▁" Two ▁or ▁three ▁of ▁us ▁were ▁one ▁day ▁looking ▁for ▁eb ony ▁wood ▁( for ▁stock wh ip ▁handles ) ▁when ▁we ▁suddenly ▁came ▁on ▁a ▁heap ▁of ▁human ▁b ones , ▁among ▁which ▁were ▁ 1 5 ▁or ▁ 2 0 ▁sk ull s   ... ▁At ▁first ▁we ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁old ▁b ury ing ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁black s , ▁but ▁I ▁afterwards ▁lear nt ▁from ▁a ▁black ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁the ▁native ▁police ▁had ▁come ▁upon ▁a ▁large ▁camp ▁of ▁black s ▁and ▁dispers ed ▁them ." ▁▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁Lieutenant ▁Car r ▁and ▁his ▁tro op ers ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Police ▁shot ▁dead ▁ 1 5 ▁Ab original ▁people ▁at ▁Ben dem ere ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Y ule ba . ▁Car r ▁had ▁track ed ▁down ▁and ▁surrounded ▁their ▁camp ▁containing ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people ▁because ▁the ▁local ▁squ atter , ▁William ▁Sim , ▁compla ined ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁" anno ying ▁the ▁she ph erd s ▁and ▁demand ing ▁r ations ." ▁Upon ▁seeing ▁the ▁tro op ers ▁they ▁threw ▁their ▁n ulla - null as ▁at ▁them , ▁to ▁which ▁Car r ▁respond ed ▁with ▁sust ained ▁gun fire ▁for ▁over ▁an ▁hour . ▁▁▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁Lieutenant ▁Rud olph ▁Mor isset ▁led ▁a ▁Native ▁Police ▁squad ▁which ▁shot ▁dead ▁six ▁to ▁eight ▁Ab original ▁people , ▁including ▁old ▁men , ▁at ▁Man um bar .