The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-03-02
KU-KLUX OUTEAGES.

and have asked the President to order
troops in the counties of Laurens,
Union, Spartenbnrg, York and Able
vile, where they say the Ku- Klux out
RACES have became SO frequent and the
perpetrators OF them so bold AID def
ant that it is no longer safe for order
loving men of any party to remain
there.
These gentlemen deny that they have
been sent for the purpose of making
political capital Their state is re-
publican by more than 80 900 majority
they need no more republican voters,
and unless Unionists are driven out of
Il infested section or frightened out
of all participation in political affairs.
any action of the Executive can in no
way change the result of future cleo
tons.
They report that the troubles of which
they complain, began on the day before
the election in October last, with the
whipying Of negro JUDGE Of election, in
order to prevent him being present at
the polling places, at which there was.
however, no interference with the volt
ing IT. Laurens county, as squad Of
United States troops were stationed there
On the day after election the soldiers
were Withdrawn and before they were
e 6a Oh
themselves.
The constable who had a warrant for
the arrest Of the two men. was attack ed
near the court house. and shot was
fired, and as if this was the signal agreed
upon, five men armed with rifles APP
reared onJhe square and commenced
firing, and then separated in squads otto
or three. They secured the country
around and shot down eleven Of the
prominent leaders of the Republicans.
most of whom were assassinated without
warning.
Among the victims Of this outrage
were the Judge of Probate for the coun>
ty and member Of the State Legisla-
ture. The troops were Immediately sent
back. and while they remained the coun,
try was comparatively safe Since their
Withdrawal many persons have been whip
ped and otherwise shaneluly abused.
The troops arrested several men known
to have been engaged in the Laurens af-
fair and they were taken to Columbia
They were Immediately released on writs
ofhabeas corpus by Judge Vernon who
has since been imneached by the Legisla-
ture, but resigned before his trial be-
gan
The most recent outrage reported by
this delegation. took place in Union
about six weeks ago, white the colored
militia were on parade. They demand
ed whisky Of an illicit d,stiller, who gave
them some, but who refused to give them
more on the plea that it was not his
property. HI was taken into the woods
and shot by Republicans as well as Dem
ocrat.
The journals demanded that the guilty
men be arrested and punished for their
crime. Five members Of the regiment
were placed in Jail, two of whom, INV
ever, we're probably able to prove that
they were not on parade when the MUIR
der was committed. These men were
taken from the jail during the night by
a mob of disguised men and shot; two
were killed outright, and the mob sup
posing the others dead, left them The
three who escaped were badly wounded,
and were replaced in Jail, when they par
italy recovered.
They informed the authorities that
they knew some who were engaged in
fnlm outrages, and that if their safety
could be guaranteed they would tell who
were the guilty men. Judge Thomas,
of Columbia. therefore issued a writ, or
dering the removal of the three men to
that city. and placed it in the hands of
the sheriff with orders to execute it
After some delay it was reported that he
had completed the arrangements for their
secret removal ON Monday night, Feb.
18th.
Sunday night a hand Of about 500 full
ly armed and masked men rode into town
They picketed the roads, and then went
TO the Jail and ordered the keeper to
give them the keys. This he refused to
do, and they then tied him to hifching
post, ard threatened his wife&ilh instant
death. if she did not tell them where the
keys were. Having thus obtained them.
they took the prisoners out of Jail. Car
rying them little ont oftown, they shot
SIX and hung two, and took two away with
them. These two have not since been
found. This outrage was seen by Major
Town. editor nf the Democratic new>la-
per published there, and he unites with
all order loving citizens in asking for
troops.
The delegation say that the men COM
uniting those outragcs are ex-Conteder
ate soldiers who have never been dishan-
ed, and that neither the militia or civil
authorities are able to Go anything to
stop them
DR.. EMMoNS. the able New England
divine, met pantheisiical physician at
the house OF sick parshiousr, 1t
was no place for dispute 1t was no
place for any unbecon,ing familiarity
with the minister. 1t was no place to
inquire into the age Of the minister, es-
peciaIlY with any intent of entanolinc-