The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

aNOIhEh OhUlAL DkOnDEn IN oO-'f.o
CouNTY.-Another murder was committed
in Jones county Monday evening about 6
o'clock, which for barbarism, cowardice and
fendishness is only equalled by the murder
of Sheriff Colgrove at the same place few
months ago. The murdered man is NJ. ].
Shepard, an honest and industrious hard
working man. He came to this section of
the country from the North several years
ago, married in Chatham county, and has
been resident of Jones county about four
years. He was last year a Justice of the
Peace, and at the time of his death was one
of the County Commissioners, aud also
Colonel in the militia. The circumstances
of the murder are as follows:
Mr.. Shepard with four colored men was
at work in saw mill, belonging to the es-
tate of the late murdered Sheriff Colgrove.
About o'clock the report of three guns was
heard, and those who FASTENED to the scene
of the murder found Mr.. Shepard, badly
shot in the small of his back, and through
his head. He lived about fifteen minutes
after the firing, but was in dying state.
One of the colored men Providence Bryant,
was also shot, and badly wounded in the
leg. He was standing near Mr.. Shepard at
the time the firing took place.
The Ku Klux approached the mill from
the opposite side of the Trent river, and
three of them were seen by woman who
lived near. Two appeared to be disguised,
one was not disguised in any way and was
white man. As soon as they fired, which
attracted her attention, they turned and run
with their heads down and concealed them
selves as much as possible As yet they are
at liberty.
Words cannot express the horror, and
sense of shame felt by every decent man,
that such things are allowed. We say al
lowed, because if the sentiment of large
majority of the county was against such
proceedings, they would not rest day or
night till the vile wretches were brought to
Justice. We say plainly that such actions
are reflection on the county, and its citizens,
Wby is it that these murdered men are al
ways Republicans Why is it that when
the edict goes forth, and the man dies he is
Meier Democrat9 Let the Democrats of the
county answer. A few weeks ago we stated
that placards had been posted, warning Re-
publicans to leave the county, and we were
| laughed at by the Democrats of the State
who called it canard. Does this look like
it? No, it looks rather as if it was death
for a man to Ive in Jones County and express
Republican principles boldly and openly. No
man will say that Mr.. Shepherd was bad
man. He worked hard and was good cit
izen, and be has been murdered by band
of men who have not the fear nor the love
| of the law before their eyes. A band which
if the people of the county do not suppress
and drive them from their midst the gov
eminent should take the strongest measures
to destroy.
LATER.
Information received late yesterday after
| noon from Jones County is to the effect that
| two of the murderers have been captured,
and afterwards escaped, but not till they
had been identified by their captors.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Smith, .Caswell
Askew, John Stanley, Fred Taylor and =.
Gilbert, and other citizens, all white men, to-
gether with detachment. of the late Col.
Sheperds militia, started Monday night
in pursuit of the murderers, and captured
two white men, old residents of the county
with faces blackened. Their names are
Frank Mobiles and John B. Bard. While
returning to Trenton, and when within a
mile of the village the prisoners sprang
from their guards, and though they were
fred at they made their escape. This re
port is corroborated by white men, citizen:
of Jones county. As further details of thu
affair come to our notice we shall publish
them.-Neu Be1ne Times.