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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State
of South Carolina
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870.
National Archives Microfilm Publication M869 Roll 34
"Reports of Murders and Outrages"
SEMI-MONTHLY REPORT OF OUTRAGES BY WHITES AGAINST BLACKS
& BLACKS AGAINST WHITES IN THE DIST. COMPRISING THE MIL. POST OF DARLINGTON, S. C.
Ephraim McCallum, freedman, was murdered in
Bennettsville, Marlsbourough Dist., on Monday 2nd December /66 by James
McCall, Thomas Cottingham, Dr. Patterson, Thomas M. Kal, Thomas Welsh and other white
citizens. The civil authorities are reported as not having taken any action in the matter.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST BLACKS
AND BY BLACKS AGAINST WHITES WITHIN THE POST OF AIKEN, S. C. FROM THE 15TH TO
THE 31ST DECEMBER 1866
Name of person committing injury: Elbert Franklin
(white); Date when committed: Dec. 13.66; Name of person upon whom committed:
Jerry Rimes (colored); Place Where committed: Edgefield District, S. C.; Nature
of injury: assault with a knife; Remarks: trial pending before the civil
courts.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST BLACKS
AND BY BLACKS AGAINST WHITES WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF GEORGETOWN, S. C. FROM DECEMBER 1ST
TO DECEMBER 15TH, 1866
Name of the party committing the crime: J. C.
Dennis, white, & Durand R. Ellis, colored. Name of the party against
whom committed: Thomas Pyatt, colored. Date: Dec. 1st, 1866. Place:
Georgetown, S. C. Nature of outrage: Assault & battery. Remarks: the
defendants have been arrested by the civil authorities and bound over for their appearance
at the District Court for trial on the 1st Monday in January 1867.
Name of the party committing the crime: Wm.
Larrimore, Wm. Larrimore Jr., John Larrimore, white. Name of the party against whom
committed: Wm. Wright, col. Date: Dec. 11. Place: Georgetown
District, about 20 miles from Georgetown, S. C. Nature of outrage: Shooting with a
gun. Remarks: a warrant issued by a magistrate is in the hands of the Sheriff of
the District for the arrest of the Defendant.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST BLACKS
AND BY BLACKS AGAINST WHITES WITHIN THE MIL. POST OF AIKEN, S. C. FROM DEC. 1ST
TO DEC. 15TH 1866
Name of person committing injury: William
Sizemore, Robert Sizemore, Madison Ramsey, Jefferson Hearn, Manford Hearn, Norril Hearn,
William Williamson (white); Date when committed: Dec. 3. 1866; Name of
person upon whom committed: Dennis Glover (col.) and Mandy Glover
(col.); Place Where committed: Barnwell District, S. C.; Nature of injury:
Assault and battery; Remarks: this case was laid before the civil authorities
without effect.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST BLACKS
AND BY BLACKS AGAINST WHITES WITHIN THE MIL. POST OF COLUMBIA, S. C. FROM DEC. 15TH
TO DEC. 31ST 1866
Name of person committing offense: Williamson. Name of
person upon whom committed: Morris Jackson (freedman). Date when committed: 15th
instant. Place Where committed: Brantsville, S. C. Nature of injury: Cut in
the face with knife. Remarks: Williamson was arrested by Bvt. Lt. Col. O. H. Moore,
Capt. 6th U. S. Inftry.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST BLACKS
AND BY BLACKS AGAINST WHITES WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF GEORGETOWN, S. C. FROM THE 16TH
TO THE 31ST OF DECEMBER 1866
Name of person committing offense: Gabriel Bryan,
white. Name of person upon whom committed: Mary Davis, freedwoman. Date
when committed: Dec. 17, 1866. Place Where committed: Georgetown, S. C. Nature
of injury: Shooting. Remarks: the defendant immediately upon committing the
deed left the District but the Sheriff hearing he was in Williamsburg District sent the
warrant there for his arrest, not been heard of since.
Name of person committing offense: Billy
(freedman). Name of person upon whom committed: J. W. Doan (white). Date
when committed: Dec. 21. Place Where committed: Georgetown, S. C. Nature of
injury: assault and battery.
Name of person committing offense: E. C.
Easterling (white). Name of person upon whom committed: Rinah May
(freedman). Date when committed: Dec. 24. Place Where committed: Georgetown,
S. C. Nature of injury: assault and battery.
Name of person committing offense: F. W. McCasker
(white). Name of person upon whom committed: Paul McRae (f'man). Date
when committed: Dec. 24. Place Where committed: Georgetown, S. C. Nature of
injury: assault and battery.
