New-York tribune., 1874-09-12
THE OUTRAGEs IN TENNESSEE.

THE ALLEGED PERPETRATORS OF THE PICKETTsVHIE
MASSACRE on THE WAY TO MEMPHIs-A HIS
TORY OF LAwLEssNEss AND BLooDsHED IN TEN
NEssEE, DURING AND SINCE THE WAR.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 1.-THE persons arrested at
Plckettsve By United States soldiers, the charge
Of completely in the 1reLton outrage, arrived here
to-day. They will be taken before United States Com
missioner for examination tomorrow. Another OF the
negroes taken from the JAIL and who escaped is here
but under the advice Of the United States officials, he
and his companions refuse communicate anything in
regard the affair beyond the fact that they escaped
when the six were shot near Trenton The Ara-
lanehe gives the following history OF affairs In that
section:
During the civil war this region by squads
of guerras claiming allegiance 10 both the Northern
and Southern armies but really serving neither one
Col. Hawkins, commanding regiment or Federal ma
rauders, chiefly made up In the counties adjoining 10
Gibson, and several parties OF Southern adherents
roamed over the region both sides taxing noIses anu
other property from citizens at will. Many deeds Oh
blood perpetrated during this period AT the close
of hostilities Of these disbanded guerras re-
maned the county, and for three years or more there
| was a regular understanding between them IN tne
ranges OF country embracing Dyer, gibson, mauson'
Tipton and McNairy counties. Over the whole range
country the Mississippi to the Tennessee Ryer
daily occurrence. One Budd Evans was the acknowl-
edged leader OF the predatods he mos
able citizens. Gov. Brownlow and his ADMINISTRATION
were regning authorities, but they were pOWeress
to stop the bloodshed check the lawessness Men
were torn from their shrekng wives and chdren ana
allowed to say singh prayer and for no known ofense
The Governor threatened TO cal out tne militia, put IL
ended Nothing came OF nor c01d the authorl-
suppress the evil deeds OF these eV, worthless
men. .,. ,ho,
IL and during the summer OF 1900
party of 40 or more, beaded by former 1 army
captain to search for the rascas Budu EVn
and three Others Evans, his kiDsnan man named FOX
anths named Salions, with IL more were TAKEN
qa ns % es tns SSoa trial or eav Evans
the leader, when first taken and chalned tnreatehed
dire vengeance upon ms captos anu u rened 70 h
threat, that when he got through ne "ou ho1 pe in
condition to seek revenge on any & one % had cae ne
begged aud plead for short delay, wished hs Whe 70
od tha brous6 his long career he had dispatched
many Of his fellows without mercy granting tIem no
time for prayers ythlng else Ihe sar as NC nau
meeted To his kind would in turn be extended to him;
and 40 he was executed This action broke up tne out
| laws entirely Those of Eyanss hand who were not
killed left the country lived In quiet retirement abu
until the troubles, little has been neara vi eeds
OF iawlessness until the affair at Pckettsyle started
by pcepdary threats and deeds by the back ana the
subsequent breaking into the ai az trenton 70 .hc o'
aud mercilessly shoot unarineu anu neiPoo' pii'o
| STATEMENT OF THE CONSTABLE OF GIBSON COUNTY
CONFESSIONS MADE TO HIM BY THE PRISONERS.
The following is the report made by W. NJ.
senter. constable OF Gibson County, concerning the
| troubles there:
This ia TO certify that W. NJ. senter constable Tor
the Second Civil District OF Gibson County, was the
% ei,b N aav Of August 1874 and beg make the
tiiowin siatement in re gard to the same: On sunday
morning, the 23d, was sent for 70 eI no Ms.r. War
rem and Morgan that they had been nreu upon % %
hand OF armed negroes supposed 10 ne some 90 VI ~
They stated that riding along the roaa tney passa
two armed negroes standing py tne ioaus,uo, Sn
who let them pass without SAYING nnn an5 " tbs main
AFTER passing the two they cenG up1m p1iscoverv ahe
negroes cooked their guns. when tney hn naa
Jumped their horses % on the nc Ds They made
| escape 10 the village ana gave tno aiai a,hin
party got togcthe as III. nirtv that on
The aysnng before saturday Neis Mcoee game 70 nu
while sowing turnps and Informed nun Oh tnSr st
ton and tried to ge. MN 70 " their arrests founded
| ppnon this Information, and after manhg some le"
srrests they then gave the names o the ote. 70
Of the conspiracy we nessed Voluntarily that they
S ar aged m the affair of Saturday night except
one aud all of the others "s tbe,r NUMBER Tbey
proven 'S tSs trial that they expected company OF
soo''u 900 men ne TO JOIN then rom ~ hnmpodt
SATURDAY night who tSey ndeDded to DO aud they
| mnswcred they intended TO ngnt tue hu-hun. ihey
we're then asked they nad seen any & anu ,Hrna aney
answei1,a ,,s ~ They were then asked what they
nded doing after that They stated they were going
IT, mnst kill out the whites; that they had worked
| ,he white peoples lands long enough. The time had
ome when they must kill out the whites ana have the
| tsnds themselves They also stated that they were
aan,,ino ali over the county; that they had no kn0w
| edge OF anything outside OF the county. They
| vere turned over TO me 70 bring 10 jail at
Tentop, and I summoned squad OF 20 men
| 20 aid me- I left Pickettsville about two hours
bv ann and reached Trenton about dusk aud turned the
prisoners over TO the sneriT. mnes we Me'e m,.n,n
nv two d,srused men, who demanded Of US the surren
der OF the prisoners stating that they had two hundred
ipthe rear told them " .na mo ,sssa
| with them. telling them that they Nigh. have a