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

YEMASSEE, November IL.
This pa,t of Beaufort County is great
" disturbed by the intelligence, received
last night, of another bloody crime per-
petrated, near Stafford's Cross. roads, by
a company of negro militia.
1t appears that colored man, who so
ted the Democratic ticket at the late State
election, was attacked and brutally beat
en- by party of Radical negroes. Upon
the complaint of the injured colored man,
a 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 DeLoach
were whites. They succeeded iu finding
the accused negroes, and arrested five OF
them. The arrest took place some dis
tance from Staford's Crossroads, which
is near Lawtonville, in Beaufort County.
As the constables, with their prisoners,
were returning late last night, they were
fired upon, near Staford'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 bayonets.' He is
reported to be mortally wounded, IT not
dead. Mr.. DeLoach was the brother-in-
law of Mr.. Causey, the agent of the Port
Royal Railroad at Brunson's.
Upon receipt of this news dispatches
were al once sent to Sheriff Wilson,
(Rep..) at Beaufort advising him of the
facts. He promptly answered that ne
would take the train this morning for
Coosawatchie and proceed to the scene of
the trouble. He is here now on his way
10 Lawtonville.
There is a 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
1 received the following despatch from
Mr.. A. McB. Peoples at Varnsylile,
which is about twelve miles from Stat
ford's Crossroads: :,
"Report says that over 1000 armed
negroes are at Staford'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 | have
learned that men from Brunson's, Warns
Vile and other points are going to the
scene of trouble, and should the sheriff
need posse he will be able tu pet it.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.
Yesterday near Stafford's Crossroads,
about thirteen miles from Varnsville, a
party of Republican negroes whipped a
Democratic negro severely for voting the
Democratic ticket in the late election.
The constable summoned posse of four
men to assist him in arresting the negroes
who committed the outrage. He arrested
four or five of them, when a crowd of
negroes rescued the prisoners by force.
The negroes were we'll armed with State
guns and bayonets. A few shots were
exchanged between the posse and the
negroes. Mr.. Schuman was shot dead,
and his head afterwards split open with
an axe. Mr.. DeLoach was wounded Sc
yerely by bayonet thrusts in various
parts of his person. The whites are now
in sufficient force to quell any further
disturbance 1 have heard of no negroes
being hurt in the fght.-He Ec,cs and
Courier.