The defendants in each of these cases have been bound over
for their appearance at court on the 1st Monday in January 1867 for trial.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN THE BUREAU DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE, S. C. DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 1866
Name of offender: David Alison (Laurens
District). Name of Person injured: Sally Charles. Date of outrage:
Dec. 13th 1866. Place Where committed: Robert Scott's on the road from
Greenville C. H. to Laurens, near the border line of Greenville & Laurens districts. Nature
of injury: tying, beating 30 blows with a hickory with & driving from the
neighborhood. Remarks: case just reported to this office. Referred Dec. 29th
for investigation to Doct. Dunhlin Moore, Magistrate Greenville Dist. No report received.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN THE BUREAU DISTRICT OF COLLERON, S. C. DURING THE MONTH ENDING 31ST OF
DECEMBER 1866
By whom: Andrew Browning, Malcomb Browning, Tom
Browning (white). On whom: Harriet Frampton (col'd). Remarks:
Andrew, Malcomb and Tom Browning all bound over by Magistrate to appear at next court.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES ON BLACK AND BY
BLACKS ON WHITES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 1867 BY LIEUT. F. W. LIEDTKE 43RD
INFANTRY A. SUB-ASST. COMR. F. B.
By whom committed: Ely Faulk, white. On
whom committed: Peter Marang, colored. Place: Mount Holly, So. Ca. Outrage
committed: assault with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. Remarks:
April 30, 1867 Ely Faulk and Peter Marang were quarreling at Mt. Holly about the theft of
2 barrels of Turpentine belonging to Faulk's employer, B. F. Barden, which had been
ascertained to have been stolen by 2 white men, and Ely Faulk, pulling out a pistol, fired
two shots at Marang, when Marang was running away from him. I required M. Browning,
Magistrate, to proceed with this case according to law, forbidding any settlement short of
a trial by the proper court. May 10, 1867 Mr. Browning reported to me that Ely Faulk had
furnished bail in the sum of $500.00 for his appearance in court, and had been set at
liberty until day of trial. Not believing the whole of Mr. Browning's report, I called for
another and more detailed report, asking name of bailee, etc., whereupon Mr. Browning on
the 29th inst. reported that he had understood that M. B. F. Barden, Faulk's
employer was to become the bailee and that he had released Faulk, before the bail bond had
been signed, that subsequently Faulk had run away and Barden now refused to sign the bond.
This case, needing in my opinion further attention and
thorough investigation, was reported by me, with all papers in the case, this 31st
day of May 1867, to Hd. Qrs. Bureau District of Charleston.
By whom committed: Calhoun Nichols, white. On
whom committed: Clara Anderson, colored. Place: Greenville, S. C. Outrage
committed: assault & battery. Remarks: Calhoun Nichols, a mere boy, was,
May 25.67, quarreling with Clara Anderson, a colored girl, because she would not call him
"Mr. Nichols," he, however, calling her "Clara." Both were engaged in
cleaning a church in Greenville. Clara Anderson persisted in calling him
"Calhoun," whereupon he struck her. I had him arrested and bought before a
Magistrate, but in consideration of his youth and the fact that he begged Clara Anderson's
pardon, paid her ten dollars damages and the Magistrate's costs, I allowed the case to be
dropped, warning him however that he had no right to call other people, not in his employ,
by their Christian names and require them to address him as a Master.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES FOR JUNE 1867, LIEUT. F. W. LIEDTKE,
43RD INFTY. ASST. S. ASST. COMMR. F. B.
REPORT OF VIOLENCE
By whom committed: Leslie Slawson, white. On
whom committed: Reuben Thompson, colored. Nature of violence:
threatening to kill. Remarks: Reuben Thompson is employed by J. A. Shirer,
father-in-law of Leslie Slawson. June 22.67 when Mr. Shirer was absent, Leslie Slawson
gave orders to Reuben Thompson to go into the woods for certain timber. It was raining and
Reuben, whose contract does not require him to work on rainy days, refused. Both
quarreled. Slawson ran to his house, took a gun and pointed the same at Reuben. The gun
was taken from him by members of his family, when he ran into the house and seized a
pistol. Slawson was arrested and tried in Provost Court, held by me June 25.1867, and the
following sentence was passed-approved by Comr. officer, Post of Charleston,----that
Leslie Slawson pay a fine of fifty dollars or be confined at hard labor for fifty days and
confiscation of gun and pistol.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES BY WHITES AGAINST BLACKS AND BLACKS
AGAINST WHITES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF (illegible) DISTRICT OF ANDERSON, S. C. BUREAU R. F.
