The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-07

How the Missouri ku kiux Celebrated Christ
From the sadalia Times, Dec. 2s.l


from the Sadalia Times Dec. 2s.I
ON ChrIstmay DAY. while the sun was shining
brightly on all below anu peace ana good VIII pre-.
vailed among all Cnrlstan men. the most horrii
scenes We're enacted IN the county Of Saline, Mo.
The devlll5h spirit Of the HI kluX, which has been
Tor some time past darkIy unused among Il certain
bloody violence on Monday last ana, 1t Is hardly
necessary TO say, TOOK the shape Indlscrinate
slaughter OF negroes There IS a class OF desperate
rOwdies In some parts OF this State VINO do not real
NE that the war Is over, ana whose first impulse
when under the influence OF liquor, Is to Kill a ing
ger'' or two Nor does 1t always lake liquor 10 set
their diabOlica cruelty to WORK for IL seems that
they consider the numbering of colored people the
nttest way to ceieorate Christmas and ENJOY them
selves.
From q gentleman who left Marshall. saline
county, on Monday at noon we have tile following
being enacted IN that county How long they lasted
Or how many negroes were killed we are not vet IN
formed but our informant saw five dead bodies,
and when he left the excitement was at is height.
lie says:-
ION Monday morning started from a point In
Saline county where mad Deen living for nearly
year past, to come to Sedalla- was OH foot and,
win pack on my back, was travelling on the GAS
gov road, which | struck about four miles from
Saline city. At that point heard they having
lively times In Marshall and 1t seemed TO he under
stood That the negroes were getting Cleaned out.
negroes hanging to tree Both were dead,
and were hanging by the neck about
further on ! saw large colored maa lying
by the road side. Thinking he might he awe
walker up 10 Nun, Dut lOtiIu MN stone uedu Ills
stomach was torn open and his bowels prOrudlng,
az IL he had been shot more than or probably
with neayy load or bucksnof. The lower part OF
his vest and upper part OF his pantsoons were shot
away. ] continued on my way towards Marshall
about two miles, when ] came upon two more
negroes lying stiG anu dca, IN the road, both or
them shot through the bodies Being alone and
some alarm hurried ON. At the railroad crossing
two and a nall miles from Marshall met TWO
white men, with negro IA charge The White
men were both armed and the negro had his right
shoulder shot on He was badly wounded, and
was Iimpin9 along between the other two. When
l neared Marshall loon by.Dath through
the woods and came into Town lust behind the
Catholic church. As came out oil the brush four
men, all Of them heavily armed Jumped out and
cried 'halt." stopped and they came up with
pistols cooked. When told them was from near
glasgow they said all right and let me pass
when they left me they WENT little negro shanty
near by, and two went inside. while Two stood
guard without. What thcy did there DO not know
In Marshall found everything In state OF eXcite-
ment. went into restaurant TO get something 10
eat but could get nobody 10 walt. on me. Then
went TO the hotel and sat down to dinner. While
there saw party armed men starting out on tue
Arrow Rock road, a. they said, 10 clean out an-
otner lot OF ngRers got away from thcre as soon
as could. ana came on to point near Iiousiona,
IN this county, where took the cars for Seoalia.p