The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-22
Especial to News and Courier.

Greenwood, August lS.-Pursu.
ant to tho adjournment of Il mass
meeting held hore last "Wednesday to
consider the recent outragcs commit
ed on negroes in tho Mount Moriuh
section and elsewhere, several hun.
drcd determined whto men met at
Mount Moriah Church today to hear
Il report from tho committoo ap.
pointed to investigates the matter
Ih" meeting was called to order
by tho Hon. }. NJ. Gaines, chairman
Of tho committee. Tho lion. G. A.
Waller was elected chuirman, and
MIR. A. n. Carpenter secretary.
Mr.. Gaines, for tho committcc
proceeded at onco with his report.
Ito stated IN tho outset that no cf
fort had boon made to excuse, shield
or whitcwash any one, but that
diligcnt inquiry had failed to elicit
information sufficient to recommend
tho arrest of anyone. They had
made tho discovery, however, that
tho situation was not as bad as re-
ported in tho newspapers or as they
all thought it. to be. While it was
all tho outgrowth Of tho Phoenix
riot, it had no direct connection with
it. Tho several whippings, at as
many different timos and places,
were probably duo to rs many Causes
Tho first case was that Of negro
who, it was reported, was organizing
plot against Phoenix, and ono who,
it was thought, took part in the up
rising last fall.
Tho second was found tc bo Il rcr-
sonal matter between Il whito man
and negro.
Tho third was that of two women,
ono for being tho mistress of a white
man, the other for living in Il house
in which Il white school was form
erly taught, but which sho rcntcd
! from the owner, Il we'll. do white
citizen.
Tho fourth was that Of throo ne
gro mon, and grew ont Of Il reported
trcspass on Il wh,to mans crop, and
SO on down tho list
There was only ono case for which
thoro could not be found cause.
and thnt was the unmcrciful beating
Of Jake Richardson and tho outmg-
ing of his wife in his presence.
This, the committed thought, was
moro for intimidation that anything
else, to frighton the negroes away so
tho white rontors could got the lands
cheap. Tho committee found also
some differences and friction among
white ncighbors, which were conduc.
two to this state Of anarchy among
renegade white men.
The meeting evidently thought
tho committee had not been as thor.
ongh as it might have been in the
investigation, and several of the ne
grocs who had boon whipped and
who were present were called for and
questioned, first having boon plcdgcd
protection by tho white people by Il
unanimous rising vote, for any infor-
nation they might give that would
lead to tho arrest Of at least some OF
the guilty parties.
JAKE RICHARDSON'S HORRIBLE STORY
The tales they told were narrowing
III the extreme, and especially is this
true Of old man Jake Richardson, ns
ho told how they dragged him from
n sick bed, beat him, then ravisht 4
his wife, No ono who looked in hi,
face doubted tho truth Of his state
mcnt, but unfortunately he would not
dIVnlgo the names Of any Of his as
sailants
Five other negroes gave evidence
against Joo Jones, jesse Cauloy
William Wilson and Robert Nc
Caslan, all white men, sufficient tc
warrant their arrest, and tho sheriff
will execute papers against them al
once.
Ali tho evidence went to show tina,
thcro was dozen or moro of tn,