Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-06-19
ATTRACTIONS Murder and Most Lamenta-
table Death.

Mr.. JoHx PRICE, of the Dark Corner, ono O.
the most c.timablo and beloved young mon. .of
our District, has been fou'ly murdered, near Au-
susta, by ruthless and ruGianly negroes The
horrible tale, so calculated to arouse the fercest
is as follows Mr.. PRICE went to
Augusta on Wednesday last, the 11th inst, with
load Of country produce, accompanied BY
negro m an, hi. teamstcr, and negro boy. Har-
ing dispo,ed of his produce, he converted hit
greenbacks into gold, which he bought from one
of the city brokers, and determined to start for
home lato in the afternoon. lie did start; and
camped for the night at Quaker Springs, on the
Georgia side of tho river, about seven miles from
Augusta. The sequel, NO relate In the words OF
the Chronicle d Sentinel "Some time after thoir
arrival, six or seven negroes arrived with mu'kets
or shot guns, surrounded the wagon, and COM
lnenced search. One Of tho party asked Price
what ho bad in jug; to whom ae replied that 1t
contained molssseo. The negroes then asked ii
be did not haro whiskey, to which he replied no.
They they then asked him if he had any money
He said ho had little. Price, suspecting their
purpose to bo robbery, made a movement in the
wagon as if to protect himself, when one of the
negroes placed a gun to his side and fired the
entire load into hi, body; which killed him almost
instantly"
The negro man, the teamster, who seems to be
All honest and faithful fellow, now gave the alarm
by loud cries of murder; and, there being per-
sons resident close at hand, the nurderers nod
precipitstcly, not Whiting to secure one dollar of
the money for which they had perpetrated this
mo.t horrible deed. The entire sum Of money
in possession of young Price, at the time of his
murder, WAS found in his carpet bag, after the
latter had been taken to his home.
We hare heard of no clue being discovered as
to the murderers. We suppose, however, steps
have been taken 10 secure their arrest.
We have note from Rev. D. D. BnuSsoS, who
performed tho funeral ceremonies at the residence
of M PRICE, Sr., giving US the details of this
shocking murder. In this note, he says: This was
young man Of most exemplary charncter-in the
25th year of his age. He had reached thus far
on the journey of life-haring survived the p-ril'
of the late war, in which be served with much
credit-attendsd by the lore and respect of all
who knew him. He was the youngest son of his
aged parents, and the only one living with them
From hi. earliest years to tho period of his un-
timely end, he had never been known to have q
difficulty with any one, white or black. The high
esteem in which he had ever been held Was at
tested by tho largo concourso of Borrowing and
sympathi,ing friend, uho followed his remains to
their las, resting place"
Should the proper authorities, military or civil,
neglect any possible means towards discovering
and arresting the perpetrators of this murder,
they would be worthy of universal condemnation.
And certainly these murdorers dcscrve the ex-
tromest penalty of the law. In these days of So
called progress, and Of nretched 'mock-philan-
thropy, we hear far too much of horrible crimes,
and far too little of tho condign punishment be.
fitting such crimes.