The New York herald., 1871-11-16
TIE SOUTH CAROLIHA TROUBLES
The Reign Of Terror in York
County.
wanton 0utrages Proved Upon the Ku Klux--
Wholesale Arrests by Government Troops
Negro observation-disclosures
Said To Be Implicated.

YoRKvILLE, s. g.. Nov. Is, 1871
INC evidence in this county OF the political char.
ac'cr OF the Ku Klux organization is more abuu-
uai' 'han IN any other county. From the number
OF men who have surrendered ana CONCESSIONS. II
seems CERTAIN that the Klans here we-e formida-
ble IN strength.
MOST wASToN ouTRAGEs
Were perpetrated bur the total Of those yeror,a,,
by the authorities is grossly exaggerated. unless
the ca pare statement OF negroes be accented as
snficient evidence OF their truth. The statements
made concerning the murders o. certain negroes ana
published In the New York papers are entirely one
sided and partial. The negro Williams VINO was hung
by the Klan was captain OF negro militia company
and VIGOROUSLY bad mau II Is state1 that he vir
tuaIiy declared martial law In his district pcketing
the roads and arresting white men. He repeatedly
threatened the whItes and his murder s attributed
to his hayiug made the threat to
KILL THE WHITE PEOPLE,
from the cradle TO tho grave. In the case OF tnv
negro Anderson Brown, who was shot by the Ku
Klux, am assured by parties whose names I can.
not make public but whose knowledge OF the AFFAIR
Is unquestlonable, that the negro was killed because
he one OF the leaders OF the nceudares OF this
county, and that the evidence against him was
Overwhelming. In the other murders charges OF
equal gravity are alleged against the murdered men,
or
THE MINOR oUrRAGEs
many were purely political and. very brutal; very
many Others, the citizens claim, were perpetrated
as punishment for crimes committed by the ne
groes. While the Ku X ux OF this county were
organized before the last election, few or no out
RACES were perpetrated until Governor Scott armed
the negro militia when their raids began At once,
and very soon a reign OF terror existed In the
county. The trouble was aggravated by the sys-
tematZcd lnccndiarism on the part OF the negroes.
A white man named NJ Rose, County Treasurer,
who has since ed with $4,000 OF the pubic iunds,
r1es. He would fire on signal guns from the top OF
his house, and Immediately after some planters
me military authorities here admit having
evidence IN their possession tending 70 prove
s pse "as hSweyer sV Sa tsey w no aKe any
steps against these men, because they were not con.
splrarors. they also assert that inc lncendlarism
was in retaliation for Ouiragcs by the Ku kinx; bnt
1t is certain that the principal murders were COM
mitcd In February and March, while on the night
of January % three gin houses, one mil aud large
barn. all WITHIN sight OF this town. were set on nre
by negroes and totally consumed, and
had been numerous before. Thus far there havs
been some hundred and fifty persons arrested.
including some OF she most respectable citizens o.
The county and nearly three huuu cd others, all or
the lowest classes, have voluntarily surrendered
themselves and made confessions Nearly All Of
these have been dismissed aud returned nome ON
their own rccOpnfZance.
In this connection very grave charges are
wncn the rcnitcnC does not fmplicatc others, ana
especially prominent citizens lie Is promptly Or
dered to JAIL Not OF the better classes has con-
fcssed but all assert their innocence. Tue prison.
ers though treated with the utmost Kindness, COM
plain loully nc their not being allowed TO know the
chargcs brought against them. am mormcd bY
some OF heir lawyers that they have repeatedly ap-
Piled 10 the federal officials for statement ol tha
charges That they might prepare defence OF their
clients, but without success II Is thought the prfs.
uncrs VIII be turned TO the United states civil
authorizes next Week, ana that their preliminary
examination VIII begin the week alter. 10 war
rants whatever were exhibited TO the prisoners
when arrested, ana some cases or decided hard
ships have occurred druggist Of YOrkville,
named ALLISON, was summary arrested at midnight,
kent IN jail nine days, and then released on
giving bah to appear for trial In Columbia.
although 10 this hour he has been kept IN lgns.
rance OF the Charge against him. In anOthes case
lawyer, named Chambers, was imprisoned cighs
days ana tIen released because he was the wrong
man. Several similar cases have, an informed,
occurred.
regret 10 report thar with one exception. the
authorities here are displaying entirely 100 much
Tie Uned States Commissioner VI
Pensions seems disposed to act iarl2 ana impair
tally, but with the other officials ,he simple afIlrm-
alton nf negro Is Of more weight than The solemn
oath OF white gentleman. The severity OF the
government has
THOROUGHLY CowED THE WHITES.
II has been intimlted to me by IN Onlcial that
there Is evidence 10 show tnat the ku Ktux were
supplied with money BY the Tammany politicians
u New 0rk. ! give this for W hat II Is worth.