Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-07-29

tion of this action is given, though touching
the subject, the Columbia Phenir has the fol.
lowing paragraph
The plaintiffs case is in nowise pre- udiced
by this proceeding. The case can be insttu'
ted again, either against Parker alone, or
against as many more as the Attorney. Gen.
eral may think proper-in other words, the
plaintiffs are just in a position to start anew,
and at such time as they may deem most
expedient.
1t is understood that Parker will be held
in confinement until an inventory Of his prop
erty is made out, and the judgment of the
State against him is satisfied.
THE RIOT IN ROCK HILL.
At the time we went to press last week, we
were unable to obtain full particulars of the
riot in Rock Hill on the preceding Monday.
1t seems to have been more serious affair
than the verbal representations that reached
us indicated. We are pleased to learn, how
ever, that we had been misinformed as to the
wounding of Mr.. Fewell. Though badly
bruised, he was not shot, as we stated. The
following is the version of the affair as pub
Iished by the Rock Hill Grange. The "Ye-
low Jackets" alluded to are members of ne
gro fire company of Charlotte:
On last Monday, an excursion train from
Charlotte, bearing fully 1000 negroes, arrived
at the depot few minutes after the southern
bound passenger had left. The train had
been chartered by two enterprising negroes,
and the object Of the excursionists was to pic
mic in a grove bordering the town. Thther
the majority ofthem wended their way, after
they had slaked their thirst at the public
well. Others, however, and we are glad to
say, but small portion of them, compara-
lively speaking, proved to be blood-thirSty; !;
and it was not until evening that they had
that thirst satiated, and that fully.
At al early hour it was evident that trou-
BILE was brewing, there being some fifty or
more of the party sufficiently under the infiu-
ence Of mean whisky to be constantly fighting
among themselves, insulting white men and
resisting the police when arrested for disor-
derly conduct.
1t must be admitted that the first difficulty
of the day was precipitated by some young
sters, (who had better have been with their
mammas than on the streets, too hastily resent
ing an apparent insult from drunken negro.
The negro was drunk and acting in an disor-
derly manner, and was very promptly arrest
ed by the police and placed in the guard
house, but not without considerable force hav-
ing to be used to keep the mass from releas-
ing him. After he had been safely locked up,
all attempt was made 10 liberate him, but was
promptly met and resisted by a specially de-
tailed posse, without the use of firearms, or
any display of them. Upon some of the more
respectable negroes going his security, he was
released.
Seeing how seriously the peace of the town
was endangered, the Intendant ordered the
bar-rooms to be closed, and increased the po-
lice force, adding to it a detail of ten men
from the yellow Jackets" Of Charlotte.
Throughout the morning, arrests continued
to be made, principally for drunkenness and
fighting. Finally, about half past one, quiet
had been restored, and the drunken negroes
having been forced by their companions to the
picnic grounds, no further trouble was appre
hended. Little did they then know or dream
Of the plot that was concocted between the
Massey brothers and the rioters to pick quar-
rel with the whites. About three o'clock, the
crowd began pouring into the town, and it
was not long before ice Massey, County Com
missioner, and negro from Charlotte were
engaged in fight. They were promptly ar.
rested by the police, and were being conveyed
to the guard house, when the cry, "Take them
away! D-d if they shall be arrested" arose,
and the mass, rushing in body upon the po-
lice, drove them back. The police struggled
with the mass, and not until rocks and sticks
were hurled at them did they open fire upon
the rioters 1t was at this stage of the game
that the Massey brothers showed their hand
Instead of rocking the Charlotte negroes, with
whom they had been apparently quarreling,
they headed the attack upon the police, ma.
king themselves conspicuous by their bold
and open charge upon the citizens, who, at
the first sound Of firearms, rushed to the res
cue of the police. For few minutes, pro.
miscuous "knock.down and drag.out" fight
ensued, in which pistols, rocks and sticks were
freely used by both sides. For a minute only,
the rioters had things their own way. The
quick and rapid report of the revolver was
too much for them. The crowd scattered in
every direction, leaving few, and no doubt
the instigators of the riot, to fight it out
These were soon taken care Of The excur-
sionists were then ordered to board the train,
the engineer put on steam, and in short
while the whole party had cleared the town,
fully convinced that the laws Of Rock Hill
could not be violated with impunity by a
drunken set of rowdies.
II. T. May, II. T. Fewell, Col Daniels and
DR.. Walker were among the whites who were
badly bruised by rocks and sticks, the latter
having his left arm broken, just below the
shoulder, by blow from plank in the hands
of negro wearing the uniform of the "Yel-
low Jackets" 1t must be said, to the credit
of the 6remen, that, as company, they be-
haved we'll. AS far as we could learn, four
or FIVE negroes were shot-none seriously-and
two oHtbree knocked in the head. One wo-
man was unfortunately shot through the hand
by stray ball.
Prompt steps have been taken by the In
tendant to have the ringleaders Of the riot
brought to Justice TO this end, Henry Mas.
sey and Parks Cooper have been committed
by Col. Pride, for aiding and abetting in a
riot, and will be tried before Judge Mackey
at the next term of the court Joe Massey
has escaped, though warrant has been sued
out for his arrest"
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
There has been no rain at Beaufort for
more than month.
- Watermelons nre so very abundant in
Charleston that they we're sold last week for