Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-10-26
gpnth Carolina Trunbles.
RIOT NEAR CHARLESTON.

RIOT NEAR CHARLESTON.
The Charleston papers contain the details
of serious riot which occurred on Monday
18th instant, at Cainhoy, q village on one OF
the islands near Charleston. 1t seems that
joint discussion between speakers represent
ing the two parties had been agreed upon,
to take place at Csinhoy on the day named
and steamer had been chartered for the
use of the Democratic party, and conveyed
to the scene of speaking about two hundred
Democrats among whom were the Demo
cratic speakers, the Hon. M. P. O'Connor,
candidate for Congress; ; Mr.. St. Julien Jer'
vey, candidate for Solicitor Messrs. Flick
en- and G. C. White. candidates for the
Legislature Mr.. C. G. Leslie, colored, can:
didate for County Commissioner; Colonel
M. R. Delany, colored, and Others They
were generally unarmed, by especial agree,
ment between the chairmen of the Republican
and Democratic County Committees, though
some of the men carried pocket pistols. Bow
en-, McKinlay, Cyrus Gaillard and other
prominent republican speakers, escorted by
about one hundred and fifty negroes, were al
lowed to 20 on the boat which had been char
tered by the Democrats. '.. O.;
- TIE RIOT BEGAN H-a
while McKinlay was speaking. The negroes
had not kept faith with the whites. They
had brought their muskets to the meeting, and
had secreted them in the swamp and in an old
clubhouse near the church, leaving guard
over them. The place of meeting, the old
Brick Church, is about three miles from the
village of Cainhoy. The church is built upon
hill, near branch or swamp. About fifty
feet from it is small brick building, evident
lyintended for vestry-room or Sunday y-school.
One hundred feet to the east of this is an old
frame building, which has probably been ten
antless for ten or twelve years. In this build
ing the negroes had stacked their muskets,
leaving several men and women to guard
them. The rest oftheir puskets had been se-
creted in the swamp, which was about fifty
yards from the church. The indications are
that the negroes intended to create riot
when Delany should attempt to speak. They
probably mistook McKinlay for Delany, and
as soon as he started to speak, began to carry
out their programme. A company of armed
blacks Immediately marched utof the swamp
with their arms and opened fire upon the
whites, who were unarmed. and portion of
whom at once made a rush for the old frame
building in which about forty muskets were
piled. Then the rest of the negroes retreated
to the swamp where their guns were conceal
ed. and seizing them, opened brisk and in
discriminate fire upon the whites. Bowen at
tempted, or affected to attempt, to interfere and
preserve the peace but was told by his black
henchman, Cyrus Gaillard, to stand out of the
way, that they intended to get the damned
white men now. Both Bowen and McKinlay
disappeared soon after, Bowen telling the
white men that they would have to look out
for themselves and that he was powerless to
preserve the peace. ,-E'.as.es#
Ee-4 A FOUL MURDER.
a In the meantime, Col Delany, Mr.. VIM. E.
Simmons and several other aged white men,
had taken refuge in the brick house adjoining
the church. U5iadef the rapid fire poured into
them, the whites had retreated to the graveyard
west of the church such of them as had pis'
tolls returning the fire. The negro militia
charged out of the swamp, surrounded the
brick house and attempted to batter down the
door. Failing in this they broke open the
windows and pointed their muskets at the oc-
cupants who started to retreat. All OF them
escaped except Mr.. Simmons, an old, crippled
aud silver-haired white man, who, upon emerg-
ing from the door, was knocked down by the
black savages and literally beaten. to death.
Not satisfied with this, they fired load of
buck-shot into his PROSTATE body. When the
reporter arrived upon the scene, the spot where
this poor old gentleman was murdered could
be easily detected. A pool of blood just out.
side the building marked the place, and a
number of buck-shot in the door sill showed
that he had been shot while lying on the
ground.
After the fight commenced, the whites re-
treated towards the village. A stand was
made among the tombstones and another
about half way to the village among piles of
cut wood. When the party arrived at the
village, about six men were missing. Three
of these were brought in in the evening about
8 o'clock by couple of colored Democrats
who visited the scene The dead body Of Mr..
Simmons was horribly mutilated. It was
placed in the residence of Mr.. Lucas and sent
to the city on the steamer Pocosin yesterday
morning.
Mr.. VIM. DAILY, young white Charlesto.
nian. was also brought in dead. He was shot
through the neck and fearfully cut up by a
hatchet or axe. He was also sent to the city
by the Pocosin.
Mr.. Thomas Whitaker was brought in in a
DYING condition. His right arm was fearfully
shattered bya load of buckshot, evidently fired
at short range. After he fell he was evidently
set upon by the crowd and beaten over the
head and body with clubs and hatchets He
lived until 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and
received every attention that could be be-
slowed.
THE DEATH LIST.
The following is the full list of the white
men killed: Mr.Wm. E. Simmons, Mr.. Alex
ander Mcneil, Mr.. VIM. DAILY, Mr.. Thomas
Whitaker, MI. j. King and Mr.. Walter
Gradick.
A detail from Charleston, under the COM
mand of Major Buist, reached the Brick
Church about 8 o'clock, on Tuesday morning.
On every side we're to be seen the evidences Of
the fight the day previous. A dozen wagons
and buggies overturned and smashed up, q
dead mule, shot through the breast; bullet
holes in the trees and buildings, all proved
how severe had been the fire of the black mi
litia.
ONE DEAD NEGRO .....
was seen. He was an old man, apparently
aged about seventy years, and was lying in the
road quite dead with load of buckshot in
his breast. His name is John Lachlcotte
Mr.. j. w. Cannon, who was present at the
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