The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-04-21
A REIGN OF TERROR,
RACE RIOTS GROWING OUT OF THE
MURDER OF MACCA.

Thu Negroes Fire Upon tho Military from
a Churoh-The Soldiers Riddle the
Building With Embellishments OF
InoendiarIsm.
CHARLOTTE, N. g., April 13.-Char-
lotte is considerably wrought up today
over a ~dlstardly murder, committed
Saturday night about 11:3O o'clock, in
an Italian fruit store on West Trade
street, near the Richmond and Danvllle
depot. John Macca, an italian, and
owner of the store, while in the act of
drawing a glass Of cider for a negro, was
struck on the back of the head with a
freight a coupling pin and his skull
was crushed, and he was robbed of $3.50.
SO quietly was the act committed and
80 stunning the blow that the murder
was not discovered by the police until
twenty minutes thereafter, when Ser
geant Rigler heard the groans of the dy-
ing from the street and went IN
r1ed to his bed upstairs, and Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock he expired. He
never was conscious from the time he
received the fatal blow.
Ihe assassln's name Is Henry Brand
ham, a negro gambler, we'll known in
the police courts of Charleston, Sayan-
nah and Atlanta. This negro had been
hanging around this fruit store all day,
and a few minutes before he committed
the murder Macca's son saw him in the
store, and identified him Sunday morn
ing. On his person was found a hand
kerchief, in which the pin was wrapped
before the murder. The handkerchief
was soiled with rust and a plain imprint
OF the pin. Last Saturday night he sold
the suit of clothes he wore at the store
to a porter at the Buford Hotel, and
sunday morning, when captured, he had
on a 81 silk hat, q fine black serge cut
away, and a handsome pair of patent
leather shoes. These clothes were in
pawn, and Saturday night he redeemed
them with the money, and only So was
found upon his person Sunday.
News of Charlotte's excitement has
spread rapidly, and all trains leading in
TO the city were crowded this afternoon
with people from the neighboring towns.
The streets are crowded with a lively
mass of humanity, surging back and
forth, and excitement is at a high pitch.
The negroes of the city are holding a
mass meeting to. night to decide what
they will do.
The African Methodist Episcopal
Church was filled all night long with q
crowd of angry. negroes, seemingly de-
termined on mischief. About2 O'Clock
TINS morning a squad of negroes went to
the Jail and asked for protection, stating
that the lives of their fellowmen werein
emminent danger at the church. Col. J..
Il: Anthony at once despatched a portion
OF the militia to the church, and as the
men were being drawn into line, some
negroes who were in the cupalo of the
church opened fire on the soldiers. This
so incensed the military that the fire
was returned and the negro church was
riddled with bullets. Today it presents
an appearance not unlike that of O
sitter. All the stained glasses in the
front were smashed by the flying bullets,
and it Is reported that several negroes
were badly injured.
Mayor +. B. Mcdowell issued a proc
lamation this afternoon that all the bar
rooms of the city should be closed at
o:3O o'clock, SO that Whiskey should not
lead the Infatuated mob to uncalled for
violence.
An extra police force of 200 men have
just gone out from police headquarters
to guard the jail. 1t is not thought adj
visible to put the military on guard
again tonight, as they were up all last
night.
The hardware stores have been raided
to-day by citizens in search of any kind
of firearms, and young men, boys and all
have guns.
Never before in the history of the city
has such excitement existed as during
b Hast twenty-four hours. Crowds Of
men have abandoned their business to
join the mobs about the streets. The
ladies of the city are frightened terribly.
The negroes say that they expect to
burn every white church in the city but
what they will have revenge for what
trauspired last night.
The minds of the whites have some.
what wandered from the idea of lynch
ing, and row it is a contest of white SUI
premacy against negro domination.
Crowds of South Carolinians are
swarming into the city from all sides,
with their blood fairly boiling with in
dignation, and grave fears are appre,
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