The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-23
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YEMASSEE. Novcmb,

YEMASSEE, November IL.
This paIt of Beaufort County is great
ly disturbed by the intelligence, received
last night, of another bloody crime per-
petratcd, near StafiUrds Cross. roads, by
II company of negro militia.
1t appears that colored man, who SO.
ted the Democratic ticket nj the late State
election, WAS attacked and brutally beat
Ell by party Of Radical negroes. Upon
the complaint Of the injured colored man,
warrant was issued by Trial Justice
Mulligan for the arrest Of the offender.
This warrant was intrusted for service to
Mr.. John Schuman, Justice Mulligan's
constable, and his assistant, Abram De-
Loach. Both Schuman and DeLoacb
were whites. They succeeded in finding
the accused negroes, and arrested FIVE of
them. The arrest took place some dis
tance from Staffords Cross roads, which
IL near Lawtonvillc, in Beaufort County.
AS the constables, with their prisoners,
were returning late last night, they were
fred upon, near Stafford's Crossroads, by
company of negro militia and their
prisoners rescued
Constable Schuman was shot dead, and
the negroes cut out his brains with an
axe. Assistant DeLoach was shot in the
back and stabbed with bayunets. He is
reported to be mortally wounded, if not
dead. Mr.. DcLoach was the brother-n-
law of MIR. Causey, the agent Of the Port
Royal Railroad at Brunson's.
Upon receipt of this news dispatches
were at once sent to Sheriff Wilson,
(Rep.,) at Beaufort advising him of the
facts. He promptly answered that lie
would take the train this morning for
Coosawatchie and proceed to the scene Of
the trouble. lie is here now on his way
10 Lawtonville.
There is q deep excitement in the
neighborhood of Brunson's, and in fact
feeling of uneasiness and alarm per-
vades this county.
At quarter to II o'clock this morning
| received the following despatch from
Mr.. A. McB. Peoples at Varnsviile,
which is about twelve miles from Stat
fc.d's Crossroads:
Report says thu. over 1000 armed
negroes are Mt Stafford's Cross. roads,
swearing vengeance against every white
man in the county. Send Immediately
all the force you can. Several whites
are already killed."
Since receiving this dispatch 1 have
learned that men from Brunson's, Warns.
V!iic ana other points are going to the
scene of trouble, and should the sheriff
need posse lie will be able to get it.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.
Yesterday near Stafford's Crossroads,
about thirteen miles from Varnsville, a
party Of Republican negroes whipped n
Democratic negro severely for voting the
Democratic ticket in the late election.
The constable summoned posse of four
men to assist him in arresling the negroes
who committed the outrage. He arrested
four or five of them, when q crowd of
negroes rescued the prisoners by force.
The negroes were we'll armed with State
guns and bayonets. A few shots we're
exchanged between the posse and the
negroes. Mr.. Schuman was shot dead.
and his head afterwards split open with
an axe. Mfr. DeLoach was wounded Sc
verely by bayonet thrusts in various
parts OF his person. The whites are now
in sufficient force to quell any further
disturbance. have heard of no negsoes
being hurt in the fight.-Me Ae,cs and
Courier.