Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-19
APoLIs. ND. WEDNESDAY, EVENING, DECEMBER 49, 1888

TO have received any injury. Two white
men, tcsides those already reported, were
wounded, but, as the.r hurts are slight. their
names arc withheld fr prudential reasons
1t does not appear that the whites. in at
tempting to make arrests, were acting under
any legal authority, but they are sustained
by the entire white population of Kemper
and adjoining counties, and it is unlikely that
any proceedings will Sbe taken against them.
kilograms were sent from various points
and Preparations we've being made at almost
every place long the line to send SQUADS Of
armed melt the rescue. The negroes have
not been IDLE. Reports from the county
where they are congregating state that their
number is being continually increased by
relntorcements and that they are fully
armed and determined to fight to the end.
Advices received at IL o'clock Monday
night from the scene of the trouble state that
the negroes have become alarmed at the mum.
Der of reinforcements which the whites have
received from all quarters and have re
treated to the swamps, where they are forti
flying themselves and making every prepara
tion to resist all attacks. They are armed
with shotguns, muskets and pistols, and arr
abundantly supplied with ammunition. The
whites are mostly armed with Winchester
rifles, shotguns and some siie arms, and are
determined to put a stop TO all such out
breaks
The present scene of trouble is about five
miles from Wahalak, and reports are hard {
get. The latest reports received are to TIN
effect that whites and blacks are now about
equal in numbers, and the whites are about
to advance TO the swamp. This, of course,
increases the excitement here, and reports OF
an encounter are hourly expected.
That it will be fearful in its results no on,
for moment doubts Judging the present
by the past, the situation is anything but
reassuring The most alarming reports hav,
been telegraphed from here of the slaughter
of negroes in the swamps, but so far thest
rumors have not been verified.
Another story of the trouble says
"PC.tics has nothing whatever to do with
this outbreak. 1t seems that Monday even
ing two boys, one white, the other colored
got into a fight. Tom Nicholson, the father
of the white boy, attempted to separate
them, when Maury, the father of the negro,
jumped on him and beat him in the most
brutal manner.
"Mr. Nicholson swore out a warrant
against Maury, which was placed in the
hands of the constable who found him with
quite number of other negroes barricaded
in house.
"The crowd refused to pay any attention
to the officer or his warrant and defied the
law, saying Maury should not be arrested.
Not satisfied with defying the law they at
tacRel the officer and beat him severely be-
fore they would allow him to go. He re-
turned to the town and summoned a posse OF
twelve men, who proceeded at once to the
point where the negroes were fortified to de
mand the surrender of Maury.
'The negroes however, had abandoned
their house and were secreted in the woods
near by, and, as the constable with his posse
neared the house, they were fred upon from
the ambush
Constable Cobb and four of his posse fell
dead at the first volley, and there was only
one man in the twelve who escaped unhurt,
some of them being very seriously wounded