The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-28
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.

In regard to the recent disturbances be-
tween the whites and blacks, they beg leave
to make the following statement:
On Sunday evening. the 10th Instant a
difficulty occurred at the depot between
negro man and one of our white citizens, of
| n purely personal character, resulting In no
injury done to either party. That night,
about eight o'clock, party of negroes,
about one dozen in number, appeared on
our streets and were heard TO say that they
had come 10 attend Ia matters, aud trOud do II
before u,ey teft ue place. The above party
retired a short time, and returned about the
time services at church had closed. with
their forces increased, part of them secreting
themselves, until party OF ladies and gen
tlemen passed just opposite them across the
street, retiring from church, 1ghen 0e iehoIe
party Of negroes, az giUen siOHdL fired at 1e's
Four Of the party shot at, procured guns
and returned the fire, when the negroes re-
treated firing as they fell back, and were
heard to say that they had seventy-hve well
armed men they would get, and then clear
out the damned place. From some cause
they failed TO return as they said they would
do.
The excitement and alarm, especially
among the female portion of our town. can
be better imagined than described. Couriers
were dispatched i'm various directions fer
assistance, and the Sheriff of the county sent
for. Before his arrival, three Of the guilty
parties were arrested, and held in custody
until the proper peace officers could De
found, when they were delivered TO the
civil authorities. A warrant was issued for
the arrest Of all the guilty parties thatcould
be found and placed I'm the hands of pro-
per officer TO execute, which was done In a
quiet manner, being assisted by a large
posse OF citizens. after which an Investigate
ing court was held, and a fair impartial
hearing had, until the court was adjourned
for the night, when the prisoners were
placed, by direction OF the court under a
strong guard, under the Sheriff and his
deputy, expecting the trial 10 be resumed |
next morning.
Everything passed off quietly until after
midnight, when large party OF disguised /
men appeared suddenly around the Sheriff !
and his guard, presenting their arms and |
demanding the prisoners held in custody, |
these being four negroes and one white man. |
The Sheriff finding he was surrounded by a |
force much larger than his own, surrendered |
the prisoners into their hands, who took /
them a short distance from the village and /
put them to death by hanging three and
shooting two. Their bodies were taken
charge of by the civil authorities the next /
day. and an inquest held. and the body of /
the white man, whose name was VIM. &. |
Luke, was taken charge of by a friend of /
his, and the negroes were decently buried /
at the expense of the county.
SLADE MAJORS,
III. N. HAYES,
q. &. CRAIG,
Committee.
The white man who paid the penalty |
of his criminal conduct was a carpet-bag-
ger, is described by the Jacksonville
News a Social Equality fanatic who has
cultivated strife between the races, and
was the inciter of the riot. The News
says:
ale had repeatedly been advised by
fliends aud warned by enemies To desist
from the course he was pursuing, as 10 would
inevitably lead TO the results stated above"