The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24
A WAR OF RACES.
THE WHITES IND BLsCES ARMED
INBROOES COUNT.
TIRE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
seven Negroes Were Killed During
the Murdercrs of MIR. Ishnm.


outman. Ga. December 3. -(special.)-A
| race war. a war SURPRISING all previous
records. is now on i'm Brooks county.
And the indications are that it viii re-
| suit i'm more boodshed than the south has
known since the days of 1855 unless the
| state troops are quickly called out and the
trouble is stopped.
but there are Indications that the trouble
cannot he stopped until the ugly temper of
TIE negro has been conquered and the
whites have had revenge for what the ne
groes have done.
Gathered in groups. the whites and ne
groes are heavily armed. and each group
Is waiting for az advance by the other.
Cause of the Trouble.
The trouble which has arrayed the two
races in war came about when Mr.. Joseph
Isham. one of the most prosperous and
IL fdential planters in the county. was killed
in cold blood by a gang OF negroes lew
nights ago. Mr.. Isham was IN ouitman
aid started home late i'm the evening and
after reaching home and putting away his
horse and walking along the big road, u
gang of five negroes came along. Two OF
the negroes We're on horseback AMI three
Were i'm a wagon. Mr.. Isham knew them
al and they all knew him. One Of the
negroes attempted to guide his horse over
the planter. who called TO him in friendly
manner to stop. Instantly the negro pulled
his pistol aud began shooting. The first
bullet entered Mr.. Isham's body near the
heart and caused his death instantly. Then
the negroes continued firing at the pros
tate form until the members Of the family
were aroused ana came 20 the scene.
Ii was then that the five regrOeS fled.
and when the news Of the tragedy became
known the entire community turned out
ard began a search for the negroes. They
were all well known throughout the coun-
try and there was no possibility OF th-ir
escape. Three Of the five two Herring
negroes and West McCaul. We're arrested
and placed ia jail, but Pike, the negro who
1 did the shooting. made his escape and
cannot be round.
Negroes Congrcgat".
Today the search for Pike caused the ne
grces from ali sections to consreg1tc and
from them came threats that they would
go To the Jail of the county and take from
il the three prisoners who We're there.
They threatened Too, 10 prevent the capture
OF Pike ii they could do so. This caused
the whites TO turn out. and IL was noJ ing
before two good-sizcu armies were in the
field Tithin mile of each other. 10th
Were wcii armed ana both Were anxious
for the advance Of the other II was then
that the sheriff attempted TO secure posse
{, prevent any trouble. but I: appears that
every one of the whites are in sympathy
10 defend their homes. y call upon the
negroes IL dispense was of no avail and
then the whites cuulG not be induced 10
d. So
During Saturday night the two forces
which mad begun to gether came together
and when the sun came up this morning
there were seven dead bodies in the county.
-Four OF these were negroes We'll known
and easy oe recognition. while the other
three are strangers and comparatively I'M
known.
The people OF this section are now in a
fearful state of excitement and the scene
Of the trouble is being visited every nour
b. large tnronss @: pcopie-peupie vino are
going To reinforce the whites. If that should
become necessary. The negroes are all
moving in that direction. too, and there is
every indication that a pitched battle may
ensuc at almost any moment.
t.ist az jhs' IL iiEcsi.
The names Of the killed are:
SAM TAYLOR.
ELI FRAZIER,
SAM PIKE.
HARRY SHERAD
and three your correspondent did rot
get. No white men have been hi'ed so
far.
Pixies Wife ndcr Arrest.
Taylor Was Pixies s,cpfather and the 9TH
er two negroes his close pals. all of whom
We're supposed 10 know of Pixies wEerea-
bouts. II these negroes knew. they refused
to tell, amt the penalty Of not telling was
dv.sth. Pixies Nife was seen 20 slip into
his house at o'clock this morning. She was
supposed To- have known wEerc the murder
WAS. and every effort was made TO make
her diNulse. The mob still has her securely
held, and may succeed in making her tell.
The negroes killed were all shot down
this side of the Oconilco creek, about
ten miles above Quitman. The report Is
that second posse. which was securing the
woods north of the Ocopilco, nave killed
four other negroes.
This wholesale killing j. terrible. bat the
people Of that community have had terrible
proVocation. Hardly three weeks ago Tin
MauldIn, respectable white man, was
brutally murdered on the public road in the
same ncishborhoud by Two worthless ne
grOes. The people were greatly mcensed
over this murder but the law took its
course and The murdcre-s are now in Jail
awaiting trial. Numbers OF negroes eSulted
over this murder and even went SO Tar
as to hold war dance a few nights at
forwards around the spot in the road
where the murdered mans life blood oozed
out.
This, OF course, enrased the people still
more. and when ISham, the best citizen
in The community, w.s cowardly murdered
by one of this same gang. the pent-up rage
and vengeance was turned loose. All OF
nected with Ishans murder and those
supposed to lee aiding in the escape of
the murdcrers, or were i'm the gang which
held the cSulting dance over poor Maui
Gins life blood.
Tn posse which did last nights terrible
work is stIll banded together doggedly and
dejcrminedly looking for Waverly pike. The
record OF tonight and tomorrow remains TO
BE- seen.
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pared with the aid Of DR.. Prices Baking
Powder. No pastry is perfect without it,.
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blooo-curdling affair occurred today about
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