New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-22
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE NEWBERRl
OUTRAGES.
frRoM AN occAsIoNAL CoRRRsPoNpENr.l

fFROM AN OCCASIONAL tOhhhsfOhDENI.I
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 1S.-The past week has
not been void OF the usual deeds Of blood in this State
On the morning OF the 1ih inst, at about O'Clock,
party of men rode into the village OF Newbey c. H. A
miles above this city, the line Of the Greenye and
Columbia Railroad and halted near the center OF the
town. Here the party divided into three squads or
deachments of which went immediately to the house
Of Simeon Young and Chairman Of the Board of
County Commissioners had interview with Young,
on the day following the event, and from him learn
tho details of the affair. The movements OF
the body of disguised men 1 have accurately
obtained from a white man OF unimpeachabe
teracty Who hearing the comm0ton sought place OF
safety in the darkness, but only few feet from the
street where the movements were transplring Young
says that at about the hour named he awakened by
his wife, who informed him that the Ku-Eux were out
side He immediately and seized his rifle. AT the
same moment lre-ba, made ofscotton and pitch, and
about the size Of orange burning very brilliantly,
was thrown In through the bedroom window Young
instantly smothered the ball. and at the same moment
the front of the house was broken In and shots
were fred from the front through the partition
into the bedroom fatally woundng his wife, and wound
ing his child Of three years OF age, through
both hips Attempts then made TO burst open the
bedroom door which for time resisted by Young,
but finally found it useless and concluded to shoot the
frat man presenting which he did woundng one Of the
desperadoes severely through the thigh that he
Young jumped through the window, ran through the
crowd and eaped the fence thus escaping but while
doing this he received two bullets between the knee and
thigh He lies here with the bullets in him. the surgeons
being unable to find them. After the KuKlux had been
shot down, the party have said, temporarily left
him. called to them to come back, using names that
NAV lead TO further Identification Of OF the party
The wounded desperate Is named Watt Faulkner, and
ia man of low character, known both in this city and
"a lately resident in the vicinity Of the crime. His
comrades after returning TO the main body then pro-
ceeded a stable by and pressed into service the
night Waterman and horse and carriage, and took the
wounded four miles in the country, and threatened
concealmen However, there unusual excitement
over the matter, and the wounded ku-kIuT was soon
discovered. Officers Immediately arrested him and
lodged him In jail from which. however he was on
Monday bailed in the sum OF ,OO0
SKt t Visited the houses OF Hastock one Of the County
Commissioners and Of Long the Trial Justice but they
having heard the firing had seereted IN ine
tatons 1t Is believed on good authority that me party
was intent killing MI Wm teahey tae ProDsM
eral notices and on the day preceding the shooting OF
Young and family he hsa peen aace eprsV which he
did coming this city He rendered his resignation 70
der tSrough the war in Ohio regiment and bore
spotless reputation. His only crime Ia tnls STATE Was
that he elected to s a a Of Se Whole bar
OF Newberry County, certifying 10 ms lhegrIy anu
a. a man and a. an officer Yet these same gentlemen
be Local paper three DAYS after in commenting upon
,his Occurrence SAYS "The entire community dep0re
The commta OF this act and particularly at this june
tnre when the County rested In profound peace and the
hone was entertained spite OF the ugly occurrences
taIng Mace elsewhere that nothing Of the kind would
or could transpire to disturb its quiet The question
NAV reasonaby be asked what Is considered profound
naacet About three weeks ago colored preacher was
whinped upon the plantation OF Thomas e. White and
,a" ppcbis ago a large body OF disguised men came
WITHIN q mile Of the town, and importuned and pre-
Vailed mon TO depart An nnocens Old negro, IN the
icinitv OF the county line, deliberately shot down
snd Led while attending To his duties at the ferry but
ew weeks ago and nearly every house OF the County
bas been visited. Troops were sent up 10 New
henry Yesterday, TO preserve quiet.