Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-11
.JERyEY In THE IN 9-HoLE
Gov Tillman Turns the Tables on
solicitor Jervey and Sends Him
~ denmark to Indict the
Lynchers-He Said he "ah'eu
to Go so Bad.

to TO So Ddu'
Columbia Register.
At the Columbia indignation
meeting Solicitor Jervey was
present and he made the following
statement in the course OF MS
remarks: :,
"If were Solicitor in Barnwell
County I would indict every man
who took part in this murder and
should name as accessory before
the fat Benjamin R. Tillman.
[Applause1 i In my argument before
the iury I em very much mistaken
if I would not show that he was .
more responsible than any OF
them"
When Solicitor Jervey made the
remark no donbt he never for a
moment thought be would nave Q
the opportunity of showing what
be could do in bringing Thousand
men to trial, not to mention the
task OF bringing the Governor OF
South Carolina in court. But he
will have it, for the Governor has
ordered him to go to Denmark at
once and begin proceedings.
This action was brought on by
the following letter from Solicitor
Bellinger. a.,
BARNwEIL. G. H., S, c., May
Ord, 1898.
To His Excellency B. R. Governor
Columbia, s. G.
DEAR Sir: I desire to call YOU
attention to the recent lynching a
Denmark in connection with the
following statement:
So far no warrent has beer
sworn out by any one against any
person supposed to be connected
ings and the verdict OF Cue Juryo
inquest give no information iupol
which theprosecution can be be
gun. Under these circumstances
if the case is ever to receivet ha
investigation that its gravity seem
to require, it becomes the duty O
the executive officer to institute
proceedings in the premises.
In as much as the violation o1
the law waa committed in com
munity in which I have many re-
latives and connections, it is not
improbable that some of them
were implicated, especially as it is
stated that the entire community
was engaged in the enterprise.
such being the case, any effor;
on my part to bring the perpetrators
to justice, would be Q EMBARRASSING
to me and probably lay me open to
the charge of partiality and insin-
cerity.
I would therefore request that
your Excellenry would charge the
Solicitor of one of the adjoining
circuits to take charge of the case,
and would suggest Solicitor Jervey,
whose circuit adjolns this county
and who probably best understands
the situation and could give the
matter satisfactory attention.
Assuring you that I shall be
ready at any time to render such
service as the case and my Office
I am, livery respectfully,
G.. DUNCAN BELL1NGER,
Solicitor of The Second Circuit.
Governor Tillman, after consul
tation with the Attorney General,
issued the following order:
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 4, 1893.
Hon. w. st. J. Jervey, Charleston,
S. G.
SIR: I am in receipt of a letter
from G. Duncan Bellinger, Solicitor
Of the Second Circuit, in which he
states that by reason of the fact
that his relatives and connections
are probably implicated in the
recent unfortunate affair at Den
mark, "any efforts on his part to
bring the perpetrators to justice
would be embarrassing to him
Ind would probably lay him open
o the charge of partiality and
nsincerity."
He, therefore, asks me to direct
he Solicitor of one of the ad-
dining circuits to take charge of
he case and prosecute the persons
Who have overidden the law. He
urther suggests yourself, and l,
therefore,, direct you to proceed to
Denmark at your earliest con-
'enience for the purpose of
thoroughly investigating the out
'reak, and taking steps to punish
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