Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-25
The CainbOy Fight.

Attorney General Taft has received from
United States Marshal r. NJ. Wallace an
official account of the political fight Il!
Cainbov. nine miles from Charleston. on
the 10Th instant:
have delayed giving YOU report OF
the recent unfortunate political riot ut a
place near the town of Cainboy, in this
county. until could get correct state
ment Of facts.
The meeting ut the brick church. near
Cainboy was called by the republicans,
and was largely attended by the men who
were present ut the first meeting, at which
the democrats had enforced their demand
to speak. but had not attended any of the
Joint discussions, and many of them being
suspicious Of the democrats, carried such
guns as each man had ut his home, con-
Si>tin~ of old musketS, shot-guns and
| fOWling pieces; but no militia-mc went
| there with state arms and ammunition. as
| the democrats claim. and the best evidence
Of that fact is that all the dead were shot
with bucks ct and not with rifle balls.
When these colorcd republicans arrived ut
die place of meeting, their leading men
told them that they We're violating an
agreement by coming armed, and that they
must deposit their arms at some place
away from the grounds The colorcd men
complied with this request. and some guns,
say fifteen, were placed in an old dilapida-
ted building, some fifty yards from the
stand, and others We're placed across :,
ravinc in the woods. About one hundred
and fifty democrats accompanied their
speakers from the CITY on Il steamboat
and soon appeared ut the meeting. The
first speaker was Il democrat, candidate for
prosecuting attorney of the circuit. He
WAS heard through very patiently. He
WAS followed by w. Mckinley col.), who
was :. delegate to the Cincinnati Conven-
ton from this state. Soon after McKin-
ley commenced speaking, II commotion
was observed in the crowd on the side next
to the dilapidatcd building. and Mex inlrv
jumped of the stand and said Those
white men in that house have guns and
are going to shoot. The colorcd men
raised Il shout. The democrats have
seized our guns. and made Il rush for the
other guns. The white men, who had
secretly Slipped into the house and seized
the guns, then fired, and the first shot
killed an old colored man of about seven
~ wears, who WIS standing leaning on IL
stick, and this is the only colorcd man who
is known to have been killed. The color-
ed men returned with thrir guns very
soon, and attacked the party ut the old
house, and then commenced "A general fire
on the democrats. who were generally
armed with pistols. but had 10 retire rap
idly towards the boats under Il heavy fire
The coIorcd men became furious when
they saw that some of their arms had been
seized. and one Of their Old men killed.
Sheriff Bowen. whom they recognized ~
their personal and pc ideal friend, rushed
among them and tried to stop the firing.
but III, V did not cease till all the white
men were driven away from the church
SIX white men were killed or have died,
and one c"iorcd man. Several white men
are injured, bat none seriously. |, is not
Yet known how many negroes are hat.
~ soon As the tight ceased the steam
boat returned 10 tile city for arms and re
lntorc"nrn!>, and over Il hundred men
went back on her. on two hours, notice,
Nl1h arms for themselves and for their
hundred men already there. Next morn
M. about two hundred more armed men
went up on the same boat. which had re
turned. These armed men were the mill
iuN companies Cor 4 portion of the com
lmni'>) winch Governor Chamber lam OF
drrrd TO husband, TWO weeks 40. On the
night OF the rio; tcjrgraphcI to SUMMER
Vile to the officer IN command "f troops
tor an officer t. O. To C,inbnv IL. re-
piled, next morning. hat lie had only one
artillery company. which had no small
arms. then te!cgraphcd to Governor
hambel lain to know where | could get
troops, and he referred 1t to General Rut-
yer ut Atlanta, who has orr lpreu "A cOmla-
y from Columbia. which will arrive to-
morrow morning. and will proceed with
lIlrln at once to C.tlnbDV | Will rc0llirr
HE armed men there To di>pcr>e, ana Will
see that no further rio.ing takes place.