The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-12
GOV. TILLMAN INSTRUCTS SOLICITOR
JERVEY TO PROSECUTE THE DEN
MARK LYNCHERS.
CArSTIC CONTROVERSY

At the Columbia indignation meeting
Solicitor Jerycy was present aud he made
the following statement in the course OF his
rcunrks
"lf | were Solicitor in Barnwcll county |
would indie every nau who took part in
this murder anI should name as accessory
before the fact BsnjnTin Il. rilman. APP
| plauS,. In my argument before the Jury |
! am very much mistaken If would not show
that hc was more responsible than any Of
| them
When Solicitor Jsrvcy made the remark
| ho doubt he ncvr t'r moment thought he
would have ;hc opportunity of showing
what he could d. in Bringing a thousand
| men to trial, Not to mention the task Of
bringing the Governor of South Carolina in
| court. Bpt he vii have 1t, for the Gov
| crnor has ordered him to go to Denmark at
once and begiu rrocecdinG4
This action was brought on by the follow
ing letter from Solicitor Il, niger
| EARSwELL G. II :. G., May 3rl, 1923.
To Ills Escellency B Il. Ti'lmsn, Govcrno".
| Columbia ). {.
| DEAR SIR | desire 20 call your attention
| to tho recent lynching at Denmark in con-
| necticn with the following ) atemrnt:
30 far no warrant has been sworn out by
any one against any person supposed to be
| connected With the affair and the proceed
! iRgI and the verdict of tue jury of Inquest
| give no inform ,tiol upon wIch the prose
| cuton can he begun. Under these c'rcum-
| stances if the cisc is ever TO receive that
Investigation that its gravity seems to re-
! quirc II becomes the duty of the executive
officer to institute proceedings in the prem
| issS.
! lnaSmuch a. the violation of the Law was
comn,trci in community in which | have
| many relatives and connections, it ~ not
| impropable that some of them were impli
| Gated, especial as II is stated that the
entire community was engaged IN the enter
! prise.
Such being the case, any cilo", on my
| part t. biting the perpetrators to iuStics
| would he embarrassing to me and probably
| lay mc open to the charge Of rartit!lty an
! Hsiucerity.
| would therefore reuuc't that your tx
| &C lcncy would charge ;he Solicitor Of one
rt the adjoining circuit, to take charge OF
| the case, and would sugge-t Solicitor Jer-
vcy. whose circuit joins this county AMI
who proh,b'y hest understands the Situa in.
| and could give the matter satisfactory at
| tcntion.
Assuring you that | shall hc rctdy a. any
time to render such service rs the case and
| my office requires, | am, respectfully.
&. DuNC>N BxLLINGEW,
Solicitor Of til. Second tircuir
Governor Tlllmnn after constitution with
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