The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-14
A QUAKERESS SPEAKS.

From the New York Tribune

To the Editor of IRs Tribune:
SIR:-A sense OF ou.y, which 10 the guild.
ing motive Of one reared in the Society of
Friends Tor Quskersl, compels me to ask q
little space In your paper to give facts
which such gentlemen rs the Rev E. g.
Edgerton-whose letter you published on
Nov. 4-cannot give. because they do not
wish to know them. This is my ninth
year ~ teacher in Aiken, and tue hun.
dreds Of Northern friends who visit our
school and no doubt read your paper will
believe my words.
There 10 peace in the parsonage; there
10 peace In my own quiet home here. l
have seen no colored men shot nor beaten.
neither has Mr. Ejgerton, unless he went
out Of the town al midnight or was secretly
hid with those whose names were on the
"dead list" II this was an open, fair, day.
light struggle we could tell friends from
enemies and die with face 10 the foe Has
Mr.. Edgerton sought the truth. Does he
seek facts where he might ind them, Has
he wanted TO listen TO evidence tina, would
prove how terrible we're the outrages. or
knowing his church 10 be largely sup
ported b.. Northern people who come here
10 ne ready to cry peace, peace, when
there 10 no peacer The Heading men Of
this place. know that 2.OO0 Northern vial
tors bring money which makes business
and puts food into hungry mouths. Are
they likely TO desire the shameful truth TO
be Known Do they want to know it, Is
II not human nature TO fear il would keep
away boarders:
l have talked with young colored WON
an whose husband was killed It EIlenton.
He was TO be licensed to preach in the Bsp-
tist Church. The white man with whom
he was brought up and was working for
asked him il he would vote the Democrat
ic ticket. He eaid "No, l ban't done no
body any harm; am Republican, and
am going TO live and die one" The reply
was You will regret those words" Ia
about two weeks he said to his vile II
feel death. l know they will kill me !"
Then counting the time, he said Five
months since We were married. Imust
pray God to make me willing to part with
you. am not afraid to die.n That same
evening-it was Sunday-he started to
prayer meeting. Just before reaching the
place he was told that there was trouble.
and heard firing; SO he went to the swamp.
Before day she found him On her return
to the house the white men told her they
would kill hiI; she heard them read the
list, and to use her own words, when they
came 10 my husbands name, / WAS SO
hurted ! can't remember the rest go welf.n
Hundreds of mounted men were about
the yard of the white folks They rode
away and before sunset came back She
had heard her husband was killed, and was
CRYING when the young master" said
"We.l, he 10 killed. I've been aud had il
done. Ii you amt certain, go and look IN
the cotton patch by an old log and the
persimmon tree" The wife of five months
went and found the body Of her husband
riddled with bullets, his neck broken, and
other bruises given with the butts of rifles
after he lad been shot. The colored man
had no weapons of any kind. The wife oil
The murderer told the widow afterward
IF you dare to go 10 Aiken and tell any
thing that will get my husband into the
| courts, III have you killed. You are
spotted now: your husband was sorry TO,
what he said" The loyal wife answered