The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-05-16
THE NEGRO RIOTS IN MEMPHIS.

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Ihe Memphis Avalanche of Nav cd.
gives detailed account Of the commence.
ment Of the riots in that city. II saws:
lhe terrible state Of affairs between the
white and black races, which the TEACHINGS
OF the radical extremists to the,negro ha We
caused the fear Of, almost since the cessa.
ton OF hostilities. commenced in our city
about 8 o'clock yesterday. in serious and
fatal earnest. The war began on Sou IN
street, in the extreme southern portion az
the corporation. 1t originated fiom diff
hculty between white and negro boy. near
the bridge over the bayou, on the street al
ready mentioned.
These juveniles had come to blows, and
officers O'Neil and Stephens, of the police.
on discovering il, started for The bridge 70
separate the parties, when crowd Of fif-
teen or twenty grown up negroes, armed
with pistols, Simultaneously started for the
same point. Two other policemen, whose
names we COULD not learn, from an adioin-
ing beat, also having seen the bridge affair.
came up about the time that O'Neil and
Stephens reached the place.
lhe negroes Immediately surrounded the
police aud commenced an unproyoked as.
sault upon them with pistol shots. Officer
Stephens was here wounded severely in the
thigh, telling him to the ground. O.Neil
and the other policemen then commenced
defending themselves, and promptly return
ed the shots Of the negroes who mad encir-
cled them, aud succeeded in driving the
entire party some distance back.
In few moments the black crowd he.
Game augmented considerably, and recon
nenced their devils work by firing at ey-
cry white person they could see, whether
policeman or not. Mr.. James Finn, harm
less citizen, who happened to be in sight
at this time, was shot by them, the ball Ia
king effect IN the small of his back. and
infilctlng most painful il not dangerous
injury. The negroes then renewed The ar
tack upon officer 0'Neil and party. over
whemlng and driving them back.
Information was dispatched I'll the sta
tion house Immediately Of the condition ef
affairs in South Memphis, and a force of
iiiy policemen was sent without DELAY.
Before they arrived. however, the life of
Mr.. Henry Dunn, engineer of steam FIRE
engine No 2, was most tiendishly taken by
he iniarialed demons. lie was shot through
ne head, the ball passing from the base Of
he brain through the forehead.
When the fifty policemen, who had been
dispatched 10 assist in putting down the RI
tiers, reached Elliott street, negro man
started out from some nook, or hiding place.
Ind set ut al run. SUme one cried In
hem that there goes the nagro who shot
stephens" and they gave pursuit, but
made no attempt to shoot him.
During the race he carried Colts navy
n his hani. a. he reached South street
he officer shouted 10 him to halt and rur.
ender; finding that he took nQ heed, they
ired OIL him, bringing him down with Two
'alls, from the injuries Of which he lived
'ut a short time. The negroes, by this.
lad again summoned themselves for the
encounter, and were firing on the police.
rom different places, At Eearfilly lively
ate.
4 negro was shot on Avery street. and
wo were severely wounded from among
hose ia the cabins. AT this time. when
he bocd.led aud rio. was at its heishlh,
etachment Of regular troops was sent
own to the riotous district, 70 aid ia sup
ressing the distarbince, which they did.
. soine considerable extent. though they
scd no light persuasion in the matter, as
le battered up condition Of many Of the
egrses afterwards sent 10 the station house
Az midnight the riot had been suppress
for the day. and all became quiet Ten
egroes had been killed aud about as many
'ounded.
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