The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-05-26
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGI a
BY RI. US B. BULLOCK,
Governor of said State.

| enforcement rthe laws made for the equal pro
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 10
render all the aid and assistance possible TO-
| ward,the accomplishment ofsaid determination
| and
I Whereas, at various times aud places within
/ the last three months certain eyil-disposed and
| lawless persons have assumed masks and dis
euses, and while thus shielded from recognition
! have perpetIsted outrages against the person
| and properly VI certain citizens of this State
and
Whereas, the said evi-disposed and awless
/ persons go ma ked and disguised are unknown
/ 10 the good aw-abiding citizens OF the counties
wherein the said outrages have been perpetra-
ted.
/ 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 Of the authority vested in the courts Of
| this State, /, RUFUS b. BULLOCK. Governor of
| said State, and COmmanderin-chet of the army
and navy, and of the militia thereof, do hereby
| ssu this my Proclamation. offering reward
| of Five THOUSAND Dollars for the arrest, with
evidence 10 convict, Of airy person, and One
] Thousand Dollars for each additional person
being ofthe disguised party, or band, or clan
engaged in either of the lawless proceedings
| hereafter recit d, to-wt
| Who on or about the night OF the 18th Of Feb
ruary last came to the house of colored man
named Dan. Jack Foster, in the county ofF'loyd
| and after beating and maltreating and otherwise
/ misusing the said Foster, did then and there
take from him such articles ofsmal value as he
had about his cabin Who on the same night
visited the house OF "a coored man named Hill
! lizard 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
house OF cO,ored man named 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 a colOred
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 calab0ose or jail al
Tri0n 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 ChattOogs, and did then and there
murder cOlored man named Squire EllersOn.
Who OH or about the same time came to the
plantation of Hon. Wesley Shropshire, in said
county of Chattooga, and did then and there
teal 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 O col0red 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, in
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 29tl of March last, came TO the
house of cOOred 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 a 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
Denfield, on the same plantation and did then
and there cruelty whip and maltreat colored
boy named Weborn Smith, Who Oh or about
the fourth week in March last, on Saturday
night between the hours offs and 9 o'clock, came
to the house OF a 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 Carton 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 maltreat the
said Carlton, and after having released the said
Carlton did shoot at him with IA 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 sad Simon Carlton Who
on or about the fourth week in March last be-
tween the hours offs and o'clock in the even
ing, came TO the house Of a colOred man named
Columbus Jeter. in the county of Douglass and
did then and there cruelty beat and maltreat
colored boy iii 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 30 tied did take him a con-
siderable distance away from his house and
threatened to murder him, and as the said Jeter
made his escap. fired at him with a shot gun,
intcting wound in the shoulder. Who
on or about the night Of the I'd OF April last
came to the house of cpQrea man named
Mitchell Reed, on the plantation Of Mr.. Charles
Mason, in the county Of Jackson, and did then
and there take from his house the said Reed
and carried him some fifty yards away. Iemoy-
ed his clothing and cruelty beat and whipped
/ him for nearly an hour. Who on or about the
night ofthe 1o;h of April last in the county of
Clay. did burn down and destroy a school house
and notify the teacher, Mr. IL. NJ. Dickson, to
leaye the country. Who at sundry times with
i'll the three months last past came to the honse
of a Mr.. Andrews in the county of W alker, and
robbed his wit" ut the money and yaiuabivs ia
! the house. WHO cruelty whipped and NAL
treated Nj. l.y M, 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 i'll the 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 Leag the line of Pckeps, 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
10 the house nfthe said Andrew Gearry or Ger
rim situated On the plantation of Mr. Kerney
and shot with firearms through one the doors
Of the said hoi ,v three times, and subsequently
broke down the doors, causing the said Gearry
or Germ, and HE family and household te 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 ofthe. said Gearry or Gerrin and
family. And The same reward in amount and
character tor persons who have heretofore or
who may here ,fteI disturb the peace and good
order Of Tia community by going about in
masked and disguised bands or clans in viola
ton of law, and perpetraie murdernus assaults
upon the persons of law abiding citizens OF this
State. And do moreover respectfully recon
mend 10 the good and law abiding citizens resi-
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have been or ;nsy be visited BY these evil-ds-
nnsed and laNNess hands of men oninr ahnni