Daily Republican., 1879-08-22

ti0n, but he had his app0lntmen
, made and bills posted. The other sic
had men to follow after him and tel
all the bills down, but he still went
all his appointments, although
many of them he was not allowed
speak. Mr.. Money only met him onc'
and then at the head of about two hui
drsd. and fifty red-shirts, armed wit
rifles and one piece of cannon, and a.
companied by band of music.
OF course, he was net permitted
fill that appointment. As the canvas
drew to close, it brought him neare
home. On Wednesday, November
he had an appointment at Shuqelak
and on reaching that place he was no
even allowed to go out of his hotel un
til the time for the train to leave th
town, when he went to Macon, wher
his next appointment had been made
There he was compelled to divide tn
time with negro named Younger; VIII
was speaking in the interest of tn
Democrats. The arrangement was tina
my father was to occupy the first hou
and half, and Younger was to follow
and speak an hour and a hall, ,and thel
my father was to close with half hou1
speech. Some of his friends learned
however, that when he was to get uI
and make the closing half hour speech
an arrangement had baen made by
which he was to be killed. So aftel
making his first speech and listening t.
Younger until the latter had almos
finished, he left the stand and went tt
his room.
"On the Friday following he had al
at Scooba, Mississippi. Mr.
Charles Rosenbaum, at that place, saw
the state of affairs and telegraphed hin
not to attempt to come, but take car
riage and go across the country to d.
Kalb. With some friends went tt
Scooba, not knowing that my fathel
would he home. There were severa
hundred red shirts collected there wher
we arrived, with music and a cannon
and when the train came in, on which
my father was supposed to be, they
rushed to the depot, as they said, tt
give him a welcome. When it wal
learned that he had gone to De Kalb
they left Scooba and went there, and
home.
THE MOB OPENS FIRE.
GAS we were about to retire thai
evening, the first intimation We had o
their being about was the discharge O.
q cannon about ten or twelve PAGES
from our door. Then they called tt
my father to come out and receive hit
This was kept up from time
to time all through the night.
"Ths next morning a few friends
gathered at the house and soon saw tha
father would not be allowed to speak
About ten o'clock, they formed in line
and headed by the Gainesville Gala
bama) Band, and led by John Gully
and Sam Meek, they marched in from
of our door. At first they did nothing
but yell. After awhile they fired fav
pistol shots. After passing four or five
times, they became so bold as to fire
three or four shots into the house. the
balls imbedding themselves in the wall
for which about thirty of them were
indicted in the United States Court, the
principal witnesses against them being
my father, Mr.. Gilmer, Mr.. Angus Nc
CIelland and the members of the fam.
Ily.
CITIZENS sYMPATHIZE WITH THE MOB.
"These men wers arrested in Decem-
ber, and on the 4th of January meet
ing was called to raise funds to pay
heir expenses. A storm prevented any
crowd from gathering, and hence two
weeks later the meeting was called
again, when large number of people
and an attempt was then
made to kill my father.
He had few friends around him
however, and by remaining close in his
office he frustrated their designs. Then
ny father was summoned to Washing
.on before an investigating committee.
He started on the 29th of January and
until the 29th of March.
While he was gone, repeated threats
we're made that he and other witnesses
would not live until the assembling of
The court, which was to bs held the
first Monday in May. After he return
sd he went to 81. Louis on some busi-
ness, and was there more than week.
On bis return he went to Mobile to set
tie with some merchants and to obtain
with which to send my brother
and myself to school. He returned
home from Mobile on Wednesday, the
25ta of April, aud on the Thursday
evening following John W. Gully was
waylaid and killed, and, what was un-
usual there, he was not buried until
very late on Saturday evening.
"On the same evening warrants were
sworn out against my father and friends
by one Covert, charging them with
having hlIlou OuAAys vi ouAuoy uoA ~
ing, while my father was dressing, he
note from Mr.. Hopper, say
ing that he had been arrested by the
Sheriff, and that the Sheriff would send
up for him. We tried to get father to
leave town, but he would not 60, as he
said 1t would look as if he vas guilty.
About half.past seven O'Clock the sher.
if came and arrested father and placed
him under guard. A young man, Newt.
Hopper, was also arrested, and the
Sheriff had warrants for Mr.. Rosenbaum
and Mr.. Gilmer, who lived at Sceoba,
about 13 miles distant. My father sent
\ message to them to surrender to the
Sheriff without him having to 20 after
hem.
"My father told the Sheriff that he
preferred to remain at home with a
guard placed over him. The Sheriff
agreed to this, and selected a guard of
Democrats, and took him to a little out
house, the door of which had no fast
,ninos. and the place was very damp