AND A. L. FROM THE 16TH TO THE 31ST JULY 67
Name of white person committing offense: not known. Name
of person upon whom committed: Niziah Adams. Date when committed: July
14. Place Where committed: (blank). Nature of injury: assault & battery.
Remarks: Mrs. B. Beayeum, R. Kay, John Kay, W. Prewet, E. Prewet, Joseph Ashley
& Jessy Ashley and Oliver Brampon were arrested & bought before the
Post Committee charged with being concerned with this outrage. After an examination they
were released.
Name of white person committing offense: Emery
Conly. Name of person upon whom committed: Polly Woodson. Date when
committed: July 16. Place Where committed: (blank). Nature of injury:
assault with intent to kill. Remarks: arrested by the civil authority and held to
bail.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES FOR JULY 1867
By whom committed: John W. Hamlin white. On
whom committed: Hickory Foster, colored. Place: Mount Holly, Charleston,
S. C. Outrage done: assault and battery. Remarks: in the latter part of
June, Hickory Foster came from Charleston to Mount Holly in the cars. When he got out of
the cars he laid on the ground a bundle and 2 plains (planes?). John W. Hamlin picked up
one of the plains and threw it against the Rail Road Car. When remonstrated with by
Foster, he used abusive language and kicked him with his foot.
Case reported to Post Head Quarters July 10, 1867 with
necessary affidavits.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITE ON BLACK AND BLACK
ON WHITE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1867
By whom committed: T. J. Harvey, white. On
whom committed: Taby Comell, colored. Place: Simpson Plantation. Outrage
committed: assault and battery. Remarks: Taby Comell works on T. J. Harvey's
plantn. On or about Aug. 23rd both had a dispute and Harvey assaulted and
struck Comell. Referred to Magistrate, René Davenel, Aug. 24, 1867.
By whom committed: P. M. C. Earnest, white,
Magistrate. On whom committed: John Wesley, colored. Place:
Wassamasaw Swamp. Outrage committed: false imprisonment. Remarks: John
Wesley had in the latter part of May a dispute with a white woman, Ann Fielder, sister of
P. M. C. Earnest, in regard to who was to turn out, both meeting on a narrow road, Wesley
driving a heavy timbercart and Ann Fielder a buggy. Wesley was arrested by Earnest, not
allowed to bring his witnesses, was sent to Charleston jail and there confined for 2 ˝
months, when he was released without trial.
Case reported to Hd. Qrs. Bureau. Dist. of Charleston, Aug.
29.67.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY FREEDMEN AGAINST WHITES
IN THE BUREAU SUB-DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE, S. C. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1867
Name of offender: Wallace Williams. Name
of Person injured: Thomas Turner. Date of outrage: Aug. 20. Place
Where committed: Greenville, S. C. Nature of injury: knife stab in back. Remarks:
in jail, awaiting trial.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN THE BUREAU SUB-DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE, S. C. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1867 (State
Districts of Greenville & ?Tichens)
Name of offender: Taylor Clark. Name of
Person injured: Terry Benson. Date of outrage: Aug. 15. Place were
committed: Greenville Dist. Nature of injury: flesh wound in arm from revolver.
Remarks: referred to Magistrate. Report of action not received.
Name of offender: Henry & Patrick Stigall.
Name of Person injured: Berry Blasingame. Date of outrage: Aug. 25. Place
were committed: Tichens Dist. Nature of injury: beating & scratching. Remarks:
referred to J. R. Gossett, Magistrate. Offenders have taken refuge in the swamps.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY FREEDMEN AGAINST WHITES
IN THE BUREAU SUB-DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE, S. C. DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 1867
Name of offender: December Gadsden, Nat Frazier,
John Keith, Jack Walker, Green Cleveland, jr., Jackson Henderson. Name of Person
injured: Miles M. N. Hunnicutt. Date of outrage: Oct. 12, 1867. Place
Where committed: Pendleton, Pickens District. Nature of injury: fatal pistol
shot in back of head. Remarks: the six freedmen named in column of offenders were
tried by Superior court in Pickens Dist. & found guilty of murder & sentenced to
be hung Dec. 6, 1867. Eighteen other freedmen were convicted of riot & sentenced to
various terms, from eleven to fourteen months of penitentiary. See report of Refugees
& Freedmen for particulars.
