The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-04-11


doVotio6 he points with pride to the
ompty sleeve which bangles by his
side, and he hero reiterates and as
sumos the responsibility of what was
stated by the editor then in charge. \
Mr. Hoffman goos on to say: "The
story concerning Mr.. McKinpey is
equally false, and rs this gentleman
has already declared the statements
nntrue in the presence of reliable wit.
regses will only mention this fact"
The only inaccuraoy contained in our
article about the Mckinney affair ls,
we nrc Informed, (and the statement
comes from Mr.. Mckinney himself)
that tho depredations were not COM
mittod in his house, but at his moth
or's, md the facts are even worse
than stated by us. Mr.. Mckinney
lives on his mothers plantation and
within lew hundred yards of her
house We were, it appears, mistaken
as TO Encourages being committed in
Mr. McNinney's own house, but we
now state, upon Mr. McKinncy's own
authority, that oil the outrages, and
more too, as stated by us, were COM
mittoG al his mothers house and up-
on her property Gan old lady, aged 80
year8,(
AS to the statement that the six
deputy collectors under his charge
were selected by Collector Brayton
and especially enjoined to perform
thoir duties with as much leniency
as the irLorest of the service would
permit, we have nothing to say. But
when ho makes the statement that
they hnd United Statos Commas
sioncr along, only for the purpose of
enabling persons to obtain release
on cho ground, if proper bonds could
DO given tho public entertains q diff
forcnt opinion and would like to know,
ii such was really the case, why overy
person arrested by them were drag
gcd to 'ho Court House in tho County
in which hey were arrested before a
hoarng vas allowed them. No, MIR.
IOttmon, this statement is "too thin"
If you Lad said the Commissioner
W"" carried along with his pocket full
O. Il%"n @arrNnts for the purpose of
fi'I;"iE them out whoncvcr required to
90 50, tno public would believe you
had stated the truth,
AS TO The next statement of Mr.
. ho!ym0n's, "that tho counties Of Pick.
on2 Hud Nconee had not been molest-
e. 10y rcronue officials tor two years"
'.o Wlli @ay, SO lar rs tho statement
relates "a tins County, it is utterly
false, for no longer than last year
II" "o7r"ue force,s supported by a
squad o. United States soldiers COM
banded by one Lieut.. Miller, came
into this place from The mountains
. with several eitizons of this County as
Trlaon"ra, and threatened to arrest, on
= puh'!c street Of this town, and car
ry 10 jai', peaoca5lc ard unoffonding
citizen, simply because he refused to
give tho @torcsaid Licut. Miller his
nNmo whcn improperly and insulting-
y demanded of him. Several other
rNjding parties have been in the Cou4,-
- within the last two years, and in
support OF this statement we will only
refer to tho record kept by Mr.: J. l..
THORNLEY,, the United States Commis>
siopcr for this County. 1t will be OBJ
served that in the next statement
(@ud wo desire to call particular at
tenLion to this) Mr.. Hoffman says 81
loC1S not al cOery point during raids, the
force beI'Y frequently snbdivided, but
tron' personal knowledge and careful
ingUjTicS am convinced that no lille.
gal or inhuman act has been perpe-
! tratcd." Of course Mr.. Hoffman had
no personal knowledge of what was
| dOno by tho force not Immediately
undor his oye, and as to those. scare
1uI inquiries" we are satisfied, from
tho character of the men, Eve refer
particularly to the deputy marshalsl
| tho answer would be 'tthat no illepaI