The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-08
TERROR RE1aNs SUPREME.
Negroes Terrorized by a Gang of
DeSperadOeS.


From the Columbus (Gd.) Enquirer-Sun.
1t is seldom that such a caption has to be
penned to an article, the happening of which
occurs in this section of country
The farmers near Mountain Hill report
that they are in serious predicament,
which has been produced by a set of lawless
whites, who reside in the community. The
farmers have beeu using all the means
within their power to bring the parties to
justice, but it seems without success.
The negroes have become so thoroughly
frightened as to leave the community. In
some instances it is impossible for the farm
ers TO obtain help enough to gather their
crops, and ruin stares them in the face.
These imitators of the "White Capsn
chalk the outline of a coffin upon the
doors of the negro tenants, fire a load of
buckshot into the door, place notice on
same, with the announcement that if the
notice was not complied with they would
forfeit their lives.
A notice was served on Gabe Walker
the other night. He lives on Mr.. b. c.
Kimbrough's place. He is reported as
being an excellent colored man, always at
tending to his own business. and working
faithfully and hard to earn living.
Andy Hutchins, who works ON Mr.. B. c.
Whitten's place, was, without notice, taken
out ON Friday and numerically whipped.
Shade Caldwell, who lives on the place of
E. g. Moultrie, was served with one of
their notices. Mr.. Moultrie states that
there is not better negro living than
Shade Caldwell; that he is hard working,
honest, reliable, and a stanch democrat
All of the negroes upon whom these
notices have been served are of the best
class. The lazy, idle ones are not troubled
The matter has reached such proportions
that the farmers on yesterday held a mass
| meeting to determine upon some action. A
petition was signed by seventy-five citizens,
asking the governor to increase the reward
already offered from $500 to 81 900.
| IThe parties are known to the people, but
| they say they are afraid to take any action
| against these outlaws, for fear of having
| the torch applied to their barns and homes
The negroes who have been maltreated
know the perpetrator, but will not furnish
| the evidence to lead to his conviction, for
| fear of being waylaid and killed.
| He is described as another RUDE Burrows
and his name is said to be Wallace. One
Harris county man who was in the city
yesterday, said
"Wallace is very dangerous character
| He is INSCRIPTIONS and can use pistol to
| good effect. 1t is said that he can shoot a
hole through a silver quarter thrown into
the air. The people up there are pretty
well satisfied that ne is the man who is doing
dll Guo lulSCuiels DuU 10 OuS VIII Uar6 10 at
tempt to capture him."
"What do you think about a man going
up there and taking him in:n asked the re-
porter.
81 think it would be very risky bust
ness am satisfied that he would not be
taken alive. 1t is generally believed now,
however, that he has left the community
and gone to Florida, but no one knows this
to be fact"
Will Wallace has violated the law more
than once, and there is an indictment
standing against him in Muscogee county
for very ugly crime. He is very well
known by several gentlemen in Columbus,
and they all speak of him as dangerous
character.
He is not responsible alone, however, for
the trouble in Harris county. Others have
Joined him terrorizing the negroes there
1t Is understood that the trouble was first
started by the negro who was killed. He
was school teacher who bad been talking
very loudly in advocacy of social equality.
The last one who was used up was a
preacher who Endorsed the course of the
| teacher.