The Hickman courier., 1874-08-28


LANCASTER, August 20, 6 p. N.
a desperate fight between the white
and colored friends of T. ID Kenned 3
aud Nm. Sellers commenced here
( Wednesday night, and Continued to
day. 1t originated out of the late
+ quarrel between Kennedy and Sellers
aud Wednesday uight, as number OF
+ Kenuedy's friends were together ou
Public Square, a shot was fired a.
them from among squad of co.0red
men under white commanders. \
genera firing then Occur ed Mr.
I VIM p Kennedy, gentleman who
took no part in the fracas, while
standing in the office door of the Lam
caster Hotel was slightly wounded 10
the right side by q stray shot. Wm
Smith, colored man, while crossing
Public Square with companion, was
shot in the left groin and seriously
hurt.
DR.. S. L. Burdett was sent for to
dress Smith injuries, and on his arrI
val the misereauts fired another volley
of shots, three Of which struck the
physician Geo. Griffith, saloon
keeper was standing near Dr. Burdett
aud received "a shot IN fha laft=iaos
the wounded physician, visited Dr.
Huffman and requested him to dress
the injuries Of his brother DR.. Ii uf
man refused 10 comply, unless guarded
by soldiers Captain Fletcher, ID
charge Of the Uuitcd States troops,
granted an escort. The party then
moved toward Dr. Burnett, but nc
sooner reached him than another voiley
of shots was fred, aud the wounded
man again shot in the hip The sol
diers now called on the others to
+ cease firing, but they were not needed
+ The firing was kept up at intervals all
( "Wednesday night Eary Tuesday morn
ing thu com batauts of both sides ceased
; fighting but walked the streets 10 arms
all day. No arrests have yet been
made.
Our Board of Trustees appointed
twenty five extra policemen, aud r. NJ
Bardley, udge pro ten, OF the Circuit
Court, issued an order calling on the
post commander of this district tor forty
soldiers from the barracks TO protect
civil officers and aid them In preservin-
peace. The orter was soOn counter
manded aud the matter now rests en
tirely with the Board, Of Trustees
( Everything indicates that the fighting
/ will continue. Another account Of III
cause Is that an unproyoked attack OF
several col.0red men was made by {
young man named Cooley, whose only
/ reason for assaulting them was because
they voted against Il. d. Kennedy
Immediately after this assault hunters
of colored men formed into squads anC
began firing at white people. Beside:
those mentioned as having been wound
ed. several citizens had narrow escapes
and every man who ventured from hi
door "Wednesday night was fred at.
Governor Leslie promptly dispatch
ed three companies of militia, consist
ing. of $50 men, to Lancaster, thc
scene of these troubles, aud there has
been no fighting since their arrival
Some $50 of the participants on either
side have been arrested, and will be
held for regular trial before the State
Circuit Court.
The first part of this article give:
the origination of the feud, which wa,
altogether personal, yet the fact tina
Sellers was Republican and Kennedy
Democrat has given it somewha
pariizan aspect, the town dividing
pretty we'll according to politics. The
disturbers of the peace will be prompt
ly dealt with by the State authoriIie:
ire. .peetive OF PARTY.