The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-21
TIE AMERICAN DAH0MEY.
THE CfINHOY MtSSICRE DE-
SCRIBED ny Az EYE HTTNESS.
What white and Colorcd Democrats Got by
Complying with Chamberinin's Proci"m"-
tior-A Base riot to Entice Unarmed
Democrnt- 10 mn Ambush of slaughter.


Democrats to mn Ambush of Si"ushter'
CaARIEsrox, oct. 1.-THE exquisite
LOYALTY with which our old-fsshioned leaders
IN south Carolina attempted to obey the extra
ordinary proclaim ton OF Gov Chamberlain 10
disband the rife clubs, has met with poor re-
ward IN the atrocities OF the Cainhoy massacre
was there. Nv going was accidental !" WI
nne dsy, free excursion. had Two Guns ""u
u Herald to read no overcoat. no pistol i sa"
some cool company going to the ooi'' oo'
rowed an overcoat. nd was the last man on 'ne
boat as she left tho wharf. There WIRE "oo"'
one hundr red and atty whites and ten or Twelve
coIored Dem ocrats ON hoard. The Democ'a"O
Committee had invited sheriff Bowen 10 go on
tho bo., Ito had two or three colored followers.
I'm, m largo or wd 81 the Hunkey Doties or
Mackey men we're along. Cninhov precinct was
In former years Mackey precinct. ana my
heart 4 lied me when saw that the Democratic
Committee had permitted the Hunkey Dor'es
IN 70 on a free excursion to their old strong
hold.
rnop arriving AZ Cainhoy procession was
formed Of some thirty white and colored Demo-
crafs from that vicn1ge. A new United ST ties
IL = went ahead. II was so large that 1t trnled
tue sandy road. Then followed the c lrrlages
and wagons, the hotsenen and men on foot.
bad buggy all to myself with black Demo-
crnt for a driver Some ~ the cOlored denizsns
w,re gathered by the roadside, win large
nicely cut. srrvceabe clubs. ana the ROAD belng
wearisomc. | asked IN tTeir lingo "How mnch
f1rder2" The answer was: How much Tight
err" NO. my friend, how far2' Go onT
WAS the answer. "vou'li find OUT
At leunih We arrived Ut the spe king place.
Itwsat the old brick church OF st. Thomas,
hunt In 1919 End newly resurrected from past
decay. IL stands at the juno ure OF IN modern
road { ON Cainhnv 20 q ~ ancient ten'nie, ana
.,,IN rf.4 tsed frpf n
town BY the upper Glen ents Fcrtv. On q q
right STOOD the church. the graveyard and the
V.Strv room. The Litter Is a IN " bri Ouid-
ing, standing NV Itself. sixteen feet 81 are, pro-
NlJed with tcssela al floor, ind hte plnce' IN
g. select all represent tivcs either OF emu Gu or
- te-holtin' the elections for tue ono with as
niucn prescription ~ they did the other and
vi hout any opposition. On the lct' stne stood
tho speak' r. sand, imu1ng ~ on tic school
boIse-a arcc. dilap dated frame builiing. win
IN open trout on tue end opi osi'c 80 IN, stn, q;
Prom this siic 20 the back, the ground rolled
inioar vine. whi'c ~ the cnu'c side u rose to
trc minenre crowned with the church. was
a privileged chrrari er. aud took my stand on the
co.red peoples side. nearest The Seorre si.s
and Charleston road, alongside or an OH frienu
VINO resided neat nv.
SPEECHES AND CHEERS.
The meeting opened. Bowen took tho stand
feaide a wye looking negro named stewfft q
former member Of the Lepisl 'ture, and assured
hi- aIoi fence that they had To submit 10 " tree
spsech;' that Democrat had right to speak
there 8 much = Republic n; and aficr in
forming them ~ the tuited states penalties, ne
~ he hoped there WOul I be "A peacca lie meet
iDg. Each party he said. has right to Sc
lect its cnairman, whom do YOU .iectr' stewart
host. r. sanders. by the Democratic vote. The
two took he stand. he FIRST speaker VS. Mr..
-. Julien Jervev. candi ate Of the democracy
Tor Souci or 4 the tirtuit-a good man. MIR.
Jervev said "N y fellow citizens, propose TO
give three cheers for tue United States; our
Cnariestnn poured forth 1.-THE star Spangei
Banner" nd at Its close three rousne cneers
anu tiger went M from the body Of the crowd
of whites and blacks. Mr.. Jervey then braDched
oHt upon the general iiea that we we're Ct tens
81 common country, and not hghiinc ercn
other. | was an unco mon good speech, full
of kindness and was well received by the blacks.
