The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-28

we learned that all was quiet at the scene
of the recent disturbances. General Ha-
good arrived at Steel Creek, where 300
white men were camped, Wednesday af-
ternoon. Yesterday morning, with this
force, lie rode through the country but
found 10 parties of armed negroes, Gen.
Hagood returned to Barnwell Court
House last evening. Everything is quiet
along the Port Royal Railroad, and no
further trouble is apprehended for the
present at any rate.
It was reported yesterday morning that
the Federal soldiers at Rouse's bridge
had been attacked by the negroes and
one man killed. This proved not to be
the case, however. About half-past one
o'clock yesterday Captain Lloyd, United
States army, with twenty-seven men,
reached the city on special train of the
Port Royal Railroad, and left for Aiken
on the accommodation train of the South
Carolina Railroad. He ereported all quiet
at Ellenton and Rouses bridge. He left
six men at Ellenton.
Last Tuesday night a party of negroes
set fire to the grist mill, saw mill and gin
house of Mr.. Milledge T. Holley, five
miles from Aiken. They then fred the
bushes on either side of the road leading
from Mr.. Holley's house to his mill, and
secreted themselves near by, expecting
that when Mr.. Holley discovered that his
buildings were burning he would ride
towards them, and thus fall into the AM
bush prepared for him. Fortunately,
Mr.. Holley was warned by a friendly
negro of the designs of the fends, and
remained at home. His grist mill and
gin house were entirely destroyed, but
the fire at the saw mill went out without
doing any damage.
Last Wednesday night most daring
attempt at murder and robbery occurred
about five miles from Hamburg, on the
premises Of Mr.. Thos. w. McKie. Mr..
McKie had just finished supper when he
heard his hounds barking furiously at
something, apparently in his garden.
He went out to investigate the matter,
and when few steps from his door some
one fred upon his dogs. He returned to
his house, got his gun, and urged his
dogs forward. He was then fred into,
and he returned the fire, causing the
parties who were attempting to rob him
to retreat. He then went back, reloaded
his gun, and quietly awaited the results.
In few moments the negroes for. it
turned out to be negroes) came up to his
front gate and opened rapid fire upon
his front door. Some of the balls pene-
trated the door and fell at the feet of q
lady who was in the house. Mr.. McKie
realizing the danger he was in, took his
family, consisting of his wife and five
small children, one delicate infant, and
carried them to the edge of the woods in
the rear of his dwelling. He then. went
back and concealed himself under the
house. The negroes, numbering eight or
ten, came on, making the air red with
their curses and firing off their pistols at
the house. The negroes on Mr.. McKie's
place hearing the shooting, hastened
over to his assistance. One Of them be-
ing in advance of his comrades, was fred
into by the attacking party. He ran and
they supposing it was MIR. McKie, yelled
out, "We've got himp
One who seemed to be the leader and
who certainly was very daring, drew a
small bench out from under the house,
and placing it against the window of MIR.
McKie's bed room, commenced smashing
in the sash. Mr.. McKie quietly slipped
up to him, and placing his gun almost on
the negro's breast, fred and killed him
instantly. One of Mr.. McKie's negroes
ran hastily to the neighbors' houses and
gave the alarm, and in a short while the
place was surrounded by whites and the
honest negroes, but none of the villains
could be found. Trial Justice Frank
Arnim, acting coroner, held an inquest
over the body of the dead negro, and the
jury returned verdict that he was killed
BY T. w. McKie in self-defense and for
the protection of his own life and the
lives of his family. Mr.. McKie had just
been in town that morning and sold thir-
teen bales of cotton, and he thinks the
negroes were after the money. Several
balls fell in Mrs. McKies bed room. The
sash was complete wreck. The dead
negro was armed with one of Smith &
Wesson's improved pistols. It was found
by his body. ,,.t,. ....as
Mrs. McKie is in delicate health, and
was forced by these brutes in human form
to flee from her own home, taking hel
helpless children with her into the woods
expecting every second to be murdered
and believing that her husband had been
killed. She ran several miles in the cold
night air and suffered countless agonies
Her feelings can be better imagined than
described. Such outrages as these are
what cause the people Of South Carolina
to become reckless and determined to sell
their lives as dearly as possible in defense
of their 6resides. Mr.. McKie acted in
the whole matter with courage and nerve
almost unequalled. The negro killed was
named Nelson Hunter. When Hunter
fell dead, the other robbers fed. Cook,
the negro who went after assistance for
Mr.. McKie, is the father of James Cook,
the marshal of Hamburg, who was killed
in the Hamburg riot. He ran to each
house in the neighborhood and informed
the people what was going on at Mr..
DIcKie's.
A correspondent of the Me,cs and Cou-
rier writes from Barnwell:
About o'clock Tuesday morning MIR.
Alfred Aldrich, who lives on the out
skirts of this place, received a courier
and by 9 o'clock was on the march with
some thirty-fve men. From that time
to last night, midnight, reinforcements
were marching through the village from
Blackville, Graham's, Bamberg, Georges
Greek, Buford's Bridge and Midway: To
show how complete is the organization of
this county, although Midway is twenty
FIVE miles from this place, and Gen.
Hagood, who left with MIR. A. Aldrich,
went about o'clock A. fn., yet Mr.. Gil
more Simms, after receiving his despatch,
summoned his club and marched it
through the town last night about IL
o'clock.
When Coker was captured he professed
to be Democrat, but confessed that he
ordered the burning and led the ambus-
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