Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-05
wALHALL CAROLINA, FRIDAY JANUARY g. 1872

itom IoTkVlIleJ on tlSnlnR Creek, where no
was detained until Saturday morning, the
others--son,e fourteen in number--going on
to tho plantation of Mr.. r. II. Glen, where
some laborers were employed. Here they ar.
rested youth named Lovelace, who Was in
the service Of family Of the name of David.
son. Young Lovelace's offense was baying
sometime previously struck a negro, named
Abe Chont. The young man was taken to
and there "court martialed." The "CourtJ
adjudged him guilty, and sentenced him to
pay fine of SIS damages to Choat, and 81 to
the "Major," or so to jail The bcwilderod
boy, not knowing by what authority the
"court" was constituted in these "pipipg tunes
of peace," gladly assehtcd to tho paying Of
tho fino and damages, and was to have dis.
charged the obligation last Monday During
tho sitting of the "court," the "Major' an,
noupced that during tho next week he should
establish his headquarters in that neighbor.
| hood, and would proceed to try number of
other cases and adjust matters generally. =
Their conduct ut the house of the Davidson
family, which consists entirely of femules, was
of an outrageous character, though no violence
was attempted toward the ladies'
| On the same day they continued the raid to
Bailey Barror's, within a mile of Wright's
ferry, when they changed their course aud
entered the public road at Saints mill. Mr.
Sahms and also Mr.. j. Leroy Barron, were
threatened with arrest, though no serious at.
tempt was made to put the threat Into exc.
cution. r" h9ii 'Nn.
At Suhm's mill, the crowd disbonded to
meet on the following Saturday, near Doug
las store, when, the "Major' assured them,
they should receive pay for their services at
the rates of 50 per day, and So per night, for
whatever time they were on active duty.
Their captive, Smith, for whose detention
no conjecture can be given, was oil this time
prevented from speaking to any white man
they chanccd to meet, aud consequently, his
situation could not be properly made known !;
though on Thursday rumor reached, Capt
Ogden, now ia command at this post, that a
gang of negroes had pretended to arrest, and
We're dragging over the county white man
On Thursday night, Capt. Ogden sent a squad
Of men, under command of Lieutenant Bra.
don, in pursuit Of the negroes mud four of
then, were arrested. "A number of tho others,
in order to cor cal their actions, hastened to
Mrs. Stcele's place, where Smith was still de.
tained, and after concealing their arms, start.
ed on Saturday morning with their prisoner
to Yorkville, compelling him by threats and
menaccs, to go before Capt Ogden, and make
a statement to the effect that lie had not been
under arrest by the negroes. but that he had
accompanied them Of his own free will aud
accord. This statement being made by Smitl,
in person, Capt Ogden permitted the negroes
accompanying him to depart. Smith was on
iy too glad to return to his home without cor
rectiug THO false statement he had been oom-
PEELED to make. ID,
The detachment which had gone out on
Thursday night, under Lieut. Braden, return.
ing with the above mentioned prisoners, and
reporting the truth of tho outrageous conduct
Of the entire gang, and contradicting the
statement whioh Smith Was compelled to make
as to his connection with them, SECOND do.
taohment, under Lieutenant Benner, was sent
out with instructions to arrest the whole par.
ty, which was soon accomplished.
Twelve of the negroes implicated have been
arrested and are now in jail in tho custody of
the military authorities, and have been idon.
fed by several of the persons whom they had
outraged. Warrants have also been taken out
by Mrs. Williams against the party that Wis
tied her house, and the probability is that the
gallant "Major" will find 'soldiering rather
a hard business after all, and his dusky troop
will realize chat the promise of $2 per day and
S3 per night not so remunerative, even if it
does, afford more excitement than solitary
confinement. ''.Rb'" ,I'''''
Tho following are the negroes arrested and
in Jail; Silas Gillespie, Rufus Rawlinsop,
Nicodemus Jackson, Green Hampton, Jack
| Wallace, Jacob Webb, Jefferson Jackson, Nj.
Neeley, Lewis McCaw, Simon Gillem, Jacob
Avery and "Major" Joe Carter. g
MIR. Smith, after feeling himself 10 longer
dersfestraint of the negroes, camol to town
and gavo correct version Of tho affairs, which
was corroborative OF, tho statements previously
made by some Of, the negroes subsequent to
their arrest and commitment to Jail, who as,
aert that they we're compelled, by Carter and
his original gang, to follow them and obey
their orders. - Yorhotlls Enquirer. Y
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| 5 GRAND LoDeE.---The following are the off.
GERS elected to serve for the ensuing year:
r. s. Bruins, NJ. w. G. NJ, Charleston; j.
| B. Kershaw,s r. w. D. G.. NJ, Camden;
James A. Hoyt, n. w. G.. S.iW., Anderson;
| Fl. w. Schroeder, r. w. G. r., Charleston:
| B. Rush Csmpbell, II. w. g. s., Charleston;
Rev. A. 'Tooomer Porter, r. w. G.. G., Char.
lesion.
The following appointments we're made: (:
p X. Ooburn, Grand Marshal, Sumroerville;
II. D. Corbett, Grand Pursuivant, Sumter;
VIM. Elliott, Senior G.. D., Beaufort: j.
Villineuve, Sepier G.. D, Camden wv l..
Reid, Junior Ct. D., Camden; w. I. West,
Junior G.. D.; B. "A. Muokonfuss, Grand
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