Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1887 — THE SOUTHEBN STATES. [ARTICLE]

THE SOUTHEBN STATES.

An Austin (Tex.) dispatch says: “The Washington County election cases, which have been on trial in the United States District Court here for several days, were brought to a close by the jury bringing in a verdict of ‘Not guilty’ on the second count, charging destruction of ballot-boxes by the defendants, and disagreeing as to the count charging conspiracy and interference with officers. Judge Turner in accordance with the verdict declared the defendants not gnilty as to the second count and that there had been a mistrial as to the other counts, and they were continued until the next term of court” It is stated the amount of money taken by Norman Robert*, of Baltimore, Md., will reach $400,000, which belonged to the Lomain heirs. He lost $83,000 belonging to his mother in speculation. Decatur, six miles from Atlanta, was the scene on Saturday of a terrible riot between negroes and whites, the particulars of which are recited in a telegram from Atlanta: There was an assemblage of negroes to attend a Sunday-school convention and picnic, fully 5,000 negroes being present. Decatur is a dry town, in a dry country, but the negroes seem to have succeeded in getting hold of plenty of whisky. Toward evening a gang of the negroes began to grow restless. A few days ago a negro was lynched near Redan,not far from Decatur, and since then the negroes have been reported as being uneasy. This lynching seems to have been freely discussod yesterday, and a black tough, whose name is given as Hubbard, was quite drunk, and nulled a pistol and saia he couid whip any white man in the county. The preachers who were in charge of the celebrat'on and other* of the sensible and sober negroes endeavored to quiet Hubbard, and failing in this, sent word to Marshal Hurst asking him to arrest Hubbard. Hurst and Tom Shrivors and one or two others started to arrest Hubbard, who fought back. Constable ltogors succeeded in getting Hubbard’s pistol from him, and they started toward the police station with him, but after going a short distunce were set upon by a crowd of negroes, who released the prisoner. Hubbard and his pals then fled. The officers got additional help and started after their man. They surrounded him and the crowd he was with. No sooner hod they done so than the negroes began firing a perfect fusillade. The officers returned the fire. One negro gave himself up to Marshal Hurst, and pushing a revolver against his side fired and killed him instantly. Tom Shrivers was mortally wounded by another negro, and when the smoke cleared away Hubhard was found dead and other negroes were wounded. The negroes fled. Ex-Congressman Gibson, of West Virginia, was fined $53 and sent to jail at Huntington, in that State, by Judgo McGinnis, for contempt of court. Gibson and McGinnis have been at enmity for years, and the former, while trying a case before the Judge, intimated that he was open to bribery.