Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-14

know, and Broadbacker turned him over
to Mastick, aud said that be would arrest
the others He stepped forward a lew
paces. and caught bold Of another OF the
negroes. when one Of them placed the
muzzle Of gun within very short dis
lance of his face and fred. Broadbacker
fell to the ground, and some thirty or
forty negroes then jumped into the road
and commenced a rapid fire upon the
white men. Henry Mastiek held the negro
in front of him, and the latter cried out
that he was shot Mastick received
buckshot in his right arm, and one IN
each knee. He had on thick overeoat,
and several shSts lodged in the body oil
il. Some of them may have struck the
negro. az he howled considerably. Mas
tick held on to him for q few minutes,
and tried to carry him OF, but was com
pelled to let the fellow 20, and secure bis
own retreat. John Quint was shot in the
abdomen Ia very bad wound), in The
arm, right leg, near the thigh and back
He climbed the fence into the yard OF the
small house mentioned above, where he
probably received the last wound,
and fell into a ditch. Frederick
Buckman was shot in the abdomen,
leg and shoulder. In his retreat
be called out to Maetick te
help him, but the latter replied that he
was also wounded, and be told Buckmar
TO drop into the bushes and remain quie.'
until be could be taken away. MssticA
then struck across the fields, hid abou
some time, and finally came out on the
lane, where be found some ten or fifteer
negroes had preceded him. After whoop
| ing around for some time they went II
Verm's house, which they threatened tt
burn down, and actually lit matches. a.
though to execute their treats They
came on Mastick's house, where they
yelled. "Come out here again, you
country policer "Come you red
headed Mastick' After lingering abou
for some time, screaming like demons
they went of. The others retrested
across the fields and reached their homes
| After waiting for some time they met
together, and rsturned to look after the
wounded. M4 ~.
Having killed Broadbacker, the ne.
groes gathered about the body, as It lay
upon the ground, mangled and bleeding
One of them struck the corpse on the
head with the butt of musket, making
horrible, crushing wound Just over the
right eye, crushing in the eyebrow. One
of the retreating men heard the sound oi
blows, and one negro said, 20, leave
that man alone; he's gone now" The
reply was, II want revenge on the -"
While every negro appeared to be
armed with either musket, shotgun OF
revolver, only five persons among ths
white men had firearms. Breadbacker
had a small rife, which he never had an
opportunity TO use Another man had
shotgun, and three of the party had
revolvers. The ammunition was speedily
exhausted, and thus they we're left with.
out means of defending themselves, and
had to retreat.
Our public highways are no longer
safe; it is dangerous 10 reside without
the city in the present condition OF
affairs. Such force would cause these
negroes to cease their villainous, muir
derous acts, by making it unsafe for them
to commit crime. But above all should
we strive to secure the emigration OF
white men, Of Germans, Scotch and
Irish to this section that the country may
become thickly settled with white men.
We have, presented the details OF this
fearful occurrence at length. The state
ments of all parties prove it to have been
regularly organized plot to murder.
The patrol guard, part Of them armed,
were ambuscaded and shot down without
provocation, and even the dead body
was kicked and beaten. The negroes
lay 10 the bushes with murder in their
hearts, and they perpetrated one of the
most fearful crimes ever heard of in this
section. May they be brought to justice,
is the prayer of all citizens, aud though
they may escape for a time, sooner or
later " murder will out" aud the pun
ishment is sure TO come.
A.