New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-02
MUROE ERS OF FREEDMEN
WHOLESALE SWINDLING.
Federal Officers Tying Up Negroes by
the Thumbs.
Ctn Oy, Special Correspondent.

Without comment, | submit to the Christian
asp.e Of the North the following summary Of some
.,ss Of outrage aid injustice TO the freedmen Of South
tCarolDa that have been reported during the past
month alone. They are all sworn toRll are on record;
10 hesrssy testimony has been admitted. They are
lew Of be annals Of tie Frcedmens BnreGu for 20 days
Without comment submit then, but not without a
tression: tn Of The North, shell these roEss continue
ColLeToS UlsTgICT-' TYING Up" wOMfN.
Hsgsr Barnwon complains that her former master.
hf whom she is now at work under contiect-Mr Clark
snders-oIderod her 10 go into the kitchen and WORK
as which she refused TO do as size had contracted To
work in The fields, AID lad crop which needed her at
n,on and for other reasons On her refusing TO obey
sm Sanders after cuIsing and safeguarding her, told
her that she either 20 TO cooking or leave the plan
tso agar chose the latter alternative, and began TO
GO. ready leave Sanders then called her, and after
asestening her life holding "pestle" of her head,
geaiisg that "f was for Aer crop be would Kill
her before she was many days older" took her to shed
by and tied her up by the thumbs IN such manner
a her feet barely touched the ground keeping her in
br position at least hour when he released her
land told her TO 20 to work in the field She was seen in
this position by the plantation hands. Hagsr states
That she went Immediately TO walterboroagh and re-
sAs post. who referred hor to Mojor BurbIidge who
d her 60 to the Court House and wait until couft
opened when her case would be attended to. She did
IS directed nnd after waiting until court opened and
closed again. without her case being attended che
applied for redress to the Frccdmen's Bureau.
| OrANGyBURG-s SOUTHERN JUSTICE.
Abca, four years ago, DR.. WIN. Barley removed his
s,aves from plantation Edisto Island TO another
plantation in Oraugeburg District. about ten miles from
lOrangebure. The second place belonged to Mr.
l2eigler who sgreed to feed ard eoshe these people
s5out 60 in number AMI enjoy tho proceeds Of their
labor TIL better times" In accordance with this
arrangement. Mr. Zegler has worked these negroes
pnrrg the last four years treating them the In
s respects during the past Summer in former years
l-that is 70 say, as if they still slaves This year
|.hey have made 81 barrels Of spirits turpertinc aud
Il 20 barrels Of resin for Mr. Zeiger shor, since
b. sent them back to Edsto Island At Oranseburg
ey were put on the ears and last month they arrived
Charleston entirely destitute or course. theS were
thrown ob the charity Of the Bureau.
hDG.TIELD DIsTRIcT-CEIyALRY IL FULL BLAST.
Nancy Polite swore before al officer Of the Bureau
a, on the sc.h of September las. Benjamin LandE1m
EdgcGe District, made violent assault her, by
krg her fast TO large in his yard and striking
ker with 4 buggy trace about 100 times.
| Auuie Moore appeared before Capt. Pease Of the
t6th United States Colcred Troops. and testified under
Ball that Mark Ethidce of Edeefeld District drove
Der of from his plantation without paying her what
kas due by the terms Of her contract with him. lie
SO whipped two OF her ehildTsn severely. When be
oye her away lie threatened TO whip them again. ard
BAD ne ,sonld 20 20 Edge6ed CoGriouse and get on
kthe Yankee soldiers to come aud help bin do IT. On
BE llih OF October he came IN company "lth ederei
tdier Hho said he would help Ethridge to whip the
kegIo children.
gamlip Jennison deposed that on the 9th October.
Matter BROOKS of Bsrnwel District made violent as
bllt hy striking him over the head win sics;
ttd drawing a knife. threatened 10 STAB MN IL ne
bowed cut Of his tracks while he tied him.
HANDCRG-woMsS WHIPPING AGAiN.
