Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-27
The Horrible Sequel of Black
Conspiracy or Black Perjury.
A Day of Dismay for Whites
and Blacks.
No Further BlOOdshed at Last
Accounts.

| NJ uEtiCE olOOOcuCu at AstSt
Accounts.
HUMBOLDT, Aug. 26.-The negroes at
Pickettsville, Gibson county, six miles
from here, last saturday and Sunday,
Threatened rioe-5.sss ss.ccorrut IF SnnnA sup
posed wrong done them, and manifested a
strong desire TO kill two or three citizens
and fire and sack the town. Yesterday
sixteen ring-leaders were arrested, taken to
Trenton and placed in Jail for safe. keeping.
About one O'Clock this morning between
seventy-five and one hundred masked men
entered the town, rode up to the Jail and
demanded and compelled the Sheriff to de-
liver the keys. They then took the six
teen negroes from the jail. -Four were
killed and two mortally wounded at the
edge of town. They then rode of with
the other ten and are supposed to have
killed them. Nothing has been heard from
them since they left. There is eonsidera-
bic excitement among the negroes there,
and the whites are taking defensive steps
in case of any outbreak.
Five Hundred Armed Negroes March.
ing ON Trenton.
Special TO the Union and American.
HUMBOLDT, Tenn, Aug. &C., 3:O4 P. NJ.
The greatest excitement prevails here
on account of information received from
near Pickettsville and Trenton, TO the effect
that five hundred armed negroes are march
ing toward these towns, and that they have
already killed two white women. a body
of armed men under the command of Con-
stable George, has just left here for the
scene of action. The cause Of the riot is
the lynching at Trenton last night.
A Perfect Reign of Terror.
To the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 26.-Dispatehes from
Humboldt and other offices along the line
of the Memphis and Louisville Railroad,
in Gibson county, near the scene Of the
disturbance Saturday, says perfect reign
Of terror exists in consequence Of the eN-
citement growing out of the mob taking
sixteen negroes out of Trenton jail and
killing them last night. The blacks and
whites are arming, and such is the dread of
a conflict ensuing that tie railroad officials
find it difficult TO prevent employees from
leaving the road. Further news is anx-
iously expected. ....
Ali Quiet at Six O'Clock Last Evening.
Special 70 TIE Union and American
MCKENZIE, Tenn, Aug. 20, 7:I3 p. NJ.
i have just arrived from Gibson county.
At Trenton at 3 p. n. armed men were
pouring in from the country to find all
quiet. The scouts say they can't find an
armed negro. Two of the six negroes
found shot last night are still alive. At
Humboldt at ) p. Nj. all was quiet. At
ing on their arms. All rumOrs of armed
negro bands and fighting in the country
were believed to be false. S.
The Story of Two SegrOes-A WIde-
spread Conspiracy 10 Murder the
Whites and Divide their Property.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 26.-The AppedES spe-
cial from Humboldt tonight says the eX-
citement in Gibson county is subsiding, and
no further blOOdshed anticipated. Women
and children have been coming in there
during the day, and the widest excitement
existed throughout the county owing to
rumors of negroes marching in strong force
for PickeitsvIlle, and TUmOrs of their hav-
inc murdered two women. On the other
hand the negroes were terribly alarmed and
many fed to the woods fearing the fate Of
those taken from the Trenton Jail.
The origin of the troubles there occurred |
at a barbecue near Pickettsville some five
weeks since. in a difficulty between a white |
man named 10. Whale and Josh Webb, COL, |
about the payment of half dollar, since |
when the negroes had made numerous |
threats Of violence. On Saturday last, while |
two Young men named Munroe Morgan and |
Jas. Warren were riding along the road |
some three miles from PIckettsyille, they |
were
Fired Upon by some Thirty or Forty
hid in the woods. The young men |
abandoned their horses, took to the |
woods and escaped to the town, the citizens |
of which had become alarmed at the firing |
in view Of reports that negroes were organ |
izing armed companies, and suspecting |
negro named Ben Walker of completely in /
the shooting, a constable, with a posse, /
proceeded to his house where they captured |
a negro named Ben Ballard, who confessed |
that they had met Saturday night and or |
ganized to protect Col. Webb, colored, from |
Ku-Klux, and after that to
XIII BurreII Butler for DiVuIging /
Their Plans
to the whites, but after meeting and firing /
on Morgan and Warren they separated. |
He also gave the name Of large number /
engaged in the plot for assassination and
murder.
When Billiards. confession became pub
lie, the greatest excitement spread through
out the country, aud citizens gathering at
Pickettsville was called, at which Esquire
Burnett presided. 1t was decided TO sum-
mon posse and arrest the following ne
groes. who. according to Ballard, were Ethe
Tingleaders: Steve Bryant, Dan. Williams,
Bob Love. Dick Shaw, Dug JamiSOn, Hayes
PEBBLES, Jarrett Burrows, Alfred Williams
and Nick joey, which was done, and they
were brought to Pickettsville.
On Sunday night band Of masked men
rode into town and demanded the prison.
ers, but Marshal DUNCAN refused to give
them up. and the maskers left. On Mon
day they were arraigned before three JUS
tices on the charge Of shooting with intent
10 Kill and inciting riot. One of them,
Jarrett Burrows,
Turned States Evidence
and related the story of the cause, origin