Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-25
Is There no. Redress.

From the Carolina Spartan, April 10th.
One G. L. Casey, who while acting as
Deputy Marshal under Major Johnson,
was guilty of the most outrageous and
riotous conduct at Unionville, and who
is now under indictment in the United
States Court for black mailing, for which
he was deposed from office by Major
Johnson, has been restored to Office by
Marshal Wallace, and is now lording it
over our citizens in manner which can
not be longer endured if there is any
mode of redress. However great our
contempt for the man who has shown,
himself so base and unscrnpulous, we
were content to let him pass as long as
he confined himself to legitimate dis
charge of his duties, but when he under
takes without warrant or authority, upon
charges he knows TO be false, to arrest
quiet and peaceable citizens, and when
with brandished pistol and oaths he at
tempts to frigbten inoffensive colored
men into making such accusationsagainst
respectable and honest citizen as will
put him within his clutches, we feel it to
be our duty TO hold him up to public
scorn and indignation, and to exhibit to
the world the character of the man who
is selected by Mr.. Wallace, Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal for this State, to repre-
sent him in this County.
The facts which have been the inn
mediate cause of these remarks are as
follows:
A few days ago this man Casey, ac-
companied by q squad of United States
soldiers, rode up TO the residence of Cap
tain David Anderson, one Of our most
respected and wealthy citizens, residing
on North Tiger River, seven miles from
this place, and informed him that he was
arrested for intimidating voters, and Or
dered him to report IN town to the Unir
ted States Commissioner. Captain A. in
quired of him who had made the afida-
Wit for the warrant. He replied he had
made it himself. Captain A. then en-
quired who was to proveit? he answer
ed by giving the names of two coiored
men then in Captain Anderson's employ
ment. Captain A., conscious OF ms IN
nocence, came to town as ordered, ana
on appearing before the Commissioner.
that officer (who we believe has striven
to discharge the unpleasant duties OF his
office honestly and conseientiously) in
formed him that he knew nothing Of any
charges or warrant against him. Casey
being summoned, and finding that his
rascally scheme, whatever it may have
been, had not succeeded, attempted by
most barefaced and miserable subterfuge
to get out of the scrape, by saying that
he only desired Captain Anderson to
come over and pay some revenue taz still
standing against him.
The facts in regard to the abuse OF col.
ored men are substantially as follows:
On the same day, or near the time Of the
visitmade to Captain Anderson's, Casey
went to the residence Of Captain D. A.
Switzcr, one of our largest planters, and
a merchant residing some fourteen miles
from town, threatened Captain S. with
arrest for violation Of the revenue license
law, and upon being informed by Cap
tain S. that he had paid his license and
that he had his (Casey's) receipt for the
same, he turned off to some colored men
in the employment of Captain s., and
with brandished pistol cursed and abus-
ed them for not turning informcrs, and
sworc that they were bribed not to give
information.
1t is thus that the good people OF our
county are insulted, harrassed and ty-
rannized over bya man who is either a
lunatic, or what is moro probable,
shameless and unmitigated knave.
We take pleasure in saying that so far
as our information extends tho soldiers
who have accompanied Casey in his
peregrinations through the country, have
demeaned themselves with propriety,
and are not at all responsible for any
thing he has done or said.