The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-23
DEFENSE OF GEN. M. G. BUTLER.
Extract from q Speech by Judge Il. j
Mackey, at Chester.


/ cannot, however, c0ncur, will
tho speaker, whoshas addresscd yon
GA. S. Wallacc} III dehohncing Gen
oral M. G. Butler as the uAtnor or
in any deg, &C The promotcr Of that
great crime. t. have considered
all the evilenca thus far Iii. CLOSED
upon the subjects I have eonverscd
with Republicans Of bothsraccs, who
we've in or near$ Hamburg ut tue.
time of the massacre, and while
they all believe that Gcnral Butlor
was one of the&&guiltv parties to
that Iced of blood, suclfF>holief or
conclusion on their part is n0t'
supported by amy testimony which
W"ud not be instantly consumed to
ashes under thc.rsIays or judicial
test. .yyE ~ ....
II became niy%@lu:y or, .t,c 18TH
d,>y Of January, 1870. to '1Fr'occcI to
- EdScGcll, beyond the limits Of my
own circuit, to lntrIpo,c my authnl,i-
ty, ly rcqncstof his EXccltenrysthc
Governor 10 restore or,icr. nnI TO
avert M Hrmul collision botwrun the
'N' fHc'F, tn''f ttciheu iu!hihcht IN
that long d;&furhed SECTION. The
nnncUiato occasion OF the disturb
;lnco then w:,S tho hurnin.; Of the
dwelling hon>c of'(tsnmal H. G.
En:irr, on sHc night Of thr 10Th
Of that n.ontiI. and the sub
scuupnt alleged shooting and wound
in% ny force I'M nter his connHnd o:
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several c"iorcd persons, whom he
hai c!'arrcd with the crime. /
!S>'''H nay NhIT'tn", and 'itrr dl''r
gen; eH"rt nrrr*t"d Net t"nnmt,
the captain oi IA c"lored militia com~
pnry, together with *cve'1J mc,n-
'c:" OF sli c'nrShT' Wn" "cEe
thar@rd with III" cl'u!r at arson as
stated. imn"1:.Ht"'y IhrrcaEtcr,
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