The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-08

ten men, marched up to Ben Betha's door between
twelve and one O'Clock, and. rapping there said
to the negro as he appeared
"COme out mere We want your The darky
seemed aware by their resoute faces that his hour
long threatened, mad come, and he turned about
and said to his wife-"Ole woman, specs they's
gwine to Kill me. Mebbe I'll never come back no
mO'.n
eco ana get your hatp' was the next order and
then the negro was lifted out Of the shanty and for
one quarter OF mile there was no sign Of his well
known foot tracks. The fact was that ne had
been lifted on horse and ridden on o
quarter OF mile, so as to hide bis traces.
The tracks reappeared after a certain dis
lance, and the negro was never more heard
OF after that night. but was found dead, shot
through and through. Judge Russell called upon
the Grand Jury to indlct every man OF this party;
but the Grand Jury, with that proverbial Southern
justice manifested towards the negro,
IGNORED THE BILL.
and then the Judge, with almost extra judicial
severity, put his written protest on the records Of
the Court, and denounced the action OF the Grand
Jury as outrageous. He then issued his bench war.
rant, and outlawed every man concerned in the
killing Of Betha, and they all ran out OF the coun-
try. Malcolm MacNiell went to Baltimore where
he Is clerk In store and his brother has ned to
Mississippi. This happened only q few months
ago.
The negro waiter in the hotel at Lumberton said
to me in the presence OF several white men OF the
town.
"They say they 60 up to scunietown to hunt
Lowery; but never knew them to 60 there without
killing someYnnocent person.
THE MURDER OF HENRY RgvRLs.
The murder Of Henry Revels, a muatto boy, Is
another case in point One night DR.. Smith. who
resides north OF scufns!QXp, same into that settle.
ment and said he had been shot at On the road by
somebody. Dr.. Smith was q brother of Colonel
Smith, the democratic Treasurer Of the county, and
also merchant at Shoe Heel. Putting their heads
together the Shoe Heeiers concluded that the fellow
was Henry Revels likely mulatto. who mad be-.
come leading republican and was somewhat saucy
around that region. He had been brought up BY
Hugh Johnson and made body servant so that he
had better appearance and more intelligence than
the ordinary run Of Scutllefowners.
Fifteen or sixteen men on horseback and in
buggies. started out from Shoe Heel and rode ak
miles on, to Jonnson's place, and took young Revels
by force out OF the house, telling him not to omen
his mouth. They carried him to the vicinity OF
Floral College, where resided the Rev. Mr.. Coble.
chaplain on the occasion Of the killing OF old Allan
Lowery There Revels was shot dead and his car.
cass thrown behind woodpile. The negroes found
the carcass and called up the reverend divine to
identify It. Coble BY this time not anxious to fail
into the hands Of Judge Russell, had the Coroner
cited, but before jury could be summoned some
person concerned in the murder took the body and
hid 1t In mudhole, where the negroes again dis
covered it and the inquest was held.
warrants were issued for these Ku Klux, and put
in the hands OF John MacNiell, OF Smith township.
and
all the parties ran away.
THE oxENDINEs SHOT AND WHIPPED.
This MacNiell, although constable and nead Oh
the militia in his township, was personally con-
cerned IN the outrage on the Oxendines hearing
that Tom Lowery, one Of the outlaws was dead'
and wishing prove IL ana discover the BODY, per-
maps for the purpose Of getting the reward IL was
resolved 70 pay the Oxendincs visit. They went
10 the house Of Jesse 0xendlne. sQp OF 'onn VINO