The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-23
aod said he.va, as bitterly opposed to


suffered at the bapcs of the whitecsps,
aud Senator Waller made them
speech, telling shem that the white geo.
pie we're tbeie friends SO long as they
behaved themselves. and would see that
they we're protected from lawless and
evil disposed white meo. He asked
them to tell their experiences. and if
they knew ,he pames of any of their
assal!ants. to give them. he assured
the negroes they would be protected 10
doing so
Jake Richardson, an old negro,
who gives his age a. 81 years. was
brought forward. He enjoyed good
reputation, and hjs neighbors say he
las always been a quiet, inofensiye
negro. His story was narrowing
one. he said : "Nearly every one
here today knows me, and don't
believe any man, white or black, can
say aught against ne. l have tried
to live right and I make it a rule to
allow no man to treat me more kindly
than treat him. I know Of no rea-
son why should have been whip
ped He Their gave the particulars
of his whipping. He said that
Thursday nighf Of last week three
men came to hia house and hallowed.
He was sick in bed at the time and
his wife answered, and the white
men called to her to come outside
When she went to the door they
caught her and dragged her outside.
and one of the men committed Grim
inal assault upon her while the others
stood looking on. The old man
broke down in tears wnen he came to
this part of his testimony, and a deep
hush fell upon the meeting as the
citizens realized the horror of the
story they had listened to The old
negro's manner of giving his test
mony was convincing, and no one
who heard him doubts for a moment
that he was telling the truth.
Continuing, be said his wife came
weeping back into the house and said
the man had accomplished his pur-
pose. The men then made him get
up and come outside and whipped
him BE declared he did not know
any of the parties, but said he would
tell if he did know, as he was salts
fed he would be protected.
Harry McClintock then made a
statement. he said there were 10
or 12 men in the crowd that came to
his house, but the only man he
recognized was Mr.. McCoslan-a
man with gray beard and short
leg He said ne had some diff
Guilty with Mr. Jess Corley some
time ago about some oats, but
thought the matter settled He saw
Mr. Corley last Saturday and spoke
to him. and he did not see how the
difficulty about the oats could have
had anything to do with the whip.
ping
Tom McClintock, son of, Harry
McClintock, was brought forward for
a statement. He said 81 was
whipped the same night as roy father.
The men who did the whipping told
me If they ever heard of it they
would swing me to limb, and | am
s{raid if l tell their names l will be
killed." He was assured Of protee-
ton, and said be recognized two of
the parties, Mr. Jess Corley and Mr..
Will Wilson He also saw MIR Nc
Coslan.
Tom Reed made statement he
said there were 20 or 25 men in the
crowd that came to his house he
was taken 100 or $50 yards from his
house, stripped and severely whip
ped lie said he recognized Mr.
Jess Corley and Mr.. Will Wilson,
but could not positively identify any
of the others
Genie Richardson, who lives on q
G Moseley's place, said only three
men came to bic, house He said
that after whipping him they told him
there were too many negroes in the
country, and that they must move
He was told that if he did not leave
in ~ hours he would be killed
Albert Antrim testified as to the
whipping he received. He saa Joe
Jones was the only man be ecog
nized.
These were the only negre pre-
sent who could throw any at on
the afair. Mr.. Robert atbam
made short talk. He said 9e was
one of those who took an ac'e part
at Phoenix and that possibly on that
account some might think he was in
sympathy with what bad been going
on here He was opposed to tbis
While be was always one of the first