The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-04-02
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Since The ealing out Of The militia very
general quiet has prevailed al over the State.
The bloody outTsgss which were teFrofiaul
over not few coungos, have in a great meas-
urs subsided, and matters generally appear
to be moving along in = quiet and even sort
Of way. The assassins were squelched ia
Tennessee BY the proclamation Of martial
law IN their isvOrits haunts, and appear to
have opened operations in the good State OF
Alabama, especially 10 tina northern Poitiou'
With redoHbled Tigor. f4
In our last issue we published the details
Of certain outrageous dOings Of The kan, and
now We have to sdd as E second chapter
bloody tragedy which tIansPired near the
village Of Wads's Sap not far from ths Ten
Deasee State liae. ClOssto the plaesinques-
tion lives a wsll-tO-dO planter named seltEr
man, who is and has been 3 staunch Union
man. Threats he has despised, and being
man Of more than ordinary nerve and cour-
age, has had The uniform good fortane @ be
let alone to pursue the eYeu tenor Of his way
uumOlested. Last Thursdsy night. however,
his premises were visited By party Of Ku
KIux, ten in number, who demanded admit
lance. SeltEman was aroused from aEound
slumber by the noise made By ihs williams,
aud hastily srming himself be demanded
what was wanted. The only response vas
a renewed demand for the opening Of the
door. This was Of course refused, Sstman
having looked through the window and de-
scried the forms of eight Or'tsn ssal1sarl men
clad in the ghOstly rsgalia. standing outside
he at the same time warned The Williams. 10
retire. This they refused to do, and COM.
meneed beating in the door. just as this
vas about being accomplished The planter
shot through the window with his rifle, and
dropped one of The Teprobaies 10 his traokA
He then fred in rapid succession ssYsral
shots with bis revolver, bringing down sew
sral of the party as they were seeking refuge
behind the house. The party outside com
msnced firing through doors and windows.
shooting one Ofths PlantsrsHsgro msD, who
had run to his employer assistancs, trough
the head, killing him instantly. After hav-
log fired several volleys The Ku. Klux at
tempted to drag of their fallen companious,
tut were fred upon again BY tbs intrepid
SeliEman, who presented himself at iha VIM
dow with dOuble-bsrreled shotgun. The
last shot must have wounded others cf ths
party, for they all fed, mounted their horses
and rode away with all speed. The planter,
fearing that the party had gone for reinio7ea-
ments, loaded up bis EeapOnsa aud mzds
ready to receive them in the warmest man-
ner. Morning came at last, without. his
having been mOIested. The two men whom
he had shOt down lay where they fell. wrap
ped in their lopg shrOuds, and with their
masks uuturned to the light. They proved
to Be sons of two Eell-knoEn citizens, who
lived in the adjoining county. The news
spread rapidly, and at night friends Of the
defuuct assassins cine and bore away The re-
mains. This occurrence viii, doUbtlsss.r
learn the Ku Klux Of that portion Of the
State a lesson which they viii be long in for
getting. The gentleman who brings Us the
news by way Of Stevenson, says q good deal
of excitement exists in the section where the
tragedy occurred .--NashsiRe Tines.