National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-17

| Of August, which was Saturday, went to LT-
to get horse to 20 up to Judge Evans place,
where there was to 6s public speaking; that was
the Parker place. He was unable to get horse,
and meeting me at colored mans store there,
finally obtained horse fer himself and one for
Captain Wells. One was my own horse and one
ings and Judge Evans had gone on. got to the
place where the speaking was going on, and he
made short statement . the people, going after
him and told him his wife was sick. He AS asked
me fer my horse to ride home, and gave It to
him. On Sunday morning got up and started
met Mr.. Renfrew, Charley Bullock. Tom FitE-
patrick, Lon Clay, Mark Sledge, George Marden
and another man. They cried "Hailoo," and
said, Here's that fellow that loaned that damned
Radical horse. God damn him;
wEHAvE KILLED THE RADICAL,
and the horse, too, let's kill him. told them
gentleman there said: "What are you going to
kill the negro fort he is innocent; he hired the
wen kill him II be tells 1t, anyhow" They had
pistols buckled around them. then passed on,
but they had frightened me so that when I came
river, struck across to the river took my clothes
on and tied them on my head, swan the river and
went home; ! staid az home all night, perfectly
coming up from Mrs: Branch's house in half
run, which was something unusual; and she In
near fainting when heard It. asked how she
got the news and she said from Mr. Crater q
colorsd man who was partner Of Mr.: Billings.
then went right on to Livingston. After that
time
Mr.. RENFRKw WHIPPED ALLEN,
who keeps q hotel in Livingston. He whipped
him out OF bis own hSIe5 because ne mad made s
killing Of Mr.. BUlings while coming In with
some chickens afterwards l met RenfreW and
Charley Bullock, and o brother-in-laW Of Mr..
RenfreH Renfrsw knew me and said: ''HslIOo,
old man; have you told that2'' told him no, and
he said: '"You had better not, God damn you"
Since the time Of the killing made a report to
| Charlie Hays and Mr.. Charlie Mayer, who is
here. .-..
He went away on tina: Monday. On Tuesday the
| man to whom had hired him Gent TO my house to
know where he Wa and Rnsily found ont MT that
| terWsrd went to Meridian and found my son.
asked him why he hadleit, and he would not at
the evening, thinking to get away from me. He
| finally came back and told me about having
SEEN THE KILLING By RENTREw,
and said that they had paid him twenty dollars,
| and told him that If he went back they said they
would kill him. I asked him why he had not told
| me BEFORE and he said he was afraid that would
not let him go away. brought him back:
taken al Iiyington, January l. corroborating that
Of Alfred Wright, as to the story brought TO Bill
lings about his sick family, as sure way to get
| him on the road, so that he (BillinRs)
COULD BE wAYLAIp AND KILLED.
BY Mr. Albright: Q. State your age, residence
and occupation. A. was born December Fl, 1902.
| / live about I'VE miles from here, on DR.. Brown
riggs plantation, in Sumter county. 1haTe been
O. Have YOU 4 family? A. have family.
q. State whether you were At the Psrker place
was held there and Billings made speech 4. I
was. ,,,-,,
| Yes sir; he made Republican speech.
Q. while he was speaking did you see Richard
Ashford come to Billings and hear what he saidH
| A. After the speaking, heard what he said. He
told Mr.. Billings that
HIS WIFE TOLD HIN TO TELL HIN
that they were sick. Mr.. Billings said he did not
see how that could be, Tor he had letter from
'N 8. WHERE Is Ashford noxq A. am no. able
| to tell unless I tell what heard. heard that
| he had gone to Texas. What he left for don't
cause expected would be asked; and heard
| that he had left and gone to Texas.
