The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-09
The Great lIuIlabiIlu.
Bottom Facts About the
Whole Matter.
The $500 Reward, and Not a Slack
Rope Performance, is what
Edgefeld Wanted,
JUDICIAL ETHICS.
Mr.. Watson, Mr.. Ring. and Edsciicld
Set right on the Record.

LdttOrS PRESS dnl Banner:
My attention has just been called to "EN-
citcment in Grc"uwuui' in Your last issue, i'm
which il is stated that Deputy StalctonSiahlc
l.. NJ. Moore OF Ninrty-SiN, tcIc"raphcd 10
Mayor Parks. of Greenwood, ON SUNDAY night
;htt he had heard That :: crowd had been or
for the purpose of lynchimg the negroes. Tom
carroll and Lewis Willi;tmSt After stating
how promptly the Mayor acted in the matter
for which he deserves credit and Stain" how
the "cNecution OF the bloody design" was pre-
vented, the writer says ''cariy next morning
two men givin" their names as King and
Watson, came into Greenwood with 4 war
rants pRIIjDrtin4 IN he iSSurd hy AN Edgrlirld
Trial Justice, and demanded the priSOnrrS.'
AS our names are brought into this "rXcitc-
lient in such Il MANNER. either Intentional
ly or otherwise. as is likely to create Il; false
public impressions. ! wish to make II simple
statement. On Saturday morning last Il gen
tlenl:tn from our nciGhboriIOou was ut Nine
ty-SiN. On sunday morning he told some OF
US that he had seen Il telegram ut Eincly-SlX
on Saturday. sent from Bclton by the Deputy
State Constable 20 The effect that he "hnd ON
Carol and L.. W. Williams, with positive
proof of murder. Let i.lgciicld know Of it,
and sayin. ut She S;'mr time. Il will be at
Greenwood Tomorrow Knowing Carrots
character, and hearing of this telegram, we
had 4 curiosity toknow more about 1t. flF"
Of us, nCi :iiborS. went to Nin"tI-SiN, There
we went into the barber shop. where we
found Mr.. Constable Moore ami Mr. liiclrlrd-
son. They informed Us that the negroes had
been cleared of all connection with the
franklin murder for which they were arrest
ed. Mr.. Moore asked lis il he could cross the
creeks which We're swollen from the recent
rain; said he Thought he would go to TRIAL
Justice Walkers and get Il warrant which ililu
| been issued by him for Tom Carol for resist
ing officers of the law. An hour or two pass
cd and he did not 90. In the mean time we
heard that Mr.. Moore had said there was Il re-
ward OF sion offered for Tom Carroll on ac-
coum: OF another matter. rs we have always
hp,lINIl that m N.IS tulnpcfpu ANA lI1l.~l-
ed in the murder Of Mr.. Lewis Holloway,
which place near us. and for which tISh llar-
ri$nn was hung, We wanted him. III i:dSrneiu
Jail. Mr.. King who WAS urputiZrd by Trial
Justice Walker ON the warrant when it WAS
first issued. ana VIII" had made several fruit
less searches for Carol, and wrut to Walkers
and got MS Munlc Warrunf. Trial Justice ROg-
crs at Nin"ty-SlX refused to approve the war;
rant on the ground that IL wOnld nOlbc show
ing the proper courtesy to Trial Justice Tar
rant. who had ch:r.r Of the negro: bnt stated
he had no doubt Iarralt would approve II.
So next morning wc-"twO lnrn"-went to
Greenwood with the warrant and asked for
Carrol-nOt tn 'lyIcl." bat 10 convey to
Walker for trial and commitment. NOtwith-
Standing he had been relieved of all charges
OF murder on SATURDAY. before and no other
warrant had been ISSUED for him. they refused
to give him up To us under the warrant and
FASTENED them OF! to Columbia for safe
kccpin".' in order that the people of Green
wood might be relieved"
our curiosity. excited by This telegram. car
rlc'i us 10 NlntiS-SlN. W llal We colSluCTcu
to he II pubic duty. coupled with ~ banker
Ing after that Sim reward" carried us to
GrccnwooI. We had no idea of lynching the
negroes. and we don't suppose any other man
had. in Edyriicld, amy more than in Able
willie.
This statement is made simply to prevent a
false impression from being created by your
last issue, in regard TO Mr.. King. and me, and
EigJicid. Very respectfully.
NJ. \. WATSON.
EHirrS Prcss nad E0Hncr: desire i'm your
columns to return my heartfelt thanks to my
ncighbnrS and friends in DnnaldsVillc. lIudG-
cS. and other places for their liberia! contrihu-
lions to and sympathy for ms family and
myself In our great dcS,itut!or caused by the
total loss of my dwci!inghHUSc and contchtS
by Il midnight fire i'm Drccmhrr last. our
prayer is that the good Lord will greatly bless
ihnS. rln ~ lhnrlllN and %tlN I.Iiun TO