The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-05-10
BROWELOWIsM.
A Peaceful Company Of Colored People
Assailed by Radical Rufaans.
Brutal 0utrages.
Not Rebel Implicated in the Atrocious
Affair, nor a Tennesseean En-
gagged it It.

From the Paris IatelJigencer, we obtain
details of the trouble in Henry county, of
which we made mention in yesterdays is
sue of the Banner. The revolving occur
eurrence was enacted in the vicinity of
Paris 1.-THE county seat of Henry last Sat
urday night. and on the plantation of Dr..
F. +. Porter. The facts are as follows
At the time and place mentioned, the col
ored people met for ordinary festivity and
recreation. The peace and enjoyment of
the occasion was not interrupted until bet
ween eleven md twelve O'Clock. Between
these hours, ten or fifteen white rufians in
truded their presence on the festive assem-
bly,. Just before their intrusion, DR.. POI
ter, while en- route home from Paris, called
to look after the conduct Of the blacks, and
happended therefore to be on hand when
the untimely arrival of the strangers oc-
cured. On demanding their business, be
was assured that curiosity alone prompted
their visit. Their behavior subsequently,
being orderly and respectful, the Doctor
withdrew to his residence, a quarter of
mile distant, fully persuaded of the correct
intentions of the new corners. He had
scarcely left, however, before it became ap-
parent that he had been imposed on by the
fair professions and the honest seeming of
these seoundrels. It soon appeared that
crime was uppermost in their hearts
Their purpose was first manifested by the
insults end blows to which they subie cted
the unofending colored men of the crowd,
by the sly robberies which they commit
ted, and by the display of pistols, which
were made with the threat of using them
if resistance was offered to their rudeness.
| By this course of intimidation, the way
was prepared for the easy accomplishment
of the outrages that were soon perpetrated
on the women that were present. Of this,
| little can be said more than that, for lust
full violence and brutal enormity, it is with
out parallel in modern anals. The life of
one girl, child of eleven years, has been
placed in extreme jeopardy, and the per-
sons of several others terribly bruised by
the foul and barbarous usage they received.
The perpetrators of the diabolical crime
made good their escape at the time of its
occurrence, but next morning the authori-
/ ties being notified of what had transpired,
took the matter in hand and arrested seven
of the fends-J. p. Aaron, Robert Long,
w. R. Petty, Mike Dempsey. Sam Logan,
P. Il. Dooley, Lewis Bennett-who, on the
following day were tried and bound over in
a bond s 900 each. The bonds have not
yet been made.
Several others who participated in this
are at large, principle among which are
Barton and Mckinney. They are all rail
road employees, some Of whom are of no
mean rank in their employment-baggage
master, engineer, express agent and brakes
men-being represented in the affair. 1t
should be a matter of graduation to the
whole South that not one of her friends OF
late soldiers was engaged in this horrid
barbarlty all aOho took part IA tie outrage
being er-FederaL soldiers 1t should also
be matter of felicitation to this commu.
nifty that but one of its citizens is implica-
ted-he is an ex-Federal and a Brownlow
ite-John Aaron by name, synonym Of
all that is mean, vile and depraved, who
only needed this cap-stone of rape-violence
to give completeness and proportion to his
damnable infamy. We understand that he
was the leader in the affair.
He made his escape, but has been a Sec
ond time arrested, at Paducah, where he
is now held on an indictment for murder,
committed a short time ago at Birmin CHAM,
Ky.
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