Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-16

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nation of the Bloody Deed.
From the n. Y. World.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct. %, 1871.
The rumors which agitated the city
last evening To the effect that three of
our citizens had been murdered, yes
terday morning, across the border OF
in South Carolina, proved to be too
horribly true The three persons sup
posed to be murdered were well known
in Savannah, and the excitement pro-
duced by the report of Their horrible
butchery has become very intense.
The victims are Mr.. Louis II. De
Mountmollin, Mr.. ". A. Kent and Mr.
Henry Silver, and the circumstances of
the murder are as follows -
Mr.. De Montmollin is the owrer of
a rice plantation IN South Carolina,
near the Savannah and Charleston Rail
road bridge, about fourteen miles
above this city, and it appears that last
year he rented it to q Mr.. Letler, Tor
merly of bingham county, Georgia.
1t is said that Mr.. De hontmollin this
year notified Mr.. Zetler that he wished
him to vacate the premises, winch Iet-
Ter refused to do, and that they there
upon had violent quarrel, when Zet-
Ter WAS told that he would be forced to
leave. Another account says that De
Montmollin stated to his tenant that he
must not sublet the place, or any part
of it, to negroes. Ietler, 1t is sad,
maid no attention tO either notice and
go e.lo' ~ g ~ nInoa ,.a,,o his own
M M mall -. ~ ~ an a++annt
-, thn ,'5r, of +bo ounor In
- r,;al 1,,,,o,,J n,ro4birrror a,, a
.'aa1, ooH Do 1Fontn,ollin went Ia tbe
49,. !; 30, - F,,ra;tJ,, ,;oo4o1 Zstlor
''l ,,,,,,I,o,, # ,,ear1oo ybor, Ln Lod
",l" =; o,Itirot;no r;ae Tn that
- I ~. - IL, o ,,,,,,strot,rs
aa,,7.t All n,,,,hn, ~ noerr,ra. a,,raad
-, -, a,,d ,rn,.I, fn, he STont,noIIin
', -. a., III ,,olo
" w - - =, met NM
", .l,, s-,an,aj a. bo rostoro1 de- Mont,
,noiIin rntn,no5 10 savannah Three
or four days ago, however, the negroes
VINO E"" au"n1oheI Ino Pi""V'VIo1
WIN Nlr, .. z-G'leI 'ecl''e'' W l'',liu "a'l
oflIe olt tuclI coi"paDlo,iS NHo re-
Ihal'leu 70 ~oIN iol &c -lioi''Li ~
As soon as 'nt ia'OSl ii"iile' . 'i'i''il
hearI o. tillS liUeuue" "VV'VN nc ilIi,'-
ulately 1elt Ihe clvS' ACCOM- l'"llieu ~
MI " = NeliT 'liA iie,ii9 ~ INV. a'',''
t,lere pelllS no Eo''9o On VIC pi"i'"'iol''
tley euc'llIpe'' III an Va"
CONFEDERATE RIFLE PIT,
which they proceeded to repair and
strengthen in order to resist m attack
should the negroes attempt to make
one. Aud subsequent events proved
that their precautions were really need
ed. The story of the murder is told
bv colored man named Stonewall
jackson, one of De Montmollins ser
wants 1t seems that this man was in
camp with his employer and his COM
panions ON Saturday night, and early
! Sunday morning he went down to the
river TO catch some fish for breakfast.
/ While thus occupied yesterday morn
| ING he heard a
,,,, ON, ,,,,s,,,,.rn1,
in the direction OF the camp, where he
had left 1.-THE three WHITE gentlemen
sleeping. He says that from the noise
made 10y the discharge OF the guns, he
is of the impression that there were at
least one hundred shots hred. Hasten
ing Immediately to the shore, stone
wall intended gong to the camp, but
by the time he had walked yards,
he heard such a shouting ana cursing
that he was AFRAID to proceed any 1nr-
Their, knowing that the other negroes
were looking for hlm, he returned to
the river bank and concealed himself
IN the bushes.
From his place OF refuge he heard
the commlngled shouts, cheers and