lodged in the Union County jail to await the spring as-
sizes there. In February it was announced that some of
them were to be granted venue changes for their trials
whereupon the Klan attacked the jail and ten of the of-
fenders were lynched en masse. Cannon and Palmer were
spared by the Klan for some unknown reason and were
both eventually convicted on trial and legally hanged.
THE NEW YORK HERALD, 5-4-1871 (4:4)
lodged in the Union County jail to await the spring as-
sizes there. In February it was announced that some of
them were to be granted venue changes for their trials
whereupon the Klan attacked the jail and ten of the of-
fenders were lynched en masse. Cannon and Palmer were
spared by the Klan for some unknown reason and were
both eventually convicted on trial and legally hanged.
THE NEW YORK HERALD, 5-4-1871 (4:4)
lodged in the Union County jail to await the spring as~
sizes there. In February it was announced that some of
them were to be granted venue changes for their trials
whereupon the Klan attacked the jail and ten of the of-
fenders were lynched en masse. Cannon and Palmer were
spared by the Klan for some unknown reason and
both eventually convicted on trial and legally hanged.
THE NEW YORK HERALD, 5-4-1871 (4:4)
Henry Cannon April 2d. 1871
Taylor Palmer
Offence: Murder
Location: Union SC
Ex Date: 4-28-1871
Details: These miscreants wete two out of a detail
of twelve negro militiamen who accosted a
white waggoner named George Mattison Stevens as he was
proceeding along the highway on 12-31-70. They noticed
that he was transporting a barrel of whiskey and so de-
manded drink of him. Soon the tippling got out of hand
and they murdered him. All twelve were rounded up and
Henry Cannon April 28, 1871
Taylor Palmer
Offence: Murder
Location: Union SC
Ex Date: 4-28-1871
Details: These miscreants wete two out of a detail
of twelve negro militiamen who accosted a
white waggoner named George Mattison Stevens as he was
proceeding along the highway on 12-31-70. They noticed
that he was transporting a barrel of whiskey and so de-
manded drink of him. Soon the tippling got out of hand
and they murdered him. All twelve were rounded up and
Henry Cannon
Taylor Palmer
Offence:
Locatioi
Ex Date
Details:
white waggone
proceeding along the highway on 12-31-70. They noticed
that he was t
Murder
Union SC
4-28-1871
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ransporting a barrel of whiskey and so de~
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