The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-16

Alfred Butler,
That u rfriends abroad may know how
the United States Court administers
Justice in South Carolina, we give the fol-
lowing information as to these extremely
bitter partisans who are to pass upon the
guilt or innocence of respectable Demo-
Gratis.
w. Y. Davis, is an illiterate white
man, who it is reported here, was
once indicted for forging an order for a
small amount. He was appointed Trial
Justice by Moses and afterwards rcmov
ed for cause.
Mitchell Goggins is a mulatto man,
who has always been a Radical Office
seeker, and was a candidate at the last
election, for Representative. He went to
Columbia and took a seat in the Mackey
House, and participated in the bitter
work of that illegal body.
James McCravy is a white man of
small caliber, but of immense preten-
tons. Has been on the lookout for office
from the radicals for the past several
years. He would not be caught in
such company, except for his i%nordinate
desire for office of some sort. He is not
a bad man at heart.
l.. l.. Guffin has affiliated with the nc
groes ever since reconstruction, and prob
ably no man living has a greater hatred
of respectable white men than he has.
He was tried for robbing the county
Treasurer's Office a few years ago and al
though he was acquitted many believed
him guilty. He was a member of the
Legislature and voted for Moses and
Whipper for the office of Judge.
Elias Tolbert is another sweet-scented
geranium of the white faced variety. He,
we believe, like his brothers, has been ar
rayed against the respectable white peo-
pie Of this county since reconstruction.
lie has been less successful with the RAIDS
than his brothers, John and Tom. He
was q member of the negro nominating
convention which met here last fall.
J. 4. Spencer, is q mulatto who came
from Charleston to this county to get po-
sition. He has more of the manner of a
gentleman than any of them. He was a
delegate to the Radical County Conven-
ton.
C. B. Reynolds, is a dingy little fellow,
the son of Elder Reynolds, of Wis
consin, and was one of the half dozen
white men who disgraced the negro con-
vention at Abbeville last Fall.
J. r. Mcclellan. May the good Lord
deliver US from testifying as to this most
bitter specimen of awhile man who af-
filiates with the negroes.
Nelson Brooks is an unprincipled
negro, who is Radical and Democrat
by turns, as he may think it to his inter-
est.
Iverson Reynolds has figured extn-
sively in politics since reconstruction
and has managed to make more distur-
Dances probably than any other negro
here. 1t is said that it was principally
through his fundamentally that a riot
was caused and one of his race killed
at White Hall at the election in 1868.
He also marched to the same polling pre-
cinct last year ut the head of fifty or sixty
armed negroes and came near raising q
serious difficulty.
Alfred Butler is the embodiment Of
hatred to the white race and never fails to
make himself conspicuous whenever all
opportunity presents itself. He lives by
his wits.
If it is pot pryingtoo muchinto the bus
mess of the United States Court we
should like to know how the names of
eleven such men were obtained. They
were certainly selected for their well
known ignorance and hatred of the res
pectable white men Of this county.
There can be no doubt RS to the verdict
of these eleven men, not n of whom
can be classed except as u bitter partisan
office seeker. There are not eleven such
men left in this county.
An affidavit numerously signed by our
best citizens, went forward to-day as to
the character and bitter partisan aud
race feeling of these jurors, who have
been selected by the officer of tho United
States Court, whose duty it is to select
jurors.