The New York herald., 1876-12-12
A PLOT REVEALED.
The Senatorial EectOn-Scnator Robertson
Declines TO Be a Candidate.
BONDS DECISION.
He Releases the Returning Board from
Custody.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

COLUMBIA, Dec IL, 1916
The special HERALD correspondent. sent TO inquire
into the truth OF the alleged ynchng Of ten negroes in
Abbevc county, which was reported yesterday by the
republicans teleerapns from that place as follows
No ynchng OF negroes has taken place, either here
or in any OF the adjoining counties"
despatch received by the Sheriff from the Sheriff
OF Anderson county says that the prisoners arrived
there Friday evening, and confined in the jail
on Friday night On Saturday they were removed
from Anderson jail TO the jail OF Wabala by order OF
Judge Crobc, as = precautionary measure. They are
safely confined In jail at wahalla, and Will bc tried
for their crimes according to law
THE LYNcnrSc STORY.
Tho reports OF the lynching from the fact that
thirteen persons OF the seventeen who had been
rested were placed under guard OF twelve be
taken to Abbevile. Prisoners and started in
tha, direction, but ascertainng that the road
pcseicd and am pushed by body OF who intended
to waylay the guard and the prisoners. they
altered their course 10 Anderson where they
arrived Friday evening.
HORRIBLE PLOT
The developments OF the plot for the murder OF tho
whites arising OF tho pending investigation
intensely horrible. Lowndsvle, which TO be tho
OF those massacres, IS situated In the north
western portion OF tho country, on tho Savannah
River twenty miles from Abbeville and tho dis
AnueP3On.
settled, and the negroes largely In tho majority
Tho plot proposed to kill all tho whites In the town.
and then so from house to house in tho country On
the night the Of Allen all the roads leading
10 Lowndsvilie closely pckcted by from fifteen
twenty armed negroes squad being stationed a.
tho Presbyterian church, where Allen murdered
MURDER ALLEN
Allou and his friend Baker had been visiting ladies
and their way home, when they were halted
in front of tho church. They Immediately stopped
ana command to dre given by OF the negroes
Some In tho crowd the negroes .hold
on" but the command was given again and the firing
Immediately took place Allen, being pierced by six
bullets, fell from his horse dead. Bakers horse
wheeled and with his rider who wounded In
tho neck. Ono Of the negro militia out und
fell over Aliens corpse, and fred Ba-
ker without effect. Bakor returned town and
gave the alarm. After the firing tho negro pckets
the other roads leading to the town concentrated upon
tho firing party at tho church. but soon after dis
persed. No action taken by tho people or the
authorities until the next day, when Trial Justice
Bcckham issued warrants for the arrest OF the sus-
pccted persons.
xEGRo's
The negro named Maxwell, who arrested and
made full confession said that tho plot had been
arranged for ipdscrminae slaughter of the Whites
that the night OF the murder had been appointed
begin, and that sixty seventy negroes
ccrned and sworn into tho conspiracy. Tho officers
succeeded in arrestng only seventeen.
SUICIDE PRISONERS.
Before leaving Lowndsville tho friends Of Maxwell.
one Of the prisoners, was allowed TO give him bas-
ket OF provisions, which afterward found
tain bottle Of iaudanum. Maxwell took the auda-
and died from Its ELECTS after reaching Anderson
Two OF the other prisoners also took iaudanum, but
still alive and yscians now trying to ooun-
tcract the effect OF the poison.
4 cLEw BRrRAys THE CONSIDERATIONS
The first negro arrested discovered by a wad
the murder Of Allen. II tho margin Of tho Union
Herald, Governor Chamborain's organ, which had tho
negro's own name written It. He as onco
arrested. this evidence made full confession.
Tho utmost quiet prevails, and II thero had been
disposition lynch tho negroes heretofore that
rblo alternative has been abandoned.
SENATORIAL QUESTION.
Quite an important event took place to-day In tho
announcement that United States Senator +. j. Rob-
ertson refused to become candidate for rcelec-
ton before tho General Assembly composed OF tho
Senate and MackeJ House. The Senator In letter In
reply asking him 80 be candidate for reeloc-
ton gives his views the situation herc as fol-
lows
COLUMBIA, 8. c., Doc. o. Is7a
DEAR srR-Your request behalf OF yourself and
others OF my friends Tor an expression OF my views
and wishes AS TO allowing my name 10 bc used
candidate for reelection 10 the United States Senate
The election intended to DC held on Tuesday nex
In which il expected that the Senate will cooperate
with tho body known the Mackcy House, conveyed
by your letter OF this date has boon duly received.
SENATOR ROBERTSON DECLINES
can sec no way in which consistently with my
views Of duty could permit myself to stand u can
didatc Tor reelection by that body 1, has been de-
cidcd by Court o last resort that tho body claim
ing participate that election the House OF Rep
limit md nal
and that 1t can perform no act that can be recog
nizcd by the courts l am bound by
and my recent opinions and convictions. to
hold that IL Is tho province OF my State, having
the rights the most favored States in the
Union, TO determine Tor herself the question OF Tho
constitutional and legal character oi her pubic officers
know OF no other way Of reaching final conclusion
such subject but that through tho determination
of the courts.
THE purY TO RESPECT THE COURTS DECISION.
As citizen, believing that al security Tor life and
property rests In obcying and supporting he judicial
authority OF the State am constrained TO yield 10
i should no. be worthy 10 represent my
State In the Unlcd States Senate II did not both
spoct inc rights OF the state and give TO
them my full efforts for their mantenance, If tail
to yield obedience 10 tho constitutional powers mp
pointed by tho Stale for the determination oJ such
questons nor could hope that should DO sustained
by she United States Senate should yield myself
to measures looking TO the dsiranchlsc
tutionaI authorities That body has always
with eminent dignity and justice. and. could
overcome all othcr oUJecI0ns could not possibly pre-
sent myself before that body tcekna ITS recogni-
while plotting against tho integrity and honor of
tho State dear to me by birth and life, long associa,
tons, and peculiarly under the relations thatI
sustain to her as her representative in the high
est national body, bound TO exert myself
for her protection and Advancement Regard
ing this boy, intending TO proceed to elect
a United States senator Tuesday next, constitu
tionaly detective for want OF the corporations the
con stuutional House OF Representatives, l ain con-
strained 10 withholding my name as candidate before
IL. Very respectfully yours,
r. J. ROBERTSON, United States Senator.
cANDIDArEs
The balloting for q Senator commences tomorrow
the most prominent candidates being c. c. Bowen,
United States District Attorney Corbin. r. b. Elliott
and +. L. Cardoza, the two latter colored
The Wallace house will not ballot, the democrats
claim the General Assembly has yet commenced ss
session.