The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-10-31
THE MAssACRE AT CAINHoY.
More About Cha efiaIn.s sop
porters' OuiraEes. 8
[From the Charleston News and Courier, oct.
h ober l9 81

Mi. Crosby had come to Cainhoy 10
advise Mr.. Shuler not to goto his mills,
as the negroes in that vicinity were all
armed and maintaining hostile attitude
toward tie whites. Mr.. Crosby saws
that he lef. the mills yesterday morning
with atcolered man, both 'fiding mules,
and had not proceeded very far along
the road when q party of fifteen or
twenty negroes, with arms in their
hands, came out Of the bushes and hal
ted him, !; He stopped, and zone of the
negroes asked himsif he was q rebel -
Mr. Crosby replied that he had been
one, and-the'negro1 then saiti, you
had had gun with you, and had not
been with that ,coloreds man, We would
have killed you Mf Crosby was then,
after submitting to manifold indignities,
allowed to pass. All along the road, he
says, he met armed negroes in twos and
threes, 4stationetlsapparently as -pickets.
The night before, he says, the negroes
camped out, and had armed guards sta
toned in tile vicinity of the mills, Some
Of the men from the mills we're among
the party on picket duty Mr. Shuler,
fearing that it would be dangerous for
| him, did rot, as he intended go to his
mills. The swamp, Mr.. Crosby says,
is trampled down smooth by the march.
ing of the negroes through it during the
last day or two. 9ei saa
As anleyidence, that the presence OF
the Charlestonians saved Cainhoy from
being burned on Monday night, the fol.
lowin affidavit made by respectable
colored man is given: -n7 "A
State ..of South Carolina, Charleston
County: Before me, D. B. Gilliland, q
Notary Public,e personally appeared Ga.
briel Crocker, who, being duly sworn,
deposes and says: That on this after.
noon, while coming from his residence
to the village OF Cainhoy to visit Bis
pastor, the Rev E c Logan, he stop
ped to see Church sister, and was told
by her that the negroes had sworn ven
geance against the white people; that ht
proceeded further and stopped TO seq
another friend, by whom he was told
that the negroes had collected arount
the viilagelon Monday night last for th,
Fpurprse Of burning ihesG village, ant
wouldlhasc done 50 had it not been FOL
the presence OF the men from Charles
ton who we're guarding the place. 81
sih Z -a9r,1" sfj iE G CRocKER.
Sworn to before me this 18th October
1875. sGi So I'D. B GrLLILAND, q
~ fa G.s. h7'as'sh y's Notary Public
+ The funeral Of the citizens killed q
Cainhoy took place yesterday, and, a,
the mournful procession passed along
through the, streets, the people paused
to mark their respect for the dead. AL
the funerals were well attended by the
citizens generally, and BY the member.
Of tile civic organizations TO which the
deceased had belonged. A sad sight il
was, indeed, and one that wrung the
popular heart with grief Floral mem
orials, wrought by gentle women's
hands, and brilliant with tears, lay upon
the caskets which contained the remains
and were touching evidences of the re.
membrance in which the slain citizens
are held. aug '9h & '&'.. s',' 4'8O %
The obsequies OF Mr. William DAILY
we're performed at St. Patrick's Church
by the Rev John Moore. ii"9 &
Mr.. John King was buried in the
cemetery Of the New England Society,
he being native Of New England.
Mr. Alexander Mcneil was buried a,
Second Presbyterian Church. His fu.
neral was largely attended by the mem.
bers of the Temperance fraternity, Of
which he was an honored and consist
ent member.
Mr.. Thomas Whitaker was buried a
the Second Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. w. E. Simmons was buried II
Magnolia Cemetery, the funeral service.
being performed at his late residence il
Cannon street. -'' 49,
1t is stated that some Of the citizen!
who were killed at Cainhoy leave fami
lies in destitute circumstances, and it il
suggested that a subscription list b,
opened for their relief. '-
Dick Williams, colored man, re
lputed member OF the Hunkidori Club
ard prominent ward rallier for III,
Radical party, went to Cainhoy on th,
boat Monday. He returned on Tues
day morning with broken head H,
stated yesterday to a reporter that b,
was beaten by the negro barbarians, ,ant