The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-15

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would seem, WAS the grand head centre
in the whole respite matter. He made
the affidavit on which the respite was
granted himself. He furnished the
other papers corrobOrlting the new
view Of the case sought TO be advanced
and then, it would now appear, urged
the Governor, directly and through Mr..
Graham, not to publish the papers, as
ii would endanger bis (Millersj life,
etc. Miller'S reputation, if those whom
the reporter have thus far been able tc
see are correct, is decidedly unsavory.
He is charged with being dishonest
and unreliable, and the charges are
very sweeping. One report is to the
effect that on the Friday night before
the lynching a crowd of siXty-five men
assembled at Miller's house in LeNing-
ton with the purpose of giving him 2
whipping. The cause is naturally sup
posed to have been his then suspected
connection with the affidavit since
published. Miller was not at home,
having sought shelter away from his
own home. Miller was appointed
Deputy United States Marshal under
the present Republican administration,
and has figured somewhat in several
trivial cases, including one of alleged
political persecution of the postmaster
at Lewiedale.
LAWYER GRAHAM ARRESTED.
Especial to News and Courier.]
COLUMBIA, May S.-P. J. Minis, a
Lexington constable dispatched by
Trial Justice J. +. Leaphart, Of Lex
ington, came to Columbia on the 12.20
p. ln., train to-day armed with q war
rant for the arrest of Mr.. G.. T. Gra-
ham, Wellie Leaphart's lawyer, who
has been so active in the behalf of his
lately lynched client. Mr.. Graham is
the Judge of Probate for Lexington
County. The warrant was dated this
morning and signed by Trial Justice J.
F. Leaphart. The affidavit attached
is as follows:
Personally appeared +. G. Caugh-
man, who, being Only sworn, says
from information and belief he believes
G. +. Graham to be a party to the
forgery Of the affidavit of Charlie Can
non and the letters of Rosa Cannon
published by the Governor, John P.
Richardson, OF South Carolina, which
he has IN his possession, and that fur
ther he believes G. r. Graham to be
guilty Of subornation of perjury in
getting w. J. Miller to assist in the
framing of said papers in the hands of
Governor Richardson. That be makes
this affidavit upon the knowledge of
the affidavit of J. P. Bodie, on belief.
+. C. CAUGHMAN,
Sworn to before ME this Sth May,
1890. j. F. Leaphart, r. J., S. G.
Constable Minis had the warrant
countersigned by Trial Justice Joseph
w. Muller, of Columbia, and had Mr..
Graham arrested by the police and
taken to the guard house.
GENERAL EARLE's ACTION.
On the early morning train to-day
Attorney General Earle went over to
Lexington. Upon the arrival he ex-
Sheriff Drafts and his wife as
to the proceedings at the jail on the
night OF the lyrching.
When Trial Justice J. \. Muller
reached his office lin Lexington the
Attorney General asked him to take
the atfidavits Of Mr.. and Mrs. Drafts
and to issue warrants for the arrest of
those parties who could be implicated.
The atfidavits were made in accordance
with the testimony of these witnesses
before the coroner's jury, already pub
lished in the News and Courier, i'm
pllcating +. c. Caughman, Pierce Tay-
lor and A. Marks us being among the
lynchers, and charged them with muir
der. Justice Muller thereupon issued
warrants for their arrest and placed
them III the hands of the sheriff to be
served.
ARREST AND COUNTER ARREST.
Mr.. Caughman, when the warrant
for his arrest was issued, was in Col
umbia, presumably seeing after the
arrest of Mr.. Graham upon the war
rant he had sworn out. He is said to
have threatened to have the Governor
himself arrested as an accessory to tine
forgery charged. When he heard of
the warrant issued for him he declared
his intention Of going over to Lexing-
ton on the evening train and surrender
ing himself.
WHAT JUSTICE MULLER SAYS.
Trial Justice J. y. Muller, of Lex
ington, who issued the warrants against
the lynchers, came to Columbia after
doing SO. He went to the Governors
office and examined Miller's affidavit
and the Cannon letters. After doing
50 he told the News and Courier that
the letters were plain forgeries and he
could swear to the fact. The hand
writing was not even in attempted im-
itation Of hers. She could barely write
and her chirography was large and i'll
formed. Young Cannon could not
write his name.
Mr.. Muller said that he knew Miss
Cannon's handwriting because he had
seen it, and she had made her original
affidavit before him. The signature of
Notary Public J. p. Bodie on Charlie
Cannou's alleged affidavit looked gen.
uine-it was Il good imitation if fradu-