The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-09
CORY BATTLE AT GREENWOOD.
A FIERCE RIOT FOLLOWS THE Kill
LING OF BOAZ ETHRIDGE.

He Was an Election Manager and
Was Fired Upon by Negroes Armed
With Wfnchcsters-VNhite Men
Open Fire on the NegrOes--John u.
TOibert and Little Nephew Killed
in a Later FISht-others Badly
wounded.
Greenwood, S. c., Nov SIN to-days
election the people of this section have
had forceful reminder of the days OF
1880. Although unusually quiet as to
this precinct, intense excitement has pre-
vailed all day. because of the shooting OF
Boaz Ethridge, one of the managers of
election, at Phoenix. early this morning
and a subsequent riot between the whites
and blacks at that place, in which one
of the Tolberts and several negroes were
mortally wounded. Phoenix is ten miles
from here, and near the Edgeheld line It
is the home of the Tolberts. the cradle of
Republicanism in Abbeville county. Be.
cause of this fact 1t Is said, the negroes
acting under Instructions. went to this
box in larger numbers than any other, in
order to give r. r. Tolbert candidate 70,
Congress, a larger vote, 1t is also stated
that the negroes were armed with Win>
chesters. Large crowds of armed white
men are gathering and much bloodshed,
with loss of life, is looked for before or
after nightfail. The negroes are also
gathering and are very defiant.
late this evening ii is learned that the
negroes had a separate box In charge OF
T. P. Toibert into which such as could
not vote in the regular boxes would de-
posit certificates that they were not all
lowed to vote for r. r. Tolbert for Con-
gress. which certificates he expected 10
use in his contest for Lattimers seat.
That Mr. Ethrdge attempted to take
charge of ii and was shot dead by one
or more of the negroes, who were crowd
ing around 1t. Immediately the few white
men who could procure arms or had them
opened fire on the crowd and continued
TO shoot them as they ran. Il is not
known definitely how many negroes were
hit nor how seriously. r. P Tolbert wa
seriously wounded but managed TO reach
his home mile off He was still living
at sundown, and is not likely to be fur.
ther molested. as lie has never been prom
inent as leader. The white people sev.
eral hundred strong. are well armd COO
and determined, and If the leaders in to.
days troubles are caught tonight nc
power on earth can save them from a
lynching. .
At dark everything is quiet al
Phoenix, with the whites masters of The
situation, but the negroes are supposed to
be congregating about two miles distant
and no one can conjecture what the night
viii bring forth.
Mr.. Ethridge was a quiet and wen-to-de
citizen. He leaves a wife and several chill.
dren
The latest authentic Information is thai
John r. Tolbert has been dangerously
wounded, and his little nephew, son OF
E. l.. Tolbert who was in the buggy with
him, instantly killed while on their way
home this evening late
While party of white men from Green
wood were returning from Phoenix 20.
night they were fired on from ambu ,h
and M. j. Younger. Cresswell Fleming and
a Mr.. Miller were badly wounded, and arc
now at A. c. Stockman's, five miles from
here Drs. Cobb and Neil were with them
and are attending their wounds Il Is
said that when John r. Tolbert was shot
he had with him body of armed negroes
who opened fire on the white men, wound.
ing one. It Is not known here whether any
of the negroes were hit or not.