Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-09-03
THE WHITE MANS PARTY.
THE WAY 1T is MANAGED IN
TENNESSEE.
Sixteen Negroes Butchered in
Cold Blood by Masked Men.
WHOLESALE MURDER.

NASHVILLE, August 26.-The ne
groe5 at Pickettsville, Gibson County
six miles from Humboldt, last Satur.
day and Sunday, threatened riot on
account of some alleged wrong done
them. Yesterday the ringleaders, to
the number of sixteen, were lodged in
/ the Trenton Jail, but were taken out
I this morning about o'clock by par
! ty of masked men. Six were shot at
the edge of town and the rest were
taken away and it is supposed killed
afterwards.
A MOB OF ANOTHER COLOR.
MEMPHIS, August 26.-Dispatches
from Humboldt and other offices,
along the line of the Memphis and
Louisville Railroad, in Gibson County,
near the scene OF the disturbances Sat
urday, states that perfect reign of ter
ror exists in consequence of the excite
meht growing out of the action of the
mob in taking sixteen negroes out of
the Trenton Jail last night and killing
them. Blacks and whites aIe arming,
and such is the dread of the conflict
ensuing that railroad officials find it
difficult to prevent their employees
from leaving the road. Further news
is anxiously expected.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 26.-A special to
the Union and American from Mack
enzie, Tenn, reports as follows:
TRENTON, Aug. 26-3P P. M.-Armed
men are pouring in from the country,
to find all quiet. Scouts say they can
not find an armed negro. Two of the
six negroes found shot last night are
still alive.
HUMBOLDT, August 25-5 P. NJ. All
quiet.
RICKETTsvILLE, August 26-6 P. M.
The men are resting on their arms.
All rumOrs of armed negro bands and
fighting i'm the country are believed to
be false.
HOW THE FUSS BEGAN.
MEMPHIS, August 26.-The Appeals
special from Humboldt, tonight, says
the excitement in Gibson County is
subsiding. No further blOodshed is
anticipated. Women ard children
ha " been coming in there during the
day, and the widest excitement exist
ed throughout the country, owing to
the rumOrs of the negroes marching in
strong force on Picketsville, and ru-
mors of their having murdered two
women. On the other hand the ne
groes were terribly alarmed, and many
fled to the woods, fearing the fate of
those taken from Trenton Jail last
night. The origin of the troubles
there occurred at barbecue near Pick
ettsvelle, some five weeks since, in a
difficulty between a white man, nam
n6 / Hall
ed, about the payment of half dol
lar, since which time the negroes had
made numerous threats of violence.
On Saturday night last, while two
young men, named Monroe Morgan
and James Warren, were riding along
the road, some three miles from Pick
ettsville, they were fired upon by some
thirty or forty negroes, hid i'm the
woods. The young men abandoned
their horses, took to the woods, and es-
capped to town. The citizens, who had
become alarmed at the firing, in view
of reports that the negroes were organ
izing armed companies, suspected a
negro named Beu. Walker of compiled
ty in shooting. The Constable, W tn a
posse, proceeded to his house, where
they captured negro named Ben Bal
lard, who confessed that they had met
Saturday night and organized to pro-
tect COllbett, colored, from the Ku-
Klux, and after that to kill Burrell
Butler for divulging their plans to the
whites, but after meeting and firing on
Morgan and Warren, they separated.
He also gave the names of large num-
Der engaged in the plot for assassina-
tiOn and murder, when BallardS confess
sion was made public.
THEGREATEsT EXCITEMENT a.
spread throughout the country and the
citizens gathered at Pickettsville and
meeting was called at which Esquire
Burnett presided. 1t was decided to
a posse and arrest the follow
ing negroes, who according to Ballard
were ringleaders: George Green, Steve
Bryant, Dan. Williams, Bob Lore,
Dick Shaw, Dug Jamison, Hays Pee
bles, Jarrett Burrows, Alfred Williams, |
and Nick joey, which was done and |
they were brought to Picketsville.
On Sunday night band of masked |
men rode into town and demanded |
the prisoners, bnt Marshal DUNCAN re-
fused to give them up, aud the mask
ers left.
A CONFESSION.
On Monday they were arranged be-
fore three Justices, on the charge of |
shooting with intent to kill, and incit-
ing to riot. One of them, Jarrett Bur-
row, turned States evidence, and re-
latiDg the story of the cause, origin,
purpose and expectations of the extern
sive organization among the negroes of
Gibson County, which was corrobora-
ted by Nelson McGhee, coored, who al
80 said that it was rumored that-for
sometime past that President Grant
would back the negroes in whatever
course they took against the whites,
and acting on this belief the colored
people had determined to exterminate
he whites, so as to obtain their lands,
ETC., but had not agreed uron the time
or the outbreak. This measure for the
murder of the whites was agreed to by
III EXCEPT Burrell Butler, of Picketts-
vile, and because of his opposition
hey intended to kill him Saturday
hight, for fear he would tell the whites.
Burrows, also, gave the names of other
persons who were to be killed Saturday
light, and told where the negroes met +,
n railroad cut, and organized by
lecting Wesley Shields Captain, until
hey reached Col. Webb's house. They
lsO expected to meet company from
under the charge Of John {
segan, whcih failed to come. Their