The record-union., 1898-11-11
One White Man and Six Negroes Known to
Have Been Killed.
and Several Persons Seriously
Were Other Victims Not Yet
Discovered-Troub Started by
Negroes Opening Fire at Store
ing On.

to the Post" from Greenwood, s. c.,
says: Five negroes lay dead at Reho-
beth all day along the roadside, anoth-
er was killed to-day, and likely four
others are dead. One white man was
buried, three other lie at tkc point Of
death, and four more have been wound
ed. Four heads of families have left
the country, and armed troops of coun-
trymen are securing the country hunt
ing other victims. All of this is the
outcome of an election riot. Following
is list Of dead and wounded:
Killed.. 1. Etheridge (white), killed
at the polls; Thomas Tolbert (white),
mortally wounded at the same time;
Wade Hampton Mckinney, James Will
son, Drayton Watts, Lum Watts, all
colored, killed yesterday; Essex Harri-
son and Ben Collins (colore0. killed
to-day.
Wounded-Sidney Tolbert. 10 years
old, dangerously wounded; John r.
Tolbert (white), Collector of the Port
at Charleston and Chairman of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee,
| wounded; Stuart Miller (white), NOR
tally wounded in head: c. Fleming
(white), shot in shoulder; M. J. Young
er, shot in foot; Cleave Armstrong,
who tried to protect the negroes, shot
in the neck.
In addition to these, two, and likely
four, negroes are reported to be dead
in the woods where the five bodies lay
to-day.
The trouble was precipitated on cleo
ton day, when 200 or 300 negroes at
the polls opened a fusillade at the store
in which the voting was going on. In
this fight Etheridge was killed and
Tolbert wounded.
The second occasion for provocation
was that a party hunting the slayers
of Etheridge was fired into, and one,
Miller. fatally wounded, and Fleming
| badly hurt. ~
The armfng of the negroes at the
polls, the killing of Etheridge, the
| firing from ambush, all conspired to
kindle a flame of passion, and when
that will die down is difficult to tell.
Jesse Williams and two others are
said to have confessed to the taking
part in the ambuscade.
The incident of the day was the kill
ing of Essex Harrison. Down the road
came a squad of mounted cavalrymen,
with Harrison 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 pile Of four dead
negroes. He started, there was ring
Of rifles, and Harrison pitched forward,
dead. Harrison. it is alleged, was
member Of the crowd that killed Eth
eridge. ~|'3
Parties were out searching all day
for the 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 A party went to Kill Tom
Tolbert, but someone prevailed on them
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
Tolbert is quartered with friends. His
son was shot, and this, with the plea
that he is non-partisan. has nine chill
dren and a WIFE alone has saved him
from death.
A committee waited on J. w Tolbert,
Assistant Postmaster at McCormicks,
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.
Fully 300 men secured the country
to-day around Phoenix, where the first
trouble occurred hoping to find the
bands of negroes said to be congested
in the neighborhood. The Tolberts are
of good family, made fine Southern SOL
diers, and have been Republicans since
the war.
this afternoon, and no further trouble
is expected The whites are heavily
armed, and are prepared for trouble at
any moment. Guards and regular SEN
tinels were posted last night.
The two negroes who are known to
have shot Etheridge have not yet been
captured.
Eight negroes have been lynched
within two weeks time in neighboring
counties.
Ben Collins, colored. was killed to-
night near Phoenix. He is said to have
fired one pistol shot into the polling
place.
ANOTHER NEGRO LYNCHED.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 1O-A special
to the News and Courier" from Green
wood, s. c., says: News has just been
received that the mob lynched another
negro near Phoenix this afternoon at
5 o'clock. His name was jeff Darling,
and he was. implicated in the election
riots.
PAY DIRT FOUND.