The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-28
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ORIGIN OF THE TkoUBBE-FoRBEAR-
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STATES TROOPS ON THE SCENE OF
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Special Dispatche, TO the Gutsidn aewsdnd Courier.
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AUGUSTA, September; 1S.
Last Friday morning about 8.o'clock,
at the Silyerton neighborhood, near jack
SON Station, on the Port Royal Railroad,
two negroes made an assault upon Mrs.
Alonzo Harley, Mr.. Harley was at the
time in the field t.work, and no one was
in the house but son Of Mrs. Harley, q
youth of nine years, and an infant two
or three years old. The negroes knocked
Mrs. Harley down two or threc times,
intending to rob the house. Therson did
all he could to prevent the negroes from
killing his mother, and when they turned
to chastise him the mother reached up
and took down q double-harrel gun. The
negroes thinking it loaded, fed. .l.tf
The neighborhood was alarmed, and
a crowd gathered and went in search of
the fugitfyes. They succeeded in finding
one of the negroes, who was identified by
a son of Mr.. Harley. Harley struck the
negro with his fist, and when the negro
ran he was fired upon and seriously
wounded. Hewas recaptured and taken
to the house of Mr.. Harley, and identi-
fed by Mrs. Harley. .9Howas then taken
off from the house, and confessed the
crime and gave the name of the man who
was with him. The wounded negro died
last Saturday. gn ~! >: "a. .La3i
Itwas decided to arrest the accomplice,
and a warrant was issued byra negro
magistrate and placed in the hands of a
constable, who summoned posse of
white men to assist,him in making the
arrest. ..s -. s,i; iiie ~. r@gt
When the posse assembled, it was as
certained that a body J6 negroes, num-
bering aboutione hundred and Fifty, had
assembled under arms about seven miles
below, and had sent word that they would
not surrender the accused. Two white
men were thereupon sent forward to pre-
vail on the negroes toidisband, and d:allow
the constable to make the arrest. When
these two reached the spot they found
thirteen negroes guarding a log, hut.
They informed the negroes. Of their er-i
rand, when the latter, together with 9th
ers in the vicinity, set up a yell. ), In less
than minute the negroes surrounded
the young men, and pointing their guns
at them, demanded their blood. Only
by the exertions of the negro captain
were, the young men saved. The captain
said he would never surrender. the negro
charged with assaulting Mrs. Harley,
unless he was permitted to accompany
him to Aiken. - ra2
In the meantime, the posse came up
and the constable demanded an interview
with theicaptain. The latter agreed, if
the posse would not come up The con-
stable ordered the posse to fall back,
which they did. The negroes seeing this
thought they were retreating; advanced
within fifty yards and fired a,volley into
their ranks, inaicting no damage, but the
men were in deep ditch; and reccgniz-
their position retreatedi ito : the open
ground. w.: ss:.e - 20 .:ia
The negroes were coming on rapidly.
when the whites fired on them, wounding.
three slightly. The negroes ran into the
swamp. A messenger was sent for the
negro magistrate, and, upon his arrival
he advised the men to send four of their
number to the negroes to demand the
accused. This was done, but the negroes
denied his presence among them, and
agreed to disperse if the1 whites would,
and said they would giveiup the accused
if he came to them. This was accepted:
by the constable, and the whites began
to disperse; but, fearingjthat the negroes
would act treaeherously,. .;they, sent back
two unarmed men to. ascertain if they
were keeping their agreement. These
men returned in; an hour and reported
that they were surrounded by negroes
and were compelled to plead for their
lives. Reinforcements were then sent
for. u ,d.1 IT, r
Fifteen men, while passing through a
deep cut were fired upon by the negroes,
and it was at first reported that three
white men were killed, but. later accounts
saw this was not the case. 5-af
This morning the negroes removed the
bolts from the rails over small stream
| on the Port Royal Railroad, near Jack
son Station, and threw q freight. train
from the track. The locomotive and
seven cars were thrown into the ditch.
The negroes afterwards fired into the
wrecked train. .r i'E nt, ~ }.ct
Capt. Fleming. Superintendent of the
Port Royal Railroad, ltelegraphed to Gov.
Chamberlain requesting him to order
Lieutenant Barnhardt, commanding the
United States forces at Hamburg, to pro-
ceed to the scene of the wreck to protect
the laborers while repairing the track.
Chamberlain telegraphed the Lieutenant
to go; but the latter, considering that
Chamberlain had no authority in the
premises, telegraphed Gen. Ruger for in
structions. 1t is understood that Gen.
Ruger ordered him to remain at ham
burg. Ani. ~ :,
The negroes are in force between the
South Carolina and Port Royal Railroads.
Col. A. P. Butler, with force of whites,
has gone after them and a battle is ex-
pected tonight. Inere Is great eAciSe'
ment in Augusta. /.
The latest reports from the scene of
the conflict show one white man was
wounded and six negroes were KILLED
yesterday. M.
AUGUSTA, September 10.
This morning almost as many rumors
as were circulated yesterday were flying
about the city in reference to the troubles
| near Ellenton. A different report could
be obtained at every street corner. AT
about II o'clock telegram was received
from a young man from this city, who
was at the scene of the disturbance, to
his employer, stating that a fight had
white men had been killed. A little later
another telegram was received from an
other party announcing that MI. John
Williams had been killed and Mr.. Sam
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