Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-05-25

accidental, WuZ 1t!
Anser-Not so much so. II wuz
did partly in jocose spcrit, and part
~ from sentiment NV pity. The
heads NV families wich dwelt in EN- he'd
been KILLED in the affair ut the meetin-
house, and ez there wuz nobody to
take keer Nv them houses but wimmin
and children it wuz considered best
that they be burned and ez the win.
min and children wood hev hard time
Nv 1t without houses, it wuz consider
ed humane to put EN- out NV a cold,
unfeelin world, and they wuz akkord-
ingly knockt on the head ez the torch
wuz applied to their dweilins.
Question by the Commission-Hev
YOU knowd disturbances in this vicin-
ity?
Anser-None but wat wuz deemed
nessary to the safety Nv the communi-
tv. A stone mason by the name OF
Albright come here from Injiany, and
ez he took five Northern papers we
knowd he wuz carpet-bagger wich
gloated over the misforshoons NV the
sunny South. We warned him to
leave, but he stubbornly refoosed !;
whereupon some Nv the bows put on
masks one mite. and took him out Of
his house and hung him. He was .
long kickin, and his struggles was
50 amuZln that the boys felt amply re-
paid for the trouble they hev bin to.
The same mite they busted in the front
NV Pollock's store, and wood hev hung
| Pollock he'd not that unreasonable
man appeared at second story win
dow with Joe Bigler, both Nv EN- hev-
IN rcvolvcrs in their hands.
DeeKin Pogram wuz the next exam
ind
! He'd not been aware that there he'd
bin any pertikeler disturbance in this
/ Nisinty. IL wuz troo that Issaker
Gasitt and some others NV the young
men he'd at times, in jolly mood, put
on masks aud mounted their houses,
and 70 protect themselves he'd taken
sich rifles, and shot-guns, and revol-
'ers and knives and axes ez they he'd
handy, and he'd made it lively fur the
ngger up towards Garrettstown, but
nothln more that he knowd Nv
! Question BY the Commission-Hev
| you bin aware NV any manifestation
nv desire 10 yoose violence towards
| niggers Of Northern mem
Anser-Bless yoor sole, ne. Last
fall three niggers did attempt to vote,
afore Joe B,gler go, to the polls, and
Nv course we didn't stand that. II
wuz an Insult to Southern blood wich
We coodent endoor, and they wuz
promptly knockt down. One Nv EN-
| hit back, and the three wuZ immejitly
pounded over the head with fence
the spot; ahJifsf ape, .py. .ep died on
hour, and tothcr in the afternoon
but it wuz agreed that it wuzn't the
poundin that killed EN-, but the in
tianashcn that soL in aiterward.
Amos Dibble, Connecticut Yankee,
offered his vote at the same election,
and he wuz also pounded with a hick-
| ory club. and he likewise died. II is
| possible that the others wood hcv bin
| pounded similar, he'd not Joe Bigler
ami Pollock come up just at that time.
/ Question by the Commission-To
wat 10 you ascribc the blame for these
| irregularities
An,cr-There can't be no doubt ez
to where the blame ought TO rest.
/ The niggers hev got an insane idea
into EN-, that they are rsely citizens by
virtue Nv the 18th amendment, not
withstanding the fact that every justis
Nv the peace in Kentucky has declared
il uncostooshnol, and consekently void
and Nv no effect. They 'bleeve they
hey rites AS citizens, and they won't
bc managed ez they yoosed to be.
They insist on bein paid for labor,
which alluZ irrtates the Southern mind,
and they insist upon continyooaly in
| sultln US bv otgerin their votes, which
amt to be tolerated for a mint. Ef
they would quietly resoom their nor
mai posishen. and let US rool em ez We
yoost to, | ashoor VOC there wooden't
he no trouble watever. Ez to the
| Northern rs they are really at the bot
tom uv the whole trouble. They come
down here and buy land, and try TO
build factorys, and set the niggers
wild by hirin Nv EN-, and payin Nv EN-,
and they take incendiary periodicals,
and do their level best to disOrganiZe
things generally and we can't have no
peace 50 long ez they are permitted to
| be here.
In all that has been done our people
| have acted in self-defence.
Issake Gavett was eggsamined.
Didn't know what all this fuss was
about. He'd helped 70 skeer the mig
| gers-he liked it. He wuz very fond
NV dressin hisself in q mask. and load
en- up his shot gun, and going out
with the boys skerin Nv EN-. He shot
half dozen NV emit was better spot
than Fox huntin, coz niggers couldn't
dodge into holes and get out Nv way
as foxes Good. He knowed Nv nothin
SO lafierablc es to see = nigger squir-
min on the ground with o charge Nv
buck shot into him, exceptin one time
when the boys tarred one Nv them and
sot the tar on fire. Lord how the cuss
run till the burning tarr yoosed him
up He'd he been an able bodied
nigger he wood hev run fuder, and
made more amoozment for US. Things
wuz coming to q purity pass when
southern gentleman coodn't amoOz his
self without havin Federal solgers sent
after him.
At this pint l closed the Investiga-
| shen.
1t will be seen that the people Nv
the Corners hev conducted themselves
ez near like law-abidin citizens ez
could be expected under the circum.
stances. There hex bin wat mite be
called violence, but it will be Observ.
ed that in all cases il wuz either made
necessary by the ackshen Nv niggers
or northerners. or wux the bilin over
NV that exhuberant humor Nv which
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