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

hip with gun stock, disabling him, and negro
man, showing some socitude for the fluid prop
erty, they tied up, whipped MIN with wagon trace
and slit his ears with penknife. The liquor which
they did not remove they destroyed before the
United States revenue ofllcer could find 1t.
Next night the persons who had placed their fruit,
&c. for distaton at this place. started in pursuit
OF the fugitives. They found the whole party, very
drunk, at George Appewhte's, between Red Banks
and Plumer's station. Applewhlte was an alert,
thicklipped, decp.browed, wooy headed African,
with q steadfast brutal expression. Firing into
the house the outlaws rushed out, well armed and
spelling for fight. The nelghbors wounded nearly
every man OF the party. Boss Strong was shot in
the forehead, Henderson Oxendine In the arm and
George Applewhlte in the thigh.
steve o. DAVIS, OF Moore county, fne young
man and brave as youth dare be, rushed ahead OF
the party and forced the lighting in the swampy
edge OF the field where the outlaws were. Henry
Berry Lowery took deliberate sight upon him and
shot him through the back OF the head He fell
dead.
THE MURDER OF CARLISLE,
possess no data upon the murder OF a Mr.. Car
lisle who appears have been killed In the early
part OF the open and announced warfare except
the record that some OF the bobtan followers OF
Lowery's band were accused Of the crime. One
"Shoemaker john" not proven guilty Of the muir
der OF Mr.. Carlisle, received sentence OF ten years
In the State Penitentiary March l. 1871 for burglary
He appeared to be glad OF the opportunity to 60
safely to jail and to escape, on the one hand the
mob and on the olher the Lowery gang.
"DAL" BAKER.
In the fall Of 1865 Daniel, or "Dal' Baker was
shot in the leg while near Scufletown, and his leg
had TO be amputated.
Several other shootings occurred about this time,
and the war now being well understood, the citizens
volunteers, militia and two companies OF United
States troops started in to make set compaign
against the outlaws. Here some atrocities we're
committed properly belonging to this narrative.
Among the crimes OF the Lowery band must be
placed in legitimate context some Of the more pre-.
cipitate crimes committed against the muattoes OF
scunetown by their white neighbors. Eight negroes
have been killed by the whites episodcally In the
hunts for the Lowerys.
THE MURDER or BEN BETHA. -->.
Ben Betha was a full-blooded negro and violent
radical republican among his color, and he was
used by the republican politicians to disseminate
their doctrines and keep the color In Scufrletown
united In vote and sentiment. He was what is
called praying politician, apt to be frenzied and
loud in prayer and to exhort wildly, ana he has
cunning enough to ring politics and the wrongs of
the colored people into his prayers so that he
might have been said TO pray the whole ticket.
Last winter the democrats having full possession
OF the county, and the Ku Klux going bareaced ana
undsguisedy through Samson, Richmond and the
adjoining counties, 1t resolved to make an ex.
ample OF this praying negro. The Coroner OF the
county, Robert Chaa6n, got a party ostenslply to
hunt for Lowery, he being the pretext for all Ku
Klux operations IN Robson, and 1t is alleged that
some members OF the party came out OF Battery A,
United states artillery, then posted in and about
Sculletown.
THE robson COUNTY KU KLUx
seldom wore DISCUSSES, the Lowery pretext covering
all their operations. With eighteen young men
they started towards Ben Betha's and the PROPOSE.
ton was then sprung to take MIN out and kill him
that night. Alarmed at this Chaa1n, the Mac
queens and some OF the more prudent turned back,
afraid Of Judge Russe's bench warrants. Malcolm
AacNlsn now took command, aql. AZ the head ot