The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-26

Quitman, Ca, Decem ber 25.-Martial
mas day in Brooks county. Today, in
response to kilograms from Gov. Atkin-
son, prominent citizens emphasized the
necessity of having soldiers on the scene
to prevent bloodshed and the Valdosta
Videttes were ordered out at once. They
arrived tonight. The Waycross Zouaves
are under arms, and other companies
will probably be ordered out should
their presence be deemed necessary.
Details of the terrible state of affairs
growing out of the murders of T. H.
Maulden and Joseph Isham, which were
unattainable yesterday, are being
brought to light today.
In their desperation the good su ubstan-
tial people of Marion district took the
law in their own hands; and, failing
to find the negro Waverly Pike, who
murdered Mr.. Isam, they have taken the
lives of several of those who aided the
murderer in making his escape.
Tonight 200 men are around Red Bay
Swamp on the Ocopilco Creek. where IL
is supposed Pike is in hiding. 1t is the
uOpS OI Uuc COuScEVdblto poOplC VI Guo
country that there will be no further
boodshed, but the coming of the militia
ry may have an opposite effect, as the
whites, who are under arms. claim that
it means protection to the negroes.
which the white people have been una
bic to secure from the. negro desperadoes.
Toe call for troops came from the sher-
iff, tho found he could not accomplish
anything without the aid of the military
Tho r. af Mon1don from w
the whole trou BILE dates, was most bru-
tai one. He was constable and went
into one of the turpentine camps which
abound in this section.
The Jefferth brothers, desperadoes, set
upon him and shot him to death. Maui
den was an old Confederate soldier and
belonged to prominent family. His
and posse set out after the murderers
There was talk of lynching, but wise.-
counsel prevailed. and the Jefferths werr
safely jailed. Prominent among the
posse after the Jefferth boys were
Mr.. Joseph Isam and his brother-in-lawe
Mr.. Henry Tillman, who is a relative oJ
Senator Ben TilIman of South Carolina,
These gentlemen were persistent in
tine chase, and thus incurred the ennity
of the negroes OF that section. .
The Jefferth brothers were gam blers
and idlers, and yet they were popular
among the negroes of that county. Their
arrest caused the negroes who knew
them and liked them to form band,
and that band made Waverly Pike it's
leader.
Pike was, like the Jefferth negroes, an
idle, worthless character. The baud un-
der his leadership pledged themselves to
take revenge upon every one who had
hand in the arrest of the Jefferth brotha
ers. Of this there is no doubt.
Mccall. negro who was Pixies first
lieutenant, and " no is now in Jail for
his killing of Mr.. Isam, has so declared
in an open and full confession. The
band of negroes, after selecting officers.
took oath that every one who had been
in capturing the Jefferth
brothers should die. Each mem ber de-
clared that he would kill anyone of the
party on the first opportunity.
A list was made of the names of men
who were wanted. First on the list we're
the names of Mr.. Isham and MIR. Tillman.
The negroes kept their counsel we'll,
and nothing was known of the mark of
death which hung over dozen or more
of the best people of the county until
after the death of Mr.. Isham, when Nc
Call told the story.
The killing of Isham last Thursday