The freed boy Wallace Williams, reported in August
for stabbing Wm. Turner, white, has been sentenced by District Court of Greenville
to six months labor on the roads.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN THE STATE DISTRICTS OF GREENVILLE, ANDERSON & PICKENS, SO. CA. DURING THE MONTH OF
MARCH 1868
Name of offender: John Harrison. Name of
Person injured: Yancy Carter. Date of outrage: 5th March
1868. Place Where committed: Greenville C. H. Nature of injury: knife wound
in the right buttock, 2 inches wide & 2 ˝ inches deep, not dangerous. Remarks:
no arrest. Affair compromised, with cognizance of Mr. Wm. E. Earle, Magistrate. See
Special Report of date 8th March.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN THE STATE DISTRICTS OF GREENVILLE, ANDERSON & PICKENS, SO. CA. DURING THE MONTH OF
APRIL 1868
Offenders: Paddy McDavid, Newton McDavid, Andrew
McDavid and others. Persons injured: Andrew Walker. Date of outrage:
12th April 1868. Where committed: Greenville District. Injury:
beaten severely. Cut at and threatened with pistol to be shot. Remarks: warrant
issued. No arrest. Offenders said to have fled.
Offenders: Solomon Walls & David Baily.
Persons injured: Allen Pickens & Samuel Duck. Date of outrage:
21st April 1868. Where committed: Greenville District. Injury:
beaten. Pickens wounded in forehead with cock of pistol & Duck shot at. Remarks:
civil authorities failing, Mil. called in & walls arrested by Salter on the 28th
for using pistol, just as he & Baily had been arrested by the civil authorities.
Offenders: Jerry Hunt, Marion Miller, Andrew
Cooper, Wm. & Ed Algood, George Thomas, Joshua Thomas &c. Persons
injured: Louis Hunter. Date of outrage: 14th April 1868. Where
committed: Pickens District. Injury: while in custody of 1st party
named (a constable) was laid across a barrel, whipped & pistol snapped against his
head & breast &c. Remarks: referred to civil authorities & Mil. called
on to arrest at least those who had pistols.
Offenders: Frank Hunt. Persons injured:
Wm. Blye & Mary Blye, his wife. Date of outrage: 18th
April 1868. Where committed: Pickens District. Injury: severely beaten on
their own place wholly without cause. Remarks: referred to civil authorities &
not as yet heard from.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN THE STATE DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE, ANDERSON & PICKENS SO. CA. DURING THE MONTH OF
MAY 1868
Offender: Henderson Jenkins. Persons
injured: Saml. Thompson. Date of outrage: 5th May 68. Where
committed: Greenville. Injury: shot in arm & bowels. Remarks:
warrant issued.
Offender: Benj. Garrett, Irvine Garrett, William
James, Edgar Cox and three others unknown. Persons injured: James Thomas,
Henry Thomas, Levi Thomas. Date of outrage: 25th May 1868. Where
committed: Greenville Dist. Injury: James beaten, Henry's house assaulted,
Levi's broken into, and all threatened with hanging if they voted the Republican ticket. Remarks:
warrant issued but not served.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN ABBEVILLE DISTRICT, SO. CA. DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 1868
Name of offender: T. E. Bowie, acting
constable, & Saml. Mundy, John H. Mundy, George Lomax & Andrew Stevenson.
Date of outrage: 30th May 68, 10 o'clock P. M. Persons injured: Rachel
Foster & Randal her son, a minor. Nature of injury: under an
unlawful warrant issued by James McCaslan J. P. by direction of Mr. Hartar, broke into her
house and by force of arms took her son back to Mr. Stevenson who claimed to be his
employer. Where committed: Abbeville Dist. Remarks: released the boy from
contract with Mr. Stevenson, unwittingly signed by him without the cognizance of his
mother. Outrage referred to the civil authorities and not heard since heard from.
Name of offender: Jackson Dooley. Date of
outrage: 23rd June. Persons injured: Moses Scott & Wm.
& Pleasant, his minor sons. Nature of injury: turned him off, whipped
his two sons without his consent. Where committed: Abbeville Dist. Remarks:
wrote to him about Father. Outrage referred to C. A. and not yet heard from.
Name of offender: D. Dowden. Date of
outrage: 10th June. Persons injured: Richard Lee. Nature of
injury: assaulted & turned him off. Where committed: Abbeville Dist. Remarks:
wrote. Assault referred to C. A. & not heard from.
Name of offender: Turner Ellis. Date of
outrage: 10th June. Persons injured: Maria Palate. Nature of
injury: struck her and on her leaving withheld her effects. Where committed:
Abbeville. Remarks: ordered to give up things. Assault referred to C. A. and not
yet heard from.
