Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-25
They Attack a Sssr0HOuss and are sspuIssd
The Negroes L!Hehed byihsn for Defend q
Themselves.

The steamer Louisville. which arrived
lnthiS city yesterday morning from above,
brought among her passengers \ depu Y
sheriff 0f Obion county. having In rhsrge
= Mr. Wills Jones of %Tiptonviile avlllage
about one hundred and my miles above
this city. We learn from Mr.. Jones, who
l. a Southern man and Y gentleman. tie
following particulars o%fthssnAir for whirh
be- Is now under arrest; and. taken alto
getler, II the facts are a. related, IL il one
OF the most Infamous and diabOlical Out
RACES that has ever been perpetrated on
the soil Of Tennessee.
Mr.. Jones states that he j. a citizen of
Ohinn county. settled at riptouvills,
where he is merchandising. lie also has =
farm near TiptOuville. which is cultivated
bv SOME negroes, most 81 whom were his
former slaves, but who have stayed by
him and behaved themselves in The most
exemplary manner. Notwithstanding
their uniformly good character, for two
years past they lave been subjected to all
manner Of annoyances and oruelties by
bodies OF men terming themselves Reg
ulatOrs.'
On Monday night, a week ago, Mr.. Jones
Was visited at his place and notified by
these regulators that his negroes were
armed. or had arms in their possession,
and thar they must give them up, or they
I tthe regulatory would disarm them. Be
lieving that the negroes, 80 long AS they
used their arms for no unlawful purpose,
had as good a right 10 them ~ the regula-
tors. Mr.. Jones so informed them, and no.
tilted them that he would protect his ser
wants in their rights al all hazards. With
this answer they went away, after reiter-
ating their determination go dissrm the
negroes.
Mr. Jones Immediately notified the ne
groes of the threats, n told them 10 put
themselves in a thorough state OF defense,
and make every preparation for the raid.
This was done. and the week wore on
without a further visit from the regulA-
tors, until Saturday night came. This
was the evening. however, on which they
were most certainly looked for. from the
frst, and all was held in readiness To give
them a warm reception.
About eight O'Clock the door Of one Of
the cabins was suddenly burst open, and
a half dozen masked men, armed with re-
volveTs burst ia and commenced firing
their pistols. They were answered 10y a
volleN from the inmates, hat drove them
precipitately from the cabin. As they
fell back into tie yard, fire was opened
on tEvm from another cabin, and three
Of the number fell, and the bal
ance. not dreaming Of such A reception,
pretipitately fed. leaving their dead and
wounded on the field.
Lights were procured as SOON as posi-
BILE. aud the bodies were examined. One
was found to be dead, and the o:her "
m%nr;aily wounded. On removing the
masks, Mr.. Jones was horro = truck to
ind IA; they were all young men with
whom he was scquainted, and or respect
able connections. The dead man was
named Robert Dickr nson, a youth Of not
over twenty wears OF age, who lived some
six or eight miles over the Kentucky
border. One Of the wounded men
was named benjamin s. cker, and
lie was alive at the last accounts,
bur Il y as impossible for him TO survive.
The other wounded nan, whose name We
did not learn, died shortly after being ra-
moved. He told MIR. Jones that DO bad
been inyeigled ard deceived into this in
fsmoHs aStir.
The news Of The affair spread with great
rapidity. and on Sunday the Excitement
OF The people knew 40 bounds. Hundreds
Visited The sceEe among them, no double,
tha r-Al authors Of the Outrage. The
Sheriff aid his deputies arrested six or
the upgrges on Sunday morning,
and. fearing that the friends Of
the killed and wounded men would
commit some deed OF violence. started
With Them To Troy to put them IN juil
there. When about helf way jhey halted
20 NpeHu the llHuL At the MUSE " .
preacher named BlackSbearS. lmmedi-
srelN amer dark q party of armed, but Uu-
masked. men rode up to the house, and
after a short Parley. took the prisoners
from the custody 81 he officers. BY
earnest entrea'y he latter prevailed on
them 20 release one of the poo creatures,
buj the other i've were hurried into The
road snd shut To death without mercy by
these bends In human shape. This done
they returned toward ~Tiptonvills. The
guards state that they know avery one of
them. ir This il the case their nscks
should pay the penalty for their dastard y
crime.
Mr.. Jones meanwhile, whose life was
also threatened for his brave and fearless
course, al tie solicitation Of his friends.
surrendered himself TO the deputy sheriff,
and taking the steamer Louisville came
ta this city.
This Is a brief outline, AS Wa get Il from
Mr.. Jon-s, OF one Of the most terrible
Tragedies and Infamous outrages, that it
has ever been Il d!sagreeable duly TO
have 10 record.