The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-06
THE SOUTHERN CHIVALRY.
a NEGRO THIpPBD TO DEATH nv
GEORGIA.
Forsythe the Bloody County Of Georpiu-Aro
the Fires OF Rebellion still Smoidering-
No Punishment for Negro Murderers.


Forsythc the Bloody County Of Georeiu-Aro
the Fires OF Rebellion still Smoidering-
No Punishment for Negro Mprderers.
Correspondence The sun.
ATLANTA, Ga, July /, ls7O.--The particulars Of
most 6endsh outrage perpetrated upon a family OF
colorcd people Hghcastle, 10 Forsyth county
in this stte, have just reached this cy,the informa.
ton being brought by q gentleman direct from the
SC enc Of the outrage The facts Of the affair are
substantially as follows:
THE OUTAGE
Some two weeks ago. abou, o'clock In the morn
Ing, party Of nine or ten masked men surrounded
the cabin Of a colorcd man named Walker, occupied
by himself, wife, and sister as residence, and
breaking open the door, dragged the inmates from
their beds and into the open air, tied them bound
and gagged, 10 trees, and with heavy horsewh
whipped them until they were insensible. The
ncnds then left their victims, still bound to tho
trees, remounted their horses, and rode away. Tie
next morning the poor creatures were discovered by
party Of laborers going to their WORK, who inmc
dately released them from their asteniugs and gave
the alarm.
The sulerings OF the three poor wretches, after
returning TO CONSEQUENCES throughout that long.
terrible NIGHT, may be imagined but not described.
The three sufferers were OF once removed to their
cabin, and everything done TO their pain that
was possible for the poor people. their friends to
do. The man, however, has since died from the Fl.
feet of his wounds, while his wife and sister still
lie in very critical condition.
Tue bodies Of the poor women my informant de.
scribes TO me as being covered with long, deep
gashes, the marks Of Tie ssles being confined TO no
particular part Of the victims persons the man and
the two women having been completely stripped be
fore the whipping.
THE peoyoc ALTON
The causes that led to the preparation OF this out
rage res, in the refusal Of the deceased man Walker
to leave the country, he having been frequently
warned that II would be best for him TO do so. II
seems that Walker had been cultivatng on shares
the farm Of one Of the residents OF the county and
by much exer'ion lad succeeded In getting In n large
crop OF corn. The crop no longer requiring attcn.
ton I'll harvest time, and Il giving promise Of
heavy yicd has excited the cupidty Of the owner of
the laid TO get entire possession OF the crop, and
therefore to himself the share that would right
fully belong to Walker. VITA this purpose in view
he had for time past been subjecting Walker to
insults aal unjust treatment; but Walker was not
In that way to he forced out OF participation In tile
fruits Of his hard labor and 40 has borne every In
dignity and wrong In humble silence
Two DAYS before the outrage upon the negro and
his family the proprietor OF the land had occasion TO
leave home returning 10 Iighcastlc the day after its
committai HIS assumed surprise aud Affected indlS
nation At learning OF the outrage upon his tenant de-
ceivcd no one but the contrary. from its papnbc
insucerty. convinced everybody that the man him.
to the whipping.
JUSTICE IN FORSYTH COUNTY.
Two Of the party engaged In the outrage were re.
cognizod by the women, and two DAYS after the
whipping warrants FOR tie arrest OF the men wero
placed IN the hands OF one Of the officers or the
county. But there the matter rests One of the
leading and Influential men OF Hichcastle Wilkie by
name. when appealed to by MIR Iiomsled, the no
Nry uubhc who issued the warrants. to exert his
nrcuc' to bring the perpetrators Of the oastardy
WrCciiy to Justice, vOlently opposed the idea of
making any arrests, giving a5 bis reason FOR such
course that the pre- cnce Of a few ku.kuS in the
county reccssur, keep the freedmen IN proper
discipline. u {, Intended In lay the whole matter
before Gen. Ferry the military commander Of the
bring 10 trial my ofthe gans engaged Ia the whip.
PIN It the negroes the general character OF the
hahiiants Of FORSYTH countg, and Their known syn-
pathy with the maraudcrs, urecludins the hope
that ANY member OF tine kAn can be arrested.
FACE FROM TnE PAST.
II was IL this same county that the old man
Hrtchius and his two sons were summary hung one
Ing. the former being SUSPENDED to tie limb OF
tree b. an OLD OK chain. the two latter by green
against this unhappy trio was taer unfilter.ng dcvu-
lion 10 TIC JGipn cause II was N tins same coun.
y llsp tlt tie .tmrnied Col. Ashley, with twelve
ol ~ ',n ' ~ ,,'S Euldr' Nere hIutaHy murdered
~ c'd !l.ot. Tie manner IN Which death was
cp'or, D. NJ parallel IN tie annals OF savage butch
cry Tho twelve men were chained together
Nv VIC Wrist IN pairs; thcy were then des-
patched VITA revolycrs, one at time, one
Of the mcn OF each Tsir being compelled to
Witness nc death .trllgles Of lis companion
When the fr.' victim had expired the second was
executed, aud 20 on. The brave Col. Ashley shared
IN COMPANY with ms lttle guide, the same fate a.
A.s mcn The little guide. mere rNil and ignorant
~ having committed any crime, PRAYED earnestly to
hc spared hrs life, but II denied him. The
bodies OF these fourteen martyrs to the Union cause
were thrown ny their inhuman eNecuioners into one
common pit TIER bones have since the war been
removed 10 the national cemetery At Marietta and
deconty inferred. Aud as II the above were not
enough To complete the list OF horrors committed In
that unhappy county IL is there where lives the
brave woman who to make her divulge the hiding
place OF her husband, was by squad of guerill,s
beaten and whipped with strips OF raw hiAe. The
fearless and devoted woman stl refusing 10 betrav
the whereabouts Of her husband her tormcntors
next cut OH one OF her Breasts Tile marks OF this
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