O. Did you hear that he was gotten out OF the
way SO that he could not testify in the Billings
case? A. There was man was talking to In
By M. BusEner: O. What nauY A. The col
| ored man that was talking with lives at Abel
| Bryant's place; his name is Jack Harvey He
! told me be heard that Bob Ashford was In that
scrspe. 1 told him they inquired Of me at the
United StPte>tourt at Mobile, and he says, "He
| Is gone, but can find the men that told me So"
were looked to great deal BY the eolored people,
| and respected; they were Union men and We held
OF OF these men fTjShtsned coiored men very much,
Sir: II aid greatly; tell you it frightened us;
the Democrats said they would carry the cleo
tSs I In s6i the Se ad they WouG
carry the election, or go to the baotoox with the
negroes wS az tnf 5emocIss Of said that to your
Everybody that knoWed me would attack me In
these streets.
me; and as to saying who told me, IL was all
around the country; every body says that they
are going 70 carry It, anyhow: - 49,.
would have to vote the Democratic ticket7 A.
They said II We didn't vote it We couldn't expect
| to live in this country. That was said BY every
man, unless IL was our party-thRt
II THE NEGROES DIDN'T VOTE WITH THEM
they couldn't expect to live in the country; We
couldn't work the land they wouldn't advance to
peet any Of them viii deny It. The truth IL the
truth, or ought TO be If die for Il, die for the
o. Amer the killing Of Billings and Ivsy .
| great many Of the coIored people were alarmed
A. Alarmed! 1 win say today, and expect
| Will say, that II these men hadn't been here I
| know men here would never have voted the Radi-
cal ticket Il they hadn't found profession; Men Men
| you now" Ihavs always been Republican, and
the town knows 1T; they hang to me and say;"I
viii vote with you DOW, because see the soldiers
| %, They would have been afraid to vote the
Republican ticket If the troops had not been
| here? A. To be sure; every man In tAe county
knows that; that is no strange thing.
| q. Did the soldiers force any man to vote one
here, and there was nobody in the courthouse
| taking tickets out Of their hands this time.
g. Was II done Oeiorei a: Certainly i i vas vas
| before that 1t was not done, for have always
| lived hers-thirty.e eight years-and there never
was o time when t was not done.
On pages sos and 5Ol is the testimony Of James
| Brown, an eye witness TO the '-..--.. .
| KILLING OF IvEY, THE NAL AGENT.
Taken at Mobile, January 4.
dence. A. am 2! years old, I live In summer;
| Vile county, Alabama, about four and half
ms o. Did 5d' you know iTsy, the mail agents. A.
q: State whether you saw when the train was
o. Where WhSn V WaS tSase A. That was on the
S StT'S snS IL PoWsIi place ."''A -'
% state hoWyou happened to see It, and all
the circumstances IN connection with the stopping
Of the train, the shooting, and the men you saw:
| A. was going over to Ben. Uhiles's house, and
going dsWn the road, when looked back and
heard some wRs sn t sS%Ps ahsy Ee IN
got disgusted, and went out TO the left-hand side
Of the road In the woods, and they went on
| Of the road and dIsmounted and hitched their
horses. Then they came right back across the
near little trestle. About ave minutes after
| that heard the train coming. When heard
that stood perfectly still, and the train passed
By me. - Xxx
SAW Mr.. IvEY SITTING IN THE CAR,
| on little round chair; and few minutes after
| that looked up and saw q colored man standing
| with his handkerchief waving the train down,
| and as the train held up saw man 20 down
near q little marshy place and saw three guns
/ rise and two of them fired on the side I!1as on,
| and two Of them we're fired on the left-hand SIDE
| Of the train. These men on the lefthand side, I
| do not know where they came from l hadn't
| seen them, but ] saw the guns when they hred
| INFO the car that Mr.. 1Vey was In, and saw
+ uR. IyKY's HEAD WHEN IT FELL.
/ II fell right up against the side was on. saw
the blood running down on the side Of the track.
| @. When the train was siRnaled did 1Vey come
| to the window or door and look outG A. suppose
| be got mp to come TO see what was the matter. 1
/ couldn't see the train, but when he fell saw his
hair hanging out the door. .
| Q. About how many men were there In the
] crowd you saw7 A. About twelve, as near / can
come at 1t. They were all on horses, and some OF
| them had pistols buekled around them, and
guns.
@. What did they do after the fring2 A. When
| I saw Mr.. Ivey's head fall / left immediately.
didn't stay any longer, and didn't know any
i thing else Of what they did.
o. You do not know how long the train stayed
there, or what efforts were nader A. The EFFORT
| was made to move the train. heard the tram