The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-13
DEMOCRAIIO4 PUN7 IN GEORGIA.
Tho Causslssa Whipping Of Fourteen Ne
Erossb by the "supsEloF Race"

EFOea by h 'supeFieF haee'"
ALlGaia Consultation lDeml
"Them negroes is never coming here,
and We won't have any fun. II you
want to see some fun, however, just
come with me-"
Then the fellow went on TO say that
he and q party Of his friends who came
over from Clayton county TO join In the
defense Of the Point were going 70 Con-
ley's home and give him q good thEash-
Ing, In a short time he and Q ball dozen
friends were in their saddles riding out
Of town, Three.quarters off mile away
from the Point they came upon q house
in the midst Of o grove, Dlsmounting,
they quickly surrounded the building,
Then one Of the number went 70 the
door and began pounding,
"Who's there2" came from inside,
"0pen the door, DIN you, and see,"'
said the man holding o gun in one hand
anda pistol in the other, But the door
would not open.
N0pen 1t or Ill kick It in exclaimed
the man as he began kicking uponit
The kicks accomplished what talk
could not secure. Bolts began 70 move
and the door opened,
The man showed the muzzle. OF his gun
inside aRd In the darkness stepped IN,
II was Almighty risky thing TO do, but
he did 1t boldly and iearlessly, Once
inside he Calledout;
make o lightP m
In u second q match blazed up, The
light Aickered and then went out.
NOh, d-n you, none Of that: Make q
light here and make it quick"
That was enough and In ashort timea
chimneyless smoking lamp was ablaSe'
GNow, watch out there boys, don't let
him get away" he called TO his friends
on the outside,
Then, turning to the negroes inside
he said;
where's Gopley?"
Everyone sworet that Conley had never
been there,
women In the room, Calling a friend In
he leader instructed him to take the
two men in tle yard and guard them,
Then, with another friend, he searched
the house carefully, but oonley could
not be found.
"Sam, bring that buggy whip mere
and bring II quick"
a long, Timber whip was soon pro
0Now,n said the leader, turning to ont
OF tile negroes, "off with that shirt"
"But, boss
"But nothing. or with that shirt"
on came the shirt and the negro
naked back was exposed 10 the rain ant
the harsll stinging whip.
0Now,n said the man, raising the whip
"where's ConleyH" r.,
II don't know, boss, lore God l don
Down came the whip with q lout
yhlzzing boise. 1t hit tho negro's bacl
with terrible force, and the negro leapet
from the earth with q yell OF agony.
WAlake that noise again and I'll XII
Won, D replied the leader, showing a pisto
into the negro'R face.
Then he began to ply tue ticks thicl
and fast, and the negro, fearing 10 mbk'
hl OuICTyt hLuuu AlS Z
ly, AS the LEADERS, arms grew tired, III
turned the whip over to q friend, saying
"Giye that one the same dose"
, The other negro had watched tn
whipping. Trembling 10 every limb
he stepped forward when called ant
took the same punishment sullenly an'
silently.
J When worn out the man ceased TO US
the lash, and the negroes were ordere'
to re.enter the house. ,,.,
AS they rode away, the "yigtlants'
met two more negroes in the road. TheI
) Take oil your %coats,'' said one of thu
party.
and both we're severely, and to the eat
isiaction Of the "%vigilants," logged.
Then the party sought agronp o. negr'
houses aud from one TO the other callet
!, out tho men and whipped them unit
fourteen in all had been severely an'
terribly whipped.
Two buggy whips were entirely uset
tl,up inthe work and seven times as man!
tbtack backs were left sore and bleeding
L. @. BRuLFEY.