The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-09-16
A Diabolioal Murder.

home--Geing shot at Newberry, ~. u.
Oh an oraes from a drum head court
martial for, (as was reported to us, an
attempted murder of a negro soldier be.
longing to the 33d United States Color.
ed Troops.
The information given us Of this most
shocking affair." which was told us as be-
ing a fact grossly misrepresented the
true state of the case, as we learn them
by the annexed extracts from the Co.
lumbia Phenir and Newberry Herald.
We brand this affair, upon .he state.
ments made below, as u most outrageous
and t(iabolical murder, and trust that
the perpetrators of the deed may be
brought to summary punishment The
troops that were sent into our State to
protect have done so with vengeance
in numbering, in cold blood, one who
was within her limits.
This, though, indeed. is not at all sur,
prising to us, Those who had the pow
er of placing troops in our State,
knew full well that when they sent ne.
groes to guard white men in the South,
that such damnahle deeds would be-
committed.
We call upon Gov. BERRY to ferret this
matter out and if at all possible, to lining
the perpetrators to justice. We have
taken the oath of allegiance to support
the Constitution and la'os of tie United
States, but we never took it to wink at
the acts of its soldiers who murder, in
cold blood, person in our State, be
he a citizen or not
Read the extracts. They Mll cause
the blood to tinglc in the veins of every
honest man:
From the Columbia Phenix]
HORRIBLE .MURDER.-W give the
following letter, from gentleman of the
first characteE writing from Newbcrry,
giving an account Of most horrible
murder committed in that precinct. We
had heard the facts stated before. in
private letters, to the same effect, but
less full in detail We doubt nothing of
the statement. It was only what was to
be expected from the employment Of
negro troops throughout the State. We
trust that proper steps will be taken, by
the proper authorities, for bringing to
punishment the enactors of this cold.
bloedcd tragedy. We have submitted
the statement to General Ames, the
Commanding General in this Depart.
ment, and shall bring to his and to pub
lie notice every atroeity, of this or any
sort, which shall be reported to lis on
any respectable authority. We repeat
our invitation to all aggrieved parties,
to submit their facts on proper aft.
dayits. We shall take care that
they shall reach the proper authori.
ties
S hairaday evening, Sappssi,1Ib5ar ,7tt tt,
the 33d Regiment of II. S C. n. reach.
ed Newberry, by rail, from some point
above. The command was camped near
the town during the enight, intending to
march early next morning towards
Orangeburg Some negro quarters dear
the railroad depot were made the orcil
dezyous" for all who could get out Of
camp, and night was made lideols by
their profanity and loud talking--the re.
suit OF drink, we take it for granted.
During the night, one of !, the negroes
entered a car in which some ladies were
spending the night--having come up
Iron. Alston and having no other
iaslnlable arrangements, as the car ss
iBed from belowat IL o'clock R.
These ladies were under the protection
Sot Mr.. Calvin Grocer of Galveston.
Texas, in bearing and d'appearance per:
feet gentleman. Some words ensued,
and the negro, being very insolent and
using offensive language, Grocer attempt.
ed to ejectbimffrom the car into which
he had intruded "A fight ensued, in
which others participated and in self.