The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-15


will kill you, anyhow" The negro turned,
opened his coat and said: You can kill me
if you want to-" The words were hardly out
OF his mouth before he was shot dead.
At Staunton a negro stood on the sidewalk
looking down to the ground, when man
came along with shotgun, and. when with
in about ten feet of him, exclaimed loudly
"IH kill any id niger that insults me,
leveled his gun and discharged the contents
of it into the negros abdomen. This muir
derous act was without provocation, for the
assailant and he had never met before, and
no word, look nor gesture passed between
them before the shooting, 1t was simply an
outbreak of mad rage because some men had
been created black.
A reliable man telegraphed from Floyd
Courthouse on election day as follows: 81
just arrived here, and learn that the Bourbon
iunders introduced the ku-kluX shotgun
policy in this county to-day by sending some
of their clan to make raids upon innocent.
iaW-abiding citizens Mr.. Alex. Nolen was
shot twice this day while out IN his field be-
cause he was a Readjuster and would not
agree to vote the Bourbon-funder ticket
The fool selected to do this dirty deed was
man by the name of Prince E. Short Re-
member that Mr.. Nolen like all the Read
justers of this county, represents wealth and
responsibility. Charles City, Lee, Hanover
Southampton and other counties also con-
trbuted their share of deeds of blood and
disorder.
CONTEMPT FOR LAW
As an example OF the Bourbon contempt
for law, 1 will give you the report of the
chairman of the Coalition committee in Isle
OF Wight county. The election laws of the
State provide for five commissioners of cleo
ton to be designated by the county judge of
ach county, who assemble at the Office of
he county clerk two days after the election
and canvass the vote. Four only of the Isle
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thursday last TWO OF them pelng READ
Justers ana TWO bouroohs Inc bouroohs
were there IN mum oerS suIneienI 70 oVerawe
tleiI oPPoneh1s, anu iiau Snree lawyers W
make ooJecuons 10 any proceedings not sat
lslactory 10 tnem. Alter going on LOT ABOUT
Two hours Wlthout coming 10 anything over
whlch there conld De dispute II was FOUND
necessary at last 70 nave booroon MAJORITY
Whereu upon one Oh Ine lawyers arose ana Cd
!ected 10 Heorge a. HWarthey slcGlhg on
me poara OF commissioners lot the
reason that ne was a united
STATES gauger. ne argued tnat siae
ana the CoalltIonlsts having no lawyer
were Represented ny tHe "hite heau Ius:er
chairman OF the county COMMITTEE WINE
he was addressing the board murmnr ran
througn the crowd 10 take MN OUT ana
some OF the more thorough ones proposed 10
.t euC ms ears on; IL becoming EVIDENT tnat
thelr ilVes wound De endangered by resist
anoe; the TWO heauJ Ulster commissioners
!iSiHs>- - ~-.P7I TO- loree' ana 10 prevent
colllslon, Wlthurew accompanied by the
CHAIRMAN OF the commlttee me Two remain
ing commissioners Proceuea WIN me canvass
Oh Inc Vote, ana Threw out precinct whlch
%oaia nave eIectea heaaJuseeT ana ce 1,
heu that the bourpoh hao oeen Glecteo. ms
pteclnct return mao come uiisealeq ana uh-
auoresseu' al,c uhoer the law 3he JUDGES
should nave o zee sent ior 70 come ana make
II oomplete. inns acsIoh Oh Two our Oh nve
commissioners Woulu' II aIIoweu 10 s'aho,