The New York herald., 1874-09-01

said that Burrell Butler coloredj was To be tn,
nrst victim, as he had opposed
TnB WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER OF rHR WHITES
ana they cared that he would tell on them, as hi
knew OF their plans. The attack on the two youRs
men was not In accordance with any preconceivet
idea OF attack, but was merely done oy way OF ex
pertinent. TO see II It would De resented BY the
Alter hearing the evidence the negroes were pu,
under guard OF forty or n!ty men and sent on to
time and aiterward they were kindly Cared i, ior
had been given fair trial and now In default ol
| ball were held TO await further investigation be-
fore higher tribunal Numbers OF citizens oEered
their services to guard the negroes to JAIN, but as
tEey made no ugly DEMONSTRATORS their services
were refused. The route TO Trenton was pursued
without interruption until within mile OF the
BAND OF MASKED MEN HALTED rHs PARTY
| and demanded their surrender. Constable Dun
gan who was In charge. advised the men 10 dis
pefse, said that the negroes were already prison
! ers OF the law and they could do no good only
harm. by any demonstration. After some more
ers again proceeded on their way to the Trenton
Jali, the latter with fear and trembling Through
out Monday afternoon and night rumors were
numerous as TO the collecting OF large body
OF armed negroes. who intended attacking the
Citizens armed themselves as Well as they could
and stood guard over their homes and hresides all
without iurther trouble.
The prisoners that had been placed in JAIL six
teen IN number must have felt like men living on
avoicano out they were in worse position than
tnat, lor they were men at the mercy OF people
wuom tuey ndu attempted TO outrage, ana, Dy tne
two enorts that had ALREADY been made to snatch
them irom their Keepers, might well feel that the
strong arm OF tue iaw was not near so strong nor
so mighty as human passion when under the iniu-
ence OF q great excltemear II they trembed
WI hin their cells it was not with iear that was
groundless. On Tuesday night
MOST CHASTITY AND HORRIBLE SCENE
took place. one hundred armed and masked men
rode up to the JAIL terrible and foroiddng cava-
cade, ana, when tneir object was considered, none
could look upon them without shudder. The
long rows OF black robed and black masked figures,
fn QtrlE a
terror into every breast. An occasional voice
called out IN sepuchral tones 'Close up, there, -
keep in line, men," "Halt" and sucn express
slons, which mingled with the clatter OF horses
hoois. The jail door was reached and
down The street. The drst summons met with no
response. but another knock, knock. that grew
boder and louder, and stl knock, knock. until the
Jaller came unwLingly to open the door TO the ex-
acting mob. Short. exnlting sentences, calculated
at intervals. and low exchanged remarks were
heard now and then. suddenly there was q COM
mand Men, follow me-" number dashed in,
shout and shril whistle were heard, the jail door
opened with grating sounds, admitted the men
and closed again. When the doOlS reOpened
THE SIXTEEN POOR SOULS,
that aouotless ere TINS mad repented tneir lncen-
diary language and conduct, were brought out into
the open air from which the daylight had ned.
The doomed men uttered neither cry nor groan. 1t
was near midnight and the weird light OF the iull
moon was obscured by an occasional cloud, as ii
to hide her face in horror at the ndescroable
TO add 10 the dreadful panorama, and the few eye
witnesses seemed paralyzed or turned into stone
Ings OF he silent band In their
GRoTEsQUE AND FANTASTIC MAsKERY.
The sixteen prisoners were hurried out by those
who mad entered the jail alter them, the order was
given TO mount and the lawless band rode out OF
sight. Presently shot was heard IN the distance,
and then another and another. Those who heard
felt that poor soul had been hurried into eter.
nifty as each sharp, short crack gave token Of toe
discharge OF another fatal bullet on its errand Of
death.
Parties subsequently followed in The direction OF
the shots, and found
They were examined and Our found to be en-
tirely dead, while the heart still beat in the two
comfortable position and placed in the care OF q
physician. The masked men conducted the other
hanging % and she Shooting ssr,nging and leaving them
with gnastly wounds along the highway.
Early Wednesday morning young man entered
Trenton with tine news that 500 negroes had
MARCHING ON THE TOWN
to avenge the death OF their fellows which cre-
ated the greatest CONSERVATION and excitement.
Women and children were sent into the town to
that a few days before had thought they were in
peaceful country, now ieit that they were about to
Se IN tne miqst ot oasne wnere inrriated ana
| with their lathers brothers and sons, resolved to
I protect their homes unto death, on the other
The cheeks Of strong men were banched, women
and children were fearful and anxious, and all
seemed paralyzed with fear at the awful calamity
and waited, but as che day began to decline and
there was still no Immediate attack people began
that there would be no more dlstur Dances 1or the
present at least
Pulaski, brought him to Nashville Immediately
when he decided to offer
|. REWARD OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
each for the apprehension Of tue masked jail
Tue Governor denounces the lawlessaess and is
determined to use all authority vested in hun TO
The following
INSTRUCTIONS WERE SENT
IN ~ prjf NJ n Nv -
To THE sHE.rrr OF GIssos oouxrY, Ta.sroE TENN. -
have no direct inormation Of your troubles But 1t
ha County
nus Il The psaes By ali
prevent collisions but in such number and BY such
Of s e s
necessary assistance TO uphold the law and protect
have Offered reward Of $500 Zach for o. I'll the oo a
citizens bring all the lay RS & ssSR doVsanor
tits expected that the Governor Will issue
general proclamation at an early day. calling upon
Ing The the law and in the preservation Of peace.
MEETING OF C0L0RED MEN
was held here "Wednesday night. IN which Justice
had ADVISED the co.ored people from whom be mad
received messages from the country, to keep quiet
any any so sort. % They Would ask the Governor Ior pro-
tectlon, and should he tan to give IT, they would
Thursday night another peace meeting was
held. Many OF the leading colored citizens were
absent, but there assembled respectable audi
ence Of about TWO hundred. Camppell made
speech, in substance as follows:-He said that 1T
was now Q confirmed TACT that hIteen c0lored
citizens at Trenton and a young coored girl at
HartsvIlle had been killed; that there mad been
various depredatlons throughout the State; but.
nevertheless he hoped there would not be any
bad blood allowed to rise to the surface at that
meeting. That would be wrong upon the part or
any OF them. They were there to ask the authori-
ties to stop these wrongs. He was confident they
would do it.. He didn't want them 10 take up
cunQel and 20 out to fight. he wanted the
Governor to move in his power and stop It, He
said that II they mad met for anything under the
sun, 1t was
PEACE, PEACE.
He suggested the introduction OF some resolu.
tions to That effect and hoped q committee would
be appointed TO take them to the Governor. They
must not 90 upon their muscle; they mad laws IN
Tennessee that guaranteed lie and Iimb to
every citizen, and the laws were strong enough,
II enforced, for their protection. Two wrongs did
not make right. They were to Introduce peace
measures and ask the authorities to stop lawless-