Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-12
uilOllenaling Citizens Murdered
In Cold Bleed Near MadI-
son, Arkansas.
Three Tennesseans Taken From
a FerrybOat and "Donble.
Quleked" 10 Marion.
A General Programme Of Rob
bling and PlunderiBg,

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IA by the name Of billiard, as he was r
n turning from his place of business. Al
VI Tor attempting to escape, murdered HI
:, in cold blood. Yesterday Mr.. JoI
; Organ was shot dead at Fifteen Mil
'r Bayou, near Madison, where they no
IS have eight or nine hundred head
horses and other property, stolen fro
citizens OF the surrounding country.
At Madison they broke open ever
It house and building in the place, regart
t less Of locks and keys, and the citizen
are fleeing in every direction, Ieavin
: everything behind.
One hundred and thirty were expecte
yesterday evening at hopefield, wher,
they also have large number of stolel
5 horses.
We heard Of two other men who wer
shot down day or two ago, near Madi
, son, but failed to learn their names.
Yesterday the steamer Linton wa
boarded, near Madison, by number 0
officers and privates, who robbed the bar
cursed the officers of the boat, teIlinl
them that they were all damned Ku
klux, and ordering them to leave.
As the boat moved off, it was fired in
to, and the barkeeper barely escaped
with his life.
The citizens are reported as hiding il
the woods, and business entirely sus.
pended.
A number Of refugees arrived yester-
day evening, who were being hunted
down like dogs, and who had to flee for
their lives
Among the outrages committed by
these thieying yagabOnds yesterday, was
the following, upon three well known
and respectable citizens of Hardeman
county, Tennessee-MeSsrs. l. M. Bray.
John Thompson and Archibald Mayfeld
who have been back of Crowley's Ridge
to purchase land.
They reached Mound City, from
Marion, in the afternoon, and stepped
aboard the ferrybOat to come to Menu
phis. Before the little steamer left. a
company oil militia, commanded by a man
| supposed to be white, came aboard and
arrested the three gentlemen. In reply
| to questions, they were informed that
they must go back to Madison, at once.
They were placed under guard and sent
back. For nearly half the distance, and
especially on reaching muddy places, the
prisoners were compelled, at the point Of
the bayOnet, to dOuble-quick," and
their ears We're RECALLED with such choice
eplthets from their negro custodians as
id rebel" and Odd Ku.klux."
Once in Marion they were taken be-
fore Col. McWray for examination. The
white officer who effected the arres
finally arrived and testified. lie pro
nOunced Messrs. Bray, Thompson and
Mayfeld, three men whom he had for
sOmstime particularly desired to capture
said they were ku-Klux, and had been
melting resistance. Tive or three negro
militia, whom the prisoners never saw
before, swOre to personal knowledge of
them for two or three years, and pre-
tended to identify their horses as the
property Of certain "lOyal" eolored
people in the county.
Unfortunately for the rascals, they
proved entirely too much. The prison.
ers found no difficulty in establishing
that they had been in the State only
three weeks, and in that immediate se;-
ton simply while making the trip to and
from the river. Everything sworn to by
the white officer and blacks was so
clearly shown to be lies, that the Colonel,
though stepped in infamy, was COM
PEELED to order the release of the prison.
ers, who regained the river late in the
evening. fortunately in time to be Gerried
to Memphis.
The above are fair samples of the out
RACES daily committed by order of Gov.
Clayton on law-abiding people unfortu-
nate enough to fall into their clutches.
These Outrages are all in the name of
"lOyalty''-all designed to strengthen the
government and illustrate the beauties
of reconstruction as ordered by Congress
and executed by carpet baggers and
scalawags. And he who cries out against
it is denounced by the Radical press of
the country as "Rebel and traitor to
''the best government the world ever
saw" Late reports from parties lust
from Camden, on the Ouachita, give the
following particulars Of Outrsges commits
ted, very recently, by the negro militia
appointed by Gov. Clayton, the Radical
Governor of Arkansas
''In Ashley County, they robbed Mr..
Wimberly, merchant of Petersburg, of
all his money, clothing, bed clothing,
goods, and Of everything that was of any
service to him whatever; robbed Mr..
Pugh, a merchant OF Orion, Of all his
goods and money; robbed Mr. A. w.
Files, merchant of Hamburg, of all his
goods, caught him, and by threats in |
duced him to pay 81, 600 in greenbacks
and Sl,OOO in gold, in order to have his
life spared and to be turned loose; met
some ladies' going to little social dare,
in the country; robbed them of their
bOnnets and shawls and made them
dance in the road; injured Messrs. Files
L Norris, at Marie Saline, to considera-
BILE extent by plundering their warehouse.
They are rObbing the people of all their
corn and provisions, mules and horses,
guns and pistols, which they either de-
stroy or appropriate to their own use.
They do not spare mans purse, and by |
presenting loaded gun or navy six,
make him shell out the cash. The citis
zens are in a state Of great CONSERVATION,
md many are leaving their homes. They
Ire now going around among the people
n the county, with document, which
hey make the citizens sign, biuding them
% protect the negro militia which they
intend organizing in said county; those
who refuse to sign they say they intend
% burn out. They are composed Of Kansas
ay>hawkers and men from Northern |
Arkansas. They commit these depreda-
ions only in the counties declared under
martial law. Neither the lives nor the
property Of citizens are safe where they
lre."
At Hamburg the militia took posses
sion and sacked all the stores in the town.
At Marie Saline the militia took DOS
session of the store and warehouse-land.
ng of Files & Norris, the Major COM
handing standing at the principal door
with drawn sword, and with IeVolVers
n his belt, whilst his minions plundered
he promises. They also took possession
Of goods lying on the landing at the place,
belonging to many different persons in
he county, and carried whatever they
wanted away.
From the Memphis Avalanche. Jah. 8.
The murder Of John Organ, a we'll
known citizen, and other Outrages by
Clayton's plundsrers, were published in
yesterdays AvGlanche, and this morn
ng we are able to lay before our readers