The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-21
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AssOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY EEELLiGENoER
The South Carolina Trouble-.Re-
port OF the q. ,. Marshal on
Tha6lafuhOv Rinf. ~

The 'Cainhoy Riot. ,ita ticf.
| WAsHEoroy, October 20.-The follow.
ling official report Of R. N. Wallace, U.
S. Marshal for South Carolina, addressed
to Attorney General Taft, was, among 9th
er papers on the condition Of the South,
read at the Cabinet meeting to-day;
CHARLESTON, October II.
10 Hon. A. Tar, Attorney General:
Ihaye delayed giving you report Of
the recent unfortunate political riot at a
place near the town Of Cainhoy, this
county, until l could get correct state
ment Of the facts. It q one Of the legiti-
mate results OF the intimidation policy,
on the Mississippi plan, adopted by the
Democratic party in the opening Of their
campaign for the purpose Of breaking
down the Republican majority In this
State. The first meeting in this
county, at which the Democratic party
put their shot gun policy into practice,
took plvce over month ago on Cowper
river, some ten or twelve miles from the
scene Of the last riot. The Republicans
had called a meeting, and the Democrats
In the city chartered steamboat and
took about $50 we'll armed men TO the
meeting. They formed their men in line
near the stand and demanded that they
should have half the time for their speak
ers, The Republicans did not relish this
kind OF peaceful political discussion, but
the request was backed by $50 Winchester
taneatfnp rifles In the hands OF men who
knew how.to use them, and they consent
ed to i division Of time. Other meetings
followed this with a similar display Of
arms, and to avoid a collision which
was imminent at each meeting. The
Executive COMMITTEES Of each party ar
ranged to have series Of joint discus.
sions, and agreed that their people should
not come armed 10 the meetings. The
discussions in the county had been going
on with more or less bitterness and aui.
mostly, mainly growing out Of the. fact
that the Democrats carried large force
Of men from the city to every meeting
who irritated the Republicans by violent
denunciations Of their leaders and
their party. The meeting at Brick
Church, near Cainhoy, was called By
tthe Republicans aud was largely attend'
ed by the men who were present at the
fst meeting, at which the Democrats
had enforced their demands TO speak, but
had no intention Of joint discussion, and
many Of them being suspicious OF the
Democrats, carried such guns as each
man had at his home, consisting OF old
muskets, shot guns and foWling pieces;
but no militia men went there with State
arms and ammunition, as the Democrats
claim, and the best evidenceof that fact
is that all the dead were shot with buck
shot and not with rife balls. When these
colored Republicans arrived al the place
OF meeting their leading men told them
they we're violating an agreement BY
coming armed, and that they must
deposit all their arms at some place
away from the grounds. The colored
men complied and some guns, say 10,
were placed in an old dilapidated building
some so yards from the stand and the
others, we're placed across rayine in the
woods. About $50 Democrats accom-
panied their speakers from the city on a
steamer, and soon appeared at the meet
ing. Thefrst speaker was a Democrat,
candidate for prosecuting atttorny OF the
county. He was heard through very pa.
tiently he was followed by W. J. Nc.
Kinley, colored, who was adelegate to the
Cincinnati Convention from this State,
Soon after Mckinley began to speak
commotion was observed in the crowdnext
to the dilapidated building and McKinley
Jumped off the stand and said, "those
white men in there have guns, and are go.
insto shoot" The oolOred men raised
shouts sthe Democrats have seized our
guns" and made q rush for the other
guns. The white men who had secretly
slipped in the house and seized the guns
then fired, and the first shot killed an old
colored man about 20 years old, who was
standing leaning on q, stick; this is the
only colored man known to have been
killed. The colored men returned with
their guns very soon and attacked the
party at the old house and then
commenced a general Ere. on the Demo-
crats, who were generally armed With
pistols, but had to retire rapidly toward
The boat under heavy FIRE. The colored
men became furious when they saw that
some OF their arms had been seized and
one Of their old men killed. Sheriff
Bowen, whom they recognize as their
personal and political friend, rushed
among them and tried to stop the firing,
but they did not cease until all the white
men were driven away from the church.
Six whites were killed or have died, and
one colored man and several whites are
wounded, but none seriously. II is not
yet known how many negroes are hurt.
As soon as the fght ceased the steamer
returned to the clty for arms and REIN
torcements, and over hundred men went
back on her on two hours notice with arms
for themselves and for their men already
there. The next morning about two
hundfed more armed men went up In the
same boat, which had returned. These
armed men were the military companies,
or portion Of the companies Governor
Chamberlain ordered 70 disband two
weeks ago. On The night Of the not
I teIegraphed to SGmmeTviile to the OH
Ger in Command. OF toe troops fonH COM.
pany 10 40 %. oainhoy. He replied the
next NOR ming that he'h4d only ono artil-
lery com pany, Which had no small arms.
| / then autographed to Coy. Chamberlain
to know where Icould get troops, and he
referred 1t 10 Gen. Ruger at Atlanta, who
has ordered company from Columbia,
which will arrive here tomorrow morn.
ing. and I will proceed wish them at once
to Cainhoy. l will require the armed
men there 10 disperse, and will see thG.
no further riotipg takes:plaee.
Very Respectfully,
(signedJ R. ". Wallace,
~ ~ 45a q = o. S. Marshal
Tne Cabinet was 10 session for two
hours to-day. The subjects Of discussion
we're rcpor0 from Southern officials In
certain States 70 the Attorney Gener-
al. A number Of other matters Of rou.
tine character were upder discussion.
Secretary Cameron was NOT present, and
the State and Interior Departments were
representedby Messts. Cadwahader and
Graham, respectively.