Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-21
THE NEWBERRY MURDER.

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TILE NEWBERRY MURDER.
On: the outside Of the ENQUIRER to-day,
will be found an account Of the perpetra-
tion Of horrid murder in Newberry, by
a detachment of United States Colored
Troops. The article referred to was fur
nished b. enrresnendent to the Columbia
Paeni1. The following, which IS more
oircumstantial statement, is from the New
berry Herald. -.
+ KILLINa.-The most of our readers are,
ere this, in possession of the facts relating
to the diabolical occurrences of last Friday
morning, which resulted in the killing, or
murder, of Mr.. Calvin Grocer, late men,
Der of the :3rd Kentucky Cavalry, under
Morgan's command, by the SD colored
troops, in command of Col. Troubridge.
The facts, as We hear them are these Mr..
Grocer, long prisoner, was just returning
to his home in Texas, and arrived at this
place sometime in;the night Of Thursday,
and had two ;young ladies under his care.
"a portion of the colored 33d had been here
several days, waiting for the remainder,
which got here Thursday evening. An OBJ
struction on the track near the depot, sup.
posed to be done by some of these colored
,truups, ttIrewa portion Of the train Oh
Leaving the car for short time, and re-
turning, Mr. @. found a negro soldier IN
there, in such close proximity to the ladies,
that lie ordered him out, which the other,
in most violent manner, refused o'go
An aitercstion ensusd, in which the negro
was cut on the back of the neck. He then
left Sometime after and while the cars
were being righted, a squad Of. negro sol,
diers came up.under asergeant, in search Of
Grocer, and seizing by mistake Mr.: Jake
Bowers, in charge Of the hands, threatened
to shoot him; the right man however,
promptly appeared, and, declaring Bowers
innocent, gave himself mp. A part fthe
squad were for instantly thooting him, while
others objected and insisted on taking him
to Headquarters, which was then done.-
The report then is, that he was taken before
the Colonel and acknowledged what he had
done, and that he would DO the same again !;
and that he was then told he must die for
it. He was then taken under strong guard
few yards from camp, and hole being
dug, was ordered to kneel. At this point
Mr.. s. P. 'Kinard, who lives near and who
loaned the implements to dig the hole with,
approached near the spot and saw the'aash
of the guns as the negroes fred upon c.,
who'immediately fell. Mr.. K. tried to get
nearer, but was warned by sentinel not to
do SO, as tho regiment was much excited
and that he might get killed. He then
went round and saw them Jumping upon
the body, which was too large for the hole.
All this time the regiment was in line,
drums beat, and it was evident it was in
readiness to move, which it did short time
after, q few miles down the road to wait for
the cars, thus getting out of the way.
Further than this We know nothing, but
that aninquest. was held and much evidence
elieited, which evidence; however, is with
held from us, as not being fully complete,
in showing that the Colonel of these negro
troops was fully cognizant Of and ordered
the killing Of deceased. That it could pos
sibly be otherwise admits Of. considerable