The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-04
FLORENCE IN CONVICTION.
Negro CiviItties to Detective-LnrSe
Robbery and Several Parties Ar
rested.

The numerous robberies which have been
have at last reused the losers to action. Several
months ago four or i've bags of cotton we're
stolen, and nothing was done to secure the
robbers. This was followed by other depreda-
tions on smaller scale, which have at last
had the effect of stimulating the people to
and attempting to bring the robbers to justice.
Several days ago the residence Of Mr.. T. N.
Rogers, about seven miles from FloreEce, was
broken into and a large assortment Of silver
plate, consisting OF several dozen Of silver
spoons and forks, ladies', &C., carried of.
telegram was sent to Charleston for detec-
tive, and Officer Hernandez was dis
patched to the scene of action. He arrived
at Florence on Saturday, and accompanied by
Mr. Rogers and armed with warrant from
Trial Justice Fludd, of Florence, proceeded to
the plantation of Mr.. Rogers. One OF the
robbers, named Louis James, was identified
by peculiar track he made, owing to de-
formity of one of his feet, on the night of the
robbery, and to hin the officer first paid his
attentions. Louis, black youth of about
fourteen summers, was found in cornfeld
about dark, and having been arrested was
taken to Mr.. Rogerss house. On the way
thither some negro women discovered the
cortege and gave the alarm among the settle
ments. Soon after this, two other suspected
negroes, named Patrick Adam and Agrlppa
Jenkins, were arrested, and the officer,
accompanied by Mr.. Rogers, and with the
four prisoners in charge, started for
Florence, seven miles off. The alarm
given by the woman spread like wildfre, and
soon after leaving the plantation of Mr.. R.. the
small cortege was encountered on the road by
about one hundred infuriated colored people
Of all ages and sexes, and armed with every
describable weapon. Hating the party, they
presented their muskets and threatened to
fire; but the small party were not to be over
awed, and drawing their repeaters announced
that they were ready for business. This unex-
pected show of determination had its effect on
the rabble, and giving back little, they al
lowed the guard and prisoners to move on.
At intervals the shouts of the crowd along the
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the mob; but the guard and prisoners were
fortunately mounted, and pushing briskly for
ward arrived at Florence with large mob
whooping and yelling at their heels. The prison.
ers and guard stopped at the station and were
speedily surrounded by their late pursuers,
more infurlated than ever. As their crowd
increased, they began to grow more furious
and threatening. and it is hard to say what
would have happened had not Trial Justice
Fludd interposed, and by short speech in a
measure pacded the colored Ku-Klux. They
did not dIsperse, however, until the train left,
upon which the prisoners had been placed BY
q clever flank movement. The culprlts ar
rived here yesterday morning, and were duly
lodged In the Detective Office. None of the
stolen property has been recovered, but
enough has been disclosed to show where 1t is,
aud who were the thieves. The prisoners are
held for examination under another warrant
from Trial Justice Magrath.