The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-28
WHITE CAPS STILL UGLY.
ANOTHER VISIT PAID THE RAssErT
PLANTATION.

The Mob Supposed to Be Bent on
Putting a Witness Out of the Way.
Coot Yaughns and Marion Bryant
Held for Triel-The Law-Abiding
People Greatly Excited.
Fort VALLEY, GA, March 27.-The
white caps, the killing of Hatchett by s. H.
Bassett's negroes Saturday night, the ar
rest of Coot Yaughns yesterday and the
commitment trial OF Yaughus has been the
ail-absorbing topic of the people Of this
entire section Binoe Early this morning
Sheriff Cooper and a deputy received in
formation from the coroner's jury which
passed on the killing of Hatchett yesterday
that caused the arrest of Yaughns at his
home in Crawford county yesterday, fif
teen miles from here. Yaughns gave bond
for his appearance here this morning and
was on hand.
Marion Bryant's cese was first called.
He waived examination and was bound
over TO Houston superior court in the sum
Of 1000.
Yaughns went to trial and was bound
over for his appearance at the same court
IN the sum Of $500, after a long and tedi-
Gus trial before the largest crowd of spec
tators that was ever present at a justice
court in this place.
OTHERS IMPLICATED.
Judge A. :. Giles managed the prosecu-
tion in an able manner, and gave it out in
cidentally that there were more connected
or mixed up in this white cap gang
who would, sooner or later, he
brought TO Justice as threats were
made by certain parties after the arrest OF
Bryant yesterday that they would aveuge
Hatchett's death aud the arrest of Bryant.
Last night the negroes who were attacked
on Saturday night left their houses, and
during the night some time a crowd, judg-
ing from the tracks went to the house of
Bill Brown, the main witness in the case,
broke open his house and turned up the bed
clothes, making thorough search for him,
but Brown and the three others decided that
it was not safe for them to remain at
their houses, 80 they took their fsmi-
lies and went to another part of the
plantation. This crowd, il is thought, in
tended to put Brown out Of the way, so that
he would not be on hand to testify against
Bryant and YaUghns. and thus preventing
conviction when the final trial came.
THE PEOPLE AROUSED.
There is muoh concern here about these
depredations, and law-abiding citizens are
determined TO put a stop to these marsuding
expeditions by lawlesS mob, even if they
have 60 spend their own time aud money in
bringing the mob to justice. Houston
boasts OF better, more humble and polite
negroes than any county in the state
and their white friends declare they will
protect them against the attacks Of law
less mob. That there Is a band composed OF
citizens in Houston and Crawford counties
no one denies. The members are known.
and only shadow of evidence needs to b.
secured to have them Investigated by the
grand jury. This body meets next week,
and there is little or no doubt but that sew
eral of the supposed gang will te brought
before that body, as Solicitor FELTON, has
been furnished the names Of every one who
is suspected. and il they can be found they
will be closely investigated.
ALL QUIET IN TOWN.
Everything is quiet here tonight, but
MIR. Bassett's negroes aver that they will not
remain IN their houses until things are
more quiet and their excitement cools down.
1t was anticipated that there might be an
attempt TO rescue Bryant from jail here
last night and the Jail was securely guarded
to prevent his deliverance.
Every farmer In this section who works
negroes is going to protect them against
lawless mo6s and emigrant agents If shot
guns and lead will do it, and unless the
white caps cease their attacks there will be
another coroners inquest on the next expe-
dition they make, as the farmers are arm
ing their laborers and urging them to pro-
tect themselves in their homes against any
and all full intrusion.