Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-10-01
Fhe Riot in Georgia Recount from
Georgia Paper.
From the Macon journal


II seems that the Radicals haa an mp
ponitment to hold mass meeting there
tha. dav. AZ which their canaielate for Con-
oress. " f. Pierce. intended to speak
They had sent word IN advance tia. they
would be we'll armed and prepared for any
one who might oppose them. Tins placed
unon their guard. the citizens of the little
village madc the necessary arrangements
for self protection.
On Saturday mo-nino. Pierce. John
Murphy (recently elected Radical sheriff ct
Douohertv county, and man named
Putney. left albany with motley force of
armed negroes. and took the Camilla road
| They gathered recruits at every plantation
until the entire force mustered about three
| hundred
Whom they roa,hnd paint about three
miles from Camilla the sheriff and Sovor.|
citizens met them. The sheriff of Mitchell
county. read Governor Bullock proclaina-
ton forhidding sucl, armed parades. and
made them a speech. telling them not TO
enter the town with their arms: that they
ought to stack them, and then they could
90 on 10 the court house and have their
meeting in peace.
To this thew replied they had come for q
| foht. and would not stack their guns =
They marched on Another party nf citi
znns met them near the town and gave
| them the same advice. anal with the same
result. pierce and Murphy who were in
a buggy heaaad the motley crowd as it
entered tho town
They had wagon in which was band
consisting of drums ffes. and other instru-
ments. This band was playing when the
whole party marched up to the courthouse
Tt was now I o'clock P. M.
At this iuncture of affairs man By the
ma re OF Johns went mp to the band wae-
on and ordered it to stop nIaviug. He was
very mnch under the Influence Of liquor.
and was afnne hnt man hv the name Of
Manles was standing near him.
While Johns was there he accidentally
discharged his gun, Int the contents did
not hit any one. In an instant a vollev
from .he whole party OF negroes was fred
ut Johns anil NIaples The former was
ri,ld|ea. and thought 10 he MORALLY wound
ed. and the latter shot ali over with small
shot
Now force of about twenty citizens
opened fire npon the crowd. which in
stantly broke and fied towards tn woods.
Pierce. Murphy and Pntney in the lead
Pierce and Murphy left their buggy. The
u L.
captured on the spot Pierce received a
shot through the leg Mt the first fire. hat
was not wonnAed lad cnongh to prevent
him from Leading off in the retreat
Pursuit was then commenced ana cou-
tnued for eight miles until darkness pnt
an end to she bloody carnage EIGHT
miles from Camilla John MURPHY was cap
tured and knocked aowd with thn but Of a
gun. TIE would have been killed on tho
SPOT had he not proved himself Il member
of a noble Order to which he is disgrace
TTpon this his wounds were dressed ANA he
was protected from fnpthcr harm
All the negroes in the band wagon were
killed nine in numhnr They were de-
Gently buried at Camilla on Suna V.
IT is ;mnoesi'ln to tell the whole nnm-
her Of killed and woundnl. One man in
the fight saws he counted mHnv de1a bod
les in the woods. At least fifty were
wounded
Nearly all tho negroes killed belonged
in Albany IIp TO Yesterday morning five
wounded negroes hal arrival in tll,anv
and many others were missing The last
heard from Piprcn -ras still missing.
The citizens Of Camilla captured nearly
al the arms. and the entire baggage train.
the band. and other equipments belonging
to the invading army.
The defeat was signal and complete It
was fight between twenty white men and
three hundred negroes marshalled Iy their
favorite leaders.
Pierce. Murphy. and Putnev are all
sralawaos and carpet hagccrs. who came
into the country since the war.