The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-18

ui1k ~ tkiscnsf the rresisas Afternoon - so
aboxi ~ sims the murder wrs sad 70 nass s'esh
eonE.itted AM. ths, n. ii- sssa=s So 80
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rhssl, Is. il Fssi tf,snds, IN o.
vha,a II, .ssntsan. sta he accused then re Me1nt-
I'd and rode OF in high giee
During the time remsined IN Lewtsviile. ffca
.hout the lath Of July to the 2sth Of August,
heasd Of the murder Of SIXTEEN eoiorsd And iog
white men, within ten miles Of the town, and
nearly every csse MAS cold booded murder 81
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/ furlhsfnofS stafe thst about the 10Th Of July
xorTrissIEs, III sl,e. isOn Lsvi,,ille, which
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ouAsv @vans waphiasssn, u. G., vert e the negro
aaSttsss On rla~lstisnsuear Norris HiII Ter he
purpose pf numbering Lexre man by the Mans
Of John. who. in their Judgment. and to use ther
expression, Was damn mean niger ~
WIS al the time at yofl in tho held. ~. P'.'
broke into the house reed and ri'ied ms 'fuhs,
fading in III. nau~s and spprorristing - their
Town useane .baf gun and or fero'ssft I.es'.
- .rX Sen ssSsse.wb4 heiPesssd. started 70
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served BY fhe white men, TINY were poin rne.
dovn Ard mortsllv woundcd. Soon after th's. =
being nearly night, John camn up 70 he quarters
and vss Informed BY the colored women Of ~hst
had IL ken placs. As John was about to ertei ais
cabin he was met at the door by the humans, M
attempted collar him, but be evaded their gr' sp
and told them e kean1Aaig 4hAads of, wheFeupon
two Of thcm drew their reyolyers and each snapped
q cap At him hu, both failing 70 explode, John
raised shot gun which he happened % have Win
him and discharged its contents into the SIDE q
this man Wilcox. and then turned and He'd VII
cox fell. exelamng "oh, the damned Niger has
~ ts.nd
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Who s,spRAunharttoa>D poeds.
The sfSir was doom hernded al over the com
munitv, and in 4 very short time some twenty
armed white men were hunting for the refugee
On the night nf the 2let ~ fugitive came to the
house Of Capt = Y. Smith, agent of the Freed
mems Buresu, and stated tho above facts, say
ins that he was willing TO surrender himself If
Capt. Smith could assure hifs ofa fair trial Capt
Smith told him he had better 90 into bis smoke
house and remain there until he could zee what
could be done for him. The nett morning Capt
Smith reported the facts 10 Justice Of the Peace,
who said be could mr. issue warrant unless some
0ns would make complaint under oath. Capt
arsitb then repHteA n, case e the therih' who
u kfp1l6tl1te6 shoiAh BE- Affest him, and adtfssd
that he be let loese. Capt Smith further coun-
seled with two prominent conservative citizens.
who advised the same course Capt. Smith then
told Inc negro 10 GO and thks caffoi hiHisett the
hest way he could.
That nigh. abon, 10 o'clock, Capt. Smith
was walking In his garden, he was aecosted by
ma n having gun, who asked. who areyout
Capt. Smith then returned 10 the house, and re-
marked TO ne and my brother, who Was sitting
near me that the house surrounded. Where
upon. We prepared to defend ourselves. ,lu,ttBsn
Capt Smith was called by some ess. saying he
wished 10 speak to him out doors. Capt Smith
replied. thai hs would not came out. There Was
spastymstAksA cat dodrs yand Capt Smithtsata,
If IN Nahsen ~ talk " him sud did eoa iStsnd
to hurt him, that one Of their party might come
in unarrnei. About this time, negro servant Of
Capt Smith, came aud recognized the voice Of
the man who was talking outside. Capt. Smith
then stepped to the door and was informed by the
party, that they in search of the negro who
had killed Wilcox, and they had learned he was
locked up in Capt. Smiths smoke house, which
Capt. Smith denied.
The party then proceeded 10 make thorough
search through the house, and all the prem
tse.. leaving a msn in the passage to guard The
hsnse. Disappointed At moi finding the negro,
some uf them tried to- get up further excitement
by sbargiuE CMt9 Smith with barring secrv.sd The
ne groi which The raptains cyolvs donisa. They
Thea proposed, by way u eating revenge, to
burn the fresdmens sohool hppss which was
building. But sems Of the ciii1snr. who had
kindly Interested tn ni-elve. in my hchsif dis
to welt until get il o. my hands. ~ va. poor
man and the loss would fall on me. They hualy
axTeed not TO burn il while my hands
but said they would net voueh iaf il laag after il
Was done. s
While thspsrty WAS searching I'll. premises. /
/ bad conversation with the VINO ieft in
| The pss.ass. He said had better get away from
Gspt. smith = as soon - possible tue
| dsmnsd Rsd, mex had to he wiped ont and tha,
vsJy TOO, sn' they had not hing particular
against ms.
| Tbs next day | Va. informed br prominent
! citizens in town that my life re. not safe and
| that hi be'-f not stop at Capt. Smith Z
| house
| There are in that county, believe, as many as
\ from nfty n spventy Ere persons of both coors,
who srs living in til. woods or have been driven
entirely from .hes bones, Seine Of than have
had their stock killed while they were in the
woods. and other wrongs committed upon thei,
lights snd liberties. that horrible to think Of
i o. S. HAWKINS.
sworn 10 and subscribed before me, this sth
| dsv Of September. 1868 Ions WBYIocK,
/ C;rcnit Judge