The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-05

Responsible, IN large meusure, Tor
tho excitement Sunday night.
Tho negroes in town today arc
residents and all those from the coun-
try who were hero yesterday have
disappeared from tho streets. There
was no excitement Of any kind last
night save tho arrival OF the soldiers
from Sumpter and Charleston, and
before 8 o'clock this morning every
soldier WIS sound asleep on the soft
side Of plank in the armory and
other buildings provided for their
resting place.
The Charleston soldiers returned
today, but tho Sumter boys will DO
held over until G:3O tomorrow morn
ing, reaching their homes about $50.
1t was impossible to give all tho
facts in the dispatches sont last night,
and Il review Of the Incidents that
caused the military to be sent here
may not be amiss. While it is not
generally admitted by some it is bo-
loved that by tho thoughtless ro-
marks of q fow hot heads Sunday
afternoon the negroes believed that
| John Browniielu would bo taken from
the jail Sunday night and lynched,
and that tho ringing of the fire alarm
would be Il signal. At the first sound
OF tho bell, therefore, there was hue
and cry raised, especially by the
negro women, and there was Il gen
oral rush for tho jail, each bearing
some kind weapon, from a rico reap
hook to rifle, and in a few minutes
l,oOO negroes wero around the iail
and IN the streets adjoining. The
whites at first did not understand tho
moaning Of this outpour and some of
tho prominent citizens, Including
Mayor W. d. Morgan, Col. Spark
ham, Sheriff Skinner and others,
went Amongst the mob and told them
that no ono was going to lynch John
Brownfeld. Here tho rics field vi
rago, the longth of whose vindictive
tongue has never yet been ascertain.
cd, got in her vilcst work.
"Don't go home mons like the buck
ia men tell you; stay here and save
John. Bun do dam town down to
ashes. Yunner kill all dc buckra and
we will tend to the buckra ooman
ana chillun. De buckra want to run
ovcr us, but we will show dem"
These and other remarks followed in
rapid succession and the consequence
was that pandmonium reigned
supreme. The Georgetown Rifles
were summonee and remained in
their armory all night awaiting or
ders. Mayor Morgan understands
the negro we'll. AS far as he is con-
cernod, he was unwilling to call on
the governor for troops, but yielded
to the Judgement of others whom he
called into consultation. As soon as it
was learned that the troops were COM
ing the leaders among the negroes ad.
vised them to 60 home and stay there
which they have done. It seems as
if this negro, John Brownfield, was
loader in the society Of coondom rs
we'll as momber Of the Odd Fellows
and other organizations. 1t was be-
loved that a large stock Of arms was
stored in certain hall in town and
committee was sent today to seize
thcm, but it proved to bo false
1t seems as if the trouble is now
over, but how long the peace between
the races will prevail cannot bo known
AS generation after generation
grows up, as we get further and fur
ther from the relation that existed
betweon master and slave, feeling
Of antagonism grows stronger be.
tween the races. It is the educated
college negro, with his high stand
ing collar that reminds one of black
mule peeping over whitewashcd
fence, that is busily sowing the seed
Of discord ain ing his, race and each
and every trouble almost is attrib-
utable to him.
In this county state of affairs ex-
lists that has no parallel in South
Carolina. BY mutual consent tho Of
fees Of school commissioner, Judge of
probate, ono member of the house of
representatives, coroner, two Nom.