The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 23, 1899, Image 6
WHITECAPPERS
TO BE ARRESTED.
I Evidence Given by Negroes
io the Meeting-Friday.
- _ - _
Old Man Jake Richardson
I Tells a Story of a Horrible
j|- Crime by the Whites.
Special to The State.
- Greenwood, Aog. 18.-The meeting
> : *t Mt. Moriah Church, five miles below
i this city, today to take soma action
m regard to the recent whitecap oct
rages, was attended by about 200 of
the best citizens of tb.8 county. State
Sena-or Waller was made chairman acd
A M: Carpenter secretary.
The meeting was productive of im
ij; portant results. The names of at least
four of the white men who bav8 been
engaged in whipping negroes at night
were made known and the particulars
were learned of an outrage that sent a
thrill of horror through the veins of
e7ery man present.
Immediately after the meeting was
organised he committee appointed by
the meeting at Greenwood Wednesday
to investigate the causes of the whip
ping made a re pori through its chair
man, ex Senator Gaines. Mr. Gaines
C said tue committee had gone about. its
work with a determination to prove the
matter as fal ly as possible and not to
do any whitewashing. A number of
whippings had been investigated, but
the committee had been unable to get
any direct evidence against anyone,
most of what they had learned being
merely hearsay He waa convinced
that the whippings had been done by
different: parties of men and were
prompted by different causes. But
whatever may have been > the canses,
aid Mr. Gaines, it is mob law and
cannot be too strongly condemned
The committee found no reason to be
lie vs that these whippings have any
direct connection with the trouble at
: Phoenix last fail, bot they are to som e
extent an indirect result. The spirit of
taking the law into oar hands that
dominated us there is the leaven that
has caused she outbreaks here. The
committee found there had been some
. unfortunate differences over personal
matters between some of the white
"people in this immediate vicinity, and
urged that every effort be made to
adjust their diff rences, -and hoped the
people would unite and build ap each a
sentiment as would make a repetition of
these outrages unlikely.
The committee had no direct evidence
that would implicate anyone, as they
considered it the duty of the officers of
"v\the law to oojleet evidence and have
warrants issued The committee reo
oamended that every effort be taken to
apprehend the guilty parties and bring
them to justice.
? Mr. Gaines thea r eco au ted several
whippings that had been investigated
by the committee ' A negro on Mr E
S- Addison's place had been whipped
who, it was known, waa at Phoenix the
day of the riot and had tried to organ
c ize the negroes to attack the whites
~ after the killie g of Etheridge This,
ithe committee thought, WAS the cause
_ of this whipping
A negro near Newmarket was whip
ped. The only reason the committee
can find for this is that a son of Mr.
Hoghes dunned the negro for some
mosey he owed and the negro became
incensed and threatened to eat the
white mae's throat. This whipping,
in the opinion of the committee,
was done by different men from the
other.
The next ease investigated was that
eiy two negro women, ooe oo E Z.
Seymao's place, the other on the Hunt
place. The woman on the Hunt place
waa the mistress of a^wbite man, and
the other woman had been moved into
a boase that the white people had used
for a schoolhouse. The boase belonged
to dir Seyman and the white people
had been renting it from bim for a
schoolhouse The eommittee thought
that in planing the woman in the boase
Mr. Seyman believed he waa acting
within his rights and had no io te nt ion
of giving offense to his neighbors.
There were several whippings oo the
" McNeill place several nights after.
We can get at co reasons for these,
other than a desire to get rid of the
Degrees so the whites could rent the
lands it reduced prices. Pat whatever
. thc causes, it is mob law pare and sim
ple, and we, the good citizens of the
c jun ty. mast stop it. I thick the Tol
bert influence is, directly or indirectly,
responsible for the condition of affairs
that now confronts ns, and I think
measures most be taken, drastic if
necessary, to make Red and Joe Tolbert
good citizens.
