New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-15
SOUTH CAROLINA NOT AT PEACE.

MURDERS THAT NORTHERN VISITORS Do NOT W.T.
MESA coLoKED woMANs DESCRIPTION OF
HER HUSBANDS MURDER At ELLEN1oN.
To me Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: A sense Of duty, which IS the guiding motive
of one reared IN the Society of Friends Tor QuakerS
compes me 10 ask a little space III yourpaper to give
facts which such gentlemen as the Rev. L. {.
Edcerton-whose letter you published on Nov. l.
cannot give, because they do not wish to know
them. This is my ninth year a teacher in Aiken,
and the hundreds of Northern friends VINO visit our
school and no doubt read your paper will believe my
-Ords.
There is peace in the parsonage; there is peace IN
my own quiet home here. have seen no colored
men shot nor beaten, neither has MIR. LdGef-
ton unless he went ont of the town at
midnight or was secretly hid with those
whose names on the dead Hst'
If this was an open fair daylight struggle we could
tell friends from enemies and die with face to the
foe Has Mr. Edgerton sought the truth Does he
seek facts where he might find them Has he
wanted 10 listen to evidence that would prove Row
terrible were the 0utragc-, or knowing ms church
TO he largely supported by Northern people wh"
come here is he ready to cry Peace, peace "h'h
there is no peace ?; The leading men OF ihi'
Mace" know that 2OaO Northern visitors bring
money WHICH UdhtS buNll'SN anu l'''
hungry mouths. Are they likely to desire the
shameful truth 10 be known Do they want to kno"
il? Isit not human nature to fear II would Keep
away boardcra2
| have talked with Young colorcd woman whose
husband was killed at Ellcuton. lie was about 10
lac licensed To preach in the Baptist Ohurth' III
white man with whom lie was brought mp ana was
working for asked him If ne would vote the loiHo-
cratic ticket. He said: "No! hain't done n"h'd!
any harm am Republican. and ! am EoihH u"
live and die one" The reply was: You VIII re-
pret those words" I'm about two weeks he sad Z"
his wife: - feel death | know they VIII XII In''
Then counting the time, he said; " rive mont $
since we were married | must pray G"d I" hl"h
me willing To part with YOU am NOT "I'l" ''
H~ That same evening - il was sunday"
started to praycr-meetng. just before reaching me
Mace he was told that there was trouble, and hcar
firing: 50 he went to the swamp Before ia >h.
fouud him. On her return to the house thc White
men told her they would kill him; Size heard tl"n
read the list and to Use her words, When t.'F
came 10 nv husbands name, was So hurtcd / con
remember the rest 50 WE'LL
Hundreds of mounted men We're about the Yard
of the "white folks They rode away aud 70, or"
sunset came back. She had heard her husband ''>
killed and was crying when the young master
said well he is killed. I've been and had "a
done If you amt certain, % and look ~ il' cot
ton patch by an old log and the pcrSimuon tree.
The wife of five months went and found o." boa,
Of her husband ridIled with hullctS rs neck
broken. and other bruises given with the hnii" "I
rifles after he had been shot. The cooicd inau hi
no weapons of any kind. The wife of the murderer
told the widow aftcrward If yot dare 6" e' I'd"
Aiken and tel anything that VIII ct NY husband
into the courts I'll have you killed. You are slv'-
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