Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-04
FOREsrAL ING ELECTION.


FOREsTAL ING ELECTION.
Expeiling Colored Men Who are Edn.
Gated and Nearly All Propert,
Owners.
New York Tribnhe's Marion, Ark.
special. 81: The democrats of Critten n
den county have made the record
Their action in wiping ont, "negro dom.
nation" as it is called down there, de.
serves the first place among the like act.
which have taken place this side OF
Mason's and Dixon's line since 1876
Crittenden county has a HISTORY full OF
bloody deeds.
rs would tnke q mighty big book TO
tell OF all the killings we've had, sir .
said n OF the citizens to-day. But
this Wholesale Punishment did not have
the inspiration Of any bioodshed, and
stranger still IL was carried out without
the taking OF a single life, although
there have been times during the last
Two weeks when every breeze was ex-
peoted &C bring the crack of the VIM
chester, and when hundreds OF negroes
thought they had seen sunshine for the
LASS time. But, perhaps, it is too early
for congratulations. The circuit court
is presided over by Judge Riddick, a
white man and q democrat. One after
noon Judge Riddick received a request
for the use OF the room i~mmedi.tely
upon adjournment, and not having the
slightest idea, he says, of the purposes
for which the place Yves wanted, he
granted the request and adjourned court.
colored clerk was asked to step
down ssaire and write up his docket
away from the courtroom, as the meet
log Was to be with closed doors. The
white men met. There wss some talking
and considerable applause. The next
morning there were $50 white men in
she county sect. They came from all
parts OF the county, and every man oar-
ried his Winchester rife or his revolver.
Before tw%enty.four hours passed the
county had been relieved" of the fol.
lowing, all colorsd:
Lewis. Daniel W., county nudge, a
full bIooded black, educated ct Oberlin
who hes held office since 1870 as deputy
clerk, and then as Q member of leeis-
lature.
Ferguson, David, county clerk and ex.
ioficio clerk OF the probate court and re-
corder, q triple position worth So 900 a
year. He was serving his sixth yea and
was thought s+s ss s the state
to be- sent TO CfiicaEo 50 NeaaYY dominate
the republican national ticket.
Rocks. J W. county assessor, who
lived at Edmunson station on De Mem
phis and Little Rock raiirnad. He ia q
bright mnlatto.
Hunt, deputy county clerk. He
is q well educated negro, better known
in Tennessee than Arkansas. He was
at one sime register Of the city of Mem.
phis.
Byers. York, deputy sheriff. His home
was at Charlottesville, where he had 9
plantation and growing crops.
Lawrence, the Rev. J. F., castor o
the Rising San Baptist church.
Beaver, W., formerly deputy sheriff.
Fleming, j. a., editor OF the Mario,
Headlight. He was raised IN the county
but was educated at Memphis.
Smith, George, q lsborer.
Neims, "Tice,r q laborer.
Ramsey, j. W, d.puty III tue county
cIerk's office.
Metchum, O. W., o one armed man
He is o lawyer and was formerly deputy
postmaster OF Jericho, on the Gull road
IN this county. Metohum is q biacl
man and Of considerable more than OF.
binary education. He was admitted 81.
months ago to practice at the bar.
Ragsdaie, the Rev. j., r., a Methods
preacher
Oiom, "Sandy a member of the leg
islature from Urittendep county.
Moore, +. T., a magistrate at Marion
He is mulattu. His family is. still
here. He WAS prominent IN the Risin,
San church and is on the list of consp.r
laturs.
Baybee, Henry q laborer.
Fleming. E., brother OF the editor o
the Headlight, He bathed ZOO much.
Green, Mock. o blacksmith!
Brown, Louis, o music teacher.
Fletcher, O. a., q school teacher.
Ten other negroes were driven on
whose names are rot given. Fergusoi
had bought property in Marion, but j
was in his wife'H maine. She ID still here
IL will seem to some O striking coinci
Idence thattthe chosen leader OF the whit
men who exiled Ferguson was the fo.me
owner of the property which the copnt,
clerk had bought. This white man ha,
thought we'll enough OF Ferguson at on
tins oelet him have the property q
one halt what he was offered for it b,
Others. Ferguson has been @ pclitica
leader in the county for many years. a
Cams here from ohio, having received
his education in the Cincinnati higl
school. HiB account of his departure, q
he told it after getting out OF the coun
ty. 10 es follows:
~ was at work in. the court house o
Thursday morning, when in stepp,,
eighty white mt.n armed with Win
chesters. They said: Ferguson, thi
county ls too small for you aud u.
Which OF rs will remain? You'll hav
30 leave. II you don't we hope yon,
go TO heaven. | replied: "Genslemar
4 am the clerk OF this county. Tar
under bond and must protect my bonds
men, who are ell wbitegmen. While til
men we're in the Office my bondsmen
who are all white men, held q nonsulta
tion. They said: "Dave, what are 70,
going TO dos We are your friends, an,
will stand by you," / replied: Gentle
men, ] wall leave. The court is In ses
sion. The grand and petit jurors ar
impaneted and everything is in readi
meas 30 hold the July tarm OF coart. WI
is going TO be responsible? Who is IN,
tsnccessor?"
7 rstnrned TO my ofiee, and Will
iseventy-ive Winnhessers flashing in IN,
ince, I was ordered to copy and sigh
resignation, which they had altead,
w~rit.en--a very nnpleasans task, ant
not the safest place In the world to per
form the duty. After 1 signed th,
lYesi2nation ] was escorted tol fhA tre,,