Geo. H Taylor, a prominent citizen
and large land owner, spoke. He said
he had beard that threats bad been
mace against him beeaase, it was said,
he was renting lands to negroes and
driving white mero oat of the country.
He said he gave the preference to wbite
men in renting land wheo possible, but
said that io many oases he bad found
negro labor more satisfactory. He
told of the demoralized condition of
affairs and urged that steps be taken to
pat a stop to it :
Mr. A R. Buroett, an old citizen,
said be wanted to set himself right.
The impression bad been created that
fee was in sympathy with these whip
pings* Bc declared this was untrue,
aod said be*was ss bitterly opposed to
ic as any one
Several of (he negroes present bad
suffered at the bauds of the whitecaps,
and Senator Waller made theo a
speech, telling them that the white peo
ple were their friends so tong as they
behaved themselves, and would see that
they ere protected from lawless and
evil disposed white men. He asked
them to tell their experietces, and if
they knew the names of any of their
aBsai!ant5. to give them. He assured
the negroes they would be protected in
doing so
Jake Richardson, an old negro,
who gives his age at 64 years, was
brought forward. He enjoyed a good
reputation, and bis neighbors say he
has always been a quiet, inoffensive
negro. His story was a harrowing
one. He said : "Nearly every one
here today knows me, and J don't
believe any man, white or black, can
say aright against me. I have tried
to live right and I make it a mle to
allow no man to treat me more kindly
than I treat him. I know of no rea
son why I should have been whip
ped. ,? He then gave the particulars
of his whipping. He said that
Thursday nigh; of last week three
men came to bia house and hallowed.
He was sick in bed at the time and
his wife answered, und the white
men called to her to come outside
When she went to the door they
caught her and dragged her outeide.
and one of the men committed acrim
inal assault upon her while the others
stood looking on. The old man
broke down in tears when he came to
this part of his testimony, and a deep
bush fell upon the meeting as the
citizens realized the horror of the
story they had listened to The old
negro's manner of giving bis testi
mony was convincing, and no one
who heard him doubts for a moment
that he was telling the trnth.
Continuing, he said his wife came
weeping back into the bouse and said
the man bad accomplished his pur
pose. The men then made him get
up and come outside and whipped
him He declared he did not know
any of the parties, but said he would
teli if he did know, as he was satis
-fied he would be protected.
Harry Mcclintock then made a
statement. He said there were 10
or 12 men in the crowd that came to
his house, but the only man he
recognized was a Mr. McCoslan-a
man with a gray beard and a 6hort
leg He said he had some diffi
cnlty with Mr Jess Corley some
time ago about some oats, but
thooght the matter settled He saw
Mr Corley last Saturday and spoke
to him, and he did not see how the
difficulty about the oats could have
had anything to do with the whip- j
ping J
Tom Mcclintock, son of Harry
Mcclintock, was brought forward for
a "statement. He said : "I was
whipped the same n:ght as my lather.
The men who did the whipping told
me if they ever heard of it they
would swing me to a limb, and I am
afraid if I tell their names I will be
killed." He was asbured of protec
tion, and said he recognized two of
the parties, Mr Jess Corley and Mr.
Will Wilson Heal80 saw Mr. Mc
Coslan.
Tom Reed made a statement He
said there were 20 or 25 men io the
crowd that came to his house He
was taken 100 or 150 yards from bis
house, stripped and severely whip
ped He 6aid be recognized Mr
Jess Corley and Mr. Will Wilson,
but could not positively identify any
of the others
Genie Richardson, who lives on H
C Moseley's place, said only three
men came to bis house He said
that after whipping him they told him
there were too many negroes in the
country, and that they must move
He was told that if he did not leave
in 24 hours he .would be killed
Albert Antrim testified as to tbe
whippiog he received. He sa"1 Joe
Jones was the only mao be' -3cog
nized.
