The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-31
BILL WHIPPER'S HISTORY.
THE EhRLY LIFE or 4 DTGNITARY
or SOUrH CAROLINA.
Photosrapbs Wanted In Micbiaan-scme
Peculiar transactions TINT do not Bcccme
Prrson Destined to Wear tho Ermtne.

MILAN, Mioh., Jan. 2j.-The people OF
this region taltc great interest In reading
about W. J. Whipper, the dueky politician
vino recontly elected Judge In South
Carolina, beonuso he once liyen mere for short
time lie was not Judge then, unless Judge
OF whiskcy, nor was he called In those days the
Hon. W. J. whipper. but simply Bill whpper,
or more commonly "NiGgei whipper."
lie first IN de his appearance among US as
farm labofer, IN the service of farmer living a
abort distance north Of this village. lie enlisted
the aympath, Of his empl yer, who heloed him
to buy W get some shadow " tlto 10 | u acre'
of umbered iind. whipp-r made very small
| payment on the I nd, cane to this place, set up
for aca Ditalst, cot u sw nili built Tor him, md
then hiriuR gang OF ooiofcd brethren and a
number OF teams, no mldc cxDeditiOus work In
GetiuG the v luahle tim on he land OF which
he had become the nominal proprietor at eliyht
expense 1hi. timber he converted into N ney,
watch he put IN hts pJckr', when ho q lictly
steppcd out. leaving his ColOred brethren, the
real Lind uwnrr. the niil owner, ana various
| other creditors t. deul,ro his untimcly t.king
OF. IL WIS hardest on the Cpiured brethren, as
m nv of them were Just from The South, aud
very poor. To use an c1Uression In vogue mere.
| ubuutS, he " whippe - the negroes the worst OF
! any " his credi orr, and II was Owint to this,
more than g his color, tnnt no acquired tno
| cognomcn of Niger Nhippcr.
| Tho Judge had obtained mOney ana credit ct
various places, IN amounts VARYING from ten u
| uNt ublidirs til NNt IcNItHtnl ilhl NllhN
! hc owned ldO acres of nd, saw mill, aud "A
| lfrce amount Of trspnal pr1uetty. whe0 his
total cash Investment could not have exceeded
SOD Several warrants for fraud md enc tor
stealing hcltiny from tho min IN the night time
NeTC sworn cut against bin, but he managed TO
eludc service for time. At last. close pressed
| by the officers OF jus lee, he enlisted In a
colored regiment IN Detroit. Even liter this ho
| was arfested ana locked ~ In jail In Ann ArbOr,
but military authority being paramount ut thet
| dine, he was released. HIS subsequent career Is
| be,ter known IA South Carolin than here. We
| have heard he ruse 10 be "a jor General Ia that
| State as well ~ a Judge and Commissioner Of
| the sinking Fund. his numerous acquaint-
| nnces here would be glad TO SEQ him once more /;
| but n he can't pay them visit " he would send
| them all his photograph II would be better than
| nothing.
/ have madc careful inquiries and have no
| doubt thAt the W. j. WhIppcr. who whipped
| his culored friends here 40 unmercifully, Ia tho
| same w. j. Whipper who Is lgufing extensively
| In South Carnhna politics. "A to the truth Of
| AL the statements made In this communication
any numhor Of IN iayits can bc procured from
responsible citizens In Milan. Ii may possibly
bs case of mis- TAX. n ideniitY butt Is not likely
tuat two persnns be eiring he unusual name OF
W j. Wbipper, bnth c1lored. aud both display
ing such remntLahlc chaia teristics, could exist
ia Que country at the me time. W. ).