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The Crime at Cainhoy.
SHOCKING DETAILS OF THE BAR
BARITY OF THE NEGROES.

BARITY OF THE NEGROES.
Further Accounts from the Scene OF
the Attack.
It will be remembered, rs was stated in
Yesterdays paper, that it had been agreed
that neither party should carry guns or
rifles to the place of meeting. Tho whites
kept their faith, and the negroes apparent
" did likewise, but only apparently, as
the sequel showed.
Tho riot began while Mckinlay was
spea!iinw. The negroes had not kept faith
with the whites. They had brought their
muskets to the meeting and had sccretcd
them in the swamp and III an ola outhous
near the church, leaving a guard over
them. 1t seems clear shat the negroes IN
tended TO create 4 riot when Colonel Della
Nv should attempt to speak. They prop
ably mistook Mrkinlay for Delany, and,
as soon us he started to speak, began 10
carry ont their programme. Accompany
of armed blacks Immediately marched
out of tho swamp with their arms anu
opencd fire upon the whites, who were
iunarmcd, and q portion OF whom at once
made Il rush for the old frame building, IN
| which about forty muskets were piled.
! Then the rest of Tic negroes rctreated 10
the swamp, where their guns were cor
cealcd, and, Selling them opened = DISK
and indiscriminate fire upon tie WHITES.
Bowen attempted, or affected to attempV,
TO Interfere and preserve the peace, Out
was told By his black hcncilman, cyrus
! Gaillard, to stand out of the way that
they intended to ret tho damned white
men now. Both Bowen and Mckinlay
| ]d;sappeared soon after, Bowen telling the
white men that thoy would have to look
out for themselves, and that he was pow
crlcsS to preserve tho peace:
Tn the meantime Colonel Delany, Mr..
VIM. j.. Simmons and several other aged
white men had aken refuge III the BRICK
house adjoining tho church. Under the
rapid fire poured into them the whites had
reireatcd to the graveyard west OF the
church, such of them as had pistols re-
turning the fire. The negro militia
charged out of the swamp, surrounded the
brick house ana attempted to batter down
tho door. Failing in this they broke open
tho windows and pointed their muskets at
the occupants who started to retreat. All
of them escaped except Mr.. Simmons, an
old, crippled and silvcr-haired man, who
upon emerging from the door, was knock
ed down by the black savaGeS and liter
ally beaten to death. Not satisfied with
this they fired y load Of buck shot into
his PROSTATE body.
Aftor the fight commenced the whites
retreated towards the village. n stand
WAS made among the tombstOnes NC an
other about half way to the village among
plies of cut wood. When the party ar
rived at the village about six men were
missing, Three of these were brought IN
in tho evening about s o'clock by q cou-
IL II ,>1o,ol 1aY,nprntS u-hn viSItpU thn
scene. The dead body Of MI. Simmons
was horribly mutilated.
Mr.. VIM. DAILY, a yonng white Charles
touian, was also brought in dead. lie
was shot through the neck, received t'lir-
! ty-three buck shot in his breast and was
fcarfullv cut up by q Ratchet or Axe.
Mr.. Thomas Whitaker was brought in
in a diving condition. His right arm was
fcarfully shattered by aload of huckshot,
evidently fired ut short range. After nc
fell he WAS evidently set upon by the
crowd and beaten over the head and body
with clubs and hatchcts. He lived until
i2o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Before dy-
ing he dictated the following letter to his
aged mother. who lives in this city:
Mn Dear Mother-I am very seriously;
wounded. They took OIL ny shoes anu
cursed me for q id Democrat, ayl1lg
that T came here to raise q row. loio
them I did no such thing; that only,
camc here to hear the speaking. seha
NV love. I wish l could come to see you,
and | will do 80 if l am ever able. l am
irving TO put my trust in the Lord, ana l
hone to be forgiven my sins and meet
vol in heaven. THOMAS WITAKER.
The forty mon who had been left to pro-
tect the women and children ut the village
were fDund cncamped around the resi-
dcncc Of the Rev. 4. G. Logan, where all
the ladies and children of tho village llad
bcru collcctcI. The wounded were lying
in the chanel attached to the residence,
! and every orc of them had not only been
horribly m%u;ilatcd, bit they as well as the
dead, had been robbed Of their clothing.
Hats, shoes, stockings, coats n vests
were taken, and every II pockets were
riiel. Mr.. Simmons leg was smashed
SO that when the men who carried ms
body 20 the boat attempted to LIT INN, tic
LEG bcnt over above the knee. nc mao IL"
arms with him at the time Of the riot.
The ladies in the house bestowed every
attention upon the wounded, who were
laid UPON mattresses in the chapel, he
cushions from the altar being used forthc
purpose. The mattresses were literally
| soaked in blood.
Mr.. Alexander Mcneil and Mr.. John
King. the former wounded in the groin,
and the latter in the abdomen, have since
died from the effects Of their wounds.
|; The following is afull list of the
WHITE MEN KILLED:
Mr.. VIM. F. Simmons, Mr.. Alexander
Mcneil, Mr.. VIM. DAILY, MIR. ThomaS
Whitaker, Mr.. j.. King and Mr.. Walter
Graddick.
The households in which the dead and
wounded lay yesterday presented sad
spcc;acles, indeed. Wives were weeping
over husbands, mothers over sons, II
brothers and sisters over brothers.
THE WOUNDED WHITES.
Mr.. Alexander Mcneil, the very wor-
thy shoemaker who lived in King street,
w?is shot in the groin and badly beaten,
then robbed Of his shoes. coat and watch.
Ills brief recital Of his suitrrings and the
! long and toilsomcjourncy he had to make.
after the blacks had shot and beat him, to
reach Il point whence he could get trans
! portatiol to the city, WAS really heart
rpnding. lie died last evening, leaving a
| family very s~cantily provided tor as, he
was a poor nan dependent OH his daily
earnings.
Capt. c. Carroll White, the well known
pilot, WAS in bed yesterday with Il wound
in the shoulder, and was in S much pain
that he could only be relieved with oplates.
The bali could not be found when he
wound was prohcd. The wound will
probably keep the Captainin bed and at
home for several weeks.
Mr.. Sam l.. Benefits suffering from
inflammation of the foot. His son, y. G.
Bennett, is also suffering much from the
bucksl0t wounds he received.
Messrs. j.. p. Crouch, VIM. Smith, T..
A. Cobia, Elinorc Dukes and j. LarisseN
were doing veil, and will soon be all
right. ~
MIR. Lewis Jones was confined to bed,
and hcmorrlago was feared during The
day. 1t did not occur, however.
Mr.. J. King, who was shot in the stom-
acl,. and brought to the city, fingered un-
til last night and died. The deceased was
Il carpenter Iv trade, 4 native of Massa-
chuSctts, and had lived in this city for a
number Of years. lie was nearly 3oyea"s
of age.
Mr.. VI. Hampton Smith was suffering
from the painful wound he got in the arm.
How he escaped death is wonderful, CON
sidcring the manner in which his coat
was riddlcd.
MIR. w. -. Julien Jervcy'S wound proved
slight. and beyond the Temporary pain 1t c"us-
ed him will not trouble him.
Mr.. David !hregnall is badly injured, ana
will be laid up for some time.
The remains of sir. Walter Graddick were
brought TO the city last night. lie died Oi