New-York tribune., 1885-03-01
MOB TIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
AND REG ULATORS KILLING NEGROES
AND BURNING THEIR PROPERTY.

MooNsgINERs AND REG ULAToRS KILLING NEGROES
AND BURNING THEIR PROPERTY.
ST LorIs. Feb. 2S-A reign of terror exists
I'm the counties OF Pope and Conway in Southern
Arkansas. Hundreds OF poor colored people VINO
recently settled in the counties have been driven from
their homes by the white Democrats and are threatened
with death II the behess OF the bGldozers are not
obeyed
Colonel John p. McCandles Of Conway County In an
Interview said The outrages perpetrated last month
I'm these counties burning disgrace TO the state or
Arkansas and to the United States Government. Law
has been stamped in the mud and the ex-Confederates
have ridden rough shOd over s principles OF Justice anu
eouity The counties mountainous an. otter safe
retreat for moOnsners tranrobbes ana desperadoes OF
avery strine To take the life OF United States
Marshal 4. considered sport As the Sheriff. neces-
ory belongs TO the dominant party he usually escapes
assassnations."
7, tho months of Sc ptember and October several hum
dred negroes from Tennessee and Mississippi settled
along the Little Rock and Fort smith Railroad inc
white people among whom the coored eope settled eh-
tended TO them hearty welcome. The moonsbihers
and OK Confcderates in the mountains looRe" upon "e
coming OF the negroes with dsfavor and In the month Oh
December the following notice was posted near the
cabins OF the colored settlers:
The white people OF this county insist that pigsers
s9a ho IroJ track Two weeks will be given thcm
leave ana II they still stay they VIII nave TO sase ,no
consequences.
them prsferred to stand by their little homes ON
.puarv o. gang of regulators led by Walter Cole
aud H. Strickland sw0oped down on Tue negro tenants
of J. r. Alwine ana ordered them TO pack up aud 90.
The negroes refused and tho regulators nred yoey
into the houses wOunding two negroes. Awlne heaTu
the shoe ting and accompanied by his son ana y ~.
Fillmore a school teacher armed themselves ana .Hlms
rafilve behind a rail fence. they returned the reeu
iatnrs fire one OF the gang was hit, and the Whole
narty retreated TO the woods Information wa, ueu
aainst Cole and strickland aud they were arrested w
shctin : H. Speers, OF Conway County. The snefln
wa warned tnat II he arrested the men ne would 10
shot Ur nevertheless took the leaders INTO chstny
anJ last saturday brought them TO Atkinson Inc
magistrate before whom the case Was To nave becn
heard was threatened with assassination he punsheu
the prl,oner The result that the regulators were
turned loose without any trial The next nght speeiss
stock was killed. his fences torn down anu MS nay As
burned All the farmers were served Win houccs W
discharge their negro tenants. Inc ulhatu WaS nas
moi n uig ger could live north or the railroad uaek
The cabins Of several negroes were burned, anu pug
Jobu Harris was tied up and tortured Dy the regaos
The neroe have but little resistance 10 thcr op
rressors and not In position to rgnt MI htwno
and his called the To the attention Oh
ernor Hughes and he promised them redress fresh no
RACES are perpetrated daily. and the negroes Nmy s
not gone are making preparations 10 leave tne % s
coon IA the weather moderates. Tue farmers ao W in
posed to stick by their tenants. put the their ves
mortal dread OF the regulators ana say r,v . gang
and property at the disposal oil inc 'o""' ee