The Hickman courier., 1878-07-26
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:" 'a'lipg of inoffensive eoiored
na,,n,a 90 - ssar hsst Cairo. 10 Ballard
So So > = } ! aud is neiahborhood, ou
80, - n's'' 'ast, created excitement
among tho eelerva ,,sople Of Cairo
yesiesday The a. -, ,fas di-ou-sed
a'1"',s mem wherever isw happened
Upon the recep,o, of,hs news in
THE city Ballelin renorter wss >eol
out with instrao,;aas 20 ascertain
the facts in the case Il appears that
20 far as the negroes we're concerned
hey were taken entirely by surprise
10 infimailon had ever been received
"y thsm OF the raid. Sunday night
about dusk a boiyof seven trooper
rode qnieily by the On bin ofa colored
man named Aadisoo Cullen. and
shortly afierwaFd returned aod rode by
again without hating. They had
been gone but a lev miputes when Mrs
Scott, a eolored woman. the wife Of
sherman, arrived at Culen's house
aud 't"el IN ! her hu. aud mad been
called upon by a baude Of men aud
ordered to leave the bank ["eanlng
The strip Of ground lying along he
river front, by The next day al
three o'clock. She had hardly finish
ed her story when The band returned
20 Cuilen's (snown as the Hashen
place Three rode on. white the re
naming four dismounted and approach
ed the house Meeting Cnilen one
of them who apgeayed to be the
lender, tod him: w. ssseSust left
Blaoville. whess sests.-er orders
fro-o-e.Fae-1ash 60 -s'.s.,
of h. bank. as5' Sssszys You until
Tomorrow at 3 o'olek TO clear out.
Cnllen. so we are infrmei, represent
el to them that he ha6 some work TO DO
on his crop; that IL he had in the
world was there, ane il was impossible
for him 10 move hs family, as he had
no way OF procuriug shelter for them.
They paid 10 aueniionto this renon
srrance but informed him that their
orders must be ODE Jed aud he must
90 out within The Tine prescribed.
They would howevr, premit me to
finish his most pressing work during
II e daytime, which would occupy 10
lon-er ihan few lays, and when il
came to gaiher corr he might employ
him white man TO do it. At this
point in lie couverstion three of he
band moved off about twenty yards,
leaving Cullen aking to he leader.
A pistol shot wss hard aud one OF the
th e returned 10 wipre Cullen and the
leader were standing aud inquired il
,hey had fred sbot He was en-
swered in the negative. aud as Cullen
turned 10 walk off he was charged
@iih having fred lie shot. He de-
ed It, stating that he had no weapou D
~ his possession. BE was told he aa>
liar aud pistol was placed between
his sholders and tLs trigger pulled
Fortunately for Cullen il missed fire
Alter further parie ythe party drew of
and proceeded 90 he cabin Of Levi
jones. an aged coloRd man Il wa,
found lying on the flor. aud some oI
,le gang kicked aud otherwise NAL
'rea "a him nDtil be btcame 80 a,arne3
frightened. that lie 6ok TO his heel.
and ran from the house Two shot
were f ed "a him. onetsking effect jus
above The wrist Of the right arm b.
fore lie fed however, he was told tina
;hey Intended to kiiFhim as he nigh
iniurm on them Jopes had the battle
cut from hi~ wii-t and il was 70 be seer
in this city ye,ter lay
Then they raided The place Of Joe
Nimns, another colored man, running
him and his wife from fhe premises
and destroying what heo>ehoid good
the pair possessed "a tter the q !
- - 'S-,~e-- -crrv- rfis
party ran away aud pistol, flask Of
w|i-key and coat we're iouud at in
terVals along the road