Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-09-30
Murder in KBarnyveH County.

From Mr.. j. A. Bonnet, Of Barnwcll
county, S. c., we lcurn the following partic,
uars of an inhuman and barbarous murder
committed in that county on Monday night
| by two negroes-one q mulatto and the other
hlack--upon the person of colorcd man at
his own house, together with the shooting and
mortal wounding of another coored man in
his own yard, and the shooting of an aged
white man, called to his door by the fiends
on their murderous rampage.
| Near Wiilston, about thirty miles from Au
gusta, on Monday evening, about o'clock,
two colored men, names not given, rodo up
| to the house Of u colorcd man named Moses
Bonnet and asked him to supply them with
chew Of tobacco, which he furnished. They
| then asked him if hc did not have good
gun, to which he responded in tho affirmative,
| and at their instance produced the weapon
As soon as within reach one Of the mounted
negroes seized the gun, while tho other drew
! his pistol and fired at Bonnet who fell,
both Of the negroes then continuing firing
upon him until life was extinct, and tho face,
arms and neck of the dead man were shot to
| pieces.
With their appetite for blood seemingly
only whcttcd by this iuhuman outrage, they
rode off in quest of other victims of their hell
| sh vengeance Proceeding about mile and
a half, the fends arrived ut the residence of
Mr. Josiah Kcadlc, an aged white man.
Kcadc went to his door, torch in hand, when
the negroes fired voley of four or five shots,
one of which took effect in one of his legs -
He, too, in all probability, would have been
murdered, but for the valor of savage dog,
which compelled the murdcrcrs to move on
| From this point the negroes rode to the
farm of Mr.. John Rcdd, about five miles dis
tant, and called out a colorcd man named July
Owens, asking him for a chew of tobacco
Receiving the tobacco, they proceeded to in
tc"rogatc Owens as to whether Mr.. Rcdd was
al home, and how many others resided on the
place. They also desired to know whether
times were peateablc, aud receiving assurance
that everything was quiet, they replied that
"timcs should no longer be pcaccable," upon
which they simultaneously drew their pistols
and fired, shooting Ovens down in his tracks,
and continued firing until four or five shots
were expended, only one Of which took effect.
Owens was snot through and through the
breast, and survived through the night, but
no hopes were entertained Of his life at day
light yesterday morning, the hour at which
our informant saw him. Great excitement
prevailed in the neighborhood, and parties
were organized 10 pursue the murdcrers, who
were tracked in the direction Of this city.
The murdcrous rampage of these negro
savagcs seems to confirm the plan proposed
by the confidential circular picked up at
Union Court IIousc, proposing that the
Leagues, in order to establish the supremacy
of the Radic'ls in the ensuing State election
should, on the 20th instant commence slaugh.
tcring colorcd men, charging their crimes to
the Reform party 1t is to be hoped that
speedy justice will overtake these ficndish
negroes, one at least of whom is known to
those in pursuit. The names of the negroes
guilty Of the revolving crimes above rccitcd,
arc given as Juba johnson and Lewis Nc.
Creary the former positively known as one
of the murdcrers, while the latter is strongly
suspicioned
Augusta Con$tifutionolia 21a.