Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-04
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
Awful and Bloody Tragedy.
Armed Negroes Fire Upon UnOf-
Tending Citizens.
one Negro Killed-0ne MOrtaIIy
WOunded-One Slightly
One White Man Morally
Wounded, one Badly
and two Slightly.

terrible and horrid tragedy wsz anac,ol
on our Public Square last night. About
~ O'Clock large body of disguised noun.
TED men entered the Square from Wash.
lngton street and slowly, orderly, without
aRord, rode around the Square and passed
on the same way they came. At the time
mere was a Radical meeting being held in
the Courthouse, composed almost entirely
OF negroes, who, when the procession an.
Peared, rushed down from the court room
and set up the widest wells. eursino and
crying, charge the Ku-Klux! Shoot the
damned RebelsP After the cayalcade had
ielt the Square fully two hundred wards. a
BODY OF at least twenty negroes. rushed
through the north gate, armed with shot
guns, pistols and clubs. Among them wers
number of white men who had been in
attendance at the meeting. On the aide
walk, along by the Moore building were
large number Of persons, white and black.
drawn there to witness the procession
JUST as the negroes rushed through the
gaze, some one of them fired up0n the
crowd on the sidewalk, and in a moment
as many as thirty shots were fired from
DOM parties, when the firing suddenly
ceased, the negroes running off in many
directions. The sequel of this dastardIy
ana fanatleal outrage was the KILLING If
one negro outright, MORALLY woundino an.
other and the slight WoundiDp of a third
the mortal wounding of one white mon
seriously wounding a second and sIiabtiI
"ounulIg Two others. The negro killed |
was named Alex. Reid, shot through The
neart at ane loot OF the steps leading TO
the Mayors office. George Roper, negro.
mortally wounded, shot through the body
In the arm, and beat over the head. He
was known, certainly, to be one of the at
lacking party, being seen with a shot Gun
in his hands. 81"
Inc third negro, named Milton Martin |
had flesh wound in the side.
Judge Thurlow, present Judge of Pro-
Date court OF Limestone county, was shot |
through the bowels, and is almost certain |
to die. He was shot near the ward gate.
Mr.. w. w. Cox, the well-known saddler
ana aucloneer, was shot through the head, |
near the door Of his shop. The bali en-.
tered on the right side Just behind the law
bone, passing nearly through to the left |
temple. He was taken to his home and |
the ball cut out by DR.. Bassett. The |
wound Is not dangerous one, but will he |
painful and tedious in healing. AT the |
time he was shot he was walking towards |
Mas3ln5 corner. He had not fred on the |
negroes at all.
Mr.. Billy Winston was shot in the arm.
but fortunately slightly. He is an old |
him. p'' @O''4'
DI. Allen, young dentist, with Dr.. II. |
A. mcdaniel, was shot in the thumb.
such wanton and unprovoked shooting /
OF white men by negroes is an outrage that |
will never be forgotten, and we fear. will |
BRING a fearful retribulion. The leaders
should be ferreted out by the officers of the
law, and made TO suffer the last penalty. |
One OF the chief outlaws was George L. |
Williams, the incendiary speaker. He |
was heard by several urging the negroes on
TO charge and fire on the Ku-Klux. and an
immense Navy pistol was taken from him
alter the firing ceased. George Womack, |
The negro constable was another leader
among them. Ishmael Acklin is another.
The negroes came to the meeting with |
guns, for We saw one in a negroes posses
sion, and it is altested by twenty witnesses
some OF them Federal soIdiers-that the |
hiring was commenced by negroes. The Ku-
klax did not modest the negroes in any |
way whatever, and were off the Square |
fully two hundred yards before the firing |
ceased. Negroes were heard to say after |
wards that the matter was not settled vet. |
Let every white man be ready TO defend |
himself to the death JaFeDend.
eHt, Nor. !.