The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-01-23
The Blacks shot First.

The Blacks shot First.
Augusta, Ga, January 18.-(SpeciaL)-Ine
riot at Rouse Bridge near Jackson station
S. c., twenty miles below Augusta, III
which negroes made war upon whites mas
ended more seriously than was at first
thought and the trouble was even worse
than reported. MI Paul Green, one OF the
several young white men who were shot,
died this morning from the effects OF
wound in his side. Mr.. Rhett Green, VINO
was shot in the left eye and blinded, ana
also wounded in the left shoulder and tnlSh,
was brought to Augusta this morning ~
Dr. Ike Greene to be put under the care OF
Or. HUI
Mr.. Paul Green was seen by The Constitu-
tion correspondent and asked for an account
of the riot. He said that last Friday MI.
Enoch Beaufort and Jesse Jude, the negro
desperate, got into a difficulty over q raw
suit, and the negro beat MIR. beaufort over
the head with shovel. = warrant was IS
sucG tor Jude's arrest and ca Tuesday IhSn55
Constable Pat Chisholm, with hnocA anu
Henry Beaufort, Rhett, Paul ana frank
Green, Alvin rally and Glover Nolan,
Jordan Weathersbee, John and Jim Myers
and John Mcclellan, sworn i'll as deputleS'
went to JudeS house to arrest nun.
a white man who is known, betrayed the
officers ana told Jude the constable i,t ana ana
warned him to be on the LOOKOUT, anu re
prepared for the visit When they reached
Jude'S house MI Green says their cfoWu
was divided Constable Chisholm and lew
Of the deputies went to the front door' WINE
the others came up in the rear TO prevent
rarity did not know Jude was eTpeGtlln li
and prepared for them, and they calculated
catching the negro alone. NJ Green SlS ,
Chisholm called out for Jude, put eot, no
reply, and he and Chisholm tnSn k1lpcMeo =.
the door and they went in the mouse. ~
soon as they entered the door, about ne
NEGROES who were inside raised their gums
and pistols and commenced-tn1ng IS SpJ }i
as Chisholm confronted the negroes ne u t,
them not to shoot, but as lie uttered IN.
words they opened ire. Chisholm ana
Green returned the IRE : - :,
In the first fire Chisholm was "oulde'
in the arm and disabled. Green had ms i ~
and shoulder In the conmotion jude es-
caped and ran to the swamp MI. aJu
Green and MFR. John Mcclellan saw duoc
running and pursued him. but couiQ not
cvertal1e him. While returning TO ln9 h 9eSIi
to reioin the crowd, Mcclellan ana Taul
Green were met by q negro VINO WAS III
ambush and he called out;
rs that you, Jack! -, ,
Green answered, mo, it is Paul, ana
then he was shot down. lie fell IN the ros9 i
ard law there all night and was only found
next morning by William Harley VINO
heard the groans of the suffering man IN
the bushes. At the time the ofncerS ehtet 1a
Jude's house, those who RENAMED on me me
outside on guard were fred upon by about
twenty negroes who were md IN = guIiy
hack of the house. Messrs. Jordan, Ne@th-
ersbee John Myers and FRANK GieeH' VIZ
were on the outside were SHOT IN the p"GN
The negroes in the house WerG 49,, 800 III,
Smelling and Henry Washington jim
Wright and Tom Reaves. Shelley h&d ms
eve shot out and Reeves was seriously
wounded in the back. JUDE mas Ieu lHe
country mrt The other negroes are still there.
DR., Ike Green says that while the white
mon Vent to arrest Jude it is true they in
tened to give him a good hogGlng- l'f,
Green does not think the trouble IS over
o,d ,1,ora win be heard from the riot before
The close of the week There is considerable
axcitarnent over the death Of Green ana there
is lond talk of vengeance. The white man
who betrayed the officers will set his pun
ishment.