Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-04
Killing.

:. The most OF our readers are, ere this, In
nDssession Of The facts rclatlng TO the dia-
bulical occurrence of last Friday morning,
which resulted in the a;llng, or murder, of
Mr. Calvin Crrzer, late 8 u;cifbtr Of the ad
X ntucky Cavalry, under Al~rgasl'srummand,
bf the SD .co!oied troops, in command OF
Col. Trowbil igc. The facrS, as VIC hear them,
arc these Alr. Gruz-r, long prisoner, wss
inss returning to bis heme iii Icxas. and
arrived ut this place some time in the night
Of Thursday, AID had Two young ladies under
his care. A pcr,ien, ul th,. colored 33d had
b.e:l here several days, whiting fer the rc-
mainder, which got heie Thursday evening.
An. obsti uction on tho track near the depot,
supposed To be done by some Of these ro.ored
troops, threw portion Of The train Off. .Lesy
ing the car for short time, and retirling.
Mr.. c. found a negro soldier in there, in such
close proximity To the ladies, that be ordered
him out, which the other, in Il most violent
manrer, refused to do. An alteration en-
sued iu which the negro was cut on the back
of tie neck. He then left
Some time afier, and while the cars were
beirg righ,ed, squad Of negro soldiers came
up under sergeant, i'll search OF Ctoz"r,
and s.,izing by mistake Mr.. -Iake Bowers, III
charge. Of the hands, threaten to shoot
him; the right ruan, however. promptly ap.
peare,l and declaring Bowers innocent, gave
himself up. A part Of the squad were ior
Instantly shooting him, while others objected
aad i,.s isted ON taking him to headquarters,
'whc was.,hen. done. The report then is,
that he was taken bciure the Colonel and
acknowledged what LIE had done, and that
he would do the seIne again and that he
was then told he must die for it. He was
then taken under strong guard few yards
from camp, and a hole being dug, was order
ed to kneel. at this point Mr.. 5. p. kinard,
who liz rs near, and who loaned the impie-
merits to dig the hole with, approached near
the SPOT aud saw the fash OF the guys rs the
negroes fred upon c., who immediately fell.
Mr. l.. tried to gel nearer, ba. was warned
l BY Seatinel net to do so, as the regiment
was much excited and lhGt lie might get
killed.
i IL. n. II. went round and saw them jump.
ing upon the body, whch Was too large IoE
the dule. t,this time the regiment was IN
line. cru rs beat, End il was evident it was
in r.adincss to move, which it did q shorl
lime after, a few miles down the road to
t.ra;i f,r me Cars, thus getting out of the
way. Further than this We know nothing
but but that an inquest was held and much evi
+. dcnce elected, VIII ch evidence however, is
With eld from US, as not being fully complet:
in showing thai the Colonel of these negro
i troops was fully c"g"zant Ct and ordered the
4 killing of decea.ed. Tat it could possibly
tia otherwise. admits Of considerable doubt
Ean6. as ssc!l calls loudly 10. examination ant
ss.isfaetion. We understand that the fact
w;l> be sitl.mit,ed to the Secretary of War
The, deceased is,sa,d to have bcc,r y most eS
-timaSla yrnug man, brave aitd generous. a
:. wcs. clsariy shown 10 giving himself up wh4i
, ba might Lave escaped.
During the morning Of Friday our citize"
had tile boiy taken f:onl tie h.le, vherc
/ ,Sos m only I,artiaHs. covered, and placed in
| nsat;coiHa. preparatory 10 final in,c'nen'
wbici, was done III the aitsrn on, q nery larsS
respectab.,. and synra.hizing procession c
: l,d;es and gentlemen following it tp lis iln'
: resting place in tho grave yard.-Newherr
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