The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09

Beadle's letters from South Carolina to
the Cincinnati Gazrtte.
EICHARD THoMPsON's TESTIMONY.
On Thursday, alter the disturbance at
E.leuton and Rouse's Bridge, / and Ell
". Rush were in my house sitting down
when "a company OF armed men came ii.
ding down from towards Ashley's Two
ot this company, Dick Ro, IItrce and
Rich Anderson. eat a. TO my house tirs,
D.ck Roundtree jumped down and run
alto my house, and said. We want
both of you. You are the Cd d-u
devils we are looking for" ! was sitting
on my riotacr's bed aud did not get up.
aud lie ran roudd in the room and
searched, aud then came back. AlouZo
| Ashley and Bill Woodward had come Up
by this time, and Ashley said TO me:
Dick, were you ir the Sunday even
ing's rio?'
/ said No"
lie then said to me:
"You so into the field and pick cot
lon,' and ia ming to Ed. W. Bush, he
said: You go on; you aud John Benja
min, Walker Barnes Bill Bush, DanIel
Nixon, and Ben Motts are the Cd d-b
IONS Of tbs we intend to clean up 10
day"
q
little bottom about twelve or thirteen
yards from my house. A-ilry rode of q
step OF two, aud then tile three shot
Rush was looking right on them Dick
knundtree bad double-barreled gun,
Rich Anderson had a sixteen shooter
and BIll Woodward a pi.tol hucklra
round him. Bush was very int 'ilig-ui
black man. lie always voted the Repub
| iican ticket
About three weeks brior. the fuss. D.
Milton Turner talked TO me nni Ell w
Bush. aud his brother, To get - TO joIL
the u, mocratic party. We told him We
could not do IL, as We did not like a.
turn. lie said. BY God, there's dark
ness aud light ahead OF you, but you can
not see il.
lie got after me to vote a Democratic
tieket ! said no. lie said I could not
stay on any land there then.
he SUI ~ asab u two hours high VIII 90
| they Alned Buan. Al nisht WalkcI
| Barnes aud John Benjamin (colored tleu)
caLIr to .hy house with Dr.. Milton Tut
uer and called me 10 help put the body
of Bush in a cart. said TO him: Doc
tor, am sort o dubious to come n.
asked what | was afraid OF. ! said. Il
an scared at everything 1t was dark
IN the bottom, and ] didn't like TO 20
After we put the body in the cart Dr.
Turner stepped out in front Of M about
five steps and said: Dick, Toy God ! am
under obligations TO Kill you. BY God,
you bad better say your prayers
said, God 5 will must he done IL 10 j.
Gods will that you should kill me, you
must kill me" lie said:
What have you got 10 do with God's
willY"
Then John Benjamin and Walker
Barnes both begged him not to shoot
me. After talking long time | got of
and went To my house / had
To join the Democratic Club at the time
Of the riot Dr. Turner told me IL / did
not was in the dead list anyway. So
/ taking general consideration, thought
/ a join. u ! heard Il heap Of
colored men right round me that joined
say they had to, but wouldn't vote that
ticket"
The similarity Of names between the
whites and blacks will not escape attrn-
ton. Many of these negroes had Tor
merly been slaves OF the mrn who hplpel
Kill them. and retained the family name.
| The Rountrses (colorcd) have been on
the "black list a long time, and there j.
abundant evidence that their death was
| determined on before this riot began.
NINETEEN BLACKS KILLED.
Altogether nineteen negroes are
I known to have been killed One white
man was found dead after the troubles
I How killed Is not exactly known IL
had been shot by some one so near him
/ that the powder burnt his flesh aud
clothing. The whites say he was am.
/ bush-d by q negro. The negroes say
none OF them could ever have got near
enough to a white man to kill him in
/ that way.
In the midst Of these massacres an
other shocking tragedy took place among
/ the whites Two brothers iu-lHw met tn
settle an old quarrel, aud both got in
[ tOXicated. While one was walking down
the platform al the railway station, the
other opened fire on hun, and literally
riddl-d him with shots IL J. something
of relief To say that this horror had 40
/ political significance.
la closing THIS fearful narration. q few
words may br permitted a. to the writer's
position. God knows u l. not pleasant
] 10 write such things about white men.
Personally 1 have received nothing but
kindness IN South Carolina IL sctrcsly
seems possible that these horrors should
have occurred. Here are churchr, aud
prOle-srd CHRISTIANS; here / have met
grntlcLIen OF culture aud ladies OF ral.
g.ace a..d rrfu, u-It And yet the ev-
idrnce appears iucuntrUyrTtiblr. have
heard the satIr things detailed by score
OF witnesses of aii grudr- o Intelligence.
aud viewing il iudicIally, cullu>ion duys
not seem pos-sJie. The only cumi, r.1-
ble conclusion is that the situation in
this District Is exceptionally bad aud
find that the better class Of people else
where spe.k OF IL as hard neirhboF-
hood There may be mitigating cir
cumstancrs. too. which have not been
brought out Lest there shall he such,
will search further. At their invitation
shall probably 90 to the vicinity u.
morrow, and hear all that can be offered
on that side of the question.