The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-11-04

act The District-or, as now
known, the County-in which the
writer lives, has had the 2misfor-
tune to have beeu' put under the
ban both by military commanders
and as now appears, BY. the civil
authorities which sAave5sueeeeded.
I!pppose to offer & word in her
behalf: Il, propose to recall some
facts which may have escaped
your memory, if they were ever
brought to your notice. ...,", ....",.. :
. The bloodiest tragedies that
have been enacted; IN this County
since the war, If were Ie;re those il, which
negroes were the, actors. Let me
bring to your mind the cold-blood-
ed, diabolica1 murder Of Lemuei
Lane, perpetrated at the hour Of
midnight, while he was asleep in
his bed, when his son and a young
man sleeping with him we, seized,
hurried off and tied to a. tree
when his wife was stricken on the
head with a pistol, and his 'daugh-
ter had to fly in her night clothes
to'the woods for safety:
Who committed these hellish
deeds? Do You remember that
the deed was plotted and execu-
ted by negroesz9a gang of eight
or ten-and that the chief instiga.
tor was one of his employees, liv-
ing in his yard? Did you ever
hear of the murder of James Cure
ton, a highly respectable citizen OF
this Distfcs bySbegroes, in the
hour of midnight-when his little
SON. sleeping by his side, was shot
and manned for life? Who did
this? A band Of negroes, some
thntg ofafost :, as it:Mas said; who
organized into a, company within
the corporate limits Of the town
Of Newberry, 3whilo.sa garrison
was there, and armed With guns,
marched through the. country, five
or six miles. for. fh1aa ha nnrnnse2 ni
mardcring their victim, and other
citizens, but who desisted,H from
the further prosecution Of their
bloody purpose when the alarm
was given? Did you ever hear
that some Of the perpetrators o1
this deed were arrested, ,stakenzto
Columbia under a military guard.
made. their escape, returned to
NeWberrY; and afterwards par
,ticipatedain the murder Of Lane
Did you ever hear of the military
murder Of. the poor Texan, at New
berry, by yaportions of TroWbridge's
command, who used his knife upon
negro in protecting ladies under
his charge from insult, and infict.
ed q slight wound.cupon him-and
for this, in the early morning, was
tried by a drum-head- court mar
tial, condemned and shot, covered
slightly with the sod, which was
beaten down by the feet of hi:
slayers, dancing and singing a saw
age ditty? III - ur-.. *..
Did you ever hear of the muir
der of Mrs. Whites, poor widow
of this County by . negro, wht
| broke into Aerihousein the night
time and committed the horric
crime? Did you ever hear: Of the
rape committed since the war, by
a negro, upon the person Of a re
fspectable white4woman? Did yol
| ever hear Of the murder of tn
gallant Herbert, by negro, VIII
had stolen his horse, and had beer
arrested by him, and who was shar
ing his bread With the culprit b.
Ithe road side? Did. yoa ever hea
of the burning g of Hairs house
near the toHnof .Newberry, by,
fportion of the garrison at tha
place, because q young man il
charge of hispremises, in his ab
sence,. fired upon. and wounded y.
soldier who had taken his proper
ty and would not be arrested b,
hin-when the proprietor wa
seized and lodged in. Jail, as wei
as the perpetrator of the deed
Have you ever heard of other case
of arson which have taken plac
in our midst, under circumstance
which left no doubt, that the pei
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