The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-16

FOR TIME, HOLD THE PUBLIC
STRBETs--U --UEPRoYoKED,, ri MURDER
AGAIN Observation-Disclosures
CONDUCT OF PART OF THE POLICE--
THE UNITED STATES TRoops CALLED
OUT--WHOLEsoME EFFECT or THEIR
APPEARANCE UPON THE kIoTERs-
THE CASUALTIES, &c.
The scenes which were witnessed in
the streets of Charleston last evening
could Only have occurred under govern.
ment such rs has existed here sinct 1883.
The riot was the direct consequence of
imbccility end wsn. of responsibility on
the part of those who are charged with
lie peace. fmbccility because no ade-
ouate preparations were taken to prevent
its occurrence, and want of reep0nsibili-
ty because no public officers not absolute
ly independent of their constituency
would have dared to degrade the police
force by using it for the purposes to
which that of 2his city has lately been
put. The police force, while it contains
some excellent material, includes also
some of the most bitter and notorious
partisans in the Republican party. Many
If them sym yathize openly with the
crowd of roughs and bullies comprising
the Republican campaign clubs, and
some of them are members aud officers of
these organizations. Only the day be.
fore the riot three of the most obnoxious
of the whole body were allowed to act, in
citizens elothec, as rallyers in the cleo
ton in which the Mayor and Alderman
Mackey were candidates, and these raj
lyers were taken back on the force on
the following day. While this sort of
trihing with the peace and good order of
the city goes on, it is useless for the city
authorities to expect to have, in any de-
gree, efficiency in the police or coufdence
from the community.
During the entire forenoon of yester-
day the bulletin board at the office of
The News and Courier was surrounded by
crowd Of anxious citizens eagerly
awaiting additional news about the Ma
tional and State elections. AS each dis
patch came in and was bulletincd, they
would give round of cheers, and when
it finally became tolerably certain that
Hampton had carried the State, despite
tho negro repeating il Charleston, their
enthusiasm was unbounded. In the
meantime the ex-deputy sherifIs ,and
number of about 800 or 400 at the Court
over the news, until about O'Clock,
when Worthington, Mackey and BUTT
gave out dispatch saving that Hayes
and Wheeler were elected, and that
Chamberlain had carried the State by
10000 majority. Then LEY fired up and
seemed to be ready for row.
THE OUTBREAK.
About half-past o'clock there was a
disturbance in Meeting street opposite the
Charleston Hotel, caused by the insolcnce
of q negro to white man. A squad of
policemen we're at once dispatched to the
scene and succeeded in restoring quiet.
BY this time the Courthouse mob had, 80
to say, become red. hot They were eyi,
dently mad ut the election returns which
had been received at The Neps and Cou-
rier Office, aud which their leaders knew
meant ego home" ite the carpet -baggers
and back seats for renegade Carolinians
About 4 o'clock, Mr.. E. w. NJ Mackey
came down to The Ne,ps and Conrier bul.
lctin board and began to boast about the
election of Hayes and Chamberlain. This
provoked discussion whic!s finally leG
to a quarrel and ended in a riot, Mr.
Mackey states that the row was brcugh:
on by white Democrat shooting at him
This is denied by u dozen witnesses, who
say that while it liz true that white man
did make at him, no shot was fired at
him, and that young man fired his pis-
tol accidentally in the air, the shot not
going near him. A negro immediately
rushed down to the ex-deputy sheriHs at
tho Courthouse, nearly all Of whom were
armed, both with pistols and the blud.
geons which they used 80 freely at the
polls on Tuesday, and announced that
Mackey Ind been shot. The crowd i'm,
metliately5 raised a yell and rushed down
Broad street In the direction Of The Ne,cl
and Courier Office. The whites stood
their ground and received the attack
firmly. Another shot was fired, and then
dozen in rapid succession. The black
mob stampeded and rctreated III the di
rection of Church street, where they were
met by squad of policemen who hat
been sent to the scene upon the first re-
port The rioters emptied their revolv
e!s while running, and then those who
did not have their bludgeons with then
tore down trec-boxcs and paling fence.
and armed themselves ut once The
police force with. their Winchester rife,
for the most part discharged their dut,
as well as they could under the circum
stances. They brought in number o.
prisoners and several of the wounded
bat in order to do so they had to brand
isii their pistols and rifles. Very few o.
them fired. When the crowd reached
the corner of Broad and Meeting street
the negroes were much excited. Som,
OF them rushed to the places where they
had their arms concealed. Others wen
home. a large number of the Hunkido
n rowdies made o dash at the main en-
trance of the Stationhouse and tried t,
iorce their way in. shouting
"d1vE Us GUNS I"
Chief Hendricks had taken the precau
ton, however, of stationing, a couple o
men Mt the doornwho with their bayonet
managed to keep the crowd back. II
the meanwhile o. pistol was fred by
negro at q white man, and this was tn
signal for a general Solley. The fev
Mhite men who were in the vicinity, a
soon % us the negroes. began firing, drey
'heir revolvera and lret.,reea tl,A Are III
ponce Tero utterly powcrless to stop tn
o.sturbancc. E.ery negro fired his pisto
az ateyery white hiaiiiie saw, and after h
mao esaptied his we&p retreated to re
ioad. 1t was in this fight that Mr.. z. Fl
walter Bps killed and Mr.. Geo. H. Wal
.eF, one of the eldest and most respectabl
merchants merchant Of +, Charleston, was painful
counted. l1.ed. These gentlemen, father an
soi., were walking down Broad stree
quietly on their way to their place @
onsiGneSs gGls on Adgers north wharf, AM
nadTeached the western end Of the court
nouse, when. the row started afresh at tn