Name of offender: Keith Ingraham. Date of
outrage: 11th June. Persons injured: Imson Logan. Nature of
injury: threatening his life. Beat him & his wife and shot at him in 1866 &
ran off. Just returned. Where committed: Abbeville. Remarks: referred to C.
A. Warrant issued but not executed.
Name of offender: Thos. Kofer. Date of
outrage: April. Persons injured: Annie Rucker, son Isaac, aged 12. Nature
of injury: kidnapped and taken into Georgia. Where committed: Abbeville. Remarks:
Lieut. request through Asst. Commis. To have case attended to.
Name of offender: Ku Klux Klan. Date of outrage:
6th June. Persons injured: Nelson Joiner. Nature of injury: house
burnt. Where committed: Abbeville. Remarks: parties unknown. No action
possible.
Name of offender: David Miller. Date of
outrage: 2nd June. Persons injured: Caesar Speed. Nature of
injury: drove off and struck him. Where committed: Abbeville. Remarks:
wrote. Assault referred to C. A., not heard from.
Name of offender: B. L. Norris. Date of
outrage: 4th June. Persons injured: Wm. Howard. Nature of injury:
assaulted him with a pistol. Where committed: Abbeville. Remarks: brought to
the attention of C. A. & nothing done.
Name of offender: James Ritchie. Date of
outrage: 1st June. Persons injured: Agnes Berry & Harriet
Berry. Nature of injury: beat them. Where committed: Abbeville. Remarks:
referred to C. A. & not heard from.
Name of offender: James Reese. Date of
outrage: 6th June. Persons injured: Benj. Baskin. Nature of
injury: shot at him. Where committed: Abbeville Dist. Remarks: referred
to C. A. and not yet heard from.
Name of offender: I. J. Razor. Date of
outrage: 20th June. Persons injured: Andrew Dunn. Nature of
injury: turned him off and struck him. Where committed: Abbeville. Remarks:
settlement pending. Referred otherwise to C. A. & not heard from.
Name of offender: Joe Wilson. Date of
outrage: 25th June. Persons injured: M. A. Dunwood. Nature of
injury: beat her. Where committed: Abbeville. Remarks: referred to civil
authorities & not heard from.
Cases involving violence alone entered here.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN ABBEVILLE COUNTY, SO. CA. DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 1868
Name of offender: Thos. Arnold. Date of
outrage: 3rd July 1868. Person injured: Mary Williams. Nature
of injury: beat her with a hoe. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks:
warrant issued by J. P. but not yet executed.
Name of offender: James Belcher. Date of
outrage: 30th June. Person injured: Caroline Carr. Nature of
injury: beat & kicked her. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks:
referred to Squire Giles & not yet heard from.
Name of offender: Mrs. Burnett & her son.
Date of outrage: 30th June. Person injured: Chas. Moore
& wife. Nature of injury: Mrs. B. struck the wife & the son assaulted both with
pistol. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks: Squire Merriweather forced
to issue warrant against son; not yet executed.
Name of offender: Alfred Blackwell. Date
of outrage: 22nd July. Person injured: Lizzie Blackwell.
Nature of injury: choked and otherwise abused her. Where committed: Abbeville
District. Remarks: referred to Squire Giles & not yet heard from.
Name of offender: Mr. C. L. Cason. Date of
outrage: 19th July. Person injured: Jr. McIntosh. Nature of
injury: beat him severely & sent him to jail on charge of attempt at rape on sister. Where
committed: Abbeville District. Remarks: Warrant issued against Cason by Squire
McCord on failure of Squire Sharp because Plaintiff had no land & could not give white
security to prosecute.
Name of offender: Saml. Carter. Date of
outrage: 24th July. Person injured: Anderson Johnson. Nature
of injury: struck & drove him off. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks:
warrant issued by Squire McCord but not executed.
Name of offender: John Dawkins. Date of
outrage: 4th July. Person injured: Peter Harrison. Nature of
injury: beat him. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks: warrant
issued by Squire McCord but not executed.
Name of offender: John Godman. Date of
outrage: 20th July. Person injured: Elsie Ritchie. Nature of
injury: beat her severely. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks:
referred to Squire Tarrant & not yet heard from.
Name of offender: Albert Hamlin. Date of
outrage: Jany. Person injured: Winnie Anderson. Nature of injury: took
her son off into Alabama. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks:
reported on July 8th.
Name of offender: Pinceton Howard. Date of
outrage: 15th July. Person injured: Wade Hampton. Nature of
injury: Beat & abused her. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks:
referred to Squire Tarrant & not yet heard from.
