South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-23


The Unrroroked demonstration Of us Rev. y.
csasdias yilier q Ssssi c4rosiss "A rsiiiny
i1asirafios ef Negro Rail-.
CHARLESTON, $. c.. April .Il.-Alfresl
Walker. negro, who killed the Rev. j. G..
Miller. an estimable Methodist clergy
man, has confessed that when he con-
fronted the old man in the road he told
him he was about to kill him, and order
ed him 10 dismount. Upon the old man >
acquiescence the pistol was presented.
and the first ball not killing him instant
ly, the second did the work. This Afri.
can ku-klux confesses further that this
is his second outrage Of the kind, but
that in this case he was mistaken: he
took Mr.. Miller to be drovcr, return
ing homcward with his money. Mr..
Miller had been to the Santuck Post
Odico and registered q letter to his wife,
who was on visit to her children in
Charleston. lie was returning up the
road on horseback.
The party OF young men that were
sent by the Santuck congregation to cs-
cort the body of the deceased minister
to Charleston, did not leave the city
without having taste Of the Radical
Trial Justice system. They lived in q
white mans county, but were prepared
to obey implicitly the demands of the
rulers ofthis Africanized municipality.
They wore. therefore, very guarded in
their conduct. But mishaps will hap
pen. In getting ont of the street cars
at Magnolia cemetery one Of them acct
dcntally stepped upon the foot of no.
gro who had his huge brogan stretched
across the narrow door of the car as he
sat on the corner seat. Immediately
perceiving the uninteutional sacrilcge,
the young man politely asked pardon of
the owner of the foot. and disclaimed
any intention to affront. But nothing
could assuage the offended civil rights
Of the proprietor of that brogan. He
cursed the young men, and then await
ed theirreturn fromthe graveyard, when
he resumed his billingsgate, accompa-
MED with threatening gestures, and was
then warned that his abuse would be
taken, but any attempt ut violence would
be resented. Immediately the two young
men of the escorting committee were
taken in charge by the police, and their
companion, one of the young Millers,
was arrested with them. They were
taken before Trial Justice Reid and he,
upon hearing of the atfront offered to
his idol and seeing three well-dressed
young men before him, fined them $40
each. They asked TO be allowed to
send for a friend to advise them. This
was declined. They then declared they
would not pay their fines, but would go
to jail until they could get counsel Up
on this the Justice cleared the room of
the ebony crowd. who were expecting to
share in the matchmaking process, and
then informed the two gentlemen from
Union county that they could be releas-
ed upon their giving bonds, with young
Miller as surety, to keep the peace
They complied, and were discharged Mt
. o'cloc! at night.
Walkers confession is a9 follows: al
halted Dir. Miller ~ he was riding along
the road and made him get of his horse.
L made him give me his watch and peck
ct book, and then told him I want ed his
oyercoat. lie said he would not give
me that. l then told him would kill
him, for fear he would tell on me. He
then said, ~ you are going to kill rue
give, do give me time to pray AMI con-
menced taking off his gloves and to
kneel down. L then sho. him"
There are two morals TO this tragedy
One ia that the white people in Sorth
Carolina are not the only perpetrators
Of "outrages - and the other is that
strangers must take care how they tread
on the negroes toeJ-no apology will
suffice.