc sure
would neither do anything Of this
kind himself, nor would he suffer it tt
be done by any one under his com
mand. Hubbard was in command o
tho expe1ition-thc cavalry were only
along so as to give the civil autbori
ties assistance in case my should be
needed-and upon Hubbard rests the
whole responsibility for everything
that was done. - Chester Reporter.