Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-08-24
worse and WORSE.
INVESTIGATION OF GREENWOOD WHlrE
- ,-.s1 CAPS-BRUTALs CRlAlE8- /, K, l..
COMMITTED BY WHIT,2 MgN. !
Four VIII Be Arrested--The sood People
~ are Thoroughly Aroused.

GREENwooD, August 1S.-Pursu-
ant to the adjournment of mass
meeting held here last Wednesday
to consider the recent outrages COM
mltted on negroes in the Mount Mo.
rlah section and elsewhere, several
hundred determined white men met
at Mount Moriah church today to
hear a report from the committee
appointed to investigate the matter.
The meeting was called to order
by the Hon j. M. Gaines, chair
man Of the committee. The Hon.
@. A. @. Waller was elected chairman,
and A. N. Carpenter, secretary.
Mr.. Gaines, for the committee,
proceeded at once with his report.
lie stated in the outset tnat no ef-
fort had been made to excuse, shield
or white-wash anyone, but that dill
gent inquiry had failed to elicit in
formation sufficient to recommend
thearrest of anyone. They had made
the discovery, however,, that the sit
uation Was not as bad as reported in
the newspapers, or as they all thought
it to be. While it was all the out
growth of the Phoenix riot, it had no
direct connection with it. The sew
eral whippings, at as many times and
places, were probably due to as many
causes.
The fret case was that of negro
who, it was reported, was organizing
a plot against Phoenix, and one who,
it was thought, took part in the up
rising last fall.
The second was found to be a per-
sonal matter between a white man
and negro.
The third was that of two women,
one for being the mistress of q white
man, the other for living in house
in which white school was former
ly taught, but which she rented from
the owner a wcll.to-do white citi-
zen.
The fourth was that of three ne
gro men, and grew out of q reported
trespass on white mans crop, and
so on down the list.
|. There was only one case for which
there could not, be found q cause
and that was the "nmerciful beating
of Jake Richardson and the outrae-
ing of his wife in his presence.
This, the committee thought, was
more for intimidation than anything
else, to frightcn the negroes away so
the white renters could get the lands
cheap. The committee found also
some differences and friction among
white neighbors, which were con-
ducive to this state of anarchy
among renegade white men.
The meeting evidently thought the
committee had not been as thorough
as it might have been in the investi-
CATION, and several negroes who had
been whipped and who were present
were called for and questioned, first
having been pledged protection by
the white people by a unanimous ris-
ing vote, for any information they
might give that would lead to the
arrest of at least some Of the guilty
parties.
The tales they told were narrowing
in the extreme, and especially is this
true of old man Jake Richardson, as
he told how they dragged him from
q sick bed, beat him, then ravished
his wife. No one who looked in his
face doubted the truth of his state.
mcnt, but unfortunately he would
nor divuige the names OF any OF mis-
ASSISTANTS.
Five other negroes gave evidence
against Joe Jones, Jesse Cauloy,
William Wilson and Robert McCas-
Ian, all white men, sufficient 20 war
rant their arrest, and the sheriff will
execute papers against them at once. |
All the evidence went to show 7
that there was dozen or more of
the white cappcrs and still others ,
may be arrested. n
Feeling here is very much wrought
up, but no further trouble is appraI
hended.
AS abundant precaution agaip2t &
immediate violence, these neproe e
who gave evidence against tho fon! S.
white men were brought here an M
will be protected. u
Our citizens will depend no loi H
ger on their officials to uphold II IS
majesty of the law, but are now i M
tormined to maintain its supremd
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