The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-22
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TIE ORANaEBuBa OUTRAGE.
.0satscs Oommiesionss.Ba Bell has -luruish.
I9asthe Qxapsehngga Ns,qs d statement
Idksthe fabs don6e4 mi ia the oatraee
'cSmmittedg bysa. Ad=bA. srmed men
upon the plantation OF Mr.. J. D.
Jones on November %. Mr.. Bull
says: On the 3D. instant. affidavits were
made before mo by Soipio Harrison,
Prince Tyler. Isaao Knight. Isaac
Jenkins, Elcie Walker, Andrew jack.
son and Frank Jamison. (colored, J
charging Jones Salley, VIM. Salley,
Wm. O'Dowd. Lewis Inabinet, Martin
Corbett and Walter Knight. (white. J
with having broken down the doors OF
their dwelling houses at midnight and
entered armod and in Disguise; that
said parties did shoot in and about
their houses, driving the inmates-wo-
men and children-into the woods,
representing themselves as United
States soldiers cent from Columbia, s.
q. Warrants Of arrest were immedi
ately issued by me and placed in the
hands Of Deputy Marshal Wolfe on
the 4th Of December. 1874. I also
summoned as witnesses every person
suspected as having any kuowledgs OF
the affair. On the 9th, the parties
were brought before me. undor arrest
by the Marshal, and an examination
commenced, lasting four days. The
prisoners were represented by Messrs.
lzlar & Dibble. The testimony elioited
upon the examination showed con
tinuously that most dastardly and
unprovoked attack had been made
upon these parties and their families,
at midnight. by band Of six armed
men, who represented themselves as
yankees sent from Columbia;" that
they threatened the lives of oil the
parties, several OF whom were fred as
and barely escaped by running; that
they threatened to burn the houses
down, and did take and destroy saven
guns, &c. Jones Saliey, VIM. Salley,
VIM. O'Dowd and Lewis InAbinet
wore, at the conclusion of the exami-
nation. held to bail in the sum OF
S6, 200 each for their appearance be-
fore the United States District Judge
at the January term, 1878. of the
United States District Court, at
Charleston, to answer an indictment
for violation of Section 6, ACT of May
81, 1870. The witnesses for the Co
vernment were also required to give
recognizance for their appearance.
The Ne'os says: 1--WE understand d
that Commissioners Bull had fair aud
full Investigation, and that be- acted
throughout with fairness towards the
accused. but after mature consi,i sra.
tion OF the testimony ELECTED in his
Court. deemed it an imperative duty
npon himself to bind some Of the par
ties over 10 the United States Court.
As but one side of the caae has vel
been heard. we forbear expressing oul
opinion as to the guilt or innocence OF
the mon implicated in this nasty affair.
We do venture to say, however, that il
the crime is as dastardly as it now ap
pears to be, that the law should take
Its course firmly. rigidly, aud with q
stern hand, teach its violators that
there are penalties prescribed for those
who dare infringe upon it. The large
portion Of our Intelligent citizens nre
doing all they can i'll the interest el
peace and harmony, and we regret that
= few men should attempt to undo
what they GRE SO zealously striving to
accomplish, namely. good order, good
government. and lasting friendship
1eiween all parties"