Homicide of a Colored Register
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Title
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Homicide of a Colored Register
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Source Type
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Newspaper
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Publisher
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The Yorkville Enquirer
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Publication Place
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York, South Carolina
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Publication Date
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7/4/1867
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Transcript
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A few weeks since, at Greensboro, Ala., Mr. John C. Orrick shot and killed a negro by the name of Aleck Webb, who had been appointed one of the Registers for Hale County. Considerable excitement was the result, and for several days a collision of the two races appeared imminent.
The Montgomery Advertiser of a late date gives the following version of the affair:
“Webb, the colored register, walked into the store of Orrick and made a statement, which was denied by some colored boys present. Orrick interceded, sustaining the position of the boys, and his assertion was pronounced a d—d lie. He asked Webb if he knew who he was talking to. The negro replied that he did; a d—d son of a b—h. Orrick drew a pistol, shot him, and, as soon as he could arrange his papers, left. The matter had nothing to do with the registry, and the colored man forfeited his life for a most wanton insult, as many white men have done under similar circumstances.”
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Sources for
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065-18670613-001