The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-26


ard one"
When the Wholesale house of Miner d
Strong was opened that morning.
julius, the black porter, trusted slave
who had been raised by Miner, failed to
appear.
Sam and Sydney, two porters at The
Charleston house, could not be found
q number of other citizens reported
servants missing, and the morning of
the 21st the following startling article
appeared in the Charleston News:
bold and Successful Bank Robbery
Two hundred thousand dollars in gold,
silver and bank notes taken from the
vaults of the Charleston bank.
successful Jail Delivery. - Plunket
and Cobb, the murderers of Planter Os-
borne, who were to have suffered the
penalty of their crimes this day, re-
leased from their cell, and Jailer How
ard found bound and gagged in their
stead.
NO Less Than Eighteen Negro Men
the property CT leading citizens, report
| ed missing"
Then followed a long statement of the
| circumstances as narrated, and the arti-
Gle concluded as follows:
MANY of our citizens probably
noticed the schooner of Il dark green
hue. that lay anchored in the Ashley
river since the night of the 18th
''ThatShe wasa Shaver no one doubted,
as 40 negroes were taken from her hold
and sold in this market on the 10Th
THAT she was a pirate, now seems
equally certain, as her captain, whOwas
a man Of Stalwart frame, with an inn
mense black beard, but whose name is
vet unknown, as it was not ascertained
by the firm who sold the negroes (the
captains of slavers generally desiring to
have their identity Unl1nown) was I'M
doubtedly the manager Of both the
bank robbery and jail delivery.
1T is also believed that either he or
his agent, in some manner, enticed the
missing negroes aboard the SLAYER and
sailed with them, in which event the
schooner will probably land at some
port on this coast and offer them for
sale. keeping them tongue-tied by terror
until their object is effected.
|
played by bold, white letters on her
stern, was The Ranger
"a couple of merchants from Will
mington, who are yet here, viewed the
Ranger when lying in the river, and
state that the schooner is the exact
counterpart in all respects but the
color of the paint that covers hel
frame and the name on her stern OF
the Clara Belle, whose captain, Angus
Bruce, murdered John Lloyd, of Wal
mington. On the night of the thirty
first Of May last.
Mr. Murchison, one of the mer
chants alluded to. asserts that the Clara
Belle often, in past days, has lain at his
dock, loading rand unloading acargo-h'
, further asserts that Bruce is man O
stalwart, powerful frame, which wouit
tally with the description of the captain
of the Ranger, whose beard may be ;
false one.
Most of the crew of the Clara Belle
states Mr.. Murchison, were left at vii
mington on the night of the fight iron
that port, they being ashore at tina
time.
But be he who he may, this Blacl
! Beard seems destined 10 become n ours
to this coast unless speedily appre
hended, or himself and craft sent to til
| bottom Of The sea.
"Many who rcaG this article Will re
call the SLAYER and freebooter Nancy
that foundered and went down with al
her crew off this coast two years since
'The governor, being fully cOnvincet
that Angus Bruce and Black Beard, a
we call the captain OF the Ranger, ar
one and the same man. has Offere,
twenty-five thousand dollars for his az
prehcnsiOn.
The Charleston bank, while badl
crippled. has had many offers Of assist
ancs-, and will he able to weather tn
storm"
While this article was arOusing tn
e indignation of Charleston citizens. an
c two sailing crafts were fitting up t
, search the salt seas for her. the Range
was scudding along the coast c
/. Georgia; and yet she was no longer tn
i Ranger-her dark green color ha
/, changed to dirty looking rcd. and til
g name on the stern was-William /
d | Niles.
c No black-bearded man was on he
r decks. but nan Of mach the same siz
ard appearance, will. smooth face
+, was her commander.
"Bill! Bill Gihbs!"
AYE. aye, sir"
4 go below and terrify the niggers
tell them we land and sell them II
night. and all they have to do. if the
; like their new masters better than til
old ones. is to keep mum: if they don
] they can talk all they want to. after W
have left them behind. and possibly II
Of n2ws will get In Charleston. and the
old masters come and claim them: bl
ID tell them. Dill, that IL they croall befoI
we have left them miles behind. We
% have the life Of every niger Their
" Tell the mate to send dozen arme
fit men with you below; plenty of knivt