The New York herald., 1874-09-01
The Bloody Regulators" Lynch
Fifteen Prisoners.
The COwardly Murder of a COlOred
School Teacher and Others.
JEFF. Davis and General Forrest as
Pacifcators.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 2s. 1874.

ton by seyenty-1Ve or one nunureu masked men
on Tuesday night. This most unnatural and out
rageous crime struck terror and alarm into the
hearts OF not only the blacks but the whites also,
and people OF all classes have arisen, as 1t were,
ptdSSe and
DENOUNCED THE WHOLESALE MASSACRE
in the most unmistakabe terms 1t has, in fact,
aroused such an unspeskable Indignation that its
moral influence will have decided effect In put
ting down such lawlessness in the future and in
crushing out some OF the bitter antagonisms tnat
have lately been engendered between the whites
and blacks IN the western part OF Tennessee The
storm which has burst with such fury has been
brewing for fully five weeks.
Its origin In itself was most insignificant and 1t
is hare to believe that 1t has been brought to
clmacteric so iull OF horror. The colored people
gave
A BARBECUE NEAR GIBSON STATION
when Joe Hale and several other white men came
on the ground at the eleventh hour and desired to
participate in the various festivities, and espe-
clally to have share Of the roast pig and mutton.
hot from the pits. Three dollars was the price
asked OF them, that the expenses OF the barbecue
might be properly betrayed. JOSHUA Webb was
the manager general, and as he had set the price
at So he would take nothing less Hale offered
So 50 which he thought sufficient amount as the
delicious, smoking viands had been already more
than hall consumed. Webb did not agree with this
opinion, and expressed his determination 10 take
nothing but S.. Words ran high, and Hale was
prevented from innicting serious injuries upon the
incensed darkey by the intervention OF his own
white friends. The rest OF the negroes were in
natural sympathy with their leader, and low and
significant mutterings OF dissatisfaction were
heard among them, and,
IIKB THE SOUND OF DISTANT
thunder, which comes nearer and grows louder
and louder, finally gave vent in open threats Of
revenge. Rumors OF prospective violence, Of riot
and murder were spread abroad, creating great
uneasiness among the whites and raising within
them counter spirit not easily to be suppressed.
General BAD feeling was thus created and worked
itself up TO the highest pitch. The further report
the woods and byways, organizing and armne
themselves to De ready ior any course they might
see proper td pursue, did not tend to allay the
apprenension'or or heal the oreacn. No open rupture
occurred, however, until last Saturday night
While two young men, named Munroe
Morgan and James Warren were riding along the
road. three miles from Pickettsville, at eleven
O'Clock at night, they first observed two armed
negro men near the railroad. 1t looked suspicious,
but they passed on a short distance, when they
heard numerous firearms click as II in the act OF
being cooked. Soon afterwards apparently thirty
or forty weapons were discharged, but the young
men Immediately jumped Off their horses and made
for . corn field close at hand. Making their way
BY q circultous route through the woods they
nnay reached two friends to whom they related
the circumstances. They then went into town,
found many citizens already assembled and great
excitement prevailing, as the
.yf FIRING HAD BEEN HEARD,
vo rfn fn thair
they being supposed to have been killed from the
fact that their rlderess horses had been caught.
An informal meeting was held and opinions passed
as to the best mode Of procedure under the cir.
cumstances. 1t was not deemed prudent to take
any steps hastily; but alter guarding against an
attack party was despatched to the house OF one
Ben Walker, who, 1t was ascertained. had in his
possession gun. About three O'Clock A. NJ. or
thereabouts his home was reached, and negro
named Ben Ballard was captured. After carrying
aim q short distance he was urged to make
FULL CONFESSION.
tell how and when they had met and what object
they had In view. Being desirous Of saving his
own hide, he did not hesitate to betray his COM
panions by making full confession. He said the
colored people had met that night to organize,
which :ney did by electng Ninsley Shields cap
tIn. Their object was to protect colonel Webb,
Wh1 had the barbecue dlflCulty from an attack Oy
alleged Ku Klux, and after that they had deter
mined to murder negro named Burrill Butler,
who was not in iul sympathy with .ber plans and
movements. The prisoner said that he himself
had taken no part 10 their late assassin-liKe pro-
ceedings but had only desired TO keep with his
race. lie further SAID that elk negro men, named
Dick Shaw ana Nelson McGhee, under McGnees
command, had gone 10 bis house and requested
MIN TO 60 with them hall mile from Town, where
. negro meeting was TO be held.
The object OF that meeting was TO perfect
A PLAN TO KILL BURRELL BUTLER.
Buffers wife was to receive sngnt whipping
each Of the thirty negroes to administer twenty
ave iashes upon her bare oack.
ceeded to the house OF Nelson McGhee, and sue
ceeded In arrestiDg him. He was tod that IL was
useless to deny his compNcIty n the nasef, as
him as ringeader. he tEen confessed 10 knowl-
edge OF the attempted ASSASSINATION and the ln-
tended outbreak, and Implicated many others He
ENMrrY TOWARD THE WHITES
was their only proyocaton HIS statement enc, rs cor
placed in vacant house for sale Keeping.
BY this time the whole county, having heard OF
the disturbances was In q state OF the highest
excitement and fomentat.on. and men from all
parts OF the country began Cooking 10 GIBSON. 10
increase the excitement, 1t was rumored tne ne
proes intended attacking the town OF P1cketts-
Vile. A meeting was held, citizens summoned
and all,
UNDER COMMAND or OFFICERS OF TIE LAW,
at once proceeded to arrest the following named
negroes:-George Green, steve Bryant, Dan VIII
1ams, Boo Love, DICK shaw, jarrett Burrows, Al:
red Williams, Dug Jamison, Hays PEBBLES and
Nick Ivey, whom they conveyed to town and
placed under strict guard. negro named John
Reagan was arrested and afterward attempting
to escape, was SHOT az, since which time he has
not been seen or heard OF. whether he escaped 10
the Cnted states barracks az Humboldt or died in
the woods from wounds received is only for time
10 develop.
4. meeting OF citizens was held on Monday
morning, Justice Arch Jordan Mayor OF Milan,
presiding. The meeting was called to order and
RESOLUTIONS ADuPrED pEPRECATING LAwLEssSEss,
ana resolving 10 uphold the civil law and It's au-
thorities. The negroes we're arralRDed before JUS
tices Fly, Runt aud Jordan, wRen they admitted
their guilt and the evidence OF one OF the prison
ers fwho turned states evdencel flied all those
who listened 60 1t with horror as they heard OF the
bloody plans that mad been frustrated In 80 timely
q manner They conceived the idea that
PRESIDENT GRANT WOULD UPHOLD THEN
IN ANYTHING they did, and tney had determined to
Kill or the majority ol the whites In oraer sna, D.
nesroos, oountry, wnere they might hold al The
.onioes and govern 70 suit themaelvea Nelson No