The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-05-06
More Indiana YazO0ism.
sHELBYv1LLE. Ind. April 15.

More Indiana YazO0ism.
SHELBYvILLE. Ind, April 10.
Yazoo has again stepped to the front
airy or Kukluxism first made demon
stration here in December, overriding
all forms of law, by mobbing an emf
grant train, swearing that '.no more
niggers" should come to ''Old Shell
by.n Then in more aggravated and
bold manner, this same gang of ma
rauders attacked and drove inoffensive
and 1aw-abiding colored citizens from
the polls at the recent election. Yes
terday, under mere pretext, came
very near branding the county with
one of the blackest and most damnable
murders ever perpetrated in any State
or county. The readers of the Tribune
will remember the account telegraphed,
giving the detailed report of the out
RACES committed here on election day
by Amsden and his gang of bullies.
One of the negroes who was SO badly
whipped, and the one who was obliged
to defend himself with knife in order
to preserve his life, was a farm hand
FOR q Mr.. Le Masters, Republican in
the south part of the township. Ad-
joining LIE Masters farm is that of
Mr.. Wilson, who is a Democrat of the
moss-back variety. Yesterday morn
ing, so says the negro, one of Mr.. LIE
Masters cows jumped into the field of
Wilson, and the negro climbed over the
fence to drive her out. As he was
doing this one of Wilson's sons spied
him, ordered him off the premises,
saluting him with vile epithets. At
this the negro started toward Wilson,
who ran across the field. This was
pretext, however, and an outrage COM
mitted on a Democrat that must be
avenged.
Wilson came to this place as fast as
horse could bring him. and swore out
two warrants for his arrest-one for
surety of the peace and the other for
carrying deadly weapons, Wilson charg-
ing the negro with carrying shotgun.
These warrants were placed in the
hands of Democratic Constable, who
summoned a posse of Democratic
hoodlums to go and make the arrest.
Leaving this place, swearing that they
would /" bring in the cursed nigger dead
or alive" this crowd OF roughs started in
high glee. Soon after they had gone
the negro arrived in this city, unaware
that the hounds of the law were after
him. Sauntering around the principal
streets, going into the post Office, mail
ing letter, and walking around the
public square unconcerned, and not
conscious of having done any act that
he should be arrested for, he started to
leave the city on foot, carrying his car
pet-Sack and dOuble-barreled shotgun
going in the direction of Indianapolis.
When about two miles out he was dis
covered by two Democrats who were
returning from the country. These
men hurried in as fast as possible,
sounding the alarm that 1.-the nigger
was out on the Michigan road armed
with shotgun" Another warrant
was then placed in the hands of Bud
johnson, Democratic saloon-keeper,
who is not an officer, and given the
authority by Andrew j. Higgins, a
Democratic Justice of the Peace, to
summon to help him catch the negro as
many men as he wanted. johnson
commenced to make up his posse, Sc
lecting Lee Amsden and six of his
gang, the very men who so badly
maltreated the fellow on election-day.
As soon as the crowd was made up
they commenced to clamor for shot
gums and rifles, but. before starting, sat
isfied themselves by taking revolvers.
As they started Amsden swore that they
would '' bring in the Niger if they had
to kill him." About three miles from
town they came in sight of the negro,
who dropped his coat and sachel and
started to run, the hoodlums after him.
When in range of their revolvers they
opened fire and shot several times,
whether with effect is not known.
Amsden soon returned with Dick Flaitz,
a candidate for Sheriff, and one other
man, bringing the coat and sachel as
their trophies. Amsden was asked,
where is the nigger," to which he re-
piled, 1--WE went out to kill him, and
we have done it.n Then turning to
crowd of his followers he said: "When
we fired, the cussed niger jumped in
the air as high as q house, crying out,
% my Godr but continued running"
While he was telling this, the first crowd
that went out came back. James Capp,
County Attorney and Deputy-Sheriff.
with another man, then jumped into q
spring-wagon, drove to the saloon of
John Vannoy, secured double -barreled,
breech-loading shotgun. and started to
join the gang that was still out. They
pursued the negro, shooting at him
every time he was within range, till
after dark, when they returned.
Whether they killed him is not known,
but if they did not 1t is no fault of
theirs. Last night the excitement was
at high pitch in the city, the law
abiding citizens being thoroughly in
dignant at the infamous proceedings.
The negro had not committed any
crime, the gravest case possible to bring
against him being for assault on man
who had abused him.-Special to ChicG-
90 Tribune.