The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-11-06
R1oroUs aGdn0Es.

I iCoNCluaF % oGIuCH, vi GarKS
= will, S. G.; q small town on the Angus
. Ia 20 Knoxville Railroad, about 8
= miles from Augusta, was i'm tho cit,
, for the purpose of procuring coffii
= for man that had been killed by ,
8 party of negroes who wero dofyins
the authorities of the place. Ho re
t ports the situation as alarming, and
l. IN addition to telegraphing the Govern
, or of South Carolina tho condition o.
thlngs, he was trying to get a company
OF men from this place to return with
! him.
0 Mr.. Bethca says for some timo pas
| the negroes in that section have been
| very offensive in their manners. They
4 carry pistols, and lose no opportunity
= to insult unarmcd white men. That
they plant themselves in the middle OF
| the sidewalks and make the white mv
= walk around them, and arc openly de-
Q fiant TO the authority of the officers.
, On last Sunday morning tho white peo-
, pie had church dedication at Parks
, vile, and during the services the me-
T. grocs consrcgated at the depot, some
| twenty yards distance, and began fir
, ing pistols. Owing to the existing
feeling, this frightened the ladies in the
congregation who expected riot, and
the services were temporarily inter-
. ruptcd and great uneasincss was felt.
Several men from the congregation
went down to tho depot to talk with
tho negroes and secure quiet; but they
refused to put up their pistols and
were quite defiant i'm their manner aud
language. On Tuesday warrants were
| sworn out for the arrest Of several Of
J the ringlcaders in Sundays disturbance
and early yesterday morning the con-
| stable and Il posse of several men
started ont to arrest them. About
| O'Clock they reached the house Of one
of the men, several miles distant from
Parksville, but as they advanced TO-
ward ii vollcy was fired by men who
were in ambush, and James Blackwell,
one of their number, fell mortally
wounded. Seeing that it was impossi.
bic for their small body to storm
barricaded house, that probably con-
tanned two or three times their num-
Der of armed negroes, the little party
retrcatcd, and the rioters arc still at
large and dcfyins the authorities. The
little town ofParksvillc is in 4 state of
excitement, and outragcs of any kind
| arc looked for, az negroes from all
the neigLboring sections are collecting
there.
The leading spirits in the resurrcc-
ton, and the parties for whom war
rants were sworn out, were Jake Gil
christ, Thomas White and Ambrose
| White.
Yesterday morning Trial Justice
Parks Issued warrants for several
negroes for carrying concealed wcap-
ons. The constable was unable to
make the arrest, and forthwith sum-
moncd posse and proceeded to the
place where the negroes were. Upoi,
arriving on the grounds the posse
found largo crowd of negroes forti-
: fed in log house, armed with dou-
, blc-barrel shot-guns and rifles. When
, the negroes SOW the constable and
posse they fired upon them, mortally
, wounding James Blackwell, his whole
face and head being literally riddlcC
| with buckshot. lie is now Just alive
, and will not live till morning. Grca
, excitement prevails, as the negroes
, have made this morning severe threats
, After Blackwell was shot down tn,
t crowd fired, and another crowd of he
8 groes came up armed as the others.
Thcsc last were arrested by the poss,
3 and arc now in the custody Of the con
; stable, and will be sent to Jail to-day
, The trial justice has issued warrant
for the parties that fired upon Black
, well and the posse. The posse has jus
, left and will proceed TO Mr.. l.. n Har
, mons plantation, where O large crowC
: of negroes havc assembled to resis
arrest. Some trouble is expected ant
!; perhaps more bloodshod. Mr.. Black
; we'll is q peaceful, law-abiding citizel
, and will leave n widowed mother ant
sister entirely dependent upon him fo
s n support. The community feels yer,
9 greatly outraged.
b., Last evening two well armed citizens
e of Parksyillc arrived in Augusta OF
S the Augusta e. Knoxville Railroa,
n train. Thoy are looking for the load
n ers of the riot who, they think, hav
J., made their WAY toward Augusta
p They proceeded to the courthouse an
8 gave the names and description Of tn
II parties to Lieut.. Twigs, on duty ther
C as officer of the night. They reporte
@ to the Chronicle everything quic
= whom the Augusta & Knoxville trai
t passed at half-past five O'Clock yester
}, day afternoon. They arc lokking fo
Q the captain of the company whic
d fired upon the posse. They think tn
6 whole trouble was arranged by tn
u negroes, but do not believe that tn
@ affair originated in political complies
G tions.
Y AUGUSTA, October 3O.-The Augu!
II ta and Knoxville Railroad train ha
j just como in. When it passed Pa,
o kcrsville this morning there was hue
n excitement, but no danger Of coll
o sion between the blacks and white
J. About $50 white men were undo
q arms. No negroes could be sccl
IL -Four negroes, supposed to be conccrl
IS ed in the riot, had been arrested an
G. were in irons. The ring!cader in Il
t. affair is still at large, and is suppose
to be hiding in the swamp. Two pa
II ties of men, one headed by John Bu
ID Ter and the other by Press Blackwell
y are securing the country for him.
it James Blackwell is not dead, rs w
is at first reported, but is mortal
j. wounded. The posse which startt
l. out yesterday to arrest the negro
c. who had disturbed the church Inootil
T. on Sunday consisted of six or scve
IN A negro woman, who saw them sta
and knew their purpose. took n Sbo