New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-10

remarkable concert Of action. There being largo
number OF the citizens present, resolved ourselves
into Committee OF the Whole, and the meeting was
called 10 order by JAS. b. Hooten, chairman where
upon it was agreed that all who Were proven 10 DO
leaders and meters in this plot should suffer the PEN
atty of death; those less cnpabe to be chastised ac
eording TO the extent Of their guilt. .Hrl.
The evidence making 1t unqnestonably clear that
number OF parties then in custody guilty of what
mao been defined as capital oense, Of the body
.asen touching the case Of one Andrew Hagen, g.
iee person OF mixed blood which resulted in consign
ing MN 10 the tomb by way Of the hangman's rope.
The vote was then taken touching the case of Simon
slave the property Of the estate Of Willis Briggs, de-
ceased, with the same result The popular vote OF this
meeting also called for touching other slaves than
in custody but conflicting opinions and interests caused
division and further action postponed until Mon.
day the 18th inst. On Monday, at early hour there
several hundred persons from all pertions Of the
surrounding county present. The meeting was called
to order by Hale Talbot, chairman and II. w. Clark,
acting Secretary. II agreed to appoint commit
tee TO draft resolutions for the consideration Of the
meeting. Geo. w. Baskns James Crow, G. W. Ho-
sier e. H. Barnett, L.. Evans and II. w. Clark, were
appointed said committee This committee offered
preamble and resolutions proposing the names Of sixty
reliable and considerable citizens general committee
jury of tho county for the time, with the following
resolutions, viz:
Rred That they be appointed Committee, Jury Of the
Il ss bo o q. Ssns ~ b
iu.urrecon and that toen be selected this
1S Select f Ssr Or on R to ba is ss. nS f
and after lnesgaon and rendition Of verdict We the peops
vacancy Gcesso' ed BY Or from any cause sS b
RSored That all tho written testimony which hss been sisn
be laid before this Commit.ee and that any further parole e-
before and delivered to dis COan;iee Spos their ssan
ard that twelve Of the eighteen shall concur In any verdict or
capital punishment
These resolution were adopted, and the COMMITTEES
organiZeda once for business. Archibald Mcneil, A.
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there vacancies were supplied by the Chairman APP
pointing to fill the same, Geo. O. Mooney A. l.. Bar
nett, j. +. Goodyer.
The case Of William Rollo being called, there was
careful examination OF the testimony depoeed against
him. from which it appeared that be had been IN con-
sutatiOn with nine different negroes -four OF them
leaders, who have snce been executed as such, whom
be had been melting to servile insurrecton, their
testimony show ing that his inervis~ with them were
frequent and that bis promises Of assistance and va.
rious encouraging propositions freely made, the
testimony Of of the leaders, vn Simon, may show.
Simon, negro man, the property Of the estate Of Wm
Briggs deceased, testified that be had talked with
Nym. Rollo, in R0llos house. on the subject OF the
negroes rising; that be had known Rollo TO talk with
other negroes the same subject Gays that Rollo dis
cussed the subject one Sunday when he (Roliol ana
Allen FTasers Jerry and John Joyces Lewis were IN
the woods gambling Simon looking on, and tina
VIM Roio promised get ammunition for them toll
him Simon to get all the help he could, and on Christ
mas Eve night he would give them signal TO 20 m
mence operations by bursting pine tree down ON
Greenbriar. Rolo's plan for them TO kill their
own masters, at the time the signal was given, and
then TO meet him Greenbriar, and they were then
TO start in a body, and kill they advanced. Pine
Level was first to be cleared up which Rollo said
would not be breakfast. From Pine Level they
were to 90 TO Montgomery, by which time they would
have enough negroes to take that place. where they
could get plenty of arms. They were to kill as they
went from Pine Level 10 Montgomery, aud all the ne
oes were to join All that refused to do so were 70
be slayed. All the money was to be saved. kolo
was to open store in Montgomery, and the negroes
were 10 trade with him. The land, mules, and money
were to be- divided Some were to be farmers. These
were to have one mule and others to wagoners with
| good teams. All were TO have $3.50 piece.
Eight others, from personal interviews with said
| Rollo corroborate the important facts stated by
| Simon.
| Tie Examining Committee state that there have
! been but few other negroes examined, who do not
ray that William ROlo encouraging them by
promises of assstance they had learned from their
| fellows.
II was known to the COMMITTEES that said Rollo hal
been detected trading with negroes-negroes deeply
implicated in this instruction, and that he was L.
dcted therefor with proof probably 10 convict tat
be war regarded suspicious character by MANI of
his acquaintance; all of which considered, togethe.
with the remarkable corroborations of the testimony
depoeed BY nine negroes, all being examined under
rule and without the possibility of knowing what
each other testilying 10, il became clear that
Rolo guilty of inciling the negroes 70 insrr cin
one in which they had Iledged them elves TO kill all
| the white people who owned or had anything 10 do
with the management of slaves; also, all white men
and negroes VINO refused assist them; also, the old
and ugly women, and the children reserving and pre-
| serving hc youHg and handsome white women tor
] tieir trircs! Tue slain were 10 be denied even
| burial. but be cart out food for buzzards. r-
| After a careful examination of all the testimony
against William Rollo the committee several Of whom
had been present AT the examination Of the neyroes
deposng against him, pronounced him guilty OF melt
ny slaves TO insurrec0n, and condemned him 70 death
| by hanging by the neck.
| John Rollo brother 20 William Rollo, WAS also
charged with completely in the plot OF insuTIectioni
but his guilt not being folly established the COM
mittee determined To release him condition Of his
Immediately leaving the Stale. When brought before
the committee and tie result Of their deliberations IN
! his case was made known 10 him, be appeared much
relieved expressed himself grateful TO the committee
for their clemency and repeatedly said, "GenteInen
| ] am done keeping bad company--tms VIII make q
| man OF me- meaning the caution.
Four other negroes having been clearly proved to
the committee TO be leaders and active instgators In
the plot, were also condemned TO hang with William
Rollo on the following day 18TH inst and they were
executed in accordance with the decision Of the COM
! mittee.
II may not be amiss 20 state here that during the
| night previous TO Rollos execution he proposed at
one time to the guards who bad him in custody, that
4" il any one will question me ROlo) will tell all
know in relation TO the whole natter" No questions
| were propounded TO him, however, till some time
after this