The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-19

son, prominent farmer OF Kemper
county, was driving along the road when
he met a negro desperate driving in the
opposite direction. Young Nic6olsons
vehicle by accident came in collision
with that Of the negro, who kept in the
middle OF the road us il determined TO
drive the boy out. The negro cursed
the youth, when old Mr.. Nicholson ap.
pelred and interfered. The negro there
upon drew revolver, but instead Of
firing, closed with Nicholson and
knocked him senseless with the pistol.
The negro then fed.
TIE NEGROES AROUSED.
The following day Mr.. Nicholson told
his friends OF the negro's assault, and
on Saturday it was determined to organ
ize posse and arrest him."
Information of this determination OF
the whites reached the negroes and in
some way it is said that two white men
gathered a party OF negroes together Mt
church Sunday night and after harangue-
ing them organized force OF ten OF
them to resist any attempt to arrest
NIaurrv or IN attack on his house, These
whites are known to the people OF Wal
ahak, but their names cannOt be learned.
II is the settled determination to lynch
them when found and the people argue
that when they are hanged it will be
the proper time to make their names
known.
The negro force raised by the two
white men went to Manrry's house
when the church meeting adjourned and
concealed themselves in the smoke
house and cotton houses. Very soon
after this the posse Of white men came
up the road and halted in frontof Maur-
rvs house. Four OF thep walked up
to the house, but found it deserted.
They then went TO the smoke house,
where they found three negroes. These
men were questioned. as to Maurry's
whereabouts, but they pretended they
could not tell where he could bo found.
While the whites were trying to gain
some information from them man on
the outside shouted: "Here is Maurry.
Suppose you come and arrest him."
FELL 1HTo TIE TRAP.
The whites rushed in body from the
building, and as they emerged were met
with volley from eight or ten muskets
and shot guns. William Vaugan was
seriously wounded by buckshot in the
left arm, neck and shoulder, and an.
other man, whose name the whites will
not reveal, received slight wound in
the hand. The volley came from the
cotton house and was promptly returned
bv the whites; but the negroes, being
behind stout plank walls, received no in
jury. The whites soon discovered that
they were fighting at great disadvan-
tage and moved around to the north
side OF the structure, Here they re-
ceived another volley, resulting In the
instant death OF Henry MauTy ana the
wounding OF his brother, ]. T, Mauiry,
in the arm near the elbow. The whites
now drew of and the firing ceased tenn
porarily. Notwithstanding their loss,
however, the posse determined to make
anOther attack on the cotton house, ap-
preaching iC this time from the south
side. Ashley came up to the buildingthey
received third volley, the negroes ap-
parently awaiting the order to fire as
they had done in the two previous in
stances. At this third volley Seth Cobb
received twenty-five buckshot in the
breast and stomach, tearing the entire
front part OF his body away. John Dew,
another of the white men, was probably
mortally wounded by pistol ball in the
groin. The whites again drew of for
consultation, when it was decided that
another attack on the building with their
reduced force would be useless, and they
determined to wait for daylight and REIN
iorcements. While they were consult
| ipg the negroes rushed from the cotton
houses to Maurry's residence in body
and proceeded 10 fortify that building
and the whites went back to Wahalak.
RElNFoRcEAtENrs,
Yesterday morning another party OF
fifty men was raised and proceeded to
Maurry's residence. The place was
found entirely deserted, even the bed
ding and furniture having been removed.
The whites burned the buildings on the
place, together with those on the farm
! adjoining and secured the woods for the
negroes, but could find no trace OF them.
1t was impossible to find the negroes
within five miles Of the scene OF the
trouble, while people from tue adioin.
ing towns poured in Wahalak oil day
anti Joined in the search, but rs none OF
the negroes except Maurry was known,
they accomplished nothing. One negro
was seen lurking in the woods and was
fired upon by patty Of whites, but he
| instantly disappeared When the po so
from Meridian under command OF Capt.
Thomas jamison reached Wahatak they
were told that their services were not
required. They said the whites through
out Kemper county are very sore andl
think more trouble will occur. i ID
certain that il any Of the negroes who
fired on the whites are caught they will
be killed at once.
EBELING AGAINST THE INsTIdAro9s,
The feeling, however, is now against
the two white men who are said to have
organized the negroes. Not single
negro is known to have received any in:
Jury. Two white men, besides those
already reported, were wounded, hut as
their hurts are slight, their names are
not given for prudential reasons. 1t dOel
not appear that the whites, in attempt.
ing TO make the arrest, were acting un.
der any legal authority, but they are
sustained by the. entire white population
OF Kemper and the adjoining counties
and It is unlikely that any proceeding.
will be taken against them.
Bloody RRoo Fight in tennessee.
: JACKSON, Tenn, Dec. ls.-A desperate
fight between negroes and whites tool
place in one OF the districts OF this coun
~ nn Friday last. VIII Hicks. nnrrn