Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-12-29
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER.
A Bloody Race War In Georgia - Seven
Negroes Slain.

| negroes dead and armed mobs of
| whites and blacks near to each other
the outlook for race war in Brooks
county Is startling in its certainty.
The excitement is the result of the
murder of Joseph Isom, one the wealth.
lest farmers in the county. Seven
negroes were killed Saturday and Sat
urday night to pay the penalty, and
this seems to be only the beginning. A
posse of 800 cover territory of about5
miles. The largest crowd, 100 white
men, is congregated mile and half
from Isoms house. They are well
armed. About half mile further on
there is mob of negroes, about the
same number, armed with rifles, pis-
tolls, axes and clubs, waiting for the
white mob to come on. They fear the
whites will take summary vengeance
on their families, first found, first shot
Those killed are: Sam Taylor, Eli
Fraser, Sam Pike and Henry Sherard.
All are negroes. 1t is understood that
Waverly Pike, Jim Mccall and negro
named Herring were probably the
Others The county is comparatively
sparsely settled, and the facilities for
securing information are very meager
has been in hiding near where the
trouble has occurred, and the author
tiles do not consider it probable that
he had been caught
What the next twenty-four hours
will bring forth no man knows. That
there will be an open clash seems more
than probable. The authorities are
powerless, and practically no effort
has yet been made to bring about
peace, save by the relatives of the
man whose murder is the cause
of it all. 1t leaked out that the
killing of lsom was n part of
plot to kill all the whites who were
in the posse which few weeks ago
arrested Jesse Jeffreth for the killing
of T. Moulton. Isom was one of the
moct popular men in the county. He
lived in part of the county
where the negroes outnumbered
the whites and the killing created
a great deal of excitement When
it developed that the same gang
of negroes had sworn to kill others
the whites gathered for war. The
negroes are entrenched in and around
a lot of negro cabins in the midst
of thiugrove and the whites are
advancing on them from two sides.
Details of the killing of the seven
negroes are meager. Taylor, Fraser,
Pike and Sherard were together about
sunset Saturday night. They were
regarded as four of the ringleaders of
the conspiracy to kill and burn, and
were being especially sought for. A
half dozen whites, one of whom is said
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came upon them suddenly and ordered
them to sumbit to arrest One
of the negroes answered with shot
that struck one of the whites and the
four blacks We're shot down. Many of
lsom's neighbors who are in the crowd
will not listen to any peaceful talk.
They declare that for the sake of their
wives and children they must stamp
out the gang. If the fight comes it
will be a desperate one.
The killing of Isom occurred in the
public road not far from his home.
Isom was in town Thursday and while
there had some words with Waverly
Pike. Apparently everything was
smoothed over when he left for home.
After arriving there he started with
Henry Tillman, his brother-in-law, for
Capt Tillman's home, about half a
mile from Isom's. They met four ne
groes. Pike and West Mccall were on
horseb back, the two Herring boys were
in the wagon. They came near riding
over Isom, who demonstrated. He said
Look out; don't run over me, and had
stepped out of the way Just then Pike
drew a pistol and without word
ha h,,1l OF RI
Pike and Mccall fired three shots each
at the PROSTATE body of Isom and then
broke for their horses Pike made his
escape, but Mccall and the Herrings
were arrested and are in Jail. There
is grave danger of these three being
lynched.
New ORLEANS, Dec. PA tragedy
occurred Sunday afternoon at the low
err limits of the city. in sight of the
Jackson barracks George King, des-
perate negro, who is down on police
books as a fugitive petty thief, be-
came involved in difficulty with
some butchers, and secured a shotgun.
Constable Guerre endeavored to arrest
the man to secure his weapon, but the
negro escaped and took refuge in a
hay loft When the constable and a
crowd tried to dislodge him he fred at
them and wounded the constable and
half a dozen Others Several of the mob
armed themselves, but the negro had
his vantage ground until the torch was
applied to the barn. AS soon as he
was forced upon open ground he was
shot, and then the infuriated crowd
put rope around his neck and
dragged him to tree, where he was
lynched.
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