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

SIMON COkER.
earnestly urged them to disband and
hide for safety till the trouble was over.
which they did lie then went to Nj
home at Robbins Station, intending to
lake the train for Beaufort, and thence
telegraph to Gov. Cham mberlain for help
But the wreck on the track above delay
"a the train, and he waited till Tuesday
Then came gravel train, with one box
car, in which were twenty FIVE whites OF
he rifle club, who took him prisoner
md escorted him to Elienton. There he
was placed in an open field and shot TO
drath in "a manner most barbarous
Nineteen balls struck him, breaking ev.
Try bone in his body, and literally cut
ling hIs head TO pieces. This was done
inder the dir CT personal command oi
o. n. Butler, Of Augusta, Georgia. He
nad been elected COMMANDMENTS Chief
over all the willie iorcrs assembled
Alter this murder o. Coker. this detach
me mt scattered through the country, fir
tng at random, whooping, cursing, and
threatening the negroes.
Meanwhile, at other points the bloody
work went on. KIT Finnissey had lain
all night in the ditch, when the same
party returned on ia I'd y morning, and
the man who shot him said II don't
know as the ID scoundrel is worth an
other shot, but III give it to him. and
thereupon put bullet through his head
At the house of a ,lored widow, Hen
ME Kelsle, five men had come from the
-wamps, TO get the first meal they hat
eaten since Sunday. They were Warren
Kelsey, Sam Brown, e. deaf mute whose.
mother was also pr s.nt) Plane Bush.
LuH Jade, and "A stranger negro. all with.
out arms. They were surprised by "A shout,
There's the Id niggers, and at once
broke for the woods. Three were shot
down at the first fire, including the deal
mute, whose mother screamed out, 80.
tnass r, save my boy, he's deaf and dumb "
But "a second shot laid him dead at her
feet Meanwhile Warren Kelsey had
Jumped iro'. back window, being more
amiliar with the place, and was hiding
under a mass OF gourd vines lie was
,ilscovered and dragged out, when the
widow appealed To DIR. Cannon, to whom
lie aud her boys formerly belonged, 80.
NESS r CannoL. save my boy, hes a goo |
boy"
Cannon. who had not dsmounted hes
itated moment, then wheeled hIs horse
,nC galloped away. while the others fired
vOlley at Warren, who crawled under
The gourd vines and died
HIS BODY LAY THERE FIVE DAYS,
until all the trouble was past, the blacks
being afraid to come out aud bury him.
S, far, most OF those killed had been
"nigLer leaders, tut now the rifle clubs
on their way home, commenced firing in
discriminatory at every negro they saw.
First, two field hands were shot dead. as
they and their wives were picking cot
ton together; and next. old man Blake,
aged eighty years. nearly blind and deaf,
crippled with rheumatism. aud unable To
run, was most shamefully murdered.
Word had been sent to Gov. Chamber.
lain, and at his request. Capt. Lloyd and
Lieut.. Hinton (whose reports have been
published,) were hurriedly dispatched
from this place with company of sol
diers. They found the whole country
thoroughly picketed in military style, at
least 500 armed cavalrymen assembled
under command of Capt. A. p. Butler
and moving in skim shiDg order upon
the swa-Ip where about one Hundred
and fifty blacks had retreated The
whites agreed TO diSperse at once, and
apparently did so; but several blacks
were killed after this the last one Oh the
following Thursday. The evidence OF
Richard Thompson in regard TO this last
murder, | give entire, "a, listened To il
here, as a specimen of that OF the more
intelligent blacks.