Ar.J r,es's thirty minutes having come to u
close, he had 10 weld. and tho oand struck up
"Uld John Brown" The next speaker was W:
y Mckinley. the ricn culored REGISTER Of
Chsriesron. lie was certainly nervous lie 5. ID
he WIS incompetent to the task before him. As
preach d him and said, mere are one hundred
Remington raes hidden IN q chimney Of tnat
schoo, house IN fr'nt OF US Turning to a friend
should Toe informed OF these arms aud should
seize them II arrow Is imIninent;'
Mckinney, the speaker, was Then boiling up
his hands 60 the coiorsd paoples side OF the
meeting. and saying my friends don't let II
meetingl J" he dropped from tne stage aud broke
ike quarter horse.
THE MASSACRE.
was about tn inform the Captain OF the
Butter Guards OF tue situat ton Of the guns,
when l found they were not H. position. The
negroes broke ana were s1%t,ei,hS ~ every a.,
marched out Of the oDen end OF tue school
house IN regular twos TO the nutnoer Of twenty
men, with the guns when tbev had found In
the chimney. just ~ they cleared the door,
from my position heard n pistol, and immedi-
Htely The Degrees from the front OF the stand
rushed TO the open door Of the building. and
the aght became general. Tue negroes ran on
ms an old veteran. nd was amleably saying To
Tue flying cr.wd. " Uncle Cou know We OF the
South call al Old darkles by that family name).
don't Tunl stay and hssr tue speakers out.
Uncle turned ON me, You-uns got our guns
sy shIs line ~" the drug had Ceased toward the
stand, and walked out to see whether We could
not make another beslnnne for free speech In
that vicinage. Bat the stand was deserted.
I he band and the speakers were all gone. A
mulatto Hunky DoIy oil this city, named smith.
mOuDted tie sand and opened IRE with his
pistol upon the Hon. Michael " Common, the caiI-
didate for Congress, and a Butler Guard who
was coming down The road, opened on Smith.
All then retired leaving old St. lhomas with MS
grasped INV walki ng cane, and struck through
tie gr-ves II oldeD friends, until reached tue
ToIo, on the way to CainhOy. was with the
rear guard. who mao the negroes gums. " How
ordered IA tO Ike them. hey were hidden In
the chimney Of the school house, and the
coats over them" Capt. Dunn, why
did you order the seizure Of those gunsf" sad
1, carrying on the iDyestisatlo IL went round
tne school house, al er nnding the arms stacked
an the chimney, and winnie on the otber side
from the Gnu en-, | saw bundreds OF negroes
who had not been to the meeting rise froui Tn 9
", oos, ana rush 10 the meeting Win tner guns
ordered the seizure OF the arms IA the chimney
Ills was cOuOOOrated by several witnesses wnn
were present, and reporter OF tue Journal OJ
CONNER oe afterwards gave me he same yersIOu
sal tng his back WIS to tue audience, aud al
taeIuk the crowd advancing from the woods.
THR RESPONSIBILITY.
This testimony throws the responsibility OF
the massacre entirely upon the negroes. These
wlih lneIr militia guns had surrounded the as
sembl re, having used the Ineetif as a decor
TO unarmed white men. Not one OF the Iatte
had gun, and he only protection they relied
Oh was the United states nag, for which the
had given three cheers when thew opened I'll,
nesting. As To Bowen. when he low neg an, al
old cOmrade OF moe, nut n pistol to his heHC
and SAID, "Stop thts" Ar. Jervey said
Bowen, cant you stop tnsf p IL viii stop IA,
men II you viii STOP yours" was the ans wer
Hold your nre," said Jervey TO my con rad e
! b,s ne DID. q" 1t would nave been murder II
had pulled trigger" said he to me. Bowen
finding he could not control the crowd, said q
his neighbours win sly Thought OF my com
paLl lots denomination. protect yOurselve
with what arina YOU have; must take care 0
myself" Accordingly e ned along Tue Charles
ton Dad toward tue city. The last IN 1 was seel
CT MIN be was play Ing Wrestling Jacob" witl
militia man for hls gun, Tying to get II ava
from him. lie has, however, arrived safely II
tue o,ty.
Tnere we're two men killed in this anray
N citIzon nearly seventy years OF age, Nj