The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-15
THE FIRST REGIMENT ROW
ihe mixed Condition Of Atrairs--Tillman
or Anti-Tmman, Which.
Greengalle Mountoineer

Grcsncsle NoVntaineer
Lient. Wade Fl. Ligon, of Compenv
Il, First South Carolina Regiment.
has been at home for several DAYS. II
was Lieut.; Lyon who preferred the
charge upon which the court MARTA
of Lieut.. Col. Tillman has been ~. ~.
dered, and he gives damaging ac.
count OF the whipping of the negro
ooys. be states tha' h. did rot favor
bringing the matter before q msois-
trate and this was done by Lieut.. Dun
. lap. Lieut.. Ligon went to wo:.k At
once to formulate the charges for
court martial of Col. Tillman and he
nao the charges in shape before the
magistrate gave his decision. Person.
silly he has no ill.will towards Col
I1llman, but it was his conviction that
q court martial was advisable, and in |
TINS ne was supported BY other officers.
Within the last two days move
ment has hsen started to bring about o
withdrawal of the charge against Col
Tl!lman. Senator Tillm and Gov
Euerbe are ssid 10 be wols ~ in that
direction. Lieut.. Ligoa ST.. cd ,ester-
day just before leaving for Columbia
that be could not say what be Vonld
do about the withdrawal, but he 10 ,
inclined to think that this would be an =
admission OF guilt on the part of other +
officer. against whom Col. Tillman has +
threatened to make counter CHARGES
Lieut.. iigon expresses his confidenco s.
that Col. Tillman can find NOTHING N -
oring against him and be is therefore +
not afraid to let the matter proceed. l.
but if his friends among the officers
request 1t, the court martial proceed. =
lDgs may be stopped. Lieut.. Lioon "
stated that his actions would be GOV =
erned by the advice of the officers and :
not by the wishes Of Senator Til'Han !!
snd Gov. Ellerbe. ~-
Lieat. Ligon states that all the e0;
dence was not brought out at the mao.
strate's hearing, aud it can be shown IL
hat the whipping of the negroes was 4
most cruel. With the exception of one 1 1
none but commissioned off, =
ers were put forward as witnesses. sis ss
Vhlle enlisted men and persons nof P;
Connected with the regiment at all, can wEs
e produced who will swear to the Viz
rntality of the whipping. sire
Ae ta!A among the returned soldiers o roo
bout the differences amoug the off, =
ers is quite lively. Many of the en-. Pell
sted men are very bitter against some nett
the company commanders, and il is
ated by officers that this feeling was
rrgely fostered by Lieut. Col. TiIlman
no posed as the private's friend and s,sJ
'deaVored to impress upon the men h
at their company officers were their I |
emies. Il is said that the only off.
rs IN the regiment who stand by Col
Imam are Lieuts. Gran: and Brown TT
Company e, from Anderson. GREE
Lient: J. Walter Gray, Jr., ofCom- Il. I
py +, has established 8 reputation Espe
man who won't be run over and tion.
was strengthened by an incident Biol
ich happened just after the maeis- euag
|e's trial. Lieut.. Gray went ND tof Deps
d his testimony before signing # room
an enlisted man, who was known made
re friend of Col. Tillman, wished The F
ear the reading Lieut.. GRAY re-. Ad
d that it was his business and he
Id not read it to the soldier, who! 7-21