Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-07-14
An Outrage.

brutal outr,gcs that was ever committed in
this or any other County. This outrage was
committed on the night Of the 30th June, at
the residence Of Mr.. Harrison Scott, who is
one of our best citizens, and who rcaiacs in
the Western portion Of tho County, near Mt
Gallagher post Office. At the time, Mr.
Scott WAS absent on business, having gone to
lloncu Path for the purpose Of selling cotton
About ] O'Clock, OH the night mentioned,
a band of negroes, supposed to be some ten or
twelve in number, came to his premises, aud
first made an attack upon the storc room in
which it.lo boy was sleeping The little
fellow becoming frightened ran out, and was
trcd upon, bat fortunatcly csc,pcd without
injury. They then made an attack upon the
dwelling house, ir which they found Mrs.
Scott, her two children aud her mother Her
mother fled from the house, aud WAS fire
upon without effect. Entcria-, they demand
cd money of Mrs. Scott, or Information as to
the place in which it was kept. Mrs Scott
refusing to tell, they proceeded to s.arch the
rooin, breaking in pirccs Il splcndid bureau
and smashing things generally, amid oaths
and all manncr OF foul language. Failing in
their search, they returned to Mrs. Scott
dragged her from her bed hy the hair of her
head, fired pistols around her person, aud fl
naly presented them at her bosom, and sworc
that She must tel or die. She WAS still firm
They thea carried her daughter through the
Sal,ic ordeal, with like result Sailing upon
II iu!e son, they held him up by the hair of
head, aud Sworc if he did not tell them where
they could find the money. they would cut
his throat from car to ear In MS fright the
the child referred them to cert,in trunk,
where they found, and took some three hun
sal Il \ ~.
lAllthis was done amil the most horil o,ths
and abusive language. After this, the band re
turncl to the st ,rh room, where they obtain
ed some twenty dollars more, aud were only
prevented from, saekin. it by the gathering
Of the nriglbors, who had been aw ,kcned by
the firing and the shouting, to the distance
of II ile.oY more
Mr. Scott estimates the damages at Eve
hundred dlars Tue proper AFFIDAVIT was
made before Trial Justice LAX, who issued =
warrant, aud has already arr,stci and lodged
III jail nt tins place, three of the guilty party
Squire Jackson, Charles Cl,rdy and George
Smith. The Trial Justice and his Officer are
IN hot pursuit of the others, and ina short
time expects to have the entire b.ud of out
laws under the p,wcr Of the ilw. - Luurcas
ellie Me.n'd, iii instant
Row IN BARNwHLI. CouNrY -AuGsrA
July f., Saturday last twenty five armed ne
grocs went to the plantation of Angus Rcd,
in Drnwcll county, S. G., about twelve
miles below Augusi,, on the Savannah River;
arriving at Reds residence, the party fired i;
v"llry into it, killing Ihnnlns Lowe aud scri
ons'y wounding Red anl lis wife and moth
cr; after distra,ing Rcd, the negroes rcturn
cd to Colonel l.. l!a,nlnoud's plantation,
where deputy Sheriff tried tn arrest them.
but without success. as they refused to tie
dEarmca. The negroes, however promised
to g" to Aiken and stand IN irw'stir ton
One Of tho parties implicated WAS nrres
ted here this cvcniug. liz version of The
affair iS that Red and Lowe ATTEMPTED to
chaStsc negro for stealing from the pre.nis
G, OF the former, aud t'.at the negro escaped
from thon and returned with tie armed band,
who did the slooting by way nf ret,liaton
The a'fhf cimiHs unrn.iucss and alarm The
party arrested in this city represents himself
us Schnnl teacher, aud says i,o vas on Ills
way to Aihcn 10 dclivc. himself up to the
authuritrs.
MILITIA TO THE Fno~r --On last Tues
day morning, tive (Hyonirlc nnd .Trnt:nci
published M accsrnt of tho outrage commit
ted in nnruwei Comfy, South Carolina h.
& hnnd Of colorcd Kn.K'uv, f2w days pre-.
'i"nS' The sane paper. of Saturday, says:
The Sheriff attempted to arrest Tie scnun.
lrcls on tie succeeding day, but hry refused
to eivc themselves up nnd dcfird the repre-
s"n.aiivcs Of the law. On another day, how
| ever. they pro n:sn'l to 90 to Aiknn and abide
| the result Of Judicial investigation On
yesterday We learned that they had filled to
comply with their promise, and still held their
| position, armed as before. The ahar was
| reported to Gov. Scott, and it is stated that
he has ordered a company Of cnlorcd militia
to the spot, with orders to cnptnre the insur.
gents. When arrested, they will hc indicted
n'd trir'l under the provisions Of the llu
| k!ux bill
- We have noticed with pleasure Chat
the South Carolina Railroad Company have
announced; excursion tickets from Charleston
to Grocnvillc and Walhalla, atmost rcasona
bic rates
Why cannot the CrconvilIs and Cunnlia,
and Biuc Ridge R,iroad Companies do the
same for the citiznLs Of Columbia We have
been inf'rmcd by reliable parties that the
Blue Ridge Company is ready AMI willing
THIS would open up way, where our over
taxed business men, who may not have the
| time to visit other more distant resorts for
pleasure, health, end recreati0n CO uld take
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