The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-19

bobbled into a store, and Towbridgs
followed him, and, without any provo
cation what ever, shot him dead
Richard Shindlebowers, without pro
vocation, shot and killed on the street
in Danville poor feeble-minded negro
boy. -.
some white men ducking his little boy,
attempted to prevent them, when they
fell upon him and beat him.
On Sunday, while Cynthia Victor, an
intelligent colored girl of eleven years
of age, was on her way to Sunday
School, she was met by white man
who threw her down in the road and
ravished her. This happened near
Flemiussburg,,ky.
At Talbott's Farm, KY, three men
of the name of Ham went to the house
of colored man and ravished his wife
in his presence. She was titty-two
years of age. -,
Near 0wingsville, KY, five white
men went to the house of colored man
who had been in the army, robbed HIM
of his money and clothing, and then
shot him. The same night they robbed
and beat another returned soldier.
Two wretches 10y the name OF Car
penter and Goodpaster,' after ravlshlng
Mrs. Classify and robbing and terribly
abusing a number of other colored per-
sons in Bath County, KY, were arrest
ed by an officer of the Freedmen's Blu
rean when his honor, Judge Apperson,
issued writs of habeaS corpus and de-
manded the bodies to be delivered up
before his court. The officer made an
swer in person, and, in writing show
ing of what offences the prisoners were
charged and by what authority they
were held but his Honor, after decld-
ing. first, that there was no Freedmen's
Bureau in Kentucky, and second, if
there was, it could not arrest white
people, ordered the prisoners to be dis
charged.
In Madison County, some white men
were riding along the road, when one
of them stopped in front of the shanty
of an old couple and called for fire to
light his pipe. The old colored woman
made haste to bring him some Goals on
an iron shovel, when, after lighting his
pipe, without saying word, he raised
the shovel and broke her head. She
was a poor, inotfensive, kind-hearted
old creature, beloved by every one who
knew her.
Awhile boy of fifteen boosted that
he had killed two niggers and he was
bound to kill another this year. \
poor old black man who worked on
the pike near Lexington, KY, was re-
turning home one evening, when some
white men who had bull dog set the
animal Oh him "to see him worry the
Niger" The dog tore the old man in
a terrible manner.
There is mob in Boyle County, Ky,
that has shot, outraged or hung nearly
so persons, among others Major Bridge
water, late of the Union army. Some
of the most noticeable of these acts are |
thus set down: Hanging of John
Taylor until he was almost dead; attack |
on the negroes of Lebanon, quitting
stores, and shooting at the terror
stricken and fleeing citizens; hanging
of William Goode, Glenn Crowdus, and
Tom Stevens hanging in a graveyard,
Of negro named Al McRobe:ts at
tempt to capture Ed. Brown, the Reg
ulators being driven off and two of
Their number wounded and one killed;
the next night they burned Browns
house; in April last they hung Jerry
Trowbridge and Alfred jennings
Thomas Carrier was taken from Jail in
| Ia nd hny
made to hang Lewis Halligan, but he
escaped. The same night the Regula-
tors fired on a negro, but he got away.
And they then took out Thomas Car
rier and hung him in sight of his ag-
onized family. They next attempted
to hang William Bennington, near
Perryville, but he got away. On Nav
7 they took Thomas Gabeheart from
Jail at Campbellsville, and hung him.
On the Sd of June they captured John
Devine, who, in attempting to escape,
was shot in the back and then hung to
a tree. Capt. William Shirley. for
speaking against the mob, was shot at
but escaped. The same mob drove
from their houses Gen. FRY. Capt.
Goodloe, and the Hon. John Harlan
They then made attempts to seize
Davis and White, citizens of Mercer
County, and,J. D. Hale was compelled
to flee for~his life. David Warren. a
colored man, was killed, and Thos.
Beggarly, John Crowdus, William
Rlnehart (white), and three negroes
were whipped. Mr.. Goode and family
Henry Crowdus, William Wilson
Crosby Elliott, James Crowdus, J. J.
Nash, Hutchinson Speed, Riley Crow
dns, Eddie Brown, Thomas Beggarly,
George Elliott, and several other citi,
zens, were driven from their homes.
In June last this band attempted to
capture Capt. j. M. Fidler and Col
Hayes, Union" candidates, but thew did
not happen to attend the MEETING at
which they Were expected. It was
part OF this band that shot Col Rico
Of the Freedmen's Bureau, and attacked
the Union troops near Lexington. XIV
The Regulators of Boyle County are
over 100 strong, well armed and mount
ed. They give their orders and law to
some four counties, and Gov. Bramlette
lately said g that part of Kentucky has
set up for itself and will not obey tho