Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-11
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se1 liEdi1k 14zir a wake Forest sn hrther IN
DECD xo1s lhie, because IN attempt has been made
1elir5as mo because it happsned 10 take place q
store and ia my preserves u n dimcuie 10 give
Nstx1smsHt that may not oe liable to efrofS as tne
sttaef Was made sudden. unexpected. and. think,
over in les tban tuo minutes Ny pnrpose mainly,
: e to define my relation to tho affair
II has been reported in some places that 1t was
done by students It was done in vacation, when
tie students were It home and OF ccurse had moth
ing to do with Il and If they bad been here, they
are not Of the character to engage in such disgrace
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In yosr report of the case il your paper Of July
e1st there are several errors doubtless unintention.
: II onyour part. Your report says Ven Briesen as
sttasked IN my store and dragged into the porch.
He was mt In The afoFe but sitting in the store
piaEs, 10 position that could not see the attack
On hearing the noise, I went to the door and saw
the ASSISTANTS we're holding him on the floor. On
seeing Mr.. T. Lyon strip the paper off cowhde,
found their intention was to cowhide him. then
nsistedthat they should not do go but If Won Brie-
sen had done any thing wrong to take him to the
law, and not to take the law into their o~n hands
The response was 4 hssty catalogue of evils which
they said he had done, and call by one of the as
ssifsnts.on T. Lyon to commence whipping. then
positively forbid their doing SO in ms store piazs
and asserted that had authority there. In an in
slant Elias l. Lyon and j. c. Jordan, was told it
was Jordan, for I did not know him. took him up
by each arm and carried him into the street; 1.
Lyon followed and commenced whipping him. As
soon as recovered from the surprise at this sudden
turn of the affair, called to them to stop, and some
others did the same. Our voices seemed to prevail,
and when Won Briesen had received about fifteen or
twenty ticks, Lyon stopped whipping and asked
him If he had any arms--examined him as If to see
At this point Of the scene returned into the store,
shocked and mortified at what had occurred.
Your report states that they dragged him "on to
fhe street, where he was knocked down on his face
and held by Elias Lyon and Jordan, whilst Talbot
Ligon striped up his coat In this position on the
ground he was firmly held while Talbot Lyon in
.flicted thirty nine hs1es upon him with cowhide;
the remaining clothes were cut off his back by the
lash, and his flesh severely lacerated." l saw no
knocking down-he was whipped over his coat. and
standing up. He came into the store afterwards.
and conyersed with me looked at his coat across
the counter to see if it was cut. did not perceive
any cut in it. The gentleman to whose house he
went has informed me that there were some small
holes in the breast of his coat which is doubtless
true. Ny opinion is that his back was not cut but
little if any, with the cowhide as he seemed to suf
fer no pain from such cause.
1t is also stated that he was ultimately taken to
. neighboring house, where bis wounds were dres-
sed, and where he was supplied with the necessary
articles of wearing apparel" The gentleman to
whose house he went, informed me that he dressed
no wounds, saw no wounds, and heard of no wounds,
except some on his face. and these saw in the plaza
before he was taken out He also said that he furn
ished him no clothing
The occurrence is much regretted by all the citi
gems of Wake Forest and it is regarded as an out
rage that citizens Of neighborng town should come
here and disturb the quiet of SO peaceful and law
abiding place as Wake Forest by such lawless pro-
ceedings.
l tried BY moral suasion to prevent it. but could
not: if could have had little time for reflection
should perhaps have done better but the occurrence
was SO sudden, the excitement so great, and the
whole affair SO quick over, that could do better
than did. Some have said, If had been there
] would have prevented it." l have only to reply
that these persons we're not present. and did not
have the trial. Yours truly,
j. s. PUREFOY.
Forestville. n. c., Aug. 4, 1858.