The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-03
More Negro outrnges on the Ogeechc.


~ More Negro Outrnges on the Ogeeche.
On the 23d instant, warrants were issued
py Justice z. M. Russell, Jr., for the arrest
OF some sixteen negroes, who were charged
with coming from Haywood's and the New
Hope plantation, on the Ogeeche, on the
2lst instant, in company with large body
OF armed negroes, and firing upon the
watchmen at the Southfeld and Prairie plan
tations, driving them away, and then Steal
ing large quantity of rice.
These warrants were placed in the hands
OF James Dooner, Sheriff of Chatham Coun-
~, and yesterday morning he, with Deputy
Sheriff Mendel, officer Kaufman, j. Nj.
Middleton and John F. Tucker, left this
city. and proceeded by railroad to the Hay
wood plantation, where they found and
arrested five of the negroes named in the
warrants. They then proceeded to the
New Hope plantation, where they arrested
negro named Samuel Farley, who is the
captain of the armed gang of negroes who
robbed the Southfeld and Prairie planta-
tions. They then proceeded with their
prisoners to station No. on the Atlantic
and Gulf Railroad. On the way the negro
captain told them he would give them O.
good rally when they got to the station.
When the reached the station, which is
about seven miles from New Hope, two or
three hundred armed negroes made their
appearance and fired upon them without
effect; They then reloaded their guns. The
sheriff and his party, with their prisoners
then walked up to the house of Mr.. Miller
about 100 yards from the station, when the
negroes followed at adouble- quick step. and
surrounded them. Sheriff Dooncr then
spoke to them and told them who he was
and showed them that he was there in his
official capacity, armed with writs issued by
competent authority for the arrest of the pri-
soners an his custody. They cursed him and
called him all sorts of vile and opprobrious
names, and told him they did not care q
d-n for the sheriff or any other officor
that they had their own laws, and thew
would not be interfered with. At the word
OF command, some ten or twelve cooked
muskets were pointed at the sheriff, and he
was ordered to give them up his arms. on
penalty of instant death. Of course he gave
up his arms, when they proceeded to rob
him OF his writs and his money. They then
proceeded to disarm officers .Mendel and
Kaufman and to rob them of their money.
Messrs. Middleton and Tucker were not
present, having returned to their planta-
tions after the arrest of the negro captain
After the negroes had disarmed and robbed
the sheriff and his officers. and rescued the
prisoners, they ordered them to march ND
the railroad towards the city, and would not
permit them to wait for the arrival of the
train. They walked as far as Post No. G.,
where they were oyertaken by q freight
train, which brought them to the city
officer kaufman informs us that he heard
from persons on the train that the negroes
had taken Messrs, Tucker and Middleton,
but he could get no definite information as
to what disposition they had made of them.
Such are briefly the facts of this negro
outrage, and now it remains to be seen
whether the authorities are competent and
willing to execute the law and protect the
peace of society.
Sa0annah Republican, 3OM.
The Savannah Republican of Thursday,
contains the following additional parii-
culars:
Ihe report that Messrs. Tucker and Mid
dieton mad been arrested by the negroes,
proved !o he without any foundation in
ihct. Ihese gentlemen, who had separated
from oherlf Dooner at the house of Mid
Station L, on the Atlantic and Gulf Rail
road, where the prisoners were rescued and
the sheriff and his officers robbed, succeeded
IN making their escape and arrived in the
city yesterday morning.
1t appears that after the negroes had res.
cued the prisoners and robbed the sheriff
and his officers, about fifty of them went to
the Sonthfield plantation, aud after beatino
and driving away r. Baxley an overseer'
hichard h .. Winn, carpenter. and James
ODonald, watchman, and driving the
women and children into q negro hut, thew
proceeded to- rob the houses Of everything
they could conveniently carry, and to haul
away large quantity OF rice.
:, After dark Messrs. Winn and Baxley made
their way through the woods in the direc-
lion OF the city; They found the road from