The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-07
EAST POINTS OUTRAGE.
FOURTEEN NEGROES WHIPPED ON
THEIR 5 r BACKS.

Strong Efforts 10 nave the Merciless
ViEilantes Brought to JUSTICE he
Matter the Subject Of a Debate in
the Lower House of the Legislature
Yesterday.
ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 6.-The Atlanta
Medical College has prof ed by the Eas t
Point ly"cli TO the extent of fresh
corpse. The family of tie dead negro re-
fused to take the body and it lay in the
undertaker's shop till this morning, when 1t
W S finally turned over to the medical col
lege The outrageous treatment of innocent
negroes at East Point last night by I'M
known viii men has been generally con-
demned and the facts we're to-day laid before
the governor Among others a number Of
East Point negroes IN charge of Q. c.
Wimbush surveyor Of customs, called and
complained Of the TRACE of innocent
negroes being whipped, and asked that the
executive take some action in the premises.
The governor promised 70 give the matter
his attention, and this afternoon offered a
reward of 500 for the arrest Of each of the
unknown parties guilty of the outrage
complained Of
STORY OF THE OUTRAGE.
The account of the outrage in this morn
ings Constitution is as follows:
At 1890 o'clock last night everything was
quiet-so quiet, indeed, that there seemed
no possibility of trouble.
Soon after that hour tall, gawky- look
ing couHryman approached me, saying:
Them negroes IS never coming here and
we won't ha, o any fun. If you want to
see some fun, however, Just come wi me. !"
r. ar, ba FILL N ba
and party of his friends, who came over
from Clayton county to join IN the defense
of the poi t, were going to Conley's home
and give him a good thrashing. In short
time he and a half dozen friends were in
their saddles riding out of town. Three
quarters Of a mile away from the point
they came upol house in the midst of a
grove. Dismountl they quickly sur
rounded the building. Then one Of the
mum, er went to the door and began pound
ing
"Who's therep came from inside.
open the door, - you, and see" said
the man holdi a gun in one hand AMI
pistol in the other.
But the door would not open.
"Open it or nj kick it in" exclaimed the
man, as he began kicking upon it.
The kicks accomplished what talk could
not secure. Bolts began to move, and the
door opened.
inside aud in the darkness ste ped in.
It was mighty risky thing do, but he
did it boldly aud fearlessly. Once inside he
called out:
MAKE a light"
In a second a match blazed up. The light
fiickered and then went out.
"Oh, you, none of that. Make Il
light here. and make 1t quickm
That was enough, aud in "A short time a
chi avla b no Ia ytyae n "a
Nov, watch out there, bows don't let
him get aw ay," he called to his friends on
the Outside.
Then, turning to the negroes inside, he
said:
where's Conleyg'
Every one swore that Conley had never
been there.
PLYING THE WHIP.
Thers were two me ami several wo pen
in e room. Cali G friend la the lie ider
instructed MIN to take the two me into til.
yard a gu I'd them. Then VT an ither
friend q scare e the house caref ally bat
COnley could not be uid
Stepping iuto the yari he yelled out:
''Sam, bring that buggy whip here, and
bring it quick"
A long, linn er whip was soon produced.
Now said the lender, turning to one of
the negroes, of wi h tuat shirt"
But boss"
but nothing. of with that shirt
of came the shirt, and the negroes naked
back was exposed to the rain and the hal SD,
singing whip.
Now said the man raising the yvhin
where's Conley"
II d MT know, boss. fore God don't
know
Down came the whip with loud whiz.
Zing noise. 1t hit the Negroes back with
terrible force, and the negro lelped from
the earth with yell of agonv.
Make that noise again aud I'll kill you"
yelled the leader, showing a pistol into the
Negroes face.
Then he began TO ply the ticks thick and
fast, and the negro, fearing make an out
cry, stood his punishment ilentiy.
THE SECOND FLoGGING.
As the leaders, arm grew tired he turned
the whip over to friend, saying:
Give that one the same d SCI
The other negro had watched the whip
ping. Trembling in every limb, he stepp d
forward when called and took the same
punishment sullenly and silently.
When worn out the man ceasei to use
the lash, and the negroes were ordered to
re-enter the mousse.
AS they rode away, the "rigilantsn met
two more negroes in the road. They were
stopped.
Take off your coats" said one of the
party.
Both negroes pulleditheir coats, and both
were sew tie,,, anu 10 the satiSf lction of the
"vigilant', )" ho&g d.
Then the party sought group of negro
houses, and fro II one to the other called
out the men a ID whipped them u ltll four
teen in oil had been severely and terribly
whipped.
Two buggy whips were emit RELY used M
in the work and seven times as many black
backs were left sore and bleeding.
At 800 a. M, everything IS still and
quiet Sheriff Thomas has taken a part Of
his force back to Atlanta, o certain is he
that there will be no trouble A fesling OF
security has long ago sett ed uDol the peo-
pie. The sheriff has Just heard OF { q
whippings given the fourteen egroes, and
has issued orders to have i. carefully inves-
tigated and are the parties wAo did it.
The people here are indignant over it and
have ask, ID eFif Tho as t. 50 re no
trouble in securing the guilty parties.
UP BEFORE THE HOUSE.
There was a spirited discussi in the
House this morning over the following reso-
luton by Mr.. Fleming of Richmoni:
WHEREAS, The Atlanta Cons tuition of thi
date (Sept. i, 1889 contains detail d accom-,
(purportlng to have been written by u eve
witness TO the scene) of the lawless and :nhumar
whipping the night of Sept. 8, Is 9. near the
town or East Point in the county of Fulton. OF
fourteen negroes, who, as far as appears from
SAID account, were law-aDidng citizens of thi