Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-26
GEORGIA is PEACEFUL.
State Troops Found Everything
Quiet at Quitman.
NO FURTHER oUTRAGEs EXPECTED.

In Several Counties the People Are ssiIl
In n State OF Alarm. However-Nothins
Being Done to Punish the Perpetrator.
of the Deeds-causes OF the Outbreak.
SON has just received the following tele-
gram from Quitman:
All Is quiet In Brooks"
This Is the only Information that has
reached the governor from the scene of the
outbreak since the sheriff's message an.
nouncing his departure from Quitman for
the disturbed locality with tho Valdosta
yedettcs- Governor Atkinson expressed
the opinion that the trouble was over and
was sure no further demonstration OF force
would be necessary.
QUITMAN, Ga, Dec. 26.-A state of ter
TOR exists in tho northern portion of this
county. Innocent negroes arc coming into
Quitman seeking pruicS tiun, and more
conservative citizens have asked the gov
ernor for protection by the militia
Governor Atkinson has eel out the
military, but the Uomp.I.. have not vet
been able to reach the &c nc -. the trouble
because OF its rcmotenG,s from the rail
road.
The northern portion of Brooks, por-
lions of Wo:th, Bcrrien and other coun-
grocs, mostly brought from North Caro-
linn for the purpose Of getting turpcntine
from the pine trees which abound there.
These negroes live In camps and arc n law
less set, controlled only by fear of punish
ment from the bosses
Without any restraining influence save
fear, they fight among themselves, rob the
neighboring people. gamble necessarily
when not at work, and IL any resident
white man incurs their displeasure he is
marked as n victim of their wrath. When
Bailin Maudlin of Brooks, seeking to ar
rest n negro charged with some trivial
ohensc some weeks ago found him in a
turpentine camp, and being surround
ed by negroes armed with winchester rifles
and pistols, the bailiff found it safest not
to attempt the arrest, and turning his
horses head sought to ride away Two ne
groes named Jeffrcys fired on him and
killed him brutality.
Took an Oath To XIII.
The citizens aided the officers, and after
much chasing captured the two Jcffrcys
and confined them in the Brooks county
Jail. 1t is said that n number OF other ne
groes, under the leadership of waverly
Pike, formed an oath bound organization
to kill every man concerned in the arrest
of tho Jcffreys. In pursuance of this plot
Joscpn ISHaln WIS kiIleu u low days att
erward, and Henry Tillmhn was marked
rs the next victim. The killing of Maud
lin and the subsequent killing 81 Isham
have been told at length heretoforc
= The cause ~ the present outbreak Is
twofold-flrst. the arrest of Wavcrly Pike
and bringing him TO trial for the murder
of Isham, and, second, to break up the
gang of outlaws who have shot down good
citizens.
The white people who have formed them
selves into a small army have this purpose
in view so far il is supposed that the
following negroes have been killed: sam
Taylor. Eli Frazier. Harry Sherod. sam
Pike and George Fritz
4 negro named Mccall and two others
named Herring arc in the Brooks county
Jail because they were present ut the kill
ing of Isham and arc supposed to be nc
cessorics.
The trouble I'm Brooks county Is over
The Nnldosta vctlcttcs We're ordered here
by the governor. Captain Cafferty, Lieu
tenants Staten and Peoples, DIR. Bass and
Sheriff Thrashcr ut once visited the scene
Of the trouble. They found peace restored,
and the citizens assured them there would
be no more trouble. So they came back to
Quitman, and the Naldosta vcdcttcs left
on the afternoon train for Valdosta.