The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-16
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The Nashville Press and H. ''sS M.rsSaIy say
Accounts reach us from Giles, o,,asa,n n
ton, and Bedford counties OF fresS na', RSi IN
petra, ed b, the Ku-Klux on coioreN people. Ioe
horrors practised by these wretches N<'or n,oIe
intensely black every day. They roam 'ntousn
the oountry and perpetra their cTtDLs WIN
apparent impunity, and Il Satanic determh anon
and disregard OF consequences perfectly up
psling.
grown bold OF late by Iea on OF the imDunity
with which many OF their OrGers have Deen
allowed 10 roam over the country, whipping
and robb Dg, determn med to be ahead OF every
other place In thelr prosecuting spirit aud
hostile demonstrations on colored men. A
short time ago these asssssins KILLED MINK
Butks. a colored man, living on aarssslps
The members Of the Klan went round
taking arms by force from every
colored person who had one; AMI
among the thievlng crowd were three VINO were
recopnlged by one Scott and several otner
colored men. who had the th ewes pr secuted at
the county court of GILES county. The hu hlux
were discharged. There were three OF the IL
Bob Wolver, NJ. Gordon, and Bob GordOu. Three
of the colored men were subsequently th7ea en-
ed with death; the day was named tor the dred
and the place indicated, ana SPOUT dozen i
others were TO b. severely whipped. Tner
names are Crittendcn, 3tanbope, aud Buck, aud
on yesterday the deed was to be done. TneS
escaped with tnelr lives, and are now IN to "n;
On the lst OF July five armed men appeared
before the clearinghouse OF JAmes Frtncis,
Commissioner OF ReeI'traton for Ogertou
county, and, pointing their Guns in at tue win
dows, demanded his surrender. On being in-
formed by Mrs. Franc hat her husband was
not al the house, they proceeped To search the
premises, took v hat arms they could and, ana
such other articles as they chose to appr Jptlat'
By this time some contederates, who had con
ceaie1 themselves on the arm, called to them
70 "come on they had him." At this the ruff
ans lett taking their booty. sho1t time af .er
they were gone. Mrs. F. neard two gnns fire,
and supposiDg her husband had been shot, she
and two neiehbCripg women folio we'd IN the
direction OF the orng. Drectly tney heard
other guns, and In few minutes twenty or
more shots were fred. Continuing to folio " the
trail she came upon waste house in an old
field, some mile or more from her hou-e, where
she found her husband lying DEAD. dis hsnds
were tied, and he was completely riddied with
bullet nles.
On the night of the 18th OF June those Infamous
wre,cbes went into the house OF Mr. Lewis
Etrick ally, in Marshal county, and abused him,
: and we learn then CALCULATIONS we're TO serve in
q like manner the pers N of BerrSman Sca'eS
Mr. Willis. and also X. Roysier icr the sole cause
OF boarding. u teacher at his house. They eX-
pressed an intention tn hang Mr.. Jenkins tor his
habit of reading the B BILE 10 those OF bis own
race, thereby maKlng them a. wise as the whit"
men, as they allege. Mr.. jenkins is the m mis-
tel in this vicinity and is worthy OF protection.
He is allowed to preach bnt once month Five
bardworking, honest citizens we're dragged
out of their beds in the night aud maltreated
In the most shocking manner. While
whipping was being done, the cause given
for it was that they had voei for
Bro wnlow, and II they did not voc the Con-
servatve ticket next time they would b" KILLED.
John Street, one of the officers OF Chape Hill,
openly declared that there never had been any
peace and that thew onlV retired awhile to rest
and gather force for ano her rebellion. TIE
son OF another squire has been ENGAGED in those
night lsw-breakIDg aud citizen-terrfyiug eype
d,tons. He had his right arm wounded. Three
&c tba Ian HOY Uon aA ODn MI oil
but they are busily recruiting, and have an
immense amount of guns and revolvers, and
they swear they will fight again. There is
regular war here between the whites and
hlapka