The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-09-19
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Lawless Negroes Create a Row
and One Is Killed.
FINALLY CAPTURED.

A Party of Negroes Start Ont And
Attack q White Man and His
Wife Ia Their Home
Without Any
Cause.
A dispatch from Anderson to The
News and Courier tells . strange tale
about the doings Of some crazy or
drunken negroes In Anderson County.
The trouble took place Thursday
night and as result of it one negro
is dead and three others were lodgea
In jail. Two of then have been. Il
amined for lunscy and will probably
oe sent to the Asy 'un.
They are undouo uotedly crazed with
religious frerzy. They talk irrational.
ly and imagine they are idol breakers,
having destroyed much valuable prop.
erty in their houses, such aS pictures,
mirrors, clocks, and musical instru.
ments. Oae Of those in jail is quite
seriously wounded, having three bull
let's in his body.
The dead negro is said to have
been Z nagro of promineI cs and worth
several thousand dollars. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Long, who were attached
by tho negroes, are both quite badly
hurt, having been assailed with rocks
DR.. Tripp, who WAS shot In the cap
ture Of the negroes, is seriously
wounded, but will recover. 1t Is said
that be was shot by one Of bis own
party by mistake. He was wounded
in the breast.
The negroes, it seems, started out
on regular rampage, and first at
tackled Z house occupied by their own
race. They struck terror to the
hearts Of the inmates and they fed.
The negroes proceeded to the house
of Mr.. LING, who Ia . prominent
citizen of that section, and assailed Mr..
Ind Mrs. Long with rock, and wound.
ed them badly. AS soon as the re-
ports of the outrage went out . crowd
gathered to begin Z hunt for the ne
groe,. They were surrounded IN .
house and after several shots were
fred by both sides they were captur.
cd. It was In this skirmish with the
negroes that DR.. Trpp and the
negroes were wounded. The one
who died was named Rsed and he
was badly shot up. Tho two who
have been examined for lunacy are
William and E sey Anderson, uncle
and nephew.
Dsputy Scott, who made the
arrests of the negroes, reports that
the house in which the men were
captured was Z complete wreck 30 far
as the furnishings were concerned.
Nearly every article Of household
adornment was broken into pieces,
the negroes claiming that such things
were idols and should be destroyed.
They claim that there must DO . re-
volution among the people and that
they must change their manner OF
living. 1t is plainly case Of rel'gi
uus fanatioism carried to an alarming
xtent and is something out Of the
ordinary In this State.
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT
It seems that the religious frenzy
story published by The News and
Courier and copied above is all hoax,
a. the following account of tho
trouble, which was sent the Spartan
burg Journal from Greenville, will
show. The diapatch from Greenvills
says as the result Of q clash between
two officers and atout ton mon on one
side and score or more OF negroes on
the other side, near Piedmont, Ander.
son County, late Thursday afternoon,
one negro is deld and several other
persons, white and blask, are injured.
The dispatch says Thursday morn.
ing Z warrant was issu d for the arrest
of Bill Henderson, q negro, on tho
charge # attempting to assault Mrs.
O. NJ. Long, . well known farmers
wife. The officers loft at once for the
vicinity of Piedmont, where the man
wanted was reported to be at the
time. Before arriving there they learn
ed that the negroes in that vicinity
were preparing to put Up fight In IN
effort to prevent the arrest OF Hender
son. The Cfflcers sought to sire CITIZEN
their force by the addition Of dozen
men whom they enlisted in that neigh
borhood. Mrs. Long accompanied the
party for the purpose OF identifying
the negro.
When the party arrived at tho house
where it was reported that Hender.
son was staying they found the place
barricaded and the armed negroes on
the outside. After discussing the sit
uation The officers decided to storm
the improvised fortress. Then the
firing began and continued for fftecr
minutes. When the smoke cleared
away the result was found to be Is
above stated. The negro was finally
arrested and lodged In jail. There was
no excitement or threats to lynch
him.
Fuund In East River.