The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-06-02
By RUFUS b. BULLOCK, q
Governor of said State.

lection of the person and property aud the civ
il and political rights of all of our people; and
Whereas, it is the desire of the Executive 90
render all the aid and assistance possible to-
ward the accomplishment of said determination
and
Whereas, at various times and places within
the last three months certain eyil'disposed and
iawiefs persons have assumed masks aud dis
gnlses, ana while thus shielded IRON recognition
nave pefpetlated outfages against tue person
ana properly OF certain eiilzens OF tins State
and
Whereas, the said evil-disposed and lawless
persons 30 masked ana disguised are unknown
to the good law abiding citizens OF the counties
wherein The SAID outrages have been perpetra-
tel;
NOW, therefore, 10 The END that These Disturb
efs OF lhe puhlic peace may De teifetled OUT ana
Drought 10 punishment thfOugh the lawful eX-
efc'ses oi me authority vested III the courts oil
inns state, l, RUFUS ID. BULLOCK, Governor OF
sand State, and Commandment chief OF the army
ana navy, ana oil me militia thereof, do hereby
ISSUE th,s my Proclamation: Offering reward
OF rive Thousand Dollars Tor the arrest with
evidence TO convict, OF any person and One
ihousanu boliafs iof Sach additional pefOns
beng oi the disguised party or band, or clans
engaged III either OF the lawleFs proceeding
WI" on or about the night Of the 18th of Feb.
ruary last, came to the house OF coI0red man
named Dan Jack Foster, ~ the county ofFloyd
ana aiter beating and malirtatlhg and otherwise
lnlsnSlhg lhe SAID Fosler. ana then ana there
take from INN such articles OF small value rs he
had about ms cabin. Who ON the same night
visited the house OF a colored man named IN
hard johnson, in SAID county OF Floyd, and did
then and there abuse and maltreat the said
johnson. who on the same night came to the
mousse oil IL coIored man named Anderson Paul
lam, III SAID county of floyd, and una then and
There take from nm MS gun, ana did then and
there commit an outrage upon the person OF the
wife OF he SAID Anderson Paullalne. Nhe on
the same night came TO the house OF colored
man named Patrick IN said county OF Floyd and
did then and there take IRON him his gun and
other articles OF value Who on the same night
came to the house OF u white man named Zebe
Walker, III said county OF Floyd, and did then
and there compel him 10 stand out IN the cold
for considerable length OF time without his
clothing Who ON or about the night OF the lst
OF February last came to the calaboose OF Jail ut
Trion Factory, in the county OF ChattoOga, and
did then and there torciby release eulprit
from confinement therein Who ON or about
the night OF the 4th OF February last came to
the plantation OF Mr.. Robert Foster, in said
county OF Chattooga, and dld then and there
murder colored man named Squire Ellerson.
Who ON or about the same time came to the
plantation OF Hon. Wesley shropshire, in said
county OF Chattooga, and did then and there
teal down and destroy school house and
threaten to hang colored girl who was the
teacher OF said school, and did then and there
cruelty beat ana maltreat q coored man who
was charged with having built the said school
house VINO on or about the night OF the 9th
OF March last came to the house OF HeZekiah
Moore, on the plantation OF Samuel Carter, in
the county OF hurry, and did then and there
fire upon the said Moore and upon another man
named Llltleton Ely, and as the said Moore
and said Ely made their escape, hred nearly
twenty shots al them. W no on or about the
night OF the 18th OF March last, came TO the
house OF colored man named Gus Mills, in the
county OF Walton ON the plantation of William
Lowe, Esq, and did then and there cruelty
whip and maltreat colored boy named lobe
Huey. and ana also cruellywinp and maltreat
the SAID Gus Mills. and dld also cruelty whip
and maltleat the VIE OF the SAID Gus Mills, and
did also visit the house OF man named Jack
.Deniield, on the same plantation, and did then
and there cruelty whip and maltrsat eoored
boy named Welborn Smith, Who on or about
the fourth week IN March last, on Saturday
night between the hours 0tS and o'clock, came
to the house OF a man named Simon Carlton, on
the plantation OF Judge Buoy, In the county OF
Cobb, and did then and there break down the
door OF SAID house, ana presenting their guns to
the breast of the said Carton, did force him by
intimidation to submit to be tied, and when so
tied, did take him, the said Carlton, about one
hundred and fifty yards from his house, and did
then and there cruelty beat and maltreat the
said Carlton, and AFTER having released the said
Carlton ana shoot al MN with gun as he ran
and subsequently set nfe 10 and burned the
house, together with all the corn, fodder and
provisions clothing, household and kitchen
utensils belonging TO said Simon Carlton. Who
on on about the fourth week in March last, be
tween the hours offs and o'clock in the even
ing, came to the house Of c0lored man named
Columbus Jeter in the county Of Douglass, and
did then and there cruelty beat and maltreat Il
colored boy in the employ Ofthe said Jeter, and
did also cruelty maitreat and threaten to whip
the wife of the said Jeter. and did also by force
aud intimidation, compel him, Jeter, to submit
to be tied, and when so tied did take him CON
siderable distance away from his house and
threatened to murder him. and az the said Jeter
made his escape fired at him with shot .gln,
inhlcting a severe wound in the shoulder. Who
on or about the night Of the I'd Of April last
came to the house Of colored man named
Mitchell Reed, OH the plantation Of Mr.. Charles
Mason in the county of Jackson, and did then
and there take from his house the said Reed
and carried him some fifty yards away, remov-
ed his clothing and cruelty beat and whipped
him for nearly an hour Who on or about the
night ofthe 18th of April last in 1.-The county of
Clay did burn down and destroy school house
and notify the teacher, Mr.. H. NJ. Dickson, to
leave the country Who at sundry times with
in the three months last past came to the honse
of Mr.. Andrews in the county of Walker, and
robbed his wife Of the money and vauablss in
of Dade, and who threatened to take the life of
AIr. Emanuel Bailey, in said county Of Dade,
and thereby caused him to leave the State.
Who in die month of March last came TO the
house Of one Andrew Gearry or GERM, stu
ated on the plantation Of Mr.. Kerry in the eoun-