The New York herald., 1871-01-11
KU KLUX KLAN.
More outragss in South carolina--Murdsrs in
ooio biood-Priscners Taken from Jail and
Shot on sight-A Reign Of Terror Exist
ing-vigilance Committees Suggested
No Safety tor Law abding citizens.

RICHMOND, Jan. 10, 1871
am In receipt or the following In regard TO the
lynching OF the negroes in Union county, s. U. II
appears, Us mas already been stated In the HERALD
that stevens was met In the road. taken from his
wagon and cooliy murdered 1t is said that ne re.
fused to give the whiskey which he Ind in his wagon
to those demanding II, and for ths refusal he was
killed. The people OF Union, hearing OF this murder,
became very much excited, and suspicion falling
upon the Ellis negro brothers as being engaged In
tho murder warrants procured for their arrest
The officer and those accompanying him get up an
indiscrimnate firing on the house, the former In
the meantime being wounded badly that he has
since died. Finally the Mayor OF the town Mr.
Goss, and Colonel Mckissick arrived upon the spot
ana volunteered 10 20 and arrest the ELLIS brothers,
which they did, ana conducted them to jail.
After this atrair Of Sunday everything was quiet
up to Wednesday night. About one O'Clock In tho
morning OF Thursday company Of disguised men
appeared at the jail and demanded OF the keeper or
SheriY tho keysi these he Refused surrender but
the attacking party entered the JAIL broke the locks
OF the doors, took SIX men from the Jail to dis
tance therelrom and shot two OF them 10
death, left two more badly wounded, while the
other two have not been seen since. Ono
Of the murdered men was EIliots Walker,
the captain OF the militia company In Union, the
one who was arrested on the railroad train on MoD-
day last and the other was Charner Gordon. The
two wounded men were Joe Ellis and Andy Thomp-
son. The acco"nt says thar ons knows who any
OF this band OF ruifans werc but 1t Is quito evident
70 every thinking man that they are people fully
posted III regard to everything that is going OH
In that vicinity. We have no doubt thaa
they were, many Of them, citizens OF that county,
and some OF them probably Of the village. large
number OF the citizens ut Union to ask assist
ance In the matter, ana oil parties seem anxious
that garrison should be sent there at once. We
can SEQ no way out Of this terrible state OF affairs
but for the people OF the country to rise in their
might aud determine to shoot down sight the lrst
disguised man who s seen prowlln9 about.
It is an awful state OF uncertainty for people to
live In; no one knows how soon lie may be dragged
from his bed at the dead OF the night and murdered
In cold blood. Every day these matters seem to
grow worse instead OF better. The people Of that
county owe 1t to themselves, TO the credit OF the
State, that everything should be done that be
done 10 put stop TO these inhuman barbarities.
humanity shudders at the mere mentten OF such
fendish cruelt!es. They must organize vigilance
committees whose duty il shall be to arrest all per-
sons eeen prowlng about the country and bring
them at once to justice. Every outrage like this
puts the country back ut least quarter OF q cen-
turY in the scale OF progress VIM the people rise TO
the necessity OF this occasion?