The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-11

Casey, who, while acting as deputy mar
shal under Mai. johnson. was guilty Of
the most outrageous and riotous conduct
at Unionville, and. who is now under in
dictment in the United States Court for
blaok-maiIing, for which he was Ideposed
from Office by Major johnson, has been
restored to office by Marshal Wallace,
and is now lording it over our citizens
In manner which cannot be longer en-
dured il there is any mode of redress.
However great on- contempt for the
man who has shown himself so base and
unsorupnlous, We we're content to let
him pass as long as he confined himself
to legitimate discharge of his duties,
but when he undertakes, without war
rant or authority, upon charges he
knows to be false, to arrest quiot and
peaceable citizens, and when, with bran
dished pistol and oaths, he attempts to
frighten inoffensive colored men into
making suoh accusations against re-
spectacle 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 nun who is
selected by Mr.. Wallace, Deputy United
States Marshal for this State, to repre-
b6ut utu III LQlS OOuuCy.
A few days ago this man Casey, ac-
companied by o squad Of United States
soldiers, rode up to the residence of
Capt. 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
ordered him to report in town to the
United State Commissioner. Capt. A.
inquired of him who had made the
affidavit for thewarrant? he replied he
had made it himself. Capt. A. then i'll
CURED who was to prove it? He an
swered by giving the names of two
oolored men then in Capt. Anderson's
employment. Capt. A., conscious OF
his innocence, came to town as ordered,
and on appearing before the commits
sioner, that officer (who, we believe, has
striven to discharge the unpleasant
duties of his Office honestly and con-
soientiously) informed him that he knew
nothing Of any charges or warrants
against him. Casey being summoned,
and finding that his rascally scheme,
whatever it may have been, had not sue
oeeded, attempted, by most barefaced
and miserable subterfuge, to get out OF
the scrape, by saying that he only de-
sired Capt. Anderson to come over and
pay some revenue tax still standing
against him.
The facts in regard to tho abuse of
oolored mon are substantially as follows:
On tho same day. or near the time of
the visit made to Capt. Anderson, Casey
went to the residence of Capt. d. A.
Switzer, one Of our largest planters and
merchant, residing some fourteen
miles from town, threatened Capt. s,
with arrest for violation Of the revenue
license law, and upon being informed by
Capt. 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 i'll the employment of Capt. s., and
with brandished pistol, cursed and
abused them for not turning inforners,
and swore that they wero bribed not to
give information.
It is thus that the good people of our
County are insulted, harassed and tyran-
nized over by man who is either lu-
natic. or what is more probable, shame
less and unmitigated knave.
We take pleasure in saying, that 80 fur
as our information extends. the soldiurs
who have accompanied Casey in his
peregrinations through the County have
demeaned themselves with propricty,
and ale not at all responsible for any
thing he has done or said.
Carolina Spartan.
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