The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-05
NEGROES 0VERAWED
BY THE MILITIAMEN
TROUBLE STARTED Win COLD
HLOODED MURDER by a BARBER.
Blacks Threat, to Euiu T0wn--A Kueo
with Fire Bcll.-Al! Oniet at O'cTork
This Morning. irrests to DO Nludo
To-day
Special to Tho State.

"ooISeloWI, oct. Ill no GEORGE
town race riot docs not materialize,
at least it looks so up to midnight.
Tho trouble arose Saturday evening
when }. G. Scurry, Il deputy sheriff
went into barbor shop to collect
delinquent taxes from q nogro bar.
Der, John Browniield. A dispute
arose and words camo to blows. In
the scufllo that followed Scurry's
pistol dropped from his pocket and
was snapped up by tho negro,
(Brownlield), who in rapid success
sion, fired five shots at Scurry, each
taking effect in somo part Of his body.
The negro then tlod but was captur-
cd by policeman and placed in jail.
Scurry died at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning. Excitement ran high, for
it was considered coldblooded muir
der. The coroner's jury was com,
posed Of white men.
rumor was circulated among the
negroes that tho white men during
the night woald ring tho fire boil,
and when the negroes would rush to
their engines then the whites would
run to the jail, take Browntield out
aud lynch him. This Is exactly
what tho negroes did themselves
about 1870, and before the bell was
through ringing, by Encouragement,
between 500 and LOCO negroes
gathered around tho jail with guns,
and rifles, to protect, as they said,
tho negro from being lynchod. The
ringing Of the fire bell was accom-
panied by screams aud yells from
the negro women aud children.
Mayor W. d. Morgan, Sheriff
Skinner and others went to the jail
and tried to persuade them TO dis
perse, but they tol them hatly that
they would not. Capt S. NJ. Ward,
Of tho Georgetown Rifle Guards,
called out his company, and they
have been under arms over since.
About 3 o'clock this morning the
negroes left tho jail hut freely
threatened to burn the town. Then
it was that Mayor Morgan wired Gov.
McSweeney for Military help.
A number Of negroes wore in town
today but no outward demonstration
was made.
Company II. Of Sumter, under
command Of Capt. II. Frank Wilson,
in response to a telegram from Gov.
McSweeney, called out his company,
and in 35 minutes 81 iocn wero at
the depot and boarded tho train for
Georgetown. They arrived at 0:lO
and wero mot by the Georgetown
Rifles and escorted to the armory,
whore refreshments are now being
served. A special from Charleston
bearing $50 men with Gatling and
Hochkiss guns, in addition to other
arms left Charleston at $40.
AT LOS a. m. only II few negroes
are to bo seen on the ssreets and
everything is apparently rs quiet as
May morning. Some arrests will
be mado tomorrow, but this will not
create any disturbances, for the ne
groes seem overawed by tho presence
Of the militiamen.
Early this morning Mr.. Josiah Doar
was shot through the leg by the acci-
dental discharge Of n gun in tho
hands of a militiaman. He may
lose his leg.
+. p. Cooper.
NEGRO WOMEN WE'RE RIPE FOR MASSACRE.
Georgetown, Oct. 2.-Main street
this morning presented scene which
would do credit to Manila. Soldiers
marched, drums were beating and
the whole town apparently was
under military rule. But such Was
not tho case. Mayor Morgan and
tho councilmen to whom were added
several prominent citizons, constitu-
ting an advisory board, wero in ees.
sion and have been discussing what
was best to do in tho promises.
About noon it was given out that 20
warrants had been issued for tho
arrest of tho ringlcaders in the dis
turbance Of sunday night and these
were served this afternoon. Walter
Denison, negro barber, is consider