Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-09

came satisfied that he could not live long he
cal ed the inmates Of the house 70 h.s side
ana confessed that he was the murderer of
, Sallg bIAke, anc tnat he killei her because of
ahotner woman. Thus after many years this
murder. long since forgotten has been ex-
planned ami the real murderer made known
truly, murder will out"
correspondent of the Macon TeIeoTaph at
Lasi man, under date Of the 7th, gives the fol-
lowing detailed account of the negro riot AZ a
cam 2 meeting at that place on Sunday last Of
Whicn brief mention has been made bV tele-
gram yesterday will long be remembered
oy me people here as the scene Of a terrible
riot. Inere was q negro camp meeting going
on, and about II O'Clock two crowded excurs
sion trains, one from Macon and HawkinsVilIe
ana one from Jesup, arrived here. The town
negro man reported to the Marshal that an
other negro had stolen his watch whereupon
the Marshal, J. b. A Buchan, and Pete Har-
reli, MS assistant, arrested him. Oh the " "
20 Jan the negro got iOOse and started 70 run
Wnen ne Was shot at aud killed. The negroes
became very much ibfamed and excited and
nreq % Ihelr pistols and went about in search Of
bucnan and harrell IL b said they got Up with
Harrell, vi no told them he was not Pete Harren
Wonder ne Is, pointing out young Jsmes
Harvard, OF Cochran, who had come down on
the excursion train The negroes run after
oung Harvard. shooting at him and shouting
and threatening. Mr.. Harvard run into and
under Mr. ". W. Harrells house The ne
grOes surrounded the houss and demanded ad-
r. -
hee were up stairs in the win lows OF ,heir
room and several shots were fired at them by
the mo-. hreats of burn the house kill
MN. he killed my sisters son. and al sorts
OF noises, shooting pistols. etc. They tore off
Mr.. Herrell's paiings. broke down his fence
and finally got into the house and dragged
young Harvard out. they beat him about the
head with sticks. and as they reached the ; cps
one negro put pis .ol 20 his head and fired.
The young man fell near the gate, anu
alter he was shot to death some of the
neuds struck hum about the face aud head
Mr.. Harvard was a son OF Mr.. Quinn Harvard
Of Cochran, was a out twenty years Of age
and had just returned from CO lege His psi .
ents, We learn, tried TO persuade bin not LO 60
On the negro exc irsiOn, but ne cid not obey
them. Several other young men from Cucn
ran accompanied him His remains We're C r
ri-d 70 Cochran last night for interment. Alter
killing Mr.. Harvard the negroes went 70 Town
ia search Of Buchan, but did not find him
they soon Quieted down, ana when five O'Clock
arrived the train left much 10 the relief of the
town. Dispatches were written for Macon
Atlanta and Savannah, but could not be got
on one black woman IN the crowd created
more excitement than ali the balance. hev
Mr. Thompson, our Methodist preacher, act
ed with great lnUrepidiJy, going right in
amongst the rioters anu trying 70 quell them
and ne would have succeeded but Tor TINS in
furlated woman. Mr.. ". W. HARE | and fam
iiy acted wi great GOODNESS and fJrbearance.
IL was a trying time for them. AfCer the ex-
element two negro men were Identified as be-
ng among the rioters. They were arrested
and put ia jAu. Eastman has never had such
an experience ana all, with one accord, pro
test against any more negro excursions anu es-
peel lly on Sunday. Our young l-en are go
ing u organize a military company Two
more arrests nave been m ide and others are
knOwh."