New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-13
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We are indebted to Hf. W NIIlm \. Isle loi
the finn ~ Anderson l. a f'.. l-ohtrJ 'or t.o io'-
lowing pnticuars q 'ne n.. t'-4on ~ '-"tc''
received from % core poi.ornl ir D. tf country
Jamaica j. divided into inrrH ~. rcir ni cIihliet
for court puIpC.ei named NH1tf 'uiHt-cA nn" 'oiH.
more, and the island ii'ti DBL ' 40 u'''" 'h'' ''''I"'
lie present difficulty oririr-cd "a the parish O, ST.
Thomas suiho ElsL ElIc. h sitn ted 90 ii' e.a'. 90
crd of ihe islad. Tor sr a nanny y,ar- t.e aliloi
Tics fnve cxrrficucci considerable opposition 400 It-
temring 90 collect the tllt, .lou one negroes NIo are
mostly sduatter hodIfg ilou fru tD ltl acre u lii
Which by ordinary industry, could Dr. made valuable
ard the natives secure good .iHf ana halo F,F 20
rcll ana obtain money 30 pay tle t-Ao plth Ilc OBJ
lection 70 paving taxes dates back 70 1884, aud seems to
Increase With Cfch year.
ian ascertauod tla' there were large number Of peo
plr who owed back taxes f1r years and be was directed
10 visit The parties and collect them ms part OIL tNe
island b. extremely mountainous, ANA Nhe the collector
went there a crowd Immediately assembled and al once
drove him away from that locality. lie reported Tie
resnlt o his visit 10 tho Revenue Department and then
received orders TO take force and make another at
tempt Subsequently some Of thc negroes nade an
appea 10 the Magistrates Court aud appeared before
Charles Anthony Price the magsi" ate and denounced
the attempts To collect taxes from them.
The magistrate gave u positive decision against
them From this court they appealed to the superior
Magistrate Court which was presided over b' hafon
Won EittoL0ldt. This magistrate also gave decision
similar 10 that OF Justice Price, and ntO administered
a rebnke 10 them for their inGO'rnce an1 stated that
there was reason why tfl shoulu mol chllNatt te
lands they held and have money 80 that the taxes could
be- paid and they could live more comfortably and have
their condition generally betterod The negroes smart
ed under his address, and some disturbance WAS oeea'
stoned in oOnrt Al,
Al The NEXT session of the Magistrates Court the
opponents again before Justice Price aid renewed
their efforts get the taxes aDnt"d lie adhered TO
hi, first decision which received amid great c1-
ctement and the negroes became so Violent that The
officer, elected the from tie court The regular bnsi.
ness of the court tLen proceeded Elh ana shorty
scrward smoke was discovered ssung through cracks
in the door OF tho room.
Those in attendance made an effort TO leave the
buiding and they found that the doors and windows
had been batrcaded on the outside. They made sew
era m attempts 10 get out anna te eers anu
cries OF the negroes in the street but at last forced
their wnv out when they were Immediately attacked
by the mob whO were armed with guns, pistols, Dtich
bats stones clubs. ac. Tho 'paNS we're not able TO
make much resistance, aud Baron ION hitshhOiub
JnStce Price and others we're killed. Previous TO
Killing the Baron tie fonds subjected bin 10 horrible
torufes cutting OF his thumbs and sabbIDg him, and
finally ripped open his bowels.
After This the mob attacked all The houses occupied
by the white population Ia that district aud al last ac
counts their work was sii inprogress.
force has bocD sent TO the island sulhcent, II Is
fpught TO subdue the insufreetiODisS Many OF the
white population IL Oler parts oi tue sihnd hhu
smght refuge vessels wing m the hurDof' ioaiug
,t their lives were in danger The letter received by
NJ Isles wa dated Oh the sd OF October. aud the
cenes narrated above occurred probably on OF about
the Ieth. - -
Mr. Islcs resided at Jamaica number OF years. and
that the taxes very small some oil the largest
amounting to only g. % or - IN gold.