The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-23
A Ku Kiux. Party Brought 70 GRIEF
TWO Wounded,
HE1aHTs ABOVE HAMBURG, s. c.,
- lt# September II, 1871

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September II, 1871.
EDITOR OF THE UNIoN-DEAR E.a:
May ask small space in your me-, It
excellent paper for the purpose of giving
your readers an account of the Ku Klux
doings in the good old County Of Edge
Held, County TINT has been noted for
it's great quietness and conservative prin-
oiple?
There is part Of Edgefeld County
which is known by the name of tho
Ozark Corner" for what reason I know
perhaps for some bloody transac.
ton, such as am going to narrate.
About three weeks ngo, last Saturday
night, in that part of the County already
named, an aged colorcd man and his
family were aroused by yory loud call
ing at the door by party demanding
that the door be opened, and that he
should como out, as they wished to speak
TO him.. He refused to open the door
but said that lie would on the morrow
be at Red Oak Grove church, and that
there they could SEQ him. That pro.
mise did no good; they became more fu-
rious, and swore that if he did not open
they would break down the door. The
old mans young men, nearly grown to
manhood, said to tho father that they
would open the door, and, if need be,
die in defence of their homo. They
armed themseives--one with double
barrel gun well loaded with buck-shot,
(none Of your bird -shot,) the other with
one OF the best of pistols. The young
men then opened the door. The mo.
ment it was opened they were fred upon.
They returned the fire, and immediateIv
after they heard sounds of distress com
ing from the direction they had fred.
They then went out q short distance
from the house, and found two Young
white men wounded badly j.. the
thigh and lying on the ground, ths other
in the arm.
Now, Mr.. Editor, what do you think
did these young colored men do? To
their everlasting honor be it said, that
instead OF doing what, perhaps, many
others would have done under such cir
cnmstances = murdered the wounded
men;--they took them up, carried them
into heir-house, and, like good Samari.
tans, bound up their wounds, at the
same time telling them that to Edgefield
Court House they must go. In the
meantime, some Of the wounded mons
comrades, who ingloriously fled at the
first onnet, returned, and while at some
distance from the house, called aloud to
know if they might come in. They were
told to come in, that the inmates of the
house were not afraid of a dozen suoh.
The wounded men and their comrades
begged and pleaded so much to have the
matter dropped, expressing great sor-
row for what they had done, saying that
they had been promised the pitiful sum
OF SlO to perform the damnnble Job of
Ku Klu1ing. SO after much fair pro.
misses and the payment of 800 to the
family before midnight, the colored man
promised to keep the names Of the party
inviolate, although we'll known to him.
AN OLD REPUBLICAN.
The above article we clip from the Co
lumbia Union. of late date, to show the
people OF Edgefield sample of the mic
erable falsehoods that are being cirou.
lated for party effect by certain despicn.
ble characters in our midst. We have
conversed with gentlemen from the sec
ton indicated, and are authorized To
proclaim the above Ku Klux story false
in every particular. Not word Of truth
In it. And We call upon the Union and
his "Old Republican" correspondent to
prooe to tho contrary.
Edge,aelN Adperliser.
AFRMALE ADvENTUnER.-Iren Robin.
son, nineteen years of a0e. who ran