The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-09
lFron the Brandon Republican,
Fall Particulars of the bloody Tragedy In
Jasper County.
SEVEN WHITES KILLED AND w0UNDED-NINE NE
GROEs KILLED AND CAPTURED.

PAULDING, MISS, Jan. %, 1868.
Editor Republican this reaches you by
mail, you will doubtless have heard of the bloody
affair near Garlandsville, which occurred on Sun.
day morning, the 26th inst, resulting in the killing
of two white men and wOunding of five others,
and as lhave just received a statement of all the
facts from young gentleman who accompanied
the deputy sheriff from this place to the scene of
action, propose to give you d statement which
may be relied on as correct:
Two hessrs. Dennis, brothers, residing some
FIVE miles from Garlsndsvile, had for some time
been missing their hogs, and they had reasons TO
believe that they were stolen by some negroes
living near them, and accordingly sued out search
warrant TO have their premises searched for the
stolen property.
There being no constable or other officer in the
beat authorized to execute the warrant, one of
the DenDises was deputzed by the magistrate for
that purpose. Apprehending that he might have
some difficulty in executing the warrant alone, as
there were number of negroes on the premises,
he summoned his brother and a Mr.. Gibson, Mr..
Land and Mr.. DER, to assist him, not only in
searching the houses, but also TO arrest the par.
ties. They accordingly started out, early Sunday
morning, before day. for that purpose. The me-
groes, however, had got wind of il flor they have
complete system of espionage, whereby they
get information Of everything going on among the
Whitesl and with guns, muskets, pistols, etc.,
they lay in ambush upon the roadside, and as Mr..
Dennis and his posse rode along, not suspecting
and before they could speak, were fired into By
the negroes, at a distance of but a few PAGES.
One OF the Dennis boys was shot through, and he
fell dead from his horse; Land and Gibson were
wounded, the latter MORALLY, but made their
escape. The other Dennis, not willing to leave
his brother. remained by his side, when the
gIoes rushed on him and dubbed him with their
guns, beating his head into jelly, and otherwise
mangling his body with what was supposed to be
a sabre or sword.
The parties escaping OF course spread the alarm
and lew young men about Charlottesville, anxious
about the fate of the Dennis brothers, repaired inn
mediately 10 the scene. This, however, was after
daylight and they found the manged bodies of
the Dennis brothers lying side by side, as de-
scTibed.
Believing or suspectng that the negroes had
locked themselves in a cabin near by, they
brayey, but impTudently, rushed up from differ
ent directions 10 capture the entire party, when
the negroes poured another effective vOlley into
them, WoundiDg Mccall, FontaIne and Lyles-the
latter supposed to be mOrtally-b1t the negroes
becoming alarmed, vamOosed, leaving two Of
their number wOunded-one Of whom was the
ringleader-and they were captured, and have
doubtless suffered the Just penalty for their crimes,
at the hands of the infuriated relatives of the de-
ceased and wounded. By this time the alarm
spread out through the country generally, and
peiglbors gathered in, and up to this mOrning,
understand, nine Of the outlaws have been cap
tured, and have confessed their participation in the
affair. Then the result Of this, the second edition
OF JOnn brown 5 rdlu, tIOr tnlS Is, 10 lne war o.
races, what John Browns raid was to the war of
emancipation---the first fght) is as follows:
Two killed outright; two MORALLY wounded !;
two severely wounded; one slightly wounded.
Casualties to whites, seven.
Three negroes killed; six captured.
Thus sir, we have some of the first fruits OF
radicalism, Of Loyal Leagueism, Of political
equality. A war of races is inevitable without a
change in the legislation of the goveTDment-ln.
deed it may be said to have commenced. The ne
groes are armed with guns and pistols, and are
prepared TO assert their supremacy, backed as
they are by the thieves and Adventures who now
sit in council and style themselves the people of
the State OF Mississippi"
Win they not pause for one moment and check
this reign of terror? soon to envelOp the land in
blood and flames. aye, do not the Mygatts, Nc
KEGS and Meningitis tremble already at the re-
suits OF their hellish and nefarious designs; and
Mcknight, especially, cannot wash his hands Of
the blood of the Dennis Brothers, of Mccall and
Of Lyles and of Gibson, for he is the author and
champion OF Loyal Leaguesm in Jasper county.
He is the tutor and guide of the poor deluded ne.
groes Of this county that has already cost three
Of them their lives. Surely day of retributiOn
will come, when Billy Mcknight will cry for the
crooks to fall on him." JASPER.
I'VE have received another communication in
relation to this affair from the deputy sheriff Of
Jasper county, who commanded the squad that
went from GaTlsndsvle, but as his statements
are substantially the same as the above. We vi II
not publish it. We also learn from the Meridian
Mercury that three other negroes have been ar
rested at that place, and turned over to the
sheriff Of Newton county.-ED. REL