The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11


All of this is the outcome of an election
row.
Killed.
] I. ETHRIDGE, white, killed at polls.
THOMAS ToLBERT. white, mortally
wounded at same time.
WADE HAMPTON KINNEY, colored.
JESSIE WILLIAMS, colored
DRAYTON WATTS, colored.
LUM JACKSON, colored.
The negroes were killed yesterday.
ESSEX HARRISON, colored.
BEN COLLINS, colored
These were killed to-day.
Wounded.
Sidney Tolbert, Is years of age, danger
ously wounded
John r. Tolbert collector of the port at
Charleston, and chairman of the Republi-
can state legislative committee, wounded.
Stuart Miller, white, mortally wounded
in head.
Crewel Fleming, white, shot in shoulder
NJ. J. Younger shot in neck.
Cleave Armstrong, white, trying to pro-
tect the negroes, shot in the neck.
In addition to these, two and likely four
negroes are reported to be dead in the
woods near where the five bodies lay to-
day.
The trouble was precipitated on election
day when 2oO or 800 negroes. at the polls,
opened a fusllade against the store in
which the voting was going on.
In this fight Ethridge was killed and
Tolbert wounded.
The second occasion for provocation was
that party hunting the slayers of Eth
ridge was fired into. and one, Miller. fatal
ly wounded, and Fleming badly hurt.
Jesse Williams and two others are said
to have confessed taking part in the am
buscade.
The incident of the day was the killing
of Essex Harrison. Down the road came a
squad of mounted cavalrymen with Harri-
son marching ahead with guns and rifles
drawn on him. Fifteen men lined up on
the roadside.
The negro was put out in the road and
told to go toward the heap of four dead
negroes. He started. There was ring of
rifles and Harrison pitched forward dead.
Some of the party were asked why the
negro was killed, and it was stated that
he said he went to the polling place be-
cause Tolbert summoned him and conse-
quently he was in the party that attacked
those in the polling place. Harrison SEEM
ed frightened almost to death and obeyed
orders like child. When other questions
a...
plantations, and come on"
The men jumped on their horses and gall
loped away.
Parties were out all day long searching
for any one of a list of negroes who, it
was said, are ringleaders in the rioting.
The whites are particularly incensed
against all the Tolberts, and hold Them
responsible for the trouble.
party went to kill Tom Tolbert, but
some one prevailed on the hotheads not to
kill a wounded and dying man.
John r. Tolbert, collector of the port at
Charleston, and Joe Tolbert, left the
county and went to Charleston. Reed
Tolbert has gone to Greenville Ezra Toll
bert is quartered with friends. His son
was shot, and this, with the plea that he is
a non-partisan, has nine children and
good Democratic wife, alone has saved
him from death.
A committee waited on J. w. Tolbert, as
sistant postmaster at Mccormick. S. c..
and asked him to get out of that town. He
left. Several In the mob to-day wanted to
burn Tolbert's property, but better advice
prevailed.
Many tried to save some of the negroes
shot down, but the mixed crowd insisted
on having the negro blood to avenge the
death of Etheridge and the ambush of
Miller
Fully 800 men secured the country to-
day around Phenix where the first trouble
occurred, hoping to find the bands of ne
groes said to be consregated in the neigh
bcrhood.
The Tolberts are of good family, made
fine Southern soldiers and have been Re-
publicans since the war
The atmosphere seemed to have cleared
up considerably this afternoon and no fur
ther trouble is expected.
The whites are heavily armed and are
prepared for trouble at any moment.
Guards and regular sentinels were posted
last night.
The two negroes who are known to have
shot Etheridge have not yet been eaptur-
ed. If they are captured they will not be
sent to the court
Eight negroes have been lynched within
two weeks In neighboring counties, two Of
them within gunshog range Of white
churches. Il was with great difficulty
that the coroner got jury, nearly every