The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-26
THE GEORGIA MASSACRE
The Republicans Ambushed and Bru.
tally Assassinated.

=, The Albany tGa.) correspondent of the New
YORK tribune writes, on the 2OIh inst, as folio ws
OF the recent massacre:-
hasten to lay be ore your readers an account
OF the recent Important events in this section.
On the l5lh inst. Captain William P. Pierce, a
kentuckian by birth, a gallant officer OF the
Union army during the late war, staunch Re-
publican, and the regular nominee of the Re
publicans OF this (Stcond) Congressional dis.
trlct for the United States Congress, pro-
seeded to Amercus, Sumter county, town
purpose OF making his first speech in the
canvass OF his district. He was accompanied
oy Mr.. John Murphy, a native of Indiana, and
now citizen ana the sheriff elect of this connty.
elected by a Republican majority of about 700
In poll OF about 220O. Reaching AmerIcus
they registered their names at the hotel. Five
minutes thereafter they were informed by the
proprietor that his boarders insisted upon his
turning these gentlemen out OF the house.
They, were radicals, they must leave, for he
could not be landlord of theirs. The gentle
men replied, "Erase our names from yonr
books" Shortly after this they addressed
the colorsd Republicans, amid the mutter-
lnes and curses Of the white CT zens,
who were IN town in force. After speaking,
they went, by invitation, to the house of II. X.
Mccoy, a Republican aud associate Chef
Justice of the State. While there the colored
public square wnh drums and fife, though
nnarmed.. They we're ordered by the Judge Of
the Superior Court, thea in session, to stop the
noise, meaning that OF the drum and 6ie Some
Golored man, not hearing the order of the
Judge, nor comprehending the cause Of the ces-
sation of the music, called out Ego on with
me music" whereupon the whites drew their
pistols, shot-guns, knives, etc., and drove the
colored men from the square. Messrs, Pierce
and Murphy, kno wing nothing OF this, ap.
Proached the public square, paying little heed |
10 .ne warnings oitthe colored people, who told
Inem that the whites had sworn to kill them. |
Yesterday, the 10Th inst, Mr.. Pierce accompa. |
MED by Mr.. Murphy, the Rev. F. F. Putnev
I'm bhnihp 9anln IA coloied man, recently mem
was expelled on account OF his colorN
and about seventy-tve colored men, an,
preached the town of Camilla, Mitchell
county, count w where t Msssrs: Pierce Murphy, and
-Four miles from Camilla they were met by
white men, named James Johns, who at frst
stated that he was in searcn of a "doctorD to
attend colored man who had been injured by
q falling tree. As soon, however as he leaned
the character of the party approaching he de-
c,aIed himself % Courier" sent to notify Hr.
Mitchell county would permit no radical speak.
Ing in Camilla, that the county was theirs' and
they intended to rule 1T. NAN
NJ M Pierce, In buggy, with Mr.. Putney pro-
distance by the rest OF the party. With these
latter was a plantation wagon drawn by fonr
mules, containing the colored band, consisting
Of two drummers and fifer. Messrs. Pierce and
Putney drove into the town. dismounted from
their buggy, and htched their horse at the
Conrt CO House. At hundred yards from the
CouAb Alouec tue Ddnu-WagOn was met bV the |
man Johns, with double barreled shot.gnn
which he discharged into the wagon, Woupdine
Two colored men. Upon this there rose up from
either side of the road upon which the colored
people were approaching the town large
1umber OF white men, who had been concealed
n the e. uLSergrowih, who opened cross-are
he colored people, having pistols endeayored [
o defend themselves, but a majority of them
led. Messrs. Pierce and Putney rushed Ia wards ,
he contending parties, Mr.. Pierce throwino mn
us hands and calling upon the freedmen tp I
top, saying don't do that don't do thatn |
Jpon this the: whites, or a portion OF them. =
urned upon Pierce and Putney. and fred' =
Vonnding Mr. Pierce in the leg aud Mr.. Pntney !
the elbow and shoulder Both, however, took
o the woods and escaped, reaching the planta-
lon OF Messrs. Flagg and Fish, two gentiemen
rom Massachusetts, at O'Clock this morning.
To return to the battle or massacre at GAMMA
ne freedmen who were armed having emntied q
heir pistols, He'd for their lives-such as had
OF already been placed hors de eoonlbat-ieayin0
ne wounded on the ground. The whites pur. Il
led, some OF them first assuring themselves
lat those colored men left on the ground were | G.
cad by repeated shots at their PROSTATE bodies.
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