, 1879-03-27
PENDERGRASS.
Tho Extraordinary IInNto nntl Untatrnrss
with Which lIo Was Rushed Into Prison iti
South Caraltun for Opinions Anke.

Tho Extraordinary iInnto nntl Untasrness
with Whtcl, llo Was Rushed Into Prison III
South CHroltun for Opinions HnIse.
Eorrfsnoudsnre Ntn lvrE Tribune.
WAsH1NnToS, u. G., March Ex-senator Tell
CT has received IN reply to q letter written BY
hin, 10 prominent lawyer tn South Carolina an
account OF the trial Of John II. pcn|!crgrass {eol-
orrtl}, Of ktngstrec, who was recently sentenced
to two ycnrs' imprisonment Mt hastl labor, Or to
put fl4e ot s50o md costs Of trial tor libel.
!rc net Of lil,c1 consisted in writing letter to
M: Swas last 'a, al riy1nS EAR nn nso'"! Of te
eiectun. This lctter Mr. Swuils allowed to
lo published, and immediately attarward
tho writer was nrresteu nNi Indicted for
libel, us wcro atso nuny o,sIers who had
5nade reports Of the same character. The nut
ter nllout which ferdcrg.uss wrote was investi-
gneetl by tue Teller Committee wlluM In South
Carolina. According IL tlln belief Of thp mHln-
bcts of the Committee, tl'e facts were i,llly
Tic correspondent Of Senator Teller wrltes:
"Alr Pen!crgrnss, III suEnu others. seems to
l1nyn laburcd uuder tile apprehension that no
bill would be sent to thu GralMl Jury at the
term, understanding, ~ hs Informed Iuc, iltut
tllesc cascs wcre IN obedience tU the lex tationis
held III terrorcm to absla Tho development vi
tlie United Stutcs Court In April. liz was s,lr-
SE[1uE[EH ~ t|lh WILL hfElD LINE DNlnfB EDATE,
anu tho great mistake tic rnor fellow made nus
IN rnNiin. flu effort towards his Geiensr.
lie llad no money Ai,l but little 1ncaus II
wus ts1u, but had llu advised siiu US Sr. -
dill who cu!sle down al saw tnc. would hare
volunteered 10 defend him. AZ have snvariably
doio. Tits rasn was utterly bcront1 the reach Of
il,e Federal nrtn nIHl process. |iu was nut upun
his trinl by the presiding. 'Jullge, the 11on. r. j.
Mackcy, withuut coullscl, having no tncans to
employ otc. Ills unIy defense waa his unsup-
purte1 evidence on thu stand. Tie newspaper
with The letttr in print wns produced, nnu ono
Montgomery, hlack num- his pcsaonal A1Ml
political iscnl. lnrAc'! Statc's ers'lc.et against
him to esrapc his nwn trial. lcari,rd tl,at The
Judge charged tim Jury HAT lie mailing OF the
pttur ronta!Hng ltl'rlo1ls matter WIS sufficient
publication, ANIL HUT ttle iH.rnt WIN a question
ii fart tnr tr iriry ,lu, birttl Ut prool to show
tile abscnre Of lna'lre lsayn. been shifted to the
~ need not wtnry you With tho law, al
though huvn carrlty attltlletl the ami al!
thu latest authorities uiMl repnrtcd eases. l
cn,ls,ot fay what fetch jury Will tln Neither
asul tltut jury might llvc convicted. htn In my
event; but win 1hr information thc pt,or lu(-
Inv gave Ese " jail he never ronld l!aya Ind
tlnlt verdict written up aEA1.ht hini. 'fl!u Hu-
prcnn Court would hnru set 1t aside, IN my
opinion. 1iu Was convicted and sentenced tu
Two years Iu tic Irnltent!arf, ur $3.50 tlue atIl
costH.
''WIen rcacl,ca Klgstreo called at once
" likt JUL ntHl hHn tllHlt NtSdLuilo NIL
]nurnc!, thu turn closed. n,nl every legal ave-
luu wAf buried ugatnst the reo[c,!u. of thu
case hal loug interviews With !l'e Judge Rlul
BuicItor nn4 othera. | nsked tho Judge ul,u
sollcitor, II thty would sign nn application
for rurlon, hut ttiey refused to do 50,
Us It WIS tao close llt,ou tlir sentence.
tllrn went tntsi tourt tho next morn
lns untt matlu tho hest appeal could.
moving te Court t" instruct the Sheriff not tO
re,. lin to tl,u rcntcstlarry, fearful p]aeo i,
winter hero, for tweIitY days timt lsn might
Ilyc tho time to rutsr the tlfc can.IIg hIa friends
The requcs: was refused, then went olss aud
Summoned tn NV rtk'lt MI Tho nrgr1es TtiD had
property, a'A whom, lcuud rcactl, tlMl they said
thcY wcru willing IL pcIEe their littlo all, nltl
wuro stlre the money ruuld hu easily ratscu us
soon as tho. congregations, could 10 reached!
Throughout thu country. The Jndet promised
10 pul III tue rcrt:l!catc ot sentence lu proyiso
Ut hts i'lstntlt rclcas1 upon payment 0t lt thc,
urging the peuplu to mike tle collections as
sloll Us possihlv. was compelled to return on
ACCOUNT Ut thu exceeding prvas o[ my public
h,ssEncss. TI4e pnor fellow ssumeA opurrsscd
with strange al ercl,esslol,, kin! Ut prcsent-
tneiIs, US llu told u wi.cn tllu tluors Of thv Pen
ltcnenry closed upnn lin they would close for.
uycr, but did my best to hisah'se hls mind OF
tlnt tdeu nt,tl left lin. .lo nut h+lcYs that
Prndcrgrasa knows What HDct MCNlls,"
1tn.aor that Lurua n.,a lIs Wifs ara to
Walt Newport Ncrt summer.
NEWPORT, Il. l., March 93.-Thc separt clrcu-
lated sane weeks stncu that her Royal ltIghurss
Princess Lnuise aud thu Marquis Ut Lnrne would
visit this watsfng.lAncc dnrg The coming sum.
,ner appea1s IL ilayu foundation. II ID At my
Talr fact tl,at guutcu,nn .wri! known TO tho
majority ot our s4IlI1uGr rVSues'ls as Tor some
ttInc boon negotiating WITH promlnent rcul-
estato arent here in reference tn tho hiring oi
cpttugo for tlu coIllnE summer, the lcssee To be
Sir Euwur1 Thorntun. From tbs best infoEtna'
ti0n tu be derived, It IL certain hut within day
Or two IL leasu Wttl be sgned by tic gent ntleHlai,
referred 10; ana, Furthermore, 1t is understood