The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-06-16
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGIA
BY RUFUS B. BULLOCK,
Governor of said State.

lection of the person and property, and the CIV
il and political rights of all of our people; and
Whereas, it is the desire of the Executive to
render all the aid and assistance possible to-
ward the accomplishment fsad determination
and
Whereas, at various times and places within
the last three months, certain evil-disposed and
lawl ess persons have assumed masks and dis
guises and while thus shielded from recognition
have perpetrated outrages against the person
and properly of certain citizens of this State
and
Whereas, the said evil-disposed and lawless
persons so masked and disguised are unknown
to the good awabiding citizens of the counties
wherein the said outrages have been perpetra-
ed.
Now, therefore, TO the end that these disturb
ers of the public peace may be ferretted out and
brought to punishment through the lawful ex-
ercises the authority vested in the courts of
this State, /, RUFUS b. BULLOCK, Governor of
said State, and COMMUNICATIVE chief ofthe army
and navy, and of the militia thereof, do hereby
issue this my Proclamation. offering a reward
of Five Thousand Dollars for the arrest, with
evidence 10 convict, of any person. and One
Thousand Dollars for each additional perons
being of the disguised party, or band, or clans
engaged in either of the lawless proceeding
here; tier recited, to-wit:
ruary last, came to the house of colored man
named Dan. Jack Foster, in the county ofFloyd
and after beating and maltreating and otherwise
msusing the said Foster, did then and there
take from him such articles of small value as he
had about his cabin. Who on the same night
visited the house OF a colOred man named Hill
lard Johnson, in said county Of Floyd and did
then and there abuse and maltreat the said
johnson. Who on the same night came to the
housa nf cOlora1 man nauad Anderson paul-
lain, in said county of Floyd, and did then and
there take from him his gun, and did then and
there commit an outrage upon the person OF the
wife of he said Anderson Paullaine Who on
the same night came to the house of col0red
man named Patrick in said county of Floyd and
did then and there take from him his gun and
other articles of value Who on the same night /
came to the house Of white man named Zebe
Walker, in said county of Floyd, and did then
and there compel him to stand out in the cold
for considerable length of time without his
clothing. Who on or about the night of the LIST
of February last came to the calaboose or Jail at
Trion Factory in the county of Chattooga, and
did then and there forcibly release culprit
from confinement therein. Who on or about
the night of the 4th of February last came to
the plantation of Mr.. Robert Foster, in said
county of Chattooga, and did then and there
murder colored man named Squire Ellerson.
plantation of Hon. Wesley Shropshire, in said
county of Chattooga and did then and there
teaI down and destroy a school house and
threaten to hang colored girl who was the
teacher Of said school, and did then and there
cruelty beat and maltreat a colored man who
was charged with having built the said school
house. Who on or about the night of the 9th
of March last came to the house of Hezekiah
Moore, on the plantation OF Samuel Carter, i'll
the county of hurry, and did then and there
fire upon the said Moore and upon another man
named Littleton Ely, and as the said Moore
and said Ely made their escape fired nearly
twenty shots at them. Who on or about the
night of the 29th of March last, came to the
house of colored man named Gus Mills, in the
county of Walton, on the plantation of William
Lowe, ESQ.,. and did then and there cruelty
whip and maltreat colored boy named lobe
Huey, and did also cruelty whip and maltreat
the said Gus Mills. and did also cruelty whip
and maltreat the wife of the said Gus Mills, and
did also visit the house of a man named Jack
Denfed on the same plantation, and did then
and there cruelty whip and maltreat colored
boy named Welborn Smith, Who on or about
the fourth week in March last on Saturday
night between the hours offs and 8 o'clock. came
to the house of man named Simon Carlton, on
the plantation of Judge Buoy, in the county of
Cobb and did then and there break down the
door of said house, and presenting their guns to
the breast of the said Carlton did force him by
intimidation to submit to be tied, and when so
tied, did take him, the said Carlton, about one
hundred and fifty yards from his house, and did
then and there cruelty beat and matreat the
said Carlton and after having released the said
Carlton did shoot at him with gun as he ran
and subsequently, set fire to and burned the
house, together with all the corn, fodder and
provisions, clothing, household and kitchen
utensils belonging to said Simon Carlton. Who
on or about the fourth week in March last, be-
tween the hours of & and o'clock IN the even
ing, came to the house of colOred man named
Columbus Jeter in the county of Douglass, and
did then and there cruelty beat and maltreat
colored boy in the employ ofthe said Jeter, and
did also cruelty maitreat and threaten to whip
the wife of the said Jeter. and did also by force
and intimidation, compel him, Jeter, to submit
to be tied, and when SO tied did take him con-
siderable distance away from his house and
threatened to murder him, and as the said Jeter
made his escape. fired at him with shot gun,
inhicting a severe wound in the shoulder. Who
on or about the night of the I'd of April last
came to the house of coored man named
Mitchell Reed, on the plantation of Mr.. Charles
Mason i'll the county Of jackson, and did then
and there take from his house the said Reed
and carried him some fifty yards away, remov-
ed his clothing and cruelty beat and whipped
him for nearly an hour. Who on or about the
night ofthe 18th of April last in the county of
Clay, did burn down and destroy school house
and notify the teacher, Mr.. II. NJ. Dickson, to
leave the country. Who at sundry times with
in the three months last past came to the honse
Of Mr. Andrews in the county of Walker and
robbed his wife of the money and valuables in |
the house Who cruelty whipped and NAL |
treated Mr., Lynn, and Mr. Wade in the county |
of Dade, and who threatened to take the life OF
Mr. Emanuel Bailey, in said county OF Dade, |
and thereby caused him to leave the State |
Who in che month of March last came to the
house of one Andrew Gearry or Gerrin stu |
ated on the plantation of Mr.. Kerry in the cOun-
ty OF Cherokee near the line of Pickens, and |
broke down the door of said house and beat one
CLAYTON and as he tried to make his escape by |
flight fired two pistol shots at him. and warned !
the other members ofthe family to leave the
county within five days Who on or about the |
night of Friday the 18th of May instant, came
to the house ofthe said Andrew Gearry, or Ger |
rim, situated on the plantation of Mr.. Kerney, |
and shot with firearms through one fthe doors |
of the said house three times, and subsequently !
broke down the doors, causing the said Gearrv |
or Gerrn, and his family and household to seek |
safety by flight through the woods, and did |
then and there set fire to and burn down the |
said house, together with all the clothing and |
other effects of the said Gearry or Gerrin and |
family. And the same reward IN amount ana |
character tor persons who have heretofore, or
who may hereafter disturb the peace and good |
order of the community by going about in |
masked aud disguised bands or clans IN viola |
ton of law and perpetrate murderous assaults |
upon the persons ofIa abiding citizens OF this
State. And do moreover respectfully recon- |
mend to the good and law abiding citizens resi-
ding in the several counties of the State which |
have been or may be visited by these eyil-dis- |
posed and awless bands of men going about |
in disguise, that they the said good and law |
abiding citizens do assemble in public meeting
and give expression oftheir disapprobation of
all such lawless proceedings, and of their de-
termination to assist the civil authorities in the
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