The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-06

some OF them QaQ peou VI IiinIab Hooly suu
were very insulting upon the most tr1flng
causes.
During the evening there were some very Sc
rious disturbances growing out OF the excite
ment and party feeling Ut the hour The first
breach of the peace occurred at the corner Of
Seventh and a streets, in the vicinity OF MIR:
Bowens residence, where 6 young man named
George Hendley was knocked down and cut so
badly with a razor that his recovery is some
what doubtful. Smiths restaurant, corner OF
Eleventh and streets, vas entered by force,
The barkeeper knocked down, and the money
drawer robbed, The residence of Captain
Daniels, corner of Thirteenth street and New
York avenue, was assaulted without provoca-
ton. The mob also threatened the Intelll-
gencer Office while returning from Mr. Bowens
residence, but wiser counsels here prevailed.
Tn some instances squads Of colored men en-
tered restaurants and demanded drinks. Upon
being informed that the restaurants we're kept
fcr white customers, they threatened to 'clean
out" the house, and several restaurant keepers
we're thus compelled to close their places OF
business. 1t was fearful sight to see this
mob of people surging through the streets, OF,
fering insults to men, women and children, and
threatening all with vengeance.
But the crowning act OF infamy was the muir
der of young man named John 81. Faulkner,
on Pepnsylvania avenue, between Four-and.a-
half and Sixth streets. The following state
ment Of this affair is made on oath by MIR. W.
e. Dunn, an eye witness: The deceased and
Just east Of the Metropolitan Hotel, when
colored man passed them. and johnson made
remark to him, which he (Mr. d. did not un-
derstand and the colored man stopped and ap-
preached them, but again turned and proceed
ed across Sixth-street and down the avenue.
Johnson and the deceased crossed the street,
when the former stopped, and Faulkner follow
ed the man. Faulkner was observed to take
something out OF his pocket, supposed to be a
billy. When he reached the mouth Of the alley,
the man suddenly turned and made pass or a
Llow at the deceased and ran. Mr.. D. imme-
diately ran down, and found that blood was
running profusely ont of the sleeve Of the coat
OF the deceased, and he Immediately started
after the colored man, following him into Mar
BILE alley, and losing sight Of him in the cross
alley running to Ninth-street, and as he crossed
the avenue he blew his whistle for aid from the
police. When he returned, he found Faulkner
at the door of Clark's drug store, laying on the
steps, and officers Hill, Lawler and Fox with
him. The deceased had also made an attempt
to pursue the colored man, and his track was
marked BY the blood across the avenue to the
mouth of Marble alley, and thence diagonally
across the avenue to the corner OF -Four.
half street. DR.. Dexter was immediately call
ed, and the officers started with the wounded
uldu lOI Lie OOF0 OAaScJ o fOW oooho @SS'S,
front of which Dr.. Dexter met them, and
found that he had just died, (about ten or If
tsen minutes after the wound was inficted.)
His body was Immediately taken to the fourth
ward station-house, and word WEE sent to the
father OF the deceased"
DR.. J. E. Dexter testified that the wound was
at the juncture of the middle and upper third
Of the right fore arm, severing two arteries,
and was made by q sharp instrument perhaps
q razor. From the direction Of the wound-ob-
iquely transverse-he was Of the opinion that
the arm was at the time in position OF de-
fence. pos.
The coat Of the deceased, the sleeve and
right skiit Of which were thoroughly saturated
with blood, was exhibited, and on the under
side IF the sleeve cut of six or eight inches
was found, and also cut on the breast and
lapel, and some present from this formed the
opinion that the latter was the first cut made,
AMI the deceased, in consequence, threw his
se se Tbep he ous receved Ell ed the fatal ' wound
TC0r. Bait Sun.