New-York tribune., 1868-01-18
YuttIs.
TIE PULASKI RIOT
TENNESSEE eHIyALRY FIGHTING FOR MIScEGE-
NATION.

TENNESSEE cHIyALRY FIGHTING FOR MlSCEGE-
NATION.
Corre,pond.ace Of ,hs Cincinnati Ga'ete - ,oso
The readers of The Gazette have already been
Informed by telegraph OF bloody riot at PULASKI Giles
County Tennessee Tuesday last, which threatened
for u time to drench the whole town In blood ,,. -
The following report to MaloT-een; ", ~ IN SrIn ua en
sibIty where II belongs:
aj.-Gen. W. i. CAkils, Assistant COMMISSIONER
GENERAL: fn obedience to your INSTRUCTIONS, pro
ceeded Pulaski Tennessee, on the 9th INST 10 nSes
gate the riot and murder at that place OF Orange oues
coore and the woundng OF several other eoofed per
The riot was commenced by Calvin Lambeth (white,
After thorough investigation find the following to be
the facts
matter trade which left dsagreeable feeling between
arose from IT. The Immediate origin OF the riot the
Interference OF CALVIN Carter with eoored strmpet
had threatened whip said Lucy Il he caught her going
TO Iambets house Whtelock Fields tc0loreD was with
man. who freduented Iambeths store at unusual hours
informed Lambeth OF what had been said 0y carter anu
stating he would kill him on sight and about soelock a.
he went into John Carters grocery, stil looking Tor
Carter having stick in his hand but failed to find him.
About o'clock. Lambeth, with John Kennedy anu TWO
other friends went and stood IN 'front.' OF sohn
Mr. Arnet dispersed them In about hah an hour aiter
hd ami nistoI m the other ana waited before the door
for Calvin Carter. Whiteock Fields was standing IN
Washington Rhodess house, and told Carter that Lam
Without further provocaton, Lambeth then fired at
Fields twice. and then, return Fields snapped cap,
his pistol missing fire. Immediately on the hring the
young OF the town ran out OF their houses carrying
pistols aud hotgns, already loaded for
e occasion aud up line in front OF John Carriers
grocery The negroes who were IN the grocery eight IN
numbet attempted to defend themselves few of them
having pls0ls The whites who were In limo then made
general attack firing voeys into the house by this time
Mr. Malone trying to quel the Disturbance, and told
negroes that the whites had promised 9 keep back II
VI" Under Mr Malsnes direction the negroes crowded
back into a heap in the house and doorway and, while
they thus hudded together the whites rushed up
wounded the following c3lored men Orange Rhodes.
killed Ben Nelson. wounded severely Inomas Butter,
slightly. No white men were wounded or killed
There white firing INTO tho colored men ut
at ten PAGES distant Orange Rhodes, who killed,
was known be, both by white and coored OF the
best coored the country, being an orderly quiet,
The Mayor OF pulaski Town Constable Mr.. Richardson,
and Mr. Malone deserve great credit Tor their e1ertos
queng the riot They rlsked their lives IN so doing
Some Of the men engaged % IN this dsgraeeiui affair sar
Taylor yf jr Knny sterling Paine Robert Moore Black
Richardson, Massey Ezell McCrea. Percy, and I'd Bat
These arrested by the civil authorities and waiy
ing an examination placed under bonds OF $3.50
each 20 appear before the Criminal Court.
, az s sa hs a "so sorsS and Sro"sS
by Lambeth twhitel; and that the parties who aided
There being dpy eight negroes and only
few OF these armed Il 10 evident that the assertion made
true further demonstrate that the whte
acted this occasion from preparation and precon
fred by lambeth eshtesn white men drew up in line In
Of the grocery prepared for action. From the
readiness with which these went into the ARRAY
this OCCASION evident they must have had we'll ma
tured and drilled organization.
There reason ~ believe, and circumstances and am
davits warrant the belief that such organization Is In
existence and that Is called the Kuklux Klan, having
for s end the eIpuson OF loyal white and coored
from the counties Of Giles and Msury, and thus terror
iEing the people, wasthe custom this country
about tho time OF the breaking out of the Rebellion The
partes numbers and nenions Of such class not az
yet definitely known. Sufficient, however, Ia known to
warrant the prompt suppression OF the Kuklux Khan
MICHAEL WALsH sub-Assstant Commissioner
Such Ia the history Of the dsgacefui and murder
by ohivalrous young Democrats Tor the smbrsces OF
pretty yellow girl JUsrlcE