Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-11-06


would have tho public believe that 1t was a
Republican TINT. killed my brothcr. assert
TINT don't believe there, isa Republican 10
this county that would hurt hair of his
head. All tho wrongs that he received camo
from the Democratic party and if the parties
charged with the murder have ANY sympa-
thizing friends here 1t ia with tho Democratic
party.
will give the gentleman If should call
him that--fifty dullnrs if ho cnn find any sucl,
letters that ho allndes to in tho United S,a,es,
or out of it. written by me. / never alluded
| to Democrat hOrsemen. | know from the
evidence that tho men wcre on foot who did
| tho killing. Whntevor ! may charge tho
Democrats with. will leave ont tho horse
part. l want Mr.. Anderson 70 understand
that havo no apology 10 make. iear moth.
ing from their pnrty hut the midnight burner
and assassin You can write that down Mr.
Anderson, and paste it in your hat. lie snys
there is but one thing to he dome Gust him
out nnd let him 90 to his Radcnl friends for
support before his hate leads to further mis-
chief. This is the precise D 'mocratic duo.
| trine that has been preached in this country
for years. This is what tho Democrats did
with my brother. They prosecuted him COR
nothing and sent him to the pcnitcntary.
fhcy blackguarded him. They forced hs
property from him and called him all sorts of
|
here When they went to arrest him they
took along about 80 or 10 men-armcd Demo.
crnts to make the arrest. And it was an
| dcrstood that they ransack tho house, which
| they did. My brother asserted TINT he had
| about $500 worth Of postage stamps taken.
for most Of which he afterwards secured
United States warrants. NV brother wua
brought over to court ut which cnurt ho was
convicted for having one or two Auditors
| bonks in his possession while holuing that
Office. and FOR that crime the Judge sentenced
him to one year in the pcntentnry. for
which act he was nprlnuded then he ordered
him t"ja,l. They got h,m out of the pust.
Office and did everything that could be lone
against him Lu, killing him. and for uught
know. had that done Tie has been killed bv
some c"wnrdly wrctchcs certain.
For tho benefit Of Mr. Anderson I will let
him know that recognize the political situu-
tloh III tins county under the so.called Demo
cratic rule. and their ability to dc or have
done just what they want The case of the
parties that are in Jail tor TINT murder was
put OF, which from my standpoint l don't
think ~ms right
Mr.. Anderson had better harp on some.
thing else. think will still sell beef If
wish TO- and if he would Just como up and
talk little more. nv business would revive.
remember in 1878 when | went inr, the
Republican convention some of the Demos
cra'S said they wouldn't buy beef from ne on
accom-, "f my being Radical. | had been
attending Republican conventions for several
years previous
Before went into the convention in 1873
1 had been selling about three hcrvcS week.
but afterwards. when they made their fuss, |
sold nb,nt eight head II week.
Their >laug works to the reverse. for there
are some Democrats. aS well us Republicans.
who will act honestly aud independently
The Anderson man had hcitcr recommend
som ching else. Tell your Democratic friends
will probably do that in the dark aud keep it
quiet III the Anderson man wants t. yet On
the right track and will come To me | will
post him
have been very careful about saving any
thing concerning The murder Of my brnth,r,
on account of the trial Of the parties. |
knew that something might lie >nlh. Bur.
alr. Editor, you can see which way tho wind
blows. Just ic, the Democrats alone aud
,hcy wilR mako il political mater. The
treatmcns' of AiGS Bay:c. Jr.. while living,
was more rsisSracrtnl thaa even hi, dc,tn
thnngh life is swrc,er Than all other thirys
c"mbincd. My brother after his trial by lnc
Democratic party. retired quietly to II ltlc
home in the mnunnin# about ten miles from
Wullalla, aud was seldom seen in town
m self had not seen hm for about three
home, c"rp>c. with large hole in his back.
and the flesh torn from his irt arm lie was
takon by two men from his own field. cScnitrd
to within Il short distance 1T his own house
a I'd there. without one m"men, for prayer
shn,. With two loads OF n dnnblc barcIlcd Shot
ON, NJ, i II rifle. Thcn and there my br,lhcr
Erc,,h cd hs last. And then tho assa>sins
left him. Surrounded ny his brother law, Il
hcnr,.h hrokcn w.'re an aged father, II years
MI ON
sisters, two brohe"s an nocr VI irieh"H
to mourn his loss
Such treatment as this is 200 much to bear
in II civilized country. Th,. "'"'es thnt ana
the killing are now in .nil, bu.' "'e'h' '",y
will be punished Tor their crime the '>''' wv.
You people ii the North know very iitt'H ~
what the Republicans in the South are under,
going ! ask in The name of our comn,n
country, is there no law. il there no arm is |
there no protection from such high, handed
murdercrs as these? ask in tho name Of Him
who rules the universe, .hat justice may come
with rengra' &C on these midnight nssussins
and their symmihiz,ng friends.
What gave rise TO tho letter alluded to hy
the Anderson man was thi> After the killing
of my brother got up prtiinn and wrote
letter to the Governor and the Snlioi!nr ask
ing them t" offer reward for The apprchcn-
sion of the guilty parties. but they treated
me with perfect contempt. No reward was |
offered until about mouth afterwards and
then ouly $3.50 was "ifered The parties had
been arrested and confined in ju before the
reward was issued!
then wrhte to - political friend in Wash |
ington, stniing the nature of the case and
told him tho relatives Of the deceased were
too poor to pny lawyer to push The prn>ecu,
ton and that the lawyer whom my brnther
had employed in nll his troubles had been 50
p"nrly paid could not ask him to assis. ,hc
Solicitor, and asking him. ns IN acl Of kind
ness To the murdered mans relatives, aud in