The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-30

A CotoRED DEMOCRAT ATTACKED ny
NEGRO RADICALS AND SEVERELY BEATEN.
Last sunday evening, Stephen Brown, a
oolored Democrat, living ON Bridge Row,
and colored preacher named lewis
Williams, together with their wives.
went over to Hamburg to church.
brown was assured before he went that
he would not be molested; nevertheless.
as soon as. the services were over. and
Inc congregation WAS leaving tho church.
Dody of pegroea assembled Mt the door.
and crying: "Kill =. the 4 Dsmocratl''
'Anock him down." attempted to seize
MIN: Brown, however, clung close to
Williams, and several members of ths
ohurch, who tried to protect him. He
was finally knocked down, and the des-
peradoes would probably have stamped
him to death, had lie not been pulled up
immediately by Williams. Brown and
Williams then started for tho bridge.
followed by the black Ku Klux, who
ralued upon both shower of blows
from sticks OF every description. The
soonndrels were evidently incensed with
Williams on account of his efforts to pro-
tect Brown. hence their maltrestmont of
him as we'll as the latter. Brown was
once seized by his nssailants. Who
dragged him suIo distance. when vii.
liams. assisted by number of the bet.
ter disposed among the members of the
Hamburg Church, managed to rescue
him. Williams and Brown then hurried
towards the bridge. which they noon
reached, and proceeded some distance
upon. Being now within Georgia juris
d'otlon. Brown considered that be was
safe. This proved not to be the case.
He was CLOSELY followed by tho negro
tadicals. who again attacked him, near
the middle OF the bridge, and beat him
In q fearful manper. They also attempt.
Cd to throw Williams wife into the
river, but wore prevented by her frantic
struggles apo the determined efforts Of
her husband. The beating Of Brown
still continued, and the determination of
MS prosecutors seemed to be to nuke
him take light in order that they might
shoot him as he ran. Brown, however,
still clung to Williams and the few others
who we're endeavoringF to protect him,
and his assailants, finding that in order
to murder him they would be obliged to
Kill everal others, who, although voting
the Radical ticket, did not wish to see an
Innocent man butohsred, and discover
Ing the approach Of n policeman, re-
turned to the Carolina side Of the river,
leaving their victim with bloody eve
and bruised body.
Brown recognized among the attack.
ing party several negro men living in
Hamburg, but having employment in
Augusta. He; therefore, proceeded to
the City Hall, where he Informed the
police OF the affair, and gave thom the
names OF those Of his assailants working
IN Augusta. Yesterday morning three Of
these, named respectively Thomas Car.
roll, Cyrus James and Brown Anderson,
were arrested and lodged in the guard
house., to await the action of the grand
Jnry. portion Of the assault having been
committed within the jurisdiction Of the
State OF Georgia. Butler Edwards, an
other OF the .'esaulting party, who was
employed aC Ia, machine shop of Mr..
Goodrich, swam across the river aud
escaped. w understand that the ne
groes who wei arresto.l will be indicted
for riot.
We we're informed by Brown. tho man
who was 80 severely handled, thnt there
liz an organized band of colored Ku Kiux
IN Hamburg, with Thomas Carroll, one
OF tho arrested parties, as captain. The
object OF this band is to deter colored
men from becoming Democrats, and to
punish those that are already of that po.
litical faith. That they endcavor to
oarry out this object is evident by the
attack on Brown Sunday night. Of
course no notioe is taken OF such cases
by the Federal authorities. Everything
10 right and proper in their eyes to pre-
vent colored men voting for Greeley.
Democrats only are to be dealt with IN.
der the Enforcement ACT.
Augusta Constiiutionalist.
CAPT. SHoTwgLL.- This fearless yonth
publishes card in the Charlotte Oh
seroer Indignantly deny ing that ho had
been trying to make terms with the enc.
my. We believe that ha would rot in