Cus Butler coiored) made oath that on The morning
u the iit, September seth Batter (whltel WIZ, Two
khss dressed in the Uniform of United States soller
kzod negro on bis plantation, ana aiie' WHIP
g her severely carried her on, as they SAID 20 Edge
kI jail. The woman has not been heafd iiVm sihe.'
tas her friends lelr sne was murdered.
kRywEIL IIsTRIcT-oHo LEGREEs IN USlPoR.
Jacob saddler testified that on the morning OF tLc l1i
kytemLcr -four men named Melvin Thompson, BIZ
tvslkeT Joe Miller. end Jim Davis, wine ciil/ths OF
ksrnwe. District to the hOnSe OF his son. Stuhe
eybsnks (colored) who was sick al the time. Know
Eg that persons bad been ia the habit OF breaking
bio peoples houses Jacob refused 70 lot tnem
d Iaov sald they would come III at The fsk OF tDeir
kres-ai ,he ssme time beginning 20 break the door
kosn snd making for the sic; son with evident IN
ys 70 abuse him. Finding il useless 10 resist JACOB
hid be would give and 20 with them to TIE Captain
lie Co,,oral OF Co T. Gtb o. V. v. l., then made his
trpeariIloc aud said he MAS soicicr. anu nc "on'
tne them respect him such. 1Ley theh TOOK HaHuc
Fed biz hands behind him ana SWING nun up 10 posi-
M an our or more After that they chained BIN, ana
Pa him It'll chained when tc father loit 20 seek re-
IGsss. He weit to the officer az Barnvel Court House
sskea m II he aplI1sea o. ne & Ian he did no,
XjasOb had been Informed by several colred persons
yssI they had been 10 the officer at Barnweh WIN nm
IN comiains but had never received any sasi
IAa thought II useless 70 20 TO him iOr redicsi.
NJ. ID. 4 II Donald white saw samuel Ew0anSs ~
Iile Widow Hicksons the 2Cih of SEPTEMBER. ne
s chained IL the piazza rail- and Trustworthy persons
ted iha, hc had been IN that condition i0r 7e hos'
faOoTfsG AND cUTTIYG-sHoOTISG PATHEI AND
son.
i DDle Duubar (colored) OF Hamburg. swears thot
EfIeisns to tell (as he didno know o. whom GUAM
KY Of meal in wagon near by belonged, Wiiia'n
ksge sid lie had whrrff one niager that morning ana
Hvas gong 10 whip ,,. Page then made az Dan
Ehh stick aker. sn several hard blows with IT, and
St' bin oYe. thc e.O with "A knde. As Dan ran Oh,
Ra'ic Page, Williams father shot at him with gun.
Raa gave "Saucy' answer when sskcG-he said lie
sn not Know and did not care d-n vino the meal he.
$saged 10 0s Il was not his.
AIKES-TRgssISG HANDS.
Pfiinus Green toJ icd that the I2th of October
Nhsrlos Wooden OF Jackson Branch. near Aiken came
eis house and lOrc.oy seized his wife and children
tld carried item OF 10 his plantation, where he DO
atEer' ''''' ''"'' - "' '''''' '"'" ''NO'"' ""a
FkDClFiiLD DlsfRicT-sIkIfPING AND WHIPPING.
Wade Adams (eoorcd) made oath that on the 10Th OF
EtpenbeI, John Adams (white) of Edgelcd District
shout proyocsion. into the field where
H. was working, aud tied him. his three children
Ioarry. Lucinda and Cea-stripped OF their clothes.
Ishipped ticw severely, and declared that il they
brought .ly paper 10 him from the id Yankees. he
YFoa!d biDw WadC6 d-d head of
ORAsGEBUgG DIsrRIcf-PATRoLs.
An oifcer VINO Travelled over Bnnwel Bambnrg
ssh adjecer localities. order into the state
slais theIc reported recently that plantations
ay troubles arose relative to tue distribution Of the
~ops On these estates different prodGce raised