The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-09-28
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FULL PARTICULARS or TIIE IIROU.
DLES IN NRWBERRY.
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COLUMBIA. Sebtembcr G1

COLUMBIA, September 81.
The following particulars of the late
difficulty in Laulcns and Newbcrry
Counties have been at last received, and
arc as follows:
. Last week, near Belmont, in New
berry County, James Chappell, by
request of Mr.. Moses Anderson, atteinpt.
ed to get colored man off OF his Mr..
Auderson's) plantation. A wrangle ensu
cd during which Chappcll wounded the
colored man with knife. The matter
was arranged satisfactorily, it seemed,
to all parties.
But not so. On Sunday large
number Of colorcd meu met in the
neighborhood OF the scene of tho diff
Guilty, and swore to kill Chappell and
burn his house.
After long deliberation, sixty Of the
crowd went to Andcrson's place, where
Chappoll, Sattewhite and three other
whito men were, and told Sattewhito
they intended to kill Chappcll.
The fivo white men armed them.
selves and advanced on the colored men,
who moved of to another party Of their
race who were near by.
lIea,ing that the colored men were
under arms and making threats to kill
the whit men, they turned out in large
numbers. Both parties bivouackcd
within two miles Of each other. Sheriff
Paysinger was with tho whites.
Monday morning the sheriff started
back to Newbcrry, taking Chappcll aud
one Henderson with him as prisoners.
Near Longshorc's store, the sheriff
was stopped by company of armed
colored mon, who at first threatened
the sheriff and his prisoners, but fually
let them proceed.
Returning Monday to Belmont, the
sheriff met the State constabulary force,
with large number Of colored men al
so, on their way to the same place.
The sheriff sent these men forward
with orders to dspcrse the colorcd men
ut Belmont. lie followed.
On the way they met eight hundred
white men, we'll armed and mounted,
who stated that they had gathered to
dispcrse Joe Crews militia, whom they
had learned were on the way from
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Belmont.
The sheriff then went to tho colored
men ut Belmont aud asked them what
they wanted. They replied that they
wanted justice.
The sheriff said they should have
justice, but they must give up the sixty
men who had threatened to kill Chap
pell.
They agreed to do this, but only
twenty three surrendered. With these
the sheriff started ~ Newberry.
On the way he was met By large
number Of colored men from the town,
led by colored man who was wounded 4,
and who swore that one Of the sheriff s
posscc had shot him.
One shot was then fired at the
sheriilTs party by the colored men, but
no ono was hurt.
The twenty three prisoners were then
carried in town and kept under guard
until they gave bonds to appear for trial
before the court, which is now in scs
sion.
Tho white men, after the arrest Of
the prisoners, marched towards Edye-
field County, to prevent the large force
of colored men reported near the Saluda
River from committing any deprcda-
tions.
The Ncwberry Herald says: "The
negroes were wholly in wrong. IF Mr..
Chappcll committed an offence against
the law in striking o man who grapplcd
with him, to the law recourse should
have been had. But this seems not
the advice Of party or of the Radical
leaders. Their purpose evidently is to
bring on collision, and tho colcrea
people are follish enough to be led in
the trap. We don't want this fight.
We dcprccate it, and will 60 to all rea.
scnablc lengths to prevent it,"
Citizens camo to Columbia from
MaybiEton to SEQ the Governor about
the threats Of one John Henderson,
trial justice, colored, who said that he
anl hi, colorcd friends would kill the
women and children if any negroes were
killed.
The Governor was civil to the citi-
zcns, but did nothing except to write a
letter to Henderson. lie, however, said
that thus iar he had only heard rumors,
but as soon as he could got the facts
officially, he would submit thcm to the
Secretary of War for orders.
lie has ordered the militia Of New
berry to drill only once amouth here
after.
Hubbard, Who has been flying back
and forth between Ncwbcrry and Col
umb!a for the last few days, said to day
that ma:tiai law might be declared,
and if it be, things will lie worse
than when Sherman passed thu >ugh.
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