The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-08-24

kill out tie aohites '.' 10 -
Edward Rumley affirmed that previous
to the riot he observed on different occa-
sions armed bands of negroes patrolling
in and out of Hamburg. That they
committed all kinds of depredations, stole
cattle and destroyed fences, and also
that after the fight and pending the in
quest Charles Turner, the foreman of the
jury, told him that they were going to
put the white men in Jail and keep them
there till after the election. =, {;
Jerry Whitlock, colored, affirmed that
on the 4th of July he heard Attavay
make threatening remarks against Henry
Getzen, who was riding by, and that,
pending the inquest, he heard Turner,
the foreman of the jury, say that they
| had got the white men where they want
ed. They would put them in Jail and
I keep them there until after the election.
George Henderson, colored, affirmed
that on the 4th of July he and Jerry
Merriwether, also colored, were asked In
| Hamburg by Attaway to join company
he was getting UP to kill out the whites.
Neither himself nor Jerry Merriwether
would join. - = 3.'.:
Jerry Merriwether, colored, corrobora-
ted the statement made by Henderson.
CURSES AND THREATS.
Aaron F: Tyler affirmed that on the
9Th of July Adams company had passed
his house in Hamburg and scraped their
bayonets on his fence; he demonstrated
with them and they cursed and threaten
ed him. &, A day; or two subseqaent,a por-
tioni of the. same company, armed.
stopped him while he was going home
from Augusta. He asked what right
they had to stop him, and they replied
that no matter what right they had they
would do as they pleased {; threatening
and cursing him. 90 ,1.'Zl! al.Fi
VIM. e. Flint, the watchman on tile
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road bridge, tafirms that on the morning
of the 9Th John Thomas, oneGof Adams
company, passed him on the bridge with
q: large pistol in his hand. That he said
Adams had been. arrested, but the boys
were not going to allow him to be tried.
The deponent further overheard Doc.
Adams that afternoon give orders to his
men in the armory to fire upon the But
lers as they came round the corner from
Prince Rivers ofice.nThe Buffers did
not, however, come that way. Hearing
these things he warned several persons,
among whom was Mr.. Frank Kramer,
that difficulty was brewing. ii :
George Kramer affirmed that he had
been frequently halted and insulted and
Threatened by armed negroes in, the
streets Of Hamburg lat night, these
negroes having noauthority to'perpetrAte
such, outrages. p. II II" iGy9Gn.; mi
Frank Kramer confirmed the testimony
.of his brother, George Kramer, and also
the testimony of VIM. E Flint. ri
= KILL THE WHITES IN THE NIGHT.
J. H. Corley, who resides near Horse
Greek, affirmed that on Sunday, the day
after the fight, he met Ed. Williams and
other negroes, who told him of the, fight,
and said the negroes intended to be re-
venged. That they would kill the whites
in the night, hide in the day, and begin
again the next night in q different
locality. - 80 o. .''.'' a.-
r J.. +. Randolph affirmed that on the
9th of July he met band Of armed
negroes, who said they intended to nlur:
der the whites, burn their houses, and
have country of their own. 90
Aaron Butler, eolored, affirmed that
| on. the Tuesday preceding the riot be met
Attaway in Hamburg, who abused him
for having anything to do with the
whites. He boasted that they intended
! to kill the whites, using very profane
/ language, and several negro women
present said that the men would shoot
the whites and that they would follow
behind and cut their throats. 49,.
j. Thomas Butler, affirmed that on the
Sd day of July, while he was passing the
outskirts of Hamburg, in q fast, team,
going to his fathers plantation, he was
halted by an officer and two privates of
the militia, who tried to pick a.quarrel
with him, which he avoided by driving
away as fast as he could. .,.;.a.'.i.
John Moore affirmed that on the after
noon of the riot he saw: two armed ne
groes fastening towards. Hamburg.-
Some time afterwards be heard firing in
a. ]. Norris and Daniel Bruinnssoani cor
roborated the testimony relative to Louis
sehiller's going 70 Columbia % |tia5 for car ca:
tridges. -, - -. ,'..i....,;i.... ,.:
I0 J. H. Lamar affirmed that a few, days
| before the riot he heard two negroes talk
ing in the woods about meeting on Fri
day night in Hamburg and telling each
other, that they wanted every man, at his
post. On the. night Of the difficulty,
owing to sickness in his family. he re-
mained at home. ............,. -.
| Stephen Whiteman, colored,; stated
that one week previous to the difficulty,
Rivers told him. that lie had nothing to
do with the organization of the, ,colored
company, and had only heard, Of their
using State arms by accident" The next
day Rivers told Adams that he would
put him under arrest for using State
arms without authority. mn, !
THE STATEMENT OF GETsEN AND BUTLER.
Henry Getsen and Thomas Butler sta
ted that on the 4th of. July, while passing
through the main highway of Hamburg
in buggy, on their way to their planta-
ton, when they had reached a point in
the rocd where there is welland ditch,
which .obstructs half of the road, they
were forced by Doc Adams company,
which, instead of turning or altering their
position, marched right up to their horses
head and beat their drum right in the
animals face They halted for a mo-
ment, expecting that the company would
shift position, but instead Of this, the
negroes cursed and abused them horribly,
refusing to let them pass, and spreading
out their ranks, placing the men about
ten feet apart. They attempted then to
drive between the men, but the negroes
crossed their 'bayonets and refused en-
trance. TIE negroes continued to abuse,
curse and threaten them, keeping them
halted for fifteen minutes, until a rain
came up, when they broke their ranks
and the buggy was driven through. The
buggy could not have proceeded without
turning round and driving out of their