The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-21
A NEGRO MALTREATED
A CONSTABLE BEATS LUcIus
DE YAMPERT'
The prssbyterians Of Selma are
Greatly Aroused Over the Mat
ter, a. the Negro ID Protege
Of the Church.
Advertiser Bureau.
y Selma- Feb. 20,

stirred UP over the conduct Oh cohseopo
and his negro deputy IN Valley creek
Justice of the Peace Chip. Avery.
Several Years ago the session OF the
First Presbyterian Church established
Sunday school and mission church among
the colored people in the northeastern
portion Of the city, across the railroad.
Four or Ave Of the leading members OF
the First Church have taught Sunday
school in the mission and great WORK
has been accompiif he'd among the colored
people Of that portion Of the city. and
from being ore of the most disorderly
portions of Selma, it has become a quiet,
law-abidinE part of Selma's suburbs.
While prosecuting this work among the
colored population of Sslma. .colored
boy about II years Of age, Lucus deYam-
pert. attracted their attention He was
so studious, respectful and seemed to be
so earnest In his work for Christ that the
First Church of Selma sent him to the
Colored Theological Seminary at Tusca-
loosa and educated him for a minister Of
the Gospel He didFnot take all Of the
money that the First Church of Selma
offered to give him, but went to Tusca-
loosa, and. by, odd jobs. earned a great
deal Of the money that was needed to
put him through that institution.
The boy de Yampert, remained in Tus-
caloosa nearly SIX years. and by his quiet
demeanor, application to his studies and
general good behavior, attracted the at
tention Of Drss, Lilly and Wilson. who
are IN charge ofSthat institution. and
when the time came for him to graduate,
he stood good examination ana was
duly licensed as a minister Of the Gospel.
White deYampert- was at Tuscaloosa,
Rev. Mr. Werner of South Carolina, who
had been minister on the Congo, in the
heart of Africa. returned to his country
and brought with him two little African
boys, princes of their tribe, and entered
them an the colored institute at Tusca-
loosa for the purpose of preparing them
to be sent back to the Dark Continent as
missionaries. f.-
The little African boys were placed I'M
der deYampert's care and he became
greatly interested In them and devoted
all Of his spare time to teaching them
to speak the English language and i'm
parting such information to them as
their minds were capable of taking in.
These little Africans progressed very
rapidly and deYampert became greatly
interested In them, and they had many
conversations together about the interior
Of Africa. until finally deYampert be-
came impressed with the idea that it was
his duty to go to Africa as a missionary.
missionary and the Committee of the
General Assembly that has the matter
in charge, elected him a missionary to
Africa. 3 But 1t was not thought advisa-
BILE to send him to that country without
knowing something about medicine, and
for two years DR.. w. w. Harper has
been teaching him the science of medi-
cine, without charging him. To show
his appreciation deYampert has kept DR..
Harper's office In order and doing other
little jobs thus showing that he is an
humble, man and does not feel himself
too go id to earn his living in any way
that Is honorable.
He has been teaching a public school
in the portion Of the city where he re-
sides and the First Presbyterian Church
has augmented his salary by giving him
SO per month while ne is studying medi-
cine tn prepare himself for missionary
work. ~
Several days ago a little negro boy
some or 10 years Of age came to the
| school that deYampert was teaching and
commenced to disturb the children under
his care. DeYampert went to the door and
ordered the boy to leave the premises.
The little negro's grand mother lives ad-
joining the school and she called out to
deYampert' to get his switch and whip
him. which he did, striking the little negro
five or six times. The grandmother OF
the boy told deYampert that he did not
know how to administer punishment, so
she came Into the school yard, grabbed
the boy and gave him sound thrash
ing. The boys father called on deYam-
pert and told him that he did not whip
the child enough, and next time he came
about the school room bothering him to
give him good thrashing.
Nofhiu~ mora was thnuRhf ahOut the
affair until that night about 9 o'clock,
when a white constable and a negro as
sistant called at the home of the mother
of the little boy who had been whipped,
and aroused her out of bed and told her
that she must make out a warrant against
deYampert for whipping her child. She
told them that she wanted to see her
child first but she was told III she did
not make the warrant that she would be
prosecuted herself Joe Temple is the
White Constables name and his negro
assistant is Gilmore Taylor.
AS soon as they made the mother of
the child sign the warrant they went to
deYampert's house. awoke him and told
him he would have to go to Justice
Avery's house to stand his trial. He
asked to be allowed to go next day, say
ing that he had done nothing and he was
perfectly willing to be tried. They told
him he would have to go that night.
Theyathen made him come out of the
house at the point Of their revolvers and
forced him to accompany them. Eugene
de Yampert brother. and the father of
the boy under arrest, wanted to accom-
pany the prisoner. but they were driven
back at the point OF pistols and told that
they could not go with him.
The white constable and his negro as
sistant started With deYampert to JUS
tice Avery's house. In going they took
and when they got him up in it they
beat and .cuffed him. and fired off their
pistols over his head and frightened him
half out of his wits.
1t was, then told him that he could
compromise the case when he got to
Justice Averya residence. When he ar
constable and his assistant to heat de-
Yampert some more, and then they got
a rope, tied his hands %hind him and
started to the jail. going round by the
graveyard with him. They put him in
Jail and he remained there over night
and next day when this constable and his
assistant went after him 10 arraign him
before Justice Avery. they handcutfed
him and took him through the streets.
although deYauapert protested. and said
he did not want to ba Inundated in any
such manner.
AS soon IS the officers OF the First
Church heard about the matter they en-
waived examination for deYampert and
Messrs. f. II. Hubbard and Tom Gary.
two of the officers. of the First Presbv-
terrain Church. made, ,deYampert's bond.
Mr. w T. Atkins went to see Justice
Chip Avery about the matter. and he ex-
Mr.. Atkins Informed your correspondent
there one hundred pA0ple In