River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-10-18

regular order to wreak their revenge
upon the blacks. They marched down
the works in procession, four abreast
all armed with pistols, guns. or picl,
handles, swearing to kill every negro
they should find.
HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.
One of the negroes, Denis Powell.was
shot down at the first volley, before he
had time to get from the line of the
works. He was left where he fell, while
the whites pressed on in pursuit of
those still running. es@
The mob soon reached Mrs. Carter,s
house and demanded admission. Mrs
Carter had secured her doors and re-.
fused to open them, whereupon the
maddened fellows quickly kicked in
the panels and forced an entrance. But
they soon satisfied themselves that
there were no negroes within, and then
withdrew without doing further dam.
age. In prowling about, however, thew
soon spied one of the fellows hidden
under the stoop, and shot him where
he lay. Then dragging him out, they
beat his brains out on the very door
step of the house, leaving the horribly
disfigured body lying there. This mans
name was Ben Dishman. He was a
very quiet, inoffensive man, rather
older than his fellows. He had taken
no part in the nights disturbances,
He leaves wife and two children in
Faquier county, Va.
MORE MURDERS.
Next they summoned one of Mrs.
Carriers laborers, and threatening him
with instant death, at the same time
brandishing knife before his face, Or
dered him to open the outbuildincs.
WHICH were thoroughly searched, but
without results. By this time there
were no more negroes in sight and the
pursuit was stopped. But on return.
ing to the works the pursuers came
across Powell, who was so badly
wounded as to be unable to move.
They went at him with clubs, and very
soon put him out of his misery, beat
ing his head into shapeless mass.
Powell was also reputed to be quiet
man. He leaves two children, who live
with his mother at Petersburg, Va.
Both he and Dishman belonged to the
gangs quartered on Mrs Carter farm,
and had had no connection whatever
with the disturbances. a
AS the rioters were passing the shan
ties on their return, they spied another
negro, Oscar Bruce, who had ventured
out of concealment to secure some of
his clothing. Poor Bruce escaped their
shots until he reached a fence when,
in attempting to climb it, his pursuers
overlook him, and placing their guns
and pistols close against bis body fair
ly riddled him with bullets. But not
satisfied with this, the murderers
jumped upon his body AMI stamped it
with their heavy boots, at the same
time beating it with their clubs until it
scarcely retained the semblance of a
human form, and then left it to the
mercy of whoever might find it.
RETURN OF THE BRUTAL MURDERERs.
This terminated the frightful morn
ing's work, and the excited butchers,
recovering something of their show of
order, retraced their steps to their
quarters at the tunnel, and disbanded.
AS soon as released from the form of
discipline to which they had submitted
themselves, utter decentralization and
fear seem to have seized the men. A
number of them, including those claim
ed to have been the leaders, at once
cleared out, and have not since been
seen. The others, patronized'and SYM
pathized with by that portion of their
fellow laborers who had refrained from
engaging in the bloody work, sat down
moody and sullen, refusing to talk with
any but their companions regarding
the affair, and the whole colony reso-
iutely refusing to give particle of IN
formation either to the magistrates, re-
porters, or any one else. Up to last
night they had refused to resume work,
but still hung sround in groups, a ter
ror to the whole region about, whichis
kept in constant apprehension of fresh
disturbances from them. Many of
them, in their broken heads and bruis-
ed faces, carry with them the evidences
of their participation in the lawless
outbreak, but for some unexplained
reason they are permitted to remain at
large, not one who is known to have
been engaged in the fight having yet
been apprehended.
~. THE BLACKS WILL NEVER RETURN.
Most OF the negroes have abandoned
the reserved wages due them, and have
cleared out in terror. Some few re-
main about, hoping to get their money,
but they refuse to resume work, and
declare that they will not again work
there under any circumstances. They
are careful to keep out of sight Of the
Irishmen.
sThe disturbance will prove a very
costly affair for the contractor, and will
materially put back the work ON the
road. But for this the contractor is
himself to blame for his lack of iudg-
ment In nlncin1r alIoL LantiIa nInnannts