These were the oniy negri pre
sent who could throw any ' at on
the affair. Mr. Robert C atbam
made a short talk. He said /ie was
one of those who took an ac e part
at Phoenix and that possibly on that
account some might think he was in
sympathy with what bad been going
on here He was opposed to this
While be was always one of the first
to right the negroes when they were
wrong he would be one of the most
active in protecting the negroes so
long as they were in their proper
places He emphatically denounced
the whipping that bad been done re
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DENTAL SURGEON,
SUMTER. S. C.
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to 6:30 p ci.
Office over Bultraan'a Shoe Store.
May 2-6m
From the Seaside.
Ailow rxe, Mr Editor, to ose your eolomns
to mike a report to my numerous coostito
enta in Sumter, as a politician would say
not to say my admirers, as a young lady
mi sh t feel tete pied to put it.
I am sitting in toe breezes on tbe seashore,
about ten miles from Wilmington. Wrights
ville, tbe Hammocks, the Sound and the Beach
-all come within ore mile of meaning one
and tbe same thing. Wrightsvilie is a little
village on the main land ; next comes the
sound-a sheet of water and marsh about
three-fourths of a mile wide, in the middle of
which is an island, on wbicb a bord was
built and then burned, known as tte Ham
mocks ; last comes tbe beach, that lies upon
the lip of sea, forever kissed by the wavts
On the beach there are fifty or more cottages
owned by Wilmingtonians, and two hotels,
the Seaside and the Ocean View. It is said
that rich people frcqaeot tbe former and wiss
people ibe latter. This, however, may be
bot a rnmor washed up from the sea.
Communication with Wilmington is easy,
in man/ homes there are telephones connect
ed with the city system. The train comes
down and returns to Wilmington five times
daily. Tbe round trip fare is 3"> cents.
The table fare at tbe Ocean View wbere I
am sojourning is good. The fruit of the sea
abounds, and lovers of fish, shrimps, crabs
and clasm can here obtain satisfaction.
Until Tuesday, the 15tb, ocr bouse was
full to overflowing, and a room was not to be
had for another goest ; bot that storm im
ported from the West Indies sent ns all flying
to Wilmington. Our party left at ll o'clock,
at which time the wind was blowiog at the
moderate rate of 50 miles per hour, with fair
promise of quickening its p:ce before even
ing. Our little beach of white sand is not
over 200 yards wide, and wben tbe waters
from tbe ocean began to blow across under
our hotel, to meet the waters of the sound in
our rear, we concluded that a standing place
on terra cottapMrs. Partington would put it,
was a tbiag to be desired. We found three
coaches fail of people of like mind with our
selves.. O a the 4 o'clock train, there were
I several hundred more, and and by nightfall
j tbs beach was virtually deserted The storm
; blew hardest at 8 o'clock that night, and tte
wind being from the northeast, it drove tbe
waters up on the beach in a tide thres or four
feet above normal. The wave at sea were 12
or 15 feet high, and, as in tbe daj3 when
Jonah set out for Tarshish, "'.be sea wrought
and was tempestuous." Verily, it was a
spectacle to look upon. The waters seemed
mad and frenzied, and were flecked with white
foam as far as the eye could reach. Tbs
marsh-or shall I call it the found?-was
converted into a little sea, and a sheet of
water extended from the beach to be main
land. Though so angered, the water did ont
little damage, and on Wednesday tbe people
began to return to tbe beach in great num
bers Some of us, however, keep our weatber
eye OD the clouds, and st* ad prepared for
Sight, if fl;e we must. Ali the storms for
ten years past have slighted this sect on of
the coast, and we bave oo reason to fear that
another will visit us
The surf bathing here is all that one can
wish. The water is within fifty feet of the
hous?s built by our friend, Mr. Nathan, in
which be keeps 700 bathin euits, cut to con
form to sorts and sizes of haman form3 and
figures On excursion days, it sometimes
comes to pass that all these suits are in use
Mr. Natbao's bouses are divided io twain,
one being for men and the other for wemen.
