The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-14

mo, ma'am, DO w. not sony; - told you
he woald aiea Rspuhltm1, an6 - AZ,
Ton huvo kiIled ~ hu1band. Do whal
you please with ne. I caax die, I'LL The
Lord means me 70. 4y husband Vas mol
afraid, and he has gone where you never
will" All Who know the sex IN the South
can imagine the tone used win these
words. sThefey the officers ask me every
day II any niRgers insult me. and now I
will tell them You hsve.' A threat TO send
q telegram to Augusta and hare her ar
rested il she dare como on the train male
her wait until there Vas safe way, and
now she dares not 90 back. though II life
ID spared she viii appear in court against
them.
Another case 10 where young man was
shet and wounded. He went to his aunt's
cabin; she begged him to 20 to the woods.
He said: sNo, they done shot at me; guess
they viii let me 90. cantt walk with
this ban in my Leg The next day several
mounted men rode up and asked IL abe had
! wounded man in the house. The wound
ed man tried 10 run out 81 the door. and. TO
use her oNn words, u knoved they would
do It.: did not want to zee IL; but speared
= could not take my eyes on him, and
would zen believe Il they just pop. pop.
pop, until be fell dead q my feet
Al another place one poor fellow ran out
and hid under the gourd vines. They fired
into them. While doing so physician
whom the colored man knew came up, and
the hunted man called out: oh. Doctor,
don't let EN- kin me; Use good boy; you
know never did anybody any harm; Use
not bad The doctor rode away, and with
fearful oaihs they-"siopped his scream.
ing" One mother had three sons killed
She saw them shooting At one. and cried:
sOh don't shoot my poor hoy; he can't
speak, he 10 deaf and dumbn-but the
peaceful" white chivalry needed not the
cry Of agony, and he was murdered with
the rest These were not within sight Of Mr.
Edgerton's home, but they were in
Aiken County, and are facts. With
in . mile and . half OF here the
father Of two OF our scholars was
fired ct while picking cotton with them in
. field. The ball came very near the girls
head. have sufficient evidence OF many
more equally atrocious murders. Already
about seventy voters have been killed. and
had 1t not been for the presence Of United
States troops many more lives would have
been sacrificed If any one wants TO hear
more of these outrages let him follow up
the report Of the United States Court pro-
ceedings, commencing the fourth Monday
in this month, at Columbia, South Carolina.
| could write many pages of facts, but for.
bear. II we have peace Il must be peace
with justice. Respectfully.
MARTHA SCHoFIELD.
AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 10, 1876
The Tribune also publishes after
speaking of the fact that her family
objected to her returning to Aiken this win
Ter, fearing for her safety. she says:
We who have heen a. leaders Of this people must
not desert them In their hour Of need. would be
o lose my life ii Necessary. / made up my mind
o this long sgo. and II justice and right win come
quicker for the sacrifice | am ready. This lie nv
ssl1s ys lao mot think there y :. e. any prob
lrmed and mounted men have ridden into Aiken
he last time the three companies OF soldiers sent
here met and dlspersed them; The 6rst Time the
Irmed. Tho riot was kept Gown BY the moral
courage OF Mr.. B. p. Chatfeld. As they met in
he main suss. he happened between them
,oIored people with ..You know am your friend.
do not ask you 10 90 home, but you mast not
separate in equads; keep within sight or hearing
nd then not speak even 70 each other for one
lour." They saw she visdom Of his words and
y front Of The pointed ia . and showed no lear.
ED. We dons want 70 hoot yoa. stand asIds"
sos Vii l r ny ,os s :A1s
oism cooled the passions Of the excited crowd,
Or. colored man said to me- ssOur race had borne
m0es .ns .oas. a,ns sus ps9gs s sss
ured ~ first"