The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-05

ouiioi SUI uiIu DoC Nluflln, county COM
missioncrs, and John IL. McDevitt,
county treasurer, defendants. 1t is
also falso that Zone OF tho indictments
against AlcDeytt was for f\audulently
peyanS Zen. Gary large sum Of coun-
ty money" The only money that Nc
DeVitt, as county treasurer, ever paid
me was $500 for Gary & Gary, attor-
hcys FOR the county treasurer in the
case above stated. The amount of our
ice IN this case was reported by Chan
celior Carroll, to whom it was refer
red as a special referee to inquire and
report reasonable fec for onr work
IN this case: and he reported, after talk
ing testimony us to tho value Of our
services, that we were entitled to u fee
of 8 ,Oc0, which report was confirmed
by the Circuit Judge.
never did advocate that Gen. Butler
should be withdrawn and that White
more should be put in his place. This
is the same Charge that | answered MS n
question of privilege in the State SEN
nte when it appeared in. tho ncwspa-
pcrs ut that time, as cal, be seen by re-
ferring to the files of tho Columbia
register and the journal OF the Senate.
].
Butler, II is well known that whom he
was virtually deserted by Hampton
and others who should have supported
him, l, at his request, gave him my
support and assisted in defeating tho
Patterson resolutions, which, if they
had passed, would have placed him in
the awkward position of an migrate bv
forcing linn to take the initiative step
III
influence helped to secure Buffers scat
and defeated the claims Of Corbin.
have again answered these stale
charges, which originally sprung from
my Radical opponents, and l am now
their truth or faIsity. l will say, in
the State to the fraudulent bondhold-
1rs; | have made no bargains with
Radicals in State or National politics,
nor made compromises with them in
any way whatsoever, nor do | belong
t. any ring in the Democratic party.
II Senator Hampton is not satisfied
sion; if hc wishes to wash all the dirty
linen Of the party in public and lot it
be known who has and who has not
N"iiS liiSSC tiillSS} uli icouN 10 20
into thorough Investigation touching
all these matters. am also willing to
submit tho public and private charac-
ter OF Senator Hampton and mysclfas
to truth, fair dealing, honesty, integri-
tv, pluck and patriotism to n thorough
investigation. This is the glove that
throw down, and if it is taken up by
Senator Hampton, shall say: Lay
on, Macdutf, and damned be he who
first cries hold, cnough!"
took occasion to call Gen. Gnry's
attention to the charge that he was
said to have lad made an attack upon
Senator Hampton at II time when hc
wns thought to be dying, also to Tho
statement that "with his usual taste,
his last assault was made while Scna-
tor Hampton was absent in Mississippi
pi ut the death-bcd Of his SON."
Gen. Gary expressed his sympathy
for Gen. Hampton in the recent attlic-
ton which had bctallen him, and said
that if Col. Haskell could afford to Sc
lect such al occasion to assault him,
ne could sec no reason why hc should
be expected to remain silent.
at the conclusion Of tho interview
the daily papers were brought in con-.
taininGa sensational telegram to the
Associate Press mentioning the proba-
bility ofa personal encounter as the
result of the Haskell letter. Upon
reading this Gen. Gary made some
torciblc remarks about interviews
and newspapers, which do not feel
called upon to report. W. II. Nick.