Esch little compartment is supplied with a
fresh water shower bath for washing tflf the
the salt water. For one dollar a week, one
m y get a suit, a dip and a shower bath once
or twice er fcix times a day. Just pay bim
the dollar and yonr bathing liberties ere un
limited .
On Monday lest, our little party bad a de
lightful outing to Southport, formerly known
to Sumter people as Smithville The boat
is larger thao thc ooe we sailed in twee tr
years ago ; bot Capt Harper is 6tili at the
beim, and is as genial and friendly as ever.
As we steamed down the river, I could not
bot live over the past, and hold fellowship
with those who formerly summered at Smith
ville-Gen. Richardson, Capt. De'gar, Ha
inan Schwerin and Bert. Brown. I seemed
to see again the white tents spread under the
great oaks and tobear the wbocp of the toys
who made op the Sumter Ligfct Infantry of
the olden time God rest tbe spirits of the
dead, and make the hearts of the living
strong to face and fight the evils of a world
abounding ia iniquities ! At half-past one
o'clock, on our re urn trip from Southport,
we caare to a dock oo the river, where a
train awaited to carry us four miles to Caro
lina Beach The two hours there gave ua
ample time for dicner. At four o'clock, the
boat bad retorced for us, and et 5.15 we were
in Wilmington. After making a round or
two on the city electric railway, we hauled
up at the Sea Coast Railroad depot, and were j
soon on tbe beach again. Tbe round-trip ]
ticket to Southport, with stop-over privilege
at Carolina Beach, is only 75 cents. Before
onr return home, we purpose to take the trip
again, and so spend a day on the Cape Fear'.
I should be happy to have in the party some
of the elect ones from Sumter who bivouack
ed at Smithville during '79 ard '80. Sergt.
Rbame and D Jas Wino were my tent-mates
j io that leng gone experience. Maybe a re
turn to tbe scenes of other days might help
them DOW to tide 07er the evils of these lat
ter days and give them a new lease oo life
There are bot three Snmter citizens oo the
beach now, as far as I know. Sol Rytteo
berg was at the Seaside Hotel, bot I have
; not seen bim for some days Possibly tbe
j storm blew bis delicate outline homeward
Misses Minnie and Rosa Barnett were with os
until Monday. We parted after the Sooth
I port trip, aod they have retnroed to Sumter.
! We found their company pleasant, and sooght
to prevail upon them to tarry looger, bot
wheo women make up their minds to do a
thing, we poor meo may as well submit with
grace Our arguments only serve to reveal
our folly and weakness.
Sunday is a great doy on ibe beach. "All
the world" comes down on Sunday. Tue
surf is alive with bathers, and the beer
saloons seem to o SD active business lo
one of the pavilions, there is a mao named
King who sells iced drinks, and of all the
dealers oo the beacb, be alone seems to rev
erence the Sabbath day. I meotioo this fact
because I believe that sometimes virtue is
worthy of being advertised.
I have bad bot one outing after the fish.
Our party caught about 150, but they were
small and bit so rapidly that they took ail
"pleasure away from fishing for them. Dr
Hideu u9?d to say that the real pleasure in
fishing cerne from the nervous anxiety in
watching the cork. Wheo, therefore, a fi3h
bites so rapjdly as to take away any chance
to watch the cork, be robs fishing of its
pleasure.
Tomorrow we are to have the yacht races,
the next day an excursion party will take
possession of the beach, and toen the next
day something else will turn up, 60 that we
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Pray extend my heartiest good feeling to
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am pm
?Daily except Sunday.
Trails Nos 32 and 33 connect at Blacksburg
with trains on the Gaffney 'Division. Train
No 32 leaving Shelby at 6 30 a m, connects at
Blacksburg with train No 3C on the Southern
Ry going North, with twenty minutes for
transferring, etc. Passengers leaving any
points on tbie line between Shelby and Blacks.(
burg can go to Charlotte, N. C., and return the
same day, having three hours and twenty five
minutes for the transaction of business in
Charlotte, lt connects also wilh the Vestibule
on the Southern going South, and connect-' at
Yorkville, S C., with the North bound train on
the C k N W lt lt, with thirty minutes margin
for transferring, and connects at Rock Hill
with train No 33 on thc Southern Ry, going
South, with ample margin of time for trans
ferring, etc. The best connection thl train
makes at Catawba Junction with he SAL,
going North gives eleven hours lay over, geing
South, twelve hours and forty-three minutes,
but nearly nil the lay over is in daylight.
Connects at Lancaster, S C, with trains on the
L & C K R, for Chester, with a lay over of a
little over tbr?c hours, and connects at Cam
den. SC, with the Charleston Division of thu
Southern Ry. fur all points South
Train No 33 leaving Camden :it 12 05 p in,
going North makes cloie connection at Lan
caster. S C, with tho LiCU lt, for Chester.
S C. Connects. with the S A L. at Catawba j
Junction, both North and South, wich a lay |
over of about six hours. Connects at Kock i
Hil! with train No 34 on the Southern Ky, |
g-.ing North 'Ihis gi es a lay over of live I
hours in daylight at Rock Hil?, which will j
prove a ]>lfasuie to passengers. Makes con
ncction . : Sforkville with tiaia on the C t N
W l't R, going South. and makes close connec
tion at blacksburg with tr..in No 12 on the
Southern Ry. going North. Also with thc
Vestibule train on the Southern Ry, going
.North.
Train No ll, lejving Blacksburg at S lt a
in, will get passengers from thc South from
train Ny 3ti on the Southern Railway for all
poiufs between Blacksburg aiui Marion, N C,
md will connect flt Martin. N C, with thc
Southern Ry, both Ehst anil West, Train No
12, leaving Marion at 4 45, after the arrival of
the Southern Ky train from the West, makes
good connection at Rlackshurg with the South
em Ry in '."otb. directions.
SAMUEL HUNT, President.
A. TRIPP, Superintendent.
S. B. LUM PK IN, Gen'l Passenger Agent.
A FINE PIANO.
At a High Price Is Easily Found, Bet Fica
Pianos Like the
At ocr prices, are only found in oar ware
rooms. The? presea t a happy combioation of
excellence, impossible to surpass elsewhere.
Catalogue and Book of Suggestions for tba
asking. TERMS ACCOMMODATING.
SECOND-HAND PIANOS.
ITUNING, REPAIRING.
CHAS. M. STIEFFj
Wardrooms, 9 North liberty Street.
Factory-Block of E. Lafayette Ave ,
Aiken and Lan vale streets.
Notice of f eg stra lon.
The State of South Carolina-Sumter Coun
ty-Office of Supervisors of Registration,
Sumter County, Sumter, S. C., February
1st, 1899.
Notice ia hereby given that in accordance
witb an Act of the General Assembly, end ia
conformity with the requirements of the State
Constitution, the books for the registration
of all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuing of transfers, eic,, will be opSSPSt the
effice of Supervisors of Registration in the
court bouse, between the boors of 9 o'clock
a. m . and 3 o'clock p. m., on the first Mon
day of each month, until thirty days before
the next general election. Minors who shall
become of age during that period of thirty
days shall be entitled to registration before
the books are closed, if otherwise qualified.
The requirements tor a qualified voter ara
ibat the applicant for registration ehaii be
able to read acd write correctly, or possess
in bis own name property to the amount of
three hundred dollars, upon which be pays
taxes. E. F. BURROWS,
T. D. DuBOSE,
J. M KNIGHT,
Supervisors of F?gistratioo Sumter Co.
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-MANUFACTURERS OF
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Moulding & Building
Material.
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October 16-o_
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