The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-11-06
A CONSTABLE KILLED.
Fell Work of Disorderly Negroes In Edge
field County. q
Dispatch to The, Ne,os and Courier.

Dispatch to Tae Me.os and Courier.
AUGUSTA, October 29.-Last Sunday
a party of negroes disturbed the dedica'
ton ceremonies at white church at
Parksville, Edgefeld County, by firing
pistols aud other boisterous conduct.
Complaint was made, and to-day Officer
Jas. Blackwell was sent with a warrant
| to arrest them. He found the negroes
barricaded in house, and upon his ap.
proacla they fired upon and killed him.
Much excitement prevails in the place
and Governor Thompson has been noti-
fed of the trouble. A party of white
men from Parksville were here to-day
| for arms and ammunition, and endeav.
cred also to get a company of men to 60
from Augusta to their assistance.
Governor Thompson received dis.
patch yesterday from Mr.. Bethea, of
Edgefeld, who was then in Augusta,
Informing him that Mr.. Blackwell had
been shot, and that the negroes we're en-
trenchedS between Stevens's Greek and
Savannah River, and asking for armed
assistance to suppress any disturbance
and secure the arrest of the negroes:
Governor Thompson Immediately tele.
sgraphed to the sheriff to take such steps
as was necessary and communicate fur:
ther with him. 3. 81
Governor Thompson had made all his
arrangements to speak at Bonneau's to-;
day, but in view of the occurrence in
lEdgefeld County, and as it is probable
thatit will lbe necessary for him to be in
| sColumbia, he is unable, to his great re-
gret, to keep his appointment, 80
AUGUSTA, October S0-The Augusta
and Knoxville Railroad train has just
come in. When it passed Parksville
this morning there was much excitement,
but no danger of "a collision between the
blacks and whites. About150.white men
were under arms. No negroes could be
seen. Four negroes, supposed TO be Cons
cerned in the riot, had been, arrested and
we're In irons. The ringleaderi sin the
affair in: still at large, and is. supposed to
be hiding in the swamp. Two parties of
:, men; one headed by John Butler and the
,other bT. Press Blackwell, are securing
the country for him. 4::il
James Blackwell. is not dead, as was at
reported, bntlis mortally wounded.
r, The posse which started out yesterday to-
arrest the negroes who had! disturbed the
fchurch meeting on Sunday consisted of
/ elk or seven. a negro woman, who saw,
them start and knew their purpose, took
{ short cut and reached the rioters before
( they did, informing them that.the posse
was coming. The negroes laid in ambush
#andsswhen the posse approached fired q
syolley without warning, morsally wound-
ing James Blackwell. The posse return
( ed thetire and the negroes fled.
.It:waysuppossd that the rioters would
-getIeinf forcemepts and return, but there
have, ,besnno such manifestations. The
utmost excitement prevails in the place.
There is nothing political about the
affair. .i.t.i
AUGUSTA, October SO.-Evening.-
There are no new. developments tonight
about the Parksyille- affair. The white
people are still under arms, but there is
no further apprehension of. trouble.
Officers are searching everywhere forthe
negroes concerned in the shooting, but up
to; the present time they have not suc-
sceedel in finding the ringleaders. 1t is
believed now that two fithemlhave come
to Augusta, as the, ,uncleofione lives here
and "a a.relatiye of the other In Langley. 8
;as It is,admitted ION all hands that there
was nothing political tin. the 'fiot.S The
negroes seem to- have been fred by a
spirit of .deviltry and disturbed the
lchnrchiiedication ON Sunday for no other
reason. 1t was comparatively small
.partythat fred upon the officers. Black.
we'll 5is.alive yet, but is expected to die at
any moment: ~, (.
The. peopleof Parksville and the sur.
rounding country are greatly excited, but
no more tlouble is apprehended. It is
pretty certain; the men who did the shoot
ing will be elynched if caught. The .Au-
.gusta police are looking for the two sup
posed to be here. It is reported that the
negroes between Augusta and Edgefeld
are disposed to- be troublesome.
"a white man on wagon coming to
this city was stopped by party of them
to day and ordered to go back home. He
was compelled to turn back.
ss.A UGU5TA, OctODer S1.-A rumOr was
current here this morning that the ne
.groes arrested at Parksyille had all been
shot. The conductor Of the Augusta
and Knoxville Railroad train reaching
Augusta at IL o'clock says this is not so.'
There are seven negroes now under arrest,
but the riDg.leaders in the recent riot
have not been caught. When the train
passed the excitement was still great.
Nearly all the white men from Merri-
weather 10 Plum Branch are under arms.
No negroes at all can be seen.
AUGUSTA, October 31-Night.-The
negro prisoners at Parskville have been
carried to Edge6eld and lodged in Jail.
The country near Parksville is still in
'ferment, but all danger Of trouble is
over.