The New York herald., 1879-10-05
SOUTHERN BLOODHOUNDS.

COLONEL THOMAS BUTLER, OF SOUTH CARO-
LIMA, BRINGS KENNEL OF THE ''sLAvE
TRAcKERs" TO NEW YoRK-A NOVEL Ex-
ANIMALS. fFUf M
The steamer Western Texas. from jacksonville.
Fla and Port Royal. s. c. brought to this port last
evening Colonel Thomas Butlcr who has been re-
garded as the principal instigator Of the Hamburg.
s. c. riots, which created such fearful excitement
throughout tho country three years ago. 1t will be
remembered that the whites OF that region Of South
CsroinX charged st the time with extraordinary
cruelty; that they accused of setting pack Of
bloodhounds to pursue the unarmed negroes Of that
section and Of committing other atrocities. Mr..
Butler has North only to disabuse the pub
lie mind in regard to the tales that circulated
ut the time. but to exhibit pack Of hounds thor
oughly trained in the pursuit Of human trail. He
desires to show that there is cruelty Whatever to
either man beast in the pursuit undertaken by
these dogs The hounds are known rs follows:--
smart--A blue speekled dog. two feet high, weigh
ing forty pounds
Dennis-white aud black spotted.
Street--Black and white spotted.
Dora-Black dog. with white ring around the neck.
I,et--Blsck dog, with white ring around the neck
Raleigh-Black dog with tan legs.
wise-Deep red dog, with white tip at end of nose.
Georse-Red throughout.
Ludy-Littlc black slut.
Carrie--Itcd slut.
Travoler-Back throughout.
Fair-Red throughout.
-r THE KENNEL.
The average height of all these dogs Is about two
feet and half and their value is estimated at 500
each.
Nov" said Mr.. Butler, you think they'll eat
my boy Sam up. don't You? but they don't do any
thing Of the kind They under full control, and
when put on the trail will notice no one bur the
person they sent after. bave purposey brought
this horse, Minnie. with tor the negro SAM He III
jump the horse which possesses great endurance.
Will then pursue him. They will appear to be be-
yond all control. The pursued negro jumps OF his
horse and cnsconces himself in what he presues to
be - safe shelter among the boughs of a tree far
above the roach OF the infuriated animals They dis
regard the horse and assa the tree with the fury
demons until they hear the horn of the master in
the rear. Then the pursued negro come down
and the logs lawn upon him.
''It is not necessary for me-" continued Colonel
train these hounds. mere accident made me
prominent in the Hamburg riots. but since my
boy hood my father Robert J. Butler. used to track
negroes. This was before the war. When this Ham,
burg riot took place my father sent note to Con.
grcssman NJ. Q. Butler, denying the right of tho
armed negroes to block our way when coming from
Augusta to Hamburg. The negroes boldly proclaimed
that the irst member OF the Butler family showing
his face would be shot. II thon that tile skr-
msh occurred which resulted la the death OF six
negroes and white man. My object in coming
OF the ante-Lel9m slave lie of the south.
am q simple farmer, but while much has been
sail to this slave tracking BY bloodhounds before
that tho dogs have been SO trained
that they will cease to pursue negro
whom ordered to stop. Slave tracking has been
ever since remember great business In the south
Slaves going over fences aud through swamps for
more than three hundred miles have been success
fully pursued by these hounds. but they arc oil
trained to nicely aud will do harm except by
order OF their master. They of the regular
Georgia and Caroline breed and though rather OK.
pensivc. were always considered necessary adjunct
to our system.
sAM AND HOUNDS.
Sam Britton. well developed negro, was next In
tcryicwed by the reporter. He had never before
been North. aud was rather ANXIOUS to get peep u
the bg city New York. Nevertheless hts sclicitude
for the hounds and little Minnie. the horse, some
what delayed his efforts to get ashore Sam said
that he born In putnam county, Ga, and had
been working tor wages during the last few years
In Georgia until he to south Carolina, where
he began working by the day. When asked whether
he was at all scared when the formidable hounds
tracked him he iunocently said that when these
dogs were ut his heels ha 'folt just good as II he
was In the first class car OF railroad train"
Colonel Butler will at once enter into negotiations
with the managers Of Jerome Park tor the purpose
of furnishing the peopls Of New York an oppor
tuity to witness the perfect control he has the
boodho'inds which have been regarded with 80
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