Name of offender: Geo. Marvin. Date of
outrage: 15th July. Person injured: Foley Huckerby. Nature of
injury: beat her. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks: returned to
Squire Giles who had refused to act.
Name of offender: Wm. McDaniel. Date of
outrage: 17th July. Person injured: Charlotte Lines & Amanda,
her daughter. Nature of injury: beat them both. Where committed: Abbeville
District. Remarks: referred to Squire Maddison & not yet heard from.
Name of offender: John Ridge. Date of
outrage: 12th July. Person injured: Chas. Plumber. Nature of
injury: beat him about ˝ hour. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks:
referred to Squire Jas. McCaslan & not heard from.
Name of offender: John Ramsey. Date of
outrage: 20th July. Person injured: Maria Mickerson. Nature
of injury: beat and drove her off. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks:
referred to Squire Chifley & not heard from.
Name of offender: Louis Russell. Date of
outrage: 25th July. Person injured: Joe Smith. Nature of
injury: locked him in store & beat him badly. Where committed: Abbeville C. H. Remarks:
none.
Name of offender: Wright. Date of outrage:
17th July. Person injured: Levi James. Nature of injury: beat his
son, 10 years old. Where committed: Abbeville District. Remarks: referred to
Squire Giles and not yet heard from.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN ABBEVILLE COUNTY, SO. CA. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1868
Name of offender: Samuel Cage & others,
unknown. Date of outrage: (illegible). Person injured: Nelson Freman.
Nature of injury: took him out his bed at night & whipped him because he was a
Republican. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: advised him to try
& discover the others before taking any action.
Name of offender: Nat Haynes. Date of
outrage: 13th July. Person injured: Geo. Alexander. Nature of
injury: assaulted him for being a Republican. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks:
dropped by Plaintiff.
Name of offender: Wm. Hammond, P. Blackwell, Coon
& others. Date of outage: 17th May. Person injured: Josh Wardlaw.
Nature of injury: took him out his bed at night, stripped, whipped & on his running
off, shot 3 times at him because he was a Republican. Where committed: Abbeville
County. Remarks: referred to Squire McCord, who says Plaintiff could not swear to
the parties, although he declared to me he could.
Name of offender: Benj. Hunter. Date of
outrage: 22nd Aug. Person injured: Geo. Williams. Nature of
injury: beat & threatened to kill him. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks:
referred to Squire Sharp and not heard from.
Name of offender: John Ivie, Little, &
one other unknown. Date of outrage: 1st Aug. Person injured: Seabrow
Alston. Nature of injury: claiming to be the K. K. K. called him out of his house at
night & shot at him. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks:
referred to Squire J. McCaslan & not heard from.
Name of offender: Samuel Knox. Date of
outrage: August. Person injured: Tom Clinkscales. Nature of injury: beat
him. Where committed: Abbeville C. H. Remarks: complained to Squire McCord
who while promising did nothing.
Name of offender: John Lines. Date of
outrage: 8th August. Person injured: Jane Lines. Nature of
injury: assault & battery. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks:
referred to Squire McCaslan & not heard from.
Name of offender: Kirkpatric. Date of
outrage: August. Person injured: Ibbey Maddox. Nature of injury: threw
her & things out house she occupied for year on contract. Where committed:
Abbeville County. Remarks: warrant wrung from Squire McCord for a trespass,
but not & probably never will be served.
Name of offender: "Rep." Morrow. Date
of outrage: 29th July. Person injured: Andy Hall. Nature of
injury: beat him on charge of stealing a Turkey. Where committed: Abbeville County.
Remarks: reported compromised by plaintiff for $10.00.
Name of offender: Jas. Moore. Date of
outrage: 8th Aug. Person injured: Fannie Parker. Nature of
injury: assault & battery. Where committed: Abbeville C. H. Remarks:
referred to Squire McCord by whom suppressed.
Name of offender: Caroline Mays. Date of
outrage: 17th Aug. Person injured: Sallie Moore. Nature of
injury: assault & battery. Where committed: Abbeville C. H. Remarks: Plaintiff
placed under recognizance by Squire McCord, but warrant not served on Defendant.
Name of offender: Geo. Miller. Date of
outrage: 22nd "Aug. Person injured: Geo. Webb. Nature of
injury: in his absence tore down the house occupied under contract for the year. Where
committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: referred to Squire Sharp & not heard
from.
Name of offender: John Robert. Date of
outrage: Fall of 1866. Person injured: Hannah Ritchie. Nature of injury:
having taken her son John, 13 years old, out to Mississippi, on returning in early part of
'68 said he had left him in Big Swamp. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks:
Deft. having moved into Anderson, told her to find out where and if possible, also in what
Co. in Miss. her son was left & let me know.
Name of offender: Lee Russell "Town
Marshal." Date of outrage: 25th Aug. Person injured: Alfred
Elliss. Nature of injury: shot at, with an expressed intent to kill him, without
any justification. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: referred to
Squire McCord, where it is presumed it will rest----Later: the
"difficulty" made up, before McC.
Name of offender: Davis Stacy. Date of
outrage: 22nd Aug. Person injured: Henry Shird. Nature of
injury: shot him in right shoulder - where the ball still rests - with intent to kill. Where
committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: warrant issued by Squire Sharp, but not
executed.
Name of offender: James Taylor. Date of
outrage: 29th July. Person injured: Chey Maddison. Nature of
injury: beat her. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: applied to
Squire Maddison who did nothing. Warrant issued by Squire McCord, but not served.
Name of offender: Davis Stacy. Date of
outrage: 28th Aug. Person injured: Wylie James. Nature of
injury: shot him dead, at night, in door of house of his son-in-law for whom he was
mistaken. Where committed: near Cokesburg. Remarks: on Squire Sharp refusing
to issue warrant on circumstantial proof, issued at C. H., but Stacy reported to have left
warrant with Sheriff.
Name of offender: J. Crackonhorn, Bill, Josh
& Howard. Date of outrage: 27th August. Person injured:
Joe Halsenback. Nature of injury: broke in his door at night, and assaulting, cut
his head, when he drove them off with an axed, cutting Howard. Where committed:
Abbeville County. Remarks: referred to Squire J. McCaslan on the 31st.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN ABBEVILLE COUNTY SO. CA. DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1868
Name of offender: Blackwell, Wm. Harman &
10 others unknown. Date of outrage: 19th April. Person injured: Henry
Moore, Nelson Martin, Moses Martin, Josh Wardlaw. Nature of injury: broke into their
houses at night, smashed their guns, stripped, whipped & shot at them &c. because
they were Radicals. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: Case of
Wardlaw ref'd to Squire McCord some time ago & nothing done. Others sent to Squire J.
McCaslan who has not as yet done anything. Offenders said to live in Edgefield.
Name of offender: Geo. & Joe Brown.
Date of outrage: 3rd Sept. Person injured: Geo. W. Hunter
& James Martin. Nature of injury: assault & battery. Where committed:
Abbeville County. Remarks: referred to Squire McCord.
Name of offender: Willis Craft & John
Morgan. Date of outrage: 8th Sept. Person injured: Daniel
Jones. Nature of injury: broke into his house at night & Craft shot him in bed
in the arm. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: no complaint.
Reported only.
Name of offender: Henry Cobb. Date of
outrage: 23rd Sept. Person injured: Mary Arnold & son.
Nature of injury: beat them both. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks:
referred to Squire Tarrant & not heard from.
Name of offender: Jack Dooley. Date of
outrage: 2nd Sept. Person injured: Nancy Scott. Nature of
injury: beat & threw her outdoors. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks:
referred to Squire McCord.
Name of offender: Robin Gilmore. Date of
outrage: 16th Sept. Person injured: Lavinia White. Nature of
injury: beat her & she being with child tried to strike her on the abdomen with a hoe.
Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: referred to Squire J. McCaslan
and not heard from.
Name of offender: Stephen McKee. Date of
outrage: 10th Sept. Person injured: Isaac Black or Brown
Isaac Lee. Nature of injury: shot at night at corn crib in shoulder & bowels
supposed to be by McKee. Died 18th. Remarks: no action taken.
Name of offender: Quitman Marshall, Foster
Marshall. Date of outrage: 21st Sept. Person injured: Amelia
Roberts. Nature of injury: beaten, kicked &c. by first, & threatened with
pistol by the other. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: warrant
against first exhorted from Squire McC.
Name of offender: Lee Russell "Town
Marshall." Date of outrage: 7th Sept. Person injured: Adam
Gordon. Nature of injury: assault & battery. Where committed: Abbeville
C. H. Remarks: no warrant issued by Squire McCord to whom referred.
Name of offender: Edw. Swenagan. Date of
outrage: 14th Aug. Person injured: Edie Mansarinse. Nature of
injury: beat her. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: referred to
Squire McCord.
Name of offender: Wm. Talbert. Date of
outrage: 4th Sept. Person injured: Jeff Buchanan. Nature of
injury: shot him dead in field. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks:
no complaint from relatives & no action taken that is known of.
Name of offender: John Thompson & Thos.
Quarles. Date of outrage: 9th Sept. Person injured: Mans
Calhoun. Nature of injury: locked him in store and gave him over 100 lashes. Where
committed: Abbeville C. H. Remarks: no complaint.
Name of offender: 12 unknown. Date of outrage:
10th Sept. Person injured: Ben Wraith and several others. Nature
of injury attacked and drove all the inmates out of 5 houses firing several shots --- at
night --- saying they were after Radicals. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks:
referred to Squire Tarrant.
Name of offender: Unknown. Date of outrage:
Sept. Person injured: Andrew Wilson. Nature of injury: Shot at night in hand
& back. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: no action. No
complaint reported.
Name of offender: Dr. Wm. & Geo.
Wright. Date of outrage: 15th Sept. Person injured: Jacob
Halloway. Nature of injury: assault & battery with knife & pistol with
threats to kill. Where committed: Abbeville County. Remarks: referred to
nearest Magistrate.
REPORT OF OUTRAGES COMMITTED BY WHITES AGAINST FREEDMEN
IN ABBEVILLE COUNTY SO. CA. DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 1868
Name of offender: Boozer, Tom Arnold, Gus Aiken &
Bill Monday. Date of outrage: Novbr. 2nd. Person injured:
name not known. Nature of injury: broke into his house at night & violently destroyed
Republican Tickets which he had for distribution next day. Where committed: near
Cokesburg. Remarks: case in the hands of the Dept. State Constable.
Name of offender: K. K. K. Date of outrage:
October 28th. Person injured: Frank Talbert. Nature of injury:
was stopped on the road at night & made to swear that he would vote the Democratic
ticket. Where committed: neighborhood of "Childs Box." Remarks:
reported to Dep. State Constable for the county.
Name of offender: K. K. K. Date of outrage:
Novbr. 5th. Person injured: Frank Talbert, Henry Cake, Spencer
Cothran. Nature of injury: came to their houses after them at night & as they were
lying out took off a pistol of 2nd party named. Where committed:
neighborhood of "Childs Box." Remarks: Reported to Dep. State Constable
for the county.
Name of offender: K. K. K. Date of outrage:
Novbr. 22nd. Person injured: Mason Parker. Nature of injury: came
to his house at night and searched for him to kill him. Has been lying in woods for month
& has had to leave place. Where committed: Long Cane. Remarks: reported
to Dep. State Constable for the county.
Name of offender: K. K. K. Date of outrage:
(blank). Person injured: innumerable. Nature of injury: have been lying out in the
woods since some time before the election to save being mudered in their beds, their
houses having in the mean time been frequently visited at night for that purpose. Where
committed: Long Cane, Gold Mine & outer regions. Remarks: reported to Dep.
State Constable for the county.
Name of offender: Dr. Moses Taggart, Joe
Cannaday, John Butler, Geo. Hughes, Harvey Ragan, Jim Briscoe, ---- Collison
& many others names unknown. Date of outrage: Novbr. 3rd. Person
injured: Anthony Marshall, Washington Green, Dick Brady, Wade Hamilton, Jackson
Griffin, Reuben Watson, Allen Goode. Nature of injury: Anthony Marshall killed, Green,
Brady, Hamilton, Griffin & Watson wounded, Goode beaten, at a riot instigated by
Taggart & participated in by the others, whereby the Freedmen were prevented from
voting on that place. Where committed: White Hall. Remarks: reported to Dep.
State. Constable for the County. Reported also to Hd. Qts. with the exception of the names
of Griffin & Watson, not previously reported.
Name of offender: unknown. Date of outrage:
Novbr. 3rd. Person injured: name not known. Nature of injury: wounded by
pistol shot at a general shooting by a party who thereby kept the Freedmen from voting. Where
committed: Calhoun's Mill. Remarks: reported to Dep. St. Constable.
Name of offender: "Unknown," two or more. Date
of outrage: Novbr. 3rd. Person injured: Jake Jones.
Nature of injury: killed in his house at night while attempting to make his escape from
his assailants, was upward of 75 years old. Where committed: near Moseley's. Remarks:
reported to Dept. St. Constable & to Hd. Qts.
Name of offender: various parties. Date of
outrage: Oct. & Nov. Person injured: innumerable. Nature of injury: were
prevented from voting by violence & threats of violence --- it being in most instances
publicly declared that death would be visited on any one who attempted to vote the
Republican ticket. Where committed (blank). Remarks: the names of all
parties as far as known handed in to the Dep. St. Constable.
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