Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-25
From the Press and Tine
A KUKLUX KILLED.
Terrible RetrlbutiOn-.A Gang OF Armed
and Masked Pr0wlePs Demand Ad.
mittance TO the House or a COiOFed
Man.-.He shoots one Of them Down.

mittance to the House or a COlOreG
han--He shoots one Of them Down
At last has come what we expected long
since, and what the forbearance of Union
/ people, white and eelored, has put off dur
ing period of time readily astonishing
One Of that armed band of miserable
scoundrels who prowl about the country
threatening and robbing the colored peo-
pie, has been shot down while he and his
gang were engaged in their lawless and
criminal proceedings
We wonder now if the Conservative pa
pers will deny that the Kuklux sneak about
the country in the unhallowed business of
stealing from the freedmen. A Kuklux has
been killed, laid low by the bullet of brave
colored man who had courage to defend his
home from the assaults Of reckless villains.
After long forbearsnce; after submitting
to threats, TO beatings, to abuse of all kinds,
to robbery, to death even in some instances,
the co!ored people have appealed to the
right OF elfdefense, and one of their per-
seoutors has paid fearful penalty. Clad
IN the ghostly habiliments Of his order,
with the mask and the distorted. exagge-
rated hat coming down low over his face,
with his revolver at his side, this first vic
tim was found in the cold gray light OF
morning, stiff and stark, where he fell.
Let Us give the particulars of the affair :
Bob Anderson, colored man, has been
threatened by the Kuklux Khan. The
members Of the conclave evidently don't
like him and would as lief do the poor
freedman a mischief as not. Anderson
lives on the Lebanon pike about five miles
from Nashville, and near the little hamlet
Of McWhirtersville It's an isolated cabin
standing removed from the highway, aud
upon the banks of little creek. It's a
lonely spot, and no fear of help coming if
band Of villains should see fit to break
into his cabin and beat or murder its in
mates.
The Kuklux settled it that poor Bob
shall be the victim of their cruelty THEY'LL
punish him well, they'll learn him who is
to rule the'll see if this is n white man
government or whether it is not Tuesday
night at the dark hour of midnight the
gang, probably numbering eight or ten,
though only four were seen, approached
silently the solitary cabin-brave business
that in which the seoundrels are engaged
and knocked at the door, demanding in
solemn sepulchral tones admittance to the
interior The colored man peers frighten-
ed through the window and sees four white
figures standing outside wrapped in white
sheets, and with tall white hats upon their
heads; fear seizes the inmates of the cabin.
The colored man knows what it all means.
He isn't far from being bound and beaten
as in the old slave times. He fears for his
family; they might all be murdered. Brave
fellow, he don't lose his presence Of mind,
however, warns the scoundrels away They
outside repeat their demands for admit
lance, accompanied by threats. The bar
rel of an Enfield rife in the hands of the
freedman is thrust forth through an opening
there is a sharp report, a mortally wounded
man gives a sharp, quick cry, r9els back
ward, runs few yards and falls to rise no
more. His companions are gone; quick as
the fash and the cry their white sheets
futter in the wind as with fleet strides they
rush towards the woods and the bushes.
Maskes are torn off by the branches, sepul-
chral attire whisked into ribbons and scat
tered over the ground furnishing for the
morrow clue to the track Of the fugitives.
Morning comes and dispels the colored
mans fears. He goes forth and finds the
body undisturbed, where it, full mask,
winding sheet, revolver strapped at his side
all are there The alarm is quickly given,
neighbors come up and the body is recog-
nized as that Of young man named Henry
c. Blair, who lived in the neighborhood.
SOUR Jerry Bowen held an inquest upon
the remains yesterday, and they were then
turned over to his friends. The jury rem.
derod verdict of death from a gun-shot
wound, caused by an Enfield rife, in the
hands of Bob Bnderson.
1t need hardly be stated that there is
much excitement in that community over
this event.
The companions Of Blair in this Kuklux
expedition are still unknown, SO far as our
informant was aware. What may be the
upshot of this matter, we shall not take the
liberty of predicting. Of one thing, how
ever we feel quite confident, unless the
KukIux cease meddling with the colored
people we shall have other events like the
above TO chronicle, yea, many of them.