The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29
Vile Efforts to Send Decent III en- to the
Penitentiary.

The Columbia Correspondent of the Nem,
and Go"r'or' under date of March 10Th oends
the following to that paper. 1t is only Sigh,
evidence of the vile means resor,cr to NV
Radical otlcials in this state, to harry and
bedevil honest citizens and send them &c
the Peniteniiary, if they cnn. by means OF
packed juries, and prrurcd evidence OF
vicious negroes:
The seventeen Democrats from Monticcl
10, Fairfield county, whose examination WINS
30 abruptly stopped fortnight ago by vii.
lard IN order TO give the prosecution time
70 rake up new witnesses, came down ON
'ne'raia 'h's evening nnd are awaiting fur
ther examination to morrow. On the train
with them came some twenty negroes who
had been secured by the scruring of Fnir,
held. The negro circuit ruler, Davc Sores
Ven' Tor whose testimony alone the Govern
meht oincers professed to get the cases CON
iinued, secured a number Of these witnesses
by calling from his church for volunteers
I" come here and testify against the Demo.
Gratis. Tins urged some negroes yoluntecr-
ed to swear and they are here The negroes
IN gang repaired Cn the arrival of tho
traln 10 the United Stnics Courthouse, whcrc
.hey waited until nearly 8 o'clock tonight
Ior Snyder or Willard to meet md instruct
'ne.h III 'heir roles Tor the morrow As both
VI 'heSe worthless dislike to walk at night
they did not come and the negroes fnniIv
dispersed. The effect of this first Iuilnrc -
drill will be observable in their tcsrimonv.
ahey are the riff raf of Rcpublicooism IN
Fairheld' the prosecuting officers HAVING
"o"hdoned white witnesses as over scrunn
RUS Inc pei secuted Democrats, accomn,
heu Oy Mr'Gaillurd and Col. Woodward oro
at the Grand Central Hotel No, n m"n 10
missing. Among them are member of tho
present Legislature, a mcmbar of the IosI
House and colored Democrat.
AT the close of the service Yesterday ot
the Methodist Episcopal Church South ~
Moh'iceilo conference was held and reso-
5utions were unanimously adopted 10 Lo
eject that after critical invcstiootior Of
the assertion made by one Martin (tho 6rs,
Greenback witness in this Monticello co.ol
that Mr.!J. T. Magill, one ofihe defcndnnIY
sWore and drunk ai the polls. the churol,
sihrmB that no one in the community evn.
he1rd Brother Magill swear or knew him 70
take drink Of "4uor, and the church ex
oneTaies him from this vile SANDER. The
church furthermore cOmmends Brother ]
NJ. Kirkland, James Magll and J. Il D,w.
KING, also defendants in The case, to the
sympathy ofthe public. They are, the church
Aittrms among Fairfeld's best and m ost law
abiding cItizeng and high toned Christina
gentlemen. Brother James Magill being
9 lass leader and Sabbath school superin-
,endent aud Brothers Kirkland and Daw-
kins TWO Of its most prominent stewards.
This declaration adds 10 the proof that
the best and most active Democratic oiti-
Gems Of Monticello were brought into this
case with the intention Of Distressing and
eullying The community
Snyder says that Democrat detective
p me employ of fhe government is ut work
~ she lower parl ofihe State getting cases
IgainstK Kepublioan negroes for violating the
'icction law We will see.