Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-01-15

the feet were PAIR OF leather galers'
comparatively new. Upon the breast
was found a piece of corn-cake, and the
position of the hands indicated that the
woman was eating when she unexpected
" received a fatal blow. The body pre-
scented the appearance of woman of
more than ordinary beauty, small in fig
ure, and not more than twenty-five years
of age. The body will be taken to Fort
Cobb and there buried.
A Chapter of Horrors in Georgia.
A Georgia correspondent of the New
York Times, writing December q, says
that since the LIST of January, 1868,
there have been officially reported 337
cases of gross outrages resulting in MUIR
der, or attempts to murder, freedmen
OF these, 1922 were by whites and fifteen
by black violators of law. All the of.
ficials believe that such is the widespread
! fear of secret vengeance on those who
give information of such cases that not
more than half or two-thirds of all the
cases of murder and attempts to murder
freedmen are ever reported, The man
ner in which justice has been admins
tered in the 337 cases known to have oc-
Cured, illustrates the tone Of popular
feeling. In ninety-two cases the victims
were killed at once. In six cases they
died soon afterward of their wounds. In
three cases they were permanently disa-
bled, in seventy-nine cases, were badly,
dangerously hurt, ard in the balance of
the cases the injuries were fortunately
slight. OF those killed at once, seventy
seven Of the murderers were whites, of
whom thirteen were reported as arrested
by the civil authorities and held under
bonds. Three of them are since report
ed acquitted. No one has been punish
ed, or any further steps taken looking
thereto by the civil authorities. In one
case murderer was convicted by the
military authorities and sentenced to a
long term of Imprisonment, but he has
since been released by habeas corpus is
sued by the civil authorities, and is now
at large. In many cases the arrest by
civil authorities is believed to be with
intent to forestail action by the military
authorities so that the guilty parties may
get off more easily. In the six cases
where freedmen died from injuries re-
ceived no action has ever been reported
taken by the civil authorities. In the
three cases where there were permanent
injuries no one has ever been arrested or
prosecuted. OF the cases wherein sew
enty-eight freedmen were dangerously
hurt, only ten of the guilty parties were
arrested. They were all released under
bonds, and none of them have been tried
or punished yet. The manner in which
freedmen, guilty of crimes, are punish
ed, is in marked contrast to the forego-
ing. OF the fifteen cases where freed
men were killed by freedmen, there were
fourteen of the guilty parties promptly
arrested, and already eight of the four
teen have been hung, or sentenced to
long terms Of Imprisonment. There has
been a cessation of outrages since the
presidential election, but very few Geor-
gia republicans believe that the tone of
feeling among the ex-rebels is much bet
ter than it has been. Since the election
a good many freedmen have been killed
and outraged. Ten days ago a black
was found hanging dead in Oglethorpe
county, after being taken out of his
house by ku-klux. On last Saturday a
week ago black man was seized by
masked men, and when next found. his
throat was cut from ear to ear. This
was in Gwinett county. At Athens
Major Knox of the United States sub
sistence department would have been
murdered bya mob, but for large body
OF blacks protecting him and declaring
that they would revenge his death by
killing others and by burning the town.
In self-defense Major Knox killed one of
those who attempted to take his life. In
Warren county a Ku-klux was killed
and another wounded, while attempting
to force an entrance into the house of a
most worthy and exemplary family of
blacks, two nights before the presidential
election. Two nights after the election
they returned in increased numbers, and
forcing an entrance found that all the
blacks had escaped except crippled
child only s years old, whom they rid
died with balls, and then placing its dead
body upon the furniture, bedding and
other household goods piled in the yard,
they consumed the whole to ashes. A
coroner's ipquest was had, and the men,
bers of the black family required to be
present to testify, but no result was had.
Great efforts were made to have the