New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26
THE KU-KLUX.
-ur poNGs OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA KU-
KIIIY

sTTIE DOINCS OF THE SOUIh CAho1hNA NJ
KLUX.
vo,rxnxn Ku-KLux MURDERED BY HIS BRETH-
pxN-noRE REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS WARNED.
CoruwnIA. s. c., May 25.-Faulkner, the Ku-
x,ux xhe wac wounded the attack upon Commissioner
yo,ng IN Nevberry on Saturday week, murdered
An his he'd on Monday night by disguised men, He was
rder bonds appear for trial at the next term Of the
Court and had gone the house Of friend In the conn
try 10 wait his recovery from his wound 1t is supposed
that he was murdered by the Ku-Klux to prevent him
NON duplicating persons who were engaged with him In
sha Newberry affair." which, II is sad he had threatened
70 do The KuKux have recently posted notices in Oar
ington and Wiliamsburgh Counties, ordering the Repu
hcan county officers TO resign.
WHIPPING AND KILLING STILL GOING ON-A
NEGRO ATTACKED BY BAND OF KU-KLUX
AND KILLS ONE OF THEM-ADvICE FROM AN
ARMY OFFICER-oPINIoNs OF THE NEGROES.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 22.-From variety
Of sources have obtained the following information
respecting Ku-Klux news for the past ten days. On
Saturday the 18Th the night which the raid into
Eewberry took place band OF disguised men went 70
the house Of peaceable old colored living near Gts
Station the spartanOurg Railroad, took him out and
Killed him The same band afterward brutally whipped
his daughter The fear which is universally felt in the
up country OF offending the Ku-Kux by giving evidence
about their dong shown by the fact that no full IN
formation respecting this outrage has yet been maze
public and little is known beyond meager statement
published in the Democratic paper issued In unoh' ~
nearest town the scene of the murder.
Congressman Rainey, together with all the county oi
GERS and members Of the Legislature In Georgetown
County, have received KuKlux warnings 10 leaVe' wiz
ten in red ink with the usual pictorial addlohs VI
dirkS skulls and cross-bOneS NO INDICATIONS Vi 'e ca
,sence o. the Khan in that county have been Observed
and the general opinion there is that the hoces are only
practical JOKE intended to 1ghten the reclpehs' ING
perroe are in such an overwhelming majority in that
part OF the state that it would be unhealthy region
for Ku-Klux operations
Several eases of whipping colored by the KuKlux
have occurred recently in York County the northern
border. 4 few days ago, Major Merrill, who commands
the United States troops stationed at Yorkve visited
number Of leading citizens to confer with them upon
the subject OF the dsOrdery proceedings constantly oc
curing i'm the vicinity. He told them that he had the
many Of the guilty parties and was in posses
sion of evidence enough TO commit them He stated that
his sole object in asking conference was that he might
induce the influential citizens of the county to adopt
prompt decisive to suppress any further dis
tubance and thereby avoid the consequences OF military
terierence he much preferred that the civil author
ities should regulate their affairs; and that he was
satisfied that If the people opposed TO swlessness would
and sustain each other and the civil authorities In
suppressng such acts domestic disorder would at
once he referred the fact that large number OF the
lsborers in the northeastern section Of the county were
afraid 10 sleep their houses and that such state Of
affairs could not longer be tolerated; that he was daily
expecting notice that the writ of habeas corpus had been
suspended in the county but still hoped by the timely
action Of the people, the necessity Of declaring martial
law would be avoided The citizens astonshed TO
learn that the troops would longer act the part OF
King Log in the fable and the local paper advises them
10 ber themselves TO put stop TO the Outrages
and thus avoid the unpleasant interference Of the mill
tsry authorities.
On the night Of the 18th Ku-Khix party Of u or 10
made descent upon the cabin Of q coored named
Charles johnson, 70 miles north Of Edgefeld Court
House. johnson concealed himself In the bushes near
his cabin and fred several shots into the party dis
persinc them, and fatally woundng young man, the
son Of respectable parents living in the neghborhood
Several coored members Of the Legislature from the up
counties are still n COuInb refugees not daring to
return their homes These persons disposed to put
blame for the lswless condition Of their counties
upon the Governor and other State officers, whom they
denounce towards daring to attempt to enforce
the laws and occupying their time with schemes to
enrich themselves without caring for the poor negroes
who are daily outraged. Whenever a crime is committed
these officers call upon the military authorities
10 troops the place where 1t was committed, in
stead trying TO the arrest of the criminals
by State authority State Senator, who looked like
centee muatO barber in city hotel in conversation
with me the other day particularly upon the
stat officers "These men," he said to blame for
all the trouble in the State The id scoundres cor
rupted the members Of the Legislature, who were limo
before they instructed in Nl1nous schemes,
and now have the audacy to talk Of the venalty Of
these Instruments These State officers used as long
a. they could and that they've more use for US
they don't care what becomes of Talk about corrup
fion! Why these fellows, when put them in office,
were so id poor that they had seats in their pants
now they roll in money What do they for the
eolored mani No more than for dog. They will sell
out 10 the Democrats whenever they make anything
by IT, You might rake hell and sift the cinders,
and you could MT find such men," This converse
ton occurred in a magistrates Office. The Squire,
negro who held the Offices of City Magistrate Trial
Justice State Senator Land Commissioner, and know
how many dgnities concurred in the views Of
brother Senator in the MAN, but deprecated the vo
Of his expressions He thought that the powers
that spoken of in such disrespectful
manner but admitted that they much to blame.
The Governor, he said q weak man. who wanted TO
please erybody and would thing day and
another the next He never Of the same mind two
days in succession II he had been Of strong will
he could have put down the KuKlux long ago. but he
was afraid take any active against them,
and was always trying Cancellation. find the opinion
OF nearly all the intelligent negroes with whom have
talked strongly against the Governor and the few
who with him have heretofore controlled the Republican
party in the State They regarded incompetent
and selfish and not friends of the cOored 1t
a. not unusual TO the negroes threaten Join the
Democratic party unless more protection is afforded
them by the Republicans
A MAN MURDERED IN MISSOURI
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Advices from Douglas
County NO. state that the house of John Hatfield
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