Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-05-10
From the Paris Tenn. Intelligencer.
SHOCKING OUTRAGE.

The most shocking outrage which IL was
ever our duty as local journalist to chronicle,
was committed in this vicinity on last Satur-
day night, at negro quarter on the prem
Uses of DR.. F. +. Porter, two miles from this
place. Decency and common regard for
public modesty forbid us giving a minute
account of the transaction, while public
morality and sense of justice to all parties
concerned will not permit us to pass it over
in entire silence, sickening and disgusting
as all its details may be. We therefore sub
nit the following outline of facts as elected
by the careful judicial investigation which
was made into tie affair.
At the time and place before stated the
negroes of this community met, with proper
permission, for the purpose Of recreation.
The peace and enjoyment Of the occasion
was not interrupted until between eleven
and twelve o'clock. Between these hours,
ten or fifteen white ruffans. intruded their
presence on the festive assembly. Just be-
fore their intrusion, DR.. Porter, while en-
route home from Paris, called, to look after
the conduct of the blacks, and happened
therefore to be on hand when the untmely
arrival of the strangers occurred. On de-
handing their business, he was assured that
curiosity alone prompted their visit. Their
behavior subsequently being orderly and
respectful, the Doctor withdrew to his resi-
dence, quarter Of mile distant, fully per-
suaded of the correct intentions of the new
corners. He had scarcely left, however, be-
fore it became apparent that he had been
imposed on by the fair professions and the
honest seeming of these scoundrels. II soon
ar nd that INN In, thatt
hearts. Their purpose was first manifested
by the insults and blows to which they sub.
jected the unofiending colored men Of the
crowd, by the sly robberies which were COM
mitted, and by the display of pistols, which
were made with the threat of using them il
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 lusttul vio-
lerce and brutal enormity, it is without a
parallel in modern annals. The life of one
girl, child of eleven years, has been placed
in. extreme jeopardy, and the persons of sew
eral Others terribly bruised, by the foul and
barbarous usage which they received The
perpetrators Of this diabolcal crime made
good their escape at the time Of its occur
renee, but next morning the authorities
! being notified Of what had TRANSFERRED took
the matter in hand and arrested seven of the
fiends-J. p. Aaron, Robert Lodge, w. r
Petty, Mike Dempsey, Sam. Logan, P. II
Dooley, Lewis Bennett-who, on the follow
ing day, were tried and bound over in Q
bond of $1,000 each. The bonds have not
yet been made.
| Several others who participated in this
affair are at large, all of whose names We
can't report, but principal among which ar,
Barton and Mckinney. They are all rail
road employees some of whom are of ne
mean rank in their employment-baggag
master, engineer express agent and brakes
men being represented in the affair. II
should be matter of graduation to the Who'll,
South that not one of her friends or late sol.
diers was engaged in this horrid barbarity
all pho took part in the outrage being &c
Federal soidiersl 1t should also be matter
Of felicitation to this community that bu
one of its citizens is implcated-he an ex'
Yankee and Browlowite-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 full proportion to his damnabe nfamy
We understand he was leader in the affair."
Since the foregoing was written, Aaron
has made his escape, but has been second
time arrested, at Paducah, where he is now
held on an indictment for murder, committed
short time ago at Birmingham, Ky.