New-York tribune., 1874-08-27
NEGRO TROUBLES IN THE SOUTH


ING-BorH WHITES AND BLACKS ALARMED-THE
! PANIC sUBsfDIN8-ORIGIN or TILE RIOT AND
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE LYNCHING-wHAT THE
MURDERED NEGROES CONFESSED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 26.-Dispatches from
Humboldt and other points along the line of the Mem
phs and Louisville Railroad In Gibson County near, the
scenes Of the disturbances Saturday, say perfect
reign Of terror exists in consequence Of the excitement
growing out of the mob taking out of Trenton
jail last night and killing them. Blacks and whites
armng and such the dread Of conflict ensuing that
railro ,d officials find difficult to prevent the employees
leaving the road
The AtpeaPs special from Humboldt tonight saws
the excitement in Gibson County subsdng fur
| ther 0loOdshed is anticipated Women and children
have been coming in here during the day. wild
est excitement exeted throughout the county, owing to
rumors of negroes marching Pcketsve and Of their
having 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 Trenton Jail
last night. The origin Of the trouble at barbecue
near Pickettsvile, five weeks since, in difficulty
between white man named j. o. Hale and J. Webb, q
colored man. about payment Of fifty cents. Since
that time the negroes have made numerous threats
or Violence On Saturday night last two
young men named Monroe Morgan and James Warren
were riding along the rode three miles from Pick
ettsville when they fred upon by some 80 or 10
negroes that hid in the woods The young men
abandoned their horses took to the woods escaped to
town. The citizens, who had become alarmed at the
firing and in view Of the reports that the negroes
organizing armed companies, suspected negro named
Ben Walker Of being Of the shooting party. when
the constable. with pOsse proceeded to his house
where they captured negro named Ben Ballard who
confessed that they had met Saturday night aud organ
ICED to protect Col Webb (coored from Ku-Klux and
after that to kill Burrel Butler for dvugng their plans
TO the whites but after meeting and firing on Morgan
and Warren they separated. He also tho Of
large number engaged in the plot for the assassination
and murder. When Billiards. confession was made pub
lio the greatest excitement spread throughout the
country and the citizens gathered at Pickettsye aud
meeting was called at which Esquire Burnett presided.
1t decided to posse and arrest the follow
ing negroes who according Ballard, gleaders:
George Green Steve Bryant, Dan Williams, Bob Love-
Dick Shaw, Dug Jameson, Hays Peebles Jarrett Bur
rows, Alfred Williams, and Nick joey which done
and they brought to Plckettsvile. On Saturday
night band OF masked men rode into the town aud de-
manded the prisoners, but Marshal Dugan refused to
give them up, and the masked men left. On
Monday the prisoners were arraigned before the
Justices on charge of shooting with intent
to kill and with melting to riot One Of them Jarrett
Burrows turned States evidence and related the story
Of the cause, origin purpose and expectation Of this
tensiye organization among the negroes Of Gibson
County which cOrrOb0raed by Nelson McGhee.
cOOred who also said it rumOred for time past
that President Grant would back the negroes in what
they took against the whites and acting
this belief the coored people had determined to extir
patio the whites obtain their lands &C., but had
not agreed upon a time for the outbreak. This
for the murder Of the whites agreed to b.
all except Burrell Butler Of Pckettsyle and because
Of his opposition they intended to kill him Saturday
night. for fear he would tell the whites Burrows also
gave several other persons who to
killed Saturday night. and told where the negroes
met railroad cut. and organized by eectng Wesley
had fha hnuaa Of Cal
Webb, who to take command. They alsO expected
company from Humbolt, under charge Of John
Regan. which failed to their object in organizing
thoroughly shoot Ku-Klux who they understood
were rading through the country to persecute the
negroes. After examination the prisoners COM
mitted to Jail at Trenton and the result has been
nounced. Lynchng tho prisoners causes much indgna
ton here.
special from Trenton to The Avalanche gives the fol-
lowing additional particulars regarding the slaughter OF
the cOlored prisoners:
After the maskers numbering about 1Oo had obtained
possession OF the prisoners they tied them together and
marched them of the Hun lingtOn road about nalf
mile from the town Six OF tho number were then cut
loose and ordered to escape, and soon that COM
maDd was given full voey was Hired upon them, Kill
ng four woundDg the other two one OF them NOR
tally. The remainder were carried up the river two
miles and killed Their remains are collected and are
being taken care or
In tue Circuit Court in session at this place
bling morning several speeches we're made by men,
bers OF the bar denouucng the conduct Of the disguised
ynchers who from the country. and urging upon
the judge to give the Grand Jury an extra charge
ordering to send out for witnesses all along the
road from to in order to arrest and pun
ish the criminals. While the charge was being delivered
runner arrived haste with report that large
body OF ne groes all armed marching Trenton,
which caused adjournment OF Court Scouts were
but returned reporting all quiet There is no
mistake but that the negroes are well organized In this
county and ready for action at moments warning.
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Other dispatches report everybody as under arms.
A RIOT THREATENED IN HUMBOLDT C0TNTY. TENN.
A PARTY OF MASKED MEN TAKE THE RING
LEADERS FROM THE JAIL AND KILL FOUR OF
THEM--AN OUTBREAK APPREnENDED.
NASHVILLE, Aug. ga number of negroes
at Pickettsville. Gibson County, six miles from Hum
bodt tbre ,tened riot last Saturday and Sunday on
account OF supposed wrong done them, ana mani
tested strong desire to kill two or three citizens and
fire and sack Yesterday 16 Of the rngleaders
were arrested taken to Trenton and placed In jail for
safe keepirg. About O'Clock this morning. between IS
and 100 ma sked entered the town. and riding up to
the iail de manded and compelled the Sheriff to deliver
up the keys thereof They then took the 10 negroes
from the prison and after killing four and Dortally
woundng the confines OF the town rode on Win
the remaining TO- and supposed to have Killed theIn
Nothing has been heard Of the party since they ieft
Considerable excitement exists among the negroes ana
the whites are taking steps to defend themselves in case
of an outbreak.
THE NEGROES WHO CAUSED THE GEORGETOWN RIOT
SETTLE THE TROUBLES.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-BOwley and Jones,
the radical negroes whose rivalry caused the George
town riot have signed an declaring that no
,mpedment TO their cordial friendship remains and that
they will refrain from every thing tending to public dis
order
THE LATE RIOT AT AUSTIN.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 26.-The Sheriff OF
Tuuca County Miss has arrested "a Of the rngleaders
In the late riot at Austin.