The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-12
THE soUlu CAROLINA KU.
a kLUA TRIALS.
The Alleged Discourtes, TO ATessrs,
Stanberry and Reverdy Johnson.
Interview with nv. stauberry.

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| CINCINNATI, January 1.-THE Ga.stte
ol this city will tomorrow publish the
substance III an interview which It's re.
porter has had with the Hon. Henry
Stanberry concerning certain damaging
statements contained In the newspapers in
regard to his experience during the Ku-
KluX trials in South Carolina, and speci-
ally with reference TO the alleged discour.
tesy shown him and his associate counsel,
Hon! Reyerdy johnson by leading citl.
zens in Columbia, and the report that they
bad retired in disgust from the defence OF
these cases. Mr.. Stanberry, who had
heard OF these statements, but not read
them, on being shown them at once pro.
nounced them wholly without foundation,
and said Mr.. johnson and he had received
In Columbia warm welcome from
the citizens who repeatedly expressed
their grateful sense and full appreciation
Of their professional services In these
cases. A wish was expressed by the
citizens that they wsuld accept a public
entertainment but this was discouraged
by Mr.. johnson, as they found them.
selves TO be fully occupied with their
professional duties. and besides, under
tho circumstances, they deemed II inex-
pedient. Mr.. Stanberry showed the re.
porter letter from General Wade Hamp.
ton, dated Columbia, Dec. 23, written on
the evening Of the Ex.Attorney Generals
departure, in which General Hampton
says "Allow me, as Chairman OF the
Committee inviting you here, to
express the sense Ol obligation felt
by our people 10 you for the zeal
you have shown, and the great ability
you have manifested in the great ques-
lions now at stake" H -..- g....,'.. -
Alr, Stanberry said their reception so.
cially was all that could be desired,
though they were debarred to some ex-
tent from moving iusociety by the en-.
crossing nature of their duties Mr.. 8. 3
said their purpose in visiting Columbia
was TO argue the legal questions that grew
out OF the Ku-Klux prosecutions, touch
ing the Jurisdiction Of tho COURTS Of the
United StatO" over the otfenda1S, and the
oonstitutiOnality Of the acts of Congress-
called the Enforcement Acts, Of 1870 and
1871, with view 10 bringing these Ques
tons before the Supreme Court OF the
United States, and that they had sue
ceeded upon division OF opinion
between the Circuit and District
judges in having two important
questions certified to the Supreme Court
Of the United States. These questions
Messrs. johnson and Stanberry expected
TO argue in few weeks. Upon the press,
ing request of the local counsel they did
assist in the trial by jury OF one case, and
what ever disgust they experienced while
at Columbia was in the utter hopelessness
Of defending against charge which in
their judgment was not made out before
such jury. as sat in the case Mr.. Stan
berry said the persons to serve as jurors
in the United States Court In South
Carolina are selected by Collectors of the
U. s. Internal Revenue, and that the Jury
which sat in the case above referred TO
was composed Of ten negroes and two
whites. In view Of this and
kindred facts, Dir. Stanberry said
that some idea might be formed as TO the
manner In which the collectors had dis.
charged their duty. N
Tho insurance on Fleischman IL CoA
Riverside Distillery, burned last night, Is
asi follows: The Enterprise, Franklin,
Union, Burnet, Commercial and Eureka,
Of Cincinnati, each $1,000. The total
loss is placed at 10000. ......
The Expressmens' Mutual Life Assocla.
ton oi the United States to-day elected
the following Executive Committee: NJ.
j. 0'Brien, Georgia; +. G. Westcott, Con.
necticut; j. NJ. Orrell, Jr., Pennsylvania;
A. Andistal. Wisconsin; and L. G. Weir,
Ohio. The members were taken to the
suburbs this afternoon by the resident ex,
rTNasmen. pen '''