The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-25
A RAID IN Y0RK.
r.s Negro Ku-Kiat at work-Arrest OF
the Guifty Parties.
from the Yorkvllle Enquirer J

from the f0rkVllle E1qulrer.J
IN Thursday night last raid was made on
tbe store OF Mt. Thomas Douglas, situated on
the Tharn's Ferry road, about nine miles from
YorkyiHe. Near IL o'clock, eaerk-4r. B. P.
Hutohipson-in the employ o1 Nj. Douglas,
ened by the discharge of firearms. Almost i'm.
nediately a demand was mnde upon him for
sntranSesy those outside, accompanied by a
threat that IL tho dem2ndWa not aecedsd TO
within two minutes he would be killed and
the tmllding fired. Coupled with the threat
Was w the condition that if the demand were
complied with, he would be permitted to de-
part unharmed. I'VE clerk, satisfied that he
was unable to contend with the attacking par.
ty, dofned his clothing, secured portion OF
the cssir on hand, and lett by the rear OF the
huI,dina. locking the door behind Mm. On
sately Teaching the outside OF. the house, be
discovered three men standing near, though
thew did not attempt to molest him, and ne
FASTENED to the residence Of DR.. HtckHn, hail
a mile distant. and thence communicated with
others IN the neighborhood, who feturned
with MIN to the store. Yhe door w1s'found 30
be ajar, it having been forced open during the
1T Was ascertalned that money, shoes, cloth
aoods and shot, to the aggregate value OF one
hundred and twenty-five dollars had been
carriednWay. = = > !, !,
subsequently, clue having been obtained
as q the probable perpetrators Of the Outrage
and robbery. q pumber Of the citizens To- nsthe
vicinity determined to search for the stolen
GOODS. and, II possible, detect the perpetrators.
+ On examining the building, which 10 log
structure, >tt was found that 10 had been struck
in several places by the shots ared against It,
and that the missiles used were minnie balls
made Of pewter Several Of these balls were
exeraeted from the W6odsin which they were
embedded, aad, being very hard, were touno
to be but slightly bruised. The fact that tae
balls were made Of pewter at once aroused
snsuicions as to who were the robbers:
Following tlle direction OF she tracks lHdi-
Gated. the Surslers reached the .river p(anta-
tom OF the late Colonel McCaw, and proGeedee
TO search the houses of the negroes quartered
there. In one house was found bullet 'moalo
which exactly fitted the balls taken from tAe
logs of the store, and In shot.pouch was alse
found number Of pewter bullets OF the sane
description. In the loft was found loadeC
Enfield rife, on discharyin2 which the oal
was found to correspond with those pre-
viously described, leaving no doubt that LIE
robbery was the work OF some Of Inc ne
proes on this plantation, four of whom were
arrested at RUck Hill on Monday last, in whose
posse sion many articles were found and lden
J Tiled as goods which where In Mr.. Douglass
possession just previous to the robbery: The
negroes arrested are Harvey Killianf Lafayette
MeCaw, Dan McOnw and Elias .Evans; though
subsequent 10. ,Ihe arrest, kllllan made nls
escape. The others were brought here on
Tuesday evening, and will be placed on tria
during the present term Of the court.