Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-29
POLITICAL PERSECUTION.
A WantOn Assault Upon a COIOred
Democrat

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proceedings of meeting of Repulica
negroes, at which it was resolved t.
XIII any colored man who would dar
to vote tue Democratic ticket. i
writing the account of this meeting "
expressed the opinion Ghat it's ont
come would be serious trouble in tn
community; and we confidently ex
p Ct that before the election day ha
passed by, the trouble will be NOR,
serious than those who are now open
Ing mp it's fountain sources will b,
willing to father. But we did not OK
pect that the trouble would commenc,
SO early. Yet before our account O
the bloody conspiracy is put in type. il
devOlves upon us to chronicle an act o
violence which. i. is, no doubt, one its di
rect results.
Yesterday morning a negro mar
was violently assaulted and beaten
by negro named Anthony Foster,
backed by negro mob, for no other
reason than that lie had expressed g
deter rmination to vote with the Demo
Gratis. The mans name is Isaac Jones',
and he bears the reputation of being q
quiet, peaceable citizen. His affida-
Wit, taken before Notary Public will
be found below, in which the material
facts connected with the assault are
set forth. In addition to the state
ment cont aimed in the affidavit, how
ever. Isaac J mes informed us that the
policeman, spoken of in the affidavit,
was named Davis, and that he passed
along the sidewalk on the same side
of the street that he and Foster were
on. whilst Fisher was cursing
and abusing him, aud that he
could not have failed to know
of the assault that Foster was
the second time endeavoring to make;
yet the policeman paid not the
slightest attention to it. The afida-
Wit of Jones is as follows:
STATE OF North CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF New HANOVER. {
Personally appeared before me, j. I.
McRee, a Notary Public, duly ap-
pointed and sworn, Isaac Jones, col
ored, who, being duly sworn. testifies
that on the morning of the 23d day of
September, A. ID. 1876, while in a
store on South Water street. in the
city of Wilmington, he was assaulted
and set upon by a mob of about
thirteen colored men headed by one
Anthony Foster, color ed, who, pointing
his finger at him 0saac Jones), said:
''Here's a God-damned Democratic
niger" He (Jones) madesno answer
at all. Foster then said: "You, Isaac
Jones, you are the one L am talking
to-" Jones then asked him "who was
his authors q He answered.: "By
God, get. my authors from the
papers" Jones asked; "What paper?"
read.s 1sdss Zones then asked him how did
he know whether it was there or not.
He (Foster) then cursed Jones terribly,
until he went SO far as to call him a
Damned Democratic son-of-a.bitch." "
Jones then asked him not to call him
that any more. Foster then said: "You
are damned low lived sou-of-a- bitch.'
Foster then struck Jones upon the
cheek, bruising it and cutting it se-
riously upon the interior.
The. afiant further testified that he
verify beieRes that had he made any
resistanee u the assault committed
upon Mn. the whole mob would have
set Upon him and would probably have
done him serious bodily harm even if
he should have escaped with his life.
He, the SAID Isaac Jones. further tess
titled that he ip no manner abused or
cursed the said Anthony Foster, but
that after receiving the blow aforesaid.
he turned from him and left him, de-
string to avoid further difficulty. Eos
ter, however, followed him to the
street and along the street, eursing
him for "a damned low lived Demo
cratic nigger" repeatedly. That during
this latter abuse and assault, a police
officer of the city of Wilmington pass
ed within hearing of the said Anthony
Foster, and made no attempssto arrest
him. ..-
(Signed) ISAAC p JONES. g
mark
Witness, VIM. H. WALTON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 23. day of September. A. D.,
1876. J. I. MCREE,
Notary Public.