The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-10-05
A BLOODf RIOT IN LANCASTER.
Ii" Poor i;Iarks again The Victims of
E,l! Teaching.

LAS, AsTER, sept. q.
y political meeting here yesterday was
nddI, sacd by Col. CASH About the close
Of III" meeting a difficulty arose ut the
stand Gctwccn white Democrat and a
colprcd man. which resulted in the irrmcr
being wounded In III" head by II blow
with stick or stone. Al this time two
or thrco pistol shots were fired near the
stand, but no one was hurt. Soon after
this large procession uf culorcd persons
on horseback came upon the streets. one
OF the number, having largo pistol
bncklcd around his body. drew it and
polluted il IL; ii white man and said !:
"Thcira the Id Pascal .yhO did tho
Giiv,,iinE.' iiir iiitt iiiaii gave him the
lie. and the colurc1 man fired at him inn
mc,.intcIy. Several shots were fired by
white men aud the cnlOrrl man fell dead
a number Of shots were then fired by
whitc and culurcd !ncn and thrcO other
colorcd men were killed and many
wounded. The authorities soon succeed
cd III restoring quiet, which now prevails.
1t is hoped and believed that the trouble
~ over. The above statement is made
upon information of Il reliable person, and
is believed tn be- substantially correct.
Later.
LANCASTER, Sept. IS.
Tho riot of yesterday originated thus ::
Col. Cush, after very turbulent and moi
sy procession through tho streets, was
addressing Il crowd of about 700 negroes.
Mr.. Carter, editor Of the Lcdpcr, had taken
his position on the stand IA reporter for
his paper. aud Cash WAS prniuse in his
abuse Of tile Legislature nnd charged that
the planters and farmers wcr" cheating
the negroes out 0i- their earnings.
The negroes were drinking at the stand
and wrrO wrought up To high pitch
Cash, it is sail. would turn around To
Carter and make repeated remarks that
he. although he would not vote for him.
WAS his svmpathiZcr. Carter then asked
Cash to allow him to reply. Cash said
certainly. nnd remarked that he should
have II respectful hearing. Garter at
tempted To reply but the negroes would
not hear him. Cash tlcn asked them to
be quiet, but 1t did no good, AMI Carter
and the negroes getting into II wrangle,
room nj the hotel. Tho ntgrc were
drinking and they had Il jug of whiskcy
near the stand.
Carter hcing promised both BY Cash
and the County chairman IL reply still
tried to speak, but the negroes crowded
81 upon the stand that the stand broke
down. Thereby being greatly infilriatcu
the crowd took hold of Carter and dragged
him oil ite stanu, nni he would nave
been killed had 1t not been for Albert
Clinton and Ed. Saddlcr and othors.
The word came uptown that Carter
had been shot, but he had only been
struck and had not been shot. About
this time II drunken negro WAS misbe-
having on Main street AMI tho town au-
thorities ordered his arrest. Ills friends
tried to rescue him from tho sheriff and
ho was resisting arrest himself, hut alter
Il struggle tho sheriff without hurting
him had him carried To Jail.
Then the negroes hearing of this sent
n procession Of about two hundred, head
cd by William.Crockclt. Crockett reined
up and without inqiring what was the
matter, commenced curSing u white man,
charging him with shooting aud, from
his horse, fired upon this man, and then
there were II half dozen shots Immediate
ly rctrncd, and the fight then COM
mcnccd In the main street and lasted for
II quarter Of an hour, when the same was
quellcd by tho peareablc citizens of the
town and country. -Four or five ncg roes.
Crockett included, were killed and sew
eral wounded.
Everything was quiet Inst uight and
all day, but conflicting rumOrs Rre re-
ported thnt tho negroes arc threatening
to ronew tho trouble. The whites nre on
tho alert and will in prudence keep down
trouble. The whites are united.
Col. Cash remained In his room from
tho beginning of the trouble until he left
this morning on tho train for Chester.
The News IA Received In Columbia.
COLUMBIA, September 2S.--The Green
hackers held mass meeting at L.ancas.
ter yesterday which resulted in n serious
riot and the loss of several lives. Cover
nor Hngood received a dispatch last night
from the Hon. Giles J. Patterson, of
Three persons killed Call made OH
Chester for help. Please telegraph AT once
to Cnpt. John B. MrFadden 20 20 With
Lee Light Infantry to their aid" 4 lat
or dispatch was received from Mr.. Pat
terson. saying that tho necessity for help
had passed.
Telegrams received to-day stnte that
while the meeting was in progress IL diff.
ticulty occurred at the stand between n
whito man and negro, in which the
white man was struck fearful blow on
the head. Several shots wcro fired, hut
no one WAS injured by tho discharge of
firearms. Afterwards largo number Of
negroes mounted on horses and armed
with pistols rode through the streets of
Lancaster. y negro named Crockett with
pistol hucklel around him headed tho
procession, and on passing IL street corner
where white man was standing, said
"fhere Is the id rascal who did the
firing" The white man told him that he
lied, whercupnn Crockett pulled out his
pistol and fired at the white mun. the hall
narrowly missing his head and passing
through the coat Of another white man
who was standing by. Three or four
shots were fired mt Crockett. who fell
from his horse dead. The firing then be.
came general, and three moro negroes
wero killed and six wounded. The ne
groes then rode into another part OF the
town and halted. Serious fears were en-
tertaincd that they would renew tho at
tack, and to prevent further blOodshed
tho Intcndant of Lancaster sent to Chcs-
ter for aid. Tho disturbance was, how
cvor, quietcl down without the use Of
the military. 1t IL not known whether
there wore any casualties among tho
whites. So far as known hero Col. r.
Il. G. Cash was the only speak prescut
at the meeting.