The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-07-13

pected to die from the wound. A young
man named Morgan was accidentally
shot in the leg by one of his comrades
while pursuing a fleeing negro. He was
firing at the negro; together with others,
at the time. His wound, while painful,
is not considered dangerous. The
negroes who were last captured were dis
covered hid away in cellars and under
floors.
1t is reported that early on Sunday
morning seven of the prisoners were
taken out and killed. The Augusta
Chronicle and Sentinel says: "About two
o'clock, or little before, the roll was
called of the prisoners and those who
were considered ring leaders of the dis
turbing element in this county, were car
ried to a corn-feld near the river and
turned loose. AS they ran they were
fired upon and killed. One of the men
shot was named Attaway, a county
commissioner and member of the Leg
islature. The prisoners died almost with
out groan. The remainder were then
turned loose. Before the shooting took
place, detail of twenty-five men was
made, and ordered to take the prisoners
10 Aiken to Jail. On the way it was de-
termined to kill the ringleaders, and the
shooting was done as described. Some
gentlemen from Augusta interferred and
saved the lives of three by persuading
the guards to let them bring the ne
negroes to this city. They were taken to
the city hall and discharged. The man
who was shot after being captured, John
Thomas, was also brought to the city
hall. He cannot possibly recover. The
list now foots up ten negroes killed; one
white man killed, another severely woun
ded. The wounded man is in the hos
pital. AS the remainder of the prison
ers were turned loose they were fired into
but it is not known whether any of them
were killed or not"
The force of white men in Hamburg,
during the evening, numbered several
hundred, a portion of whom were from
South Carolina and portion from Au-
gusta. They were armed with revolvers,
shot guns and rifles, and were under the
leadership of Gen. Butler.
At 8 o'clock force of Augusta city
police, armed with police guns, was
marched to the South Carolina end of
j the city bridge, and drawn up in line
across the structure in order to protect
the latter, as it was understood that
threats in regard to it had been made by
the negroes. There was no demonstra-
ton in that direction, however. During
the evening, while the firing was going
on in Hamburg, intense excitement pre-
vailed in Augusta, and everybody was
anxious TO learn the latest news from the
front. 1t was a matter of no little danger
to attempt to get near the scene while
the battle was progressing, as the balls
were flying in every direction. Several
of the balls fell in Washington street.
When the negroes first fired from the
windows of the Sib y building, they set
up a loud yell. The fire and the yell
were both answered at once by the whites.
A number of the latter were stationed on
the river bank and kept up rapid lire
at the building. Just after the firing
began kerosene oil was poured on small
wooden structure next to the Sibley
building and the torch applied to it. In
formation of the fact was conveyed to
Gen. Butler, who Immediately rode to
the spot and ordered the fire extin-
guished, peremptorily forbidding any
such attempt in the future.
1t is said that the ammunition in the
possession of the negroes was furnished
to them by white man named Schiller,
who came over to Augusta and purchased
it yesterday morning. 1t was rumored
through the evening that the negroes
had telegraphed to Charleston for Feder-
al troops, but the rumor could not be
traced to any authentic source. None OF
the arms held by the negroes were cap
tured, but quantity of ammunition was
found in one of the houses. Prince
Rivers fed from Hamburg and took refuge
in Augusta.
A reporter conversed with one of the
negro prisoners named Gilbert Muller,
who works in Augusta. He said that he
knew nothing about the origin of the diff.
fculty. All he knew was that when he
got home from his work that afternoon,
bis captain ordered him to get his gun
and "fall in" with the company. He
obeyed orders and was with the company
in the house while the firing was taking
place. He declared, however, he did not
| fire single shot. Each member of the
company had two rounds of ammunition
They had all gone into the cellar of the
building when the cannon commenced
firing, and he supposed they were there
now. For his part he considered 1t best
to give himself up, and he therefore did
so.