Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-23

This ls homicide OF the worst klnd-kllllng
a human being in cold blood and when the
trial takes place, we hope that an example
will be set in this case for Others to go by.
On Friday last, Mattison was taken before
Judge Moses, at Newberry, on writ of ha-
beas corpus, aud released on $4,000 bail to
appear for trial.
RACE TROUBLES IN GEORGIA.
The turbulent conduct of a few negroes in
Columbia county has brought upon them a
sudden and terrible retribution. The Angus
ia Chronicle of the 18th instant says the ori-
gin Of the trouble dates some time back. The
negroes of district No. 8 in Columbia county,
distant about twenty or twenty-five miles from
Augusta, began month or two ago, to act in
such manner as to cause serious alarm upon
the partof the whites. They purchased arms,
organized company and commenced to drill.
The citizens of the district did not object to
the formation of this company, nor had they
any right to object, if it had appeared that it
was gotten up as all the other military COM
panies in the State have been-for the pur-
pose of amusement. But it soon became evil
dent that this organization was really de-
claration of war, and was to be so considered.
Violent and repeated threats were constantly
made against the whites, in language whose
import could not be misconstrued. About
two weeks ago, Thos. Boyd, colored man,
who had joined the company snd drilled with
it regularly, resigned his membership He
then took occasion to inform his employer,
privately, that he had joined the company for
the purpose of amusement, but he had soon
discovered that the object of the organization
was something widely different. He said
that they were preparing for war with the
whites, and as he did not sympathize with
their feelings, he had left them. The ring
leaders of the movement were four colored
men-Jake Doggett, Delaney Doggett (broth-
ers,) Fountain Doggett, (their father,) and a
man named Ted. The four lived together,
and pretended to cultivate a small farm
though their principal object was the sowing
of discord between the races. Fountain Dog
gett repeatedly stated that the negroes were
now in position to defend themselves, and
if they needed assistance that it had been
promised by the militia of Edge6eld county,
South Carolina, who were onl separated from
them by the Savannah river. They pretended
to be afraid of Mr.. Robert Lamkin, because
several years ago that gentleman had had
trouble with some of them. In order to give
them no excuse for further persistence in
their seditious conduct, the citizens requested
Mr.. Lamkin to 60 away for while, which
request he cheerfully and Immediately COM
piled with-going, we believe, to Macon. But
this concession seemed to have no effect, ex-
cept to make the negroes worse and more in
subordinate. A few days ago, while Mr.. Mi
nor Luke was at work in his field, unarmed,
Delaney Doggett approached, apparently for
the express purpose Of provoking a collision.
He accosted Mr.. Luke in the most violent
and profane language. He declared that his
people were armed now, and that they intend
ed to have revenge. He said the Ku-Klux
had killed the negroes in 1870, and that they
were going to have blood for blood. Threats
were made against Mr.. Luke's life, and the
lives of several gentlemen residing in the
neghborhood A meeting of the company
had been called for, and it was feared that on
threatened vengeance. The whites had, there
fore, determined to meet them on that occa-
sion, to demonstrate with them and attempt
to bring them to reason. But on Thursday,
two citizens, alarmed by the threats which
had been made against their lives, had war
rants taken out against the four colored men
above mentioned. Friday morning, between
daylight and eight o'clock, these warrants
were executed by Deputy Sheriff Peter
Wright and small posse of men. The ne
groes were arrested, and officers and prisoners
started for Appling Courthouse. When they
reached Maj Moody Burt's mill, one of the
prisoners-Delaney Doggett-refused to 60
any further. He stopped short in the road
and declared that he would not obey any ID
white man he was as good as they were, and
he would be ID if they should carry him
to JAIL The deputy sheriff ordered him to
come on, and, upon his again refusing, the Of
fcer, apprehending resistance, fred upon him
with his shot gun and killed him. At the
same time the three other prisoners escaped,
and were shot and killed while running.
Another account says that on Friday the
deputy sheriff, having warrants in his posses
sion charging Fountain Doggett, Delaney,
Doggett, Sake Doggett and Elliott Doggett
with riotous conduct, summoned posse and
proceeded to arrest the parties. As the
sheriff and posse were approaching the house
of the negroes above named, the negroes ran
for the house, but the sheriff and posse being
on horseback, beat them, and succeeded in
arresting them. They found in the house
many guns we'll loaded with buckshot. After
arresting the parties the deputy sheriff started
to the nearest justice (Thomas Novelty Some
of the prisoners were tied. They complained
that the rope was too tight. The sheriff un-
tied them. They commenced whispering to
each other. Pretty soon, in dense thicket,
the leader of the gang said he'd be damned if
white men should arrest him. At this they
all broke to run. The sheriff and posse fired
with double barrel shot guns and killed every
one of them. Justice Novel;, acting coroner,
summoned jury and held an inquest over
the bodies. The jury returned verdict Of
justi6able homicide in discharge of duty.
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