Evening journal., 1894-12-24
SEVEN NEGROES SLAIN.
Georgia Mob Takes Vengeance
For a White Mans Murder.
BOTH RACES ARMED FOR A BATTLE.

Conspiracy by the Negroes to DO Whole
sale Murder the Cause of the Uprisrng.
QUITMAN, Ca, Dec 24.-with seven ne
groes dead and armed mobs Of whites and
blacks in near proximity TO each other,
the outlook for a race war In this county
is startling in its certainty.
The excitement is the result Of the
murder Of Mr.. Joseph Isom, one of the
most substantial farmers Of this (Brooks)
county. Seven negro lives were taken
to pay the penalty, and this seems to be
only the beginning of the end.
Your correspondent visited the scene Of
action and found rosse Of 300 covering
a space Of about five miles. The largest
crowd was congregated a mile and half
from lsOm's house, consisting OF 100 men
armed to the teeth.
About half a mile further on there was
y mob Of negroes about the same number
armed with winchester rifles, pistols axes,
clubs and everything else conceivable
waiting for the white mob TO come ON to
them.
It has been discovered that number Of
negroes had conspired to kill every man
that was in the posse that arrested jerry
Jefireth for the killing Of Mr., T. Moulden
a few weeks ago, and that tho killing Of
Mr.. Isom was the commencement to carry
out this awful conspiracy. What the out
come Of this will be in the next "a hours
cannot be foretold. No steps have been
taken to stop the action of the mob so far.
Captain Tillman. father-in-law Of Mr..
Isom, is doing all in his power to prevent
further trouble and is sending all over
the county for conservative men to come
and assist him in prevailing on the mob
to cease action.
The names Of the killed are Sam Tay-
lor, Eli Frazier, Sam Pike, Harry Cherad
and three whose names could not be learn
ed. No white mSn have been killed SO far
The County Under Arms.
Every crossroad was found picketed with
sentinels, and every man in the county is
armed to the teeth. When one of these
race excitements occurs, King Terror rules
in the homes Of the whites as well as
blacks, and this is such a case. There
were probably 500 mon under arms, cover
ing an area of about FIVE square miles.
About a mile and half from the home
Of Isom were about 200 whites all we'll
armed ana breathing all sorts of ven
geance. A mile farther was a crowd of
negroes Of about the same size, armed
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and every available weapon, waiting for
the whites to attack them. They are in
trenched in and around lot Of negro cab
ins in the midst of thin grove, and the
last information is that the whites are adj
vanoing on many sides. Sam Taylor, Eli
| Frazier, Pike and Henry Sheard arc four
negroes known to have been killed.
1t is understood that Waverly Pike, Jim
/ Mccall and a negro named Herring were
/ probably the others. The county is com
paratively sparsely settled, and the faoili-
ties for securing information are very
meager Pike is the negro who killed
Isom. He has been in hiding near where
the trouble has occurred, and the authori.
ties do not consider it probable that hG
has been caught.
When the reporter left the scene, ther,
seemed every likelihood of pitched battle
| Captain Tillman, father-in-law of Isom
was, however doing everything in his pow
or to restrain the whites. He had sent
hurried messengers all over the county
summoning to his aid conservative men il
the hope they would prevent further blood
shed. 1t will be impossible to know foi
hours how well they succeeded.
Details Of the killing of the seven ne
groes are very meager. Taylor, Frazier
Pike and Sheard were together about sun
set. They We're regarded as four Of thI
| ringleaders of the conspiracy to kill anS
burn and were being especially sought for
| A half dozen whites, one Of whom is sais
to have been Isoms brother-in-law, cam
upon them suddenly and ordered them Z
submit to arrest
-Four Negroes Shot Down.
One Of the negroes answered with sho
that struck one Of the whites, and fou
blacks were shot down in their tracks
The other three were caught one at time
Many of Isom's neighbors who We're in
terviewed viii not listen to any peaceful
talk They declare that for the sakes o
their wives and children and for their owl
safety they must stamp out the gang tha
had sworn to murder and today tina
spirit seems to be the predominant one
If the fight comes, it will be a desperat
one.
The killing Of Isom occurred in tn
public road not far from his home, and tn
circumstances attending it seem to throN
doubt on the conspiracy theory. Mr.. IsoT
was here Thursday, and while in town ha
some words with Waverly Pike, a negr
living in his neighborhood. APPARENT
everything was smOothed over when b
left for home. After arriving there b
started with Henry Tillman, his brother
in-law for Captain Tillman's home abou
half a mile from Isom's. They met fou
negroes--two ON horseback and two i
wagons Pike and West Mccall were 0
horseback. The two Herring boys wer
in the wagon. They came near riding Owe
Isom, who demonstrated He said:
Look out Don't run over meP' an
had stepped out of the way.
just then Pike drew pistol, and will
out word fired, the bullet piercing Isom
heart Pike and Mccall fired three shot
each at the prostrate body of Isom, an
then broke for their horses. Pike mad
his escape, but Mccall and the Herring
were arrested and are in Jail. In this pre-
ent excitement there is grave danger
their being lynched.
Shot and Lynched n Negro.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. gl.-Goorgo KIM
desperate negro, was lynched at Il
slaughter house just below the city. i
had a difficulty with some butchers, an
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