The Lincoln County herald., 1869-06-24
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PRO. The Mefrsssbero (Ts.,.) Mss,.or. Jsss ]
% Friday sisht, the 2S,h uls, between
swslvs e'slesk ssd dsybsssk, . basd Of
men, whose number Ws did not learn,
called at shs. rssidence Of Mr.. Albert
Maxwell, residisg about twelve miles
west Of this city, 10 RUtbeSford ee~sty,
asd dsussdsd The person of NJ. joho
Vauhsn, the son.iH lav Of Maxwell. Asv.
log secured Vsogbss, they left the houss
With him, uoshisg bsiog ksowa Of the di.
reelion they took. Of what disposition
they made Of their prisossr until the Saa.
day morsins following, vhsa ths body Of
the latter Vas found about three miles
from Mskwsll's nsar Lizard, IL the eighth
civil district siddled with bullets. The
remains Of tho unfortunate man we're
fousd 10 . sinkhoIs, some twenty feet
deep, by bis wife and . woman Who 90.
companisd her. .'.r
We have learned The fathsr-in law Of
youag vaughau stated to several persons,
that the men who called for him we're not
maeksd, and that only two Of them en-
tered the house. Il IL also stated that
Maxwell did not know any Of The raiders.
As Mr.. n. was we'll acquainted through.
out bis entire neighhorhood, II 10 reason.
able to suppose the raiders had zone to
his house from q considerable distance.
LATER.-Since the above was written,
10 have received the most startling intel.
ligencs from the sighgorhood in which
tho above tragedy occurred. Il being
rumored that John Is. Vaughn, assisted
BY man named Pope. and his son, had
melted the negroes to attempt an insur.
rectiou, the citizens determined 70 make
an investigation Of the whole affAir. Ac.
cordi gly, many witnesses we're sum.
moned, both white and black, and the ex.
animation Was had at Locke's meeting
house, before Esquires G. W. MsLaush.
lin and Brown Boring. The isvsstiga.
ton lasted three days, and was attended
BY about 400 excited people.
The evidence at the examination, We
we're informed, showed that man named
Pope, together with his son, had entered
into . conspiracy with Vauhan for the
purpose Of caueiug IN issurreetion among
the negroes, during which they we're "a
rob and murder until they obtained ~
much money - they wanted, when II was
their purpose 10 leave the country. II
Was sgresd between The parties TO tht
conspiracy that Vauhas was to take
Pope's daughter with him. Hearing oI
the develish plot, Miss Pope abseuted
herself from homo goinS to . nsghbor'i
honse. Rumor says the above statement
was given in evidence BY the daughter o.
Pope herself.
Il 10 also further stated that Vaughan
had agreed to raise 800 negroes for ths
undertaking, and Pope wss to furnish o.
many more, and with this force they ex-
pected to accomplish their hellish de
signs, and then leave for parts unknown
A number Of colored witnesses were ex
amined. who stated on oath that vaugha'
had made speeches to them in advocac.
Of the insurrectiop, but they oil, of course
denied entering into the murderous plot
It is said Pope's daughter stated TO tn
family with whom she had sought refua
that "if they knew % much % she did
they would never sleep again." Th
girls testimony leaves not q shadow Of
doubt that such conspiracy was on foo'