The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-26
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white Citizens AEbushed and shot
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CoLuMIIA, s. c., Octobers9, 1876.
The Democratic meeting afIEdgefeld,
ye.terday, was said to be the largest ever
he'd there. The crowd was estimated at
between FIVE and six thousand persons,
including about two thousand horsemcn,
all unifor,ned in red shirts, and many of
whom were colored men. Hampton and
his party were met at the Pine House by
three or four hundred mounted men, and
escorted to the village. All the stores
were closed in honor Of the occasion. 4
new stand was erected in the Academy
grove, with seats which were occupied by
several hundred ladies. Many carriages
were near the stand, which was beauti-
formed near Gen. Gary's residence. a
the streets 20 the grove. The speaking
began at IL o'clock a. m. Hampton,
Simpson, Cooke, Noise, Judge Mackey,
GibDes and Lipscomb addressed the
meeting. The speeches were all mode
ance. At 4 o'clock, Gen. Gary con-
cluded with brief address, and the meet
ing adjourned 1t was about ten times
as large rs the Radical affair on Saturday,
and passed off without a single disturb
ance or case Of drunkenness. returned
by the afternoon train, which was de-
layed on the road until too late to tclc-
graph last night
From Judge Mackey, who arrived this
afternoon, learn that as party of six
whites were quietly returning home about
o'clock, on the Liberty Hill road, and
when two and half miles from town,
they were fired into by negroes concealed
in ambush one hundred yards from the
road, and John Gilmore WAS instantly
killed, and Edward Yelldell wounded in
the arm. They then saw negro come
out into field, one hundred yards off,
who raised his rifle and fired at them.
They returned the fire from their pocket
pistols, all they had with them, without
effect The negro fled. Yelldell and
| one other of the party returned to the
village with the tidings, the others re-
! naming with the corpse of Gilmore.
Major Kline, United States army, with
several army officers, Gen. Gary and
others at once repaired to the scene of
the killing. NJ. 0a.see !yas then dis-
patched to the village for the coroner,
| and when mile from town was also am
pushed. Several shots were fred at him,
his leg was shattered, and his horse badly
wounded. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed, but Gen. Gary, Gen. Butler and
others, prevented pursuit and retaliation.
The first ambush occurred within short
distance from q settlement of negroes on
a tract of State land, who have had an
organized militia company for two years.
They have recently .paraded with new
rifles, and are supposed to be the guilty
parties. No further particulars have
been received up to this hour. 1t will be
remembered that Capt. Preston Black
we'll was ambushed in the same manner
and wounded, while returning from the
last Democratic meeting on August IL.
Governor Chamberlain states that he
has been informed that this party Of whites
referred to engaged in a quarrel OH the
road, which led to an armed collision, in
which two negroes were killed by the
whites, and Mr.. Gilmore was killed and
two others wounded by the negroes.
Judge Mackey brands this statement as
utterly false, as the gentlemen who were
il! the party attacked stated the facts az
above given to Maj. Kline, and gave as q
reason for their being surprised that they
| did not suspect that there were any
negroes on the road and they had had no
previous quarrel with negroes on that
day, The statement here given is cor
firmed further by the fact that UP 20
o'clock this morning no complaint was
made that any negroes had been killed
or wounded, nor was the statement OF
Mcssrs. Yelldell and Outsee, as above
given, contradictcd in any respect. yor
does Governor Chamberlain pret / to
give the names of the negroes alleh. ] to
have been killed, although the scene OF
the pretended conflict was so near the
courthouse. John Gilmore, the man who
:as killed, leaves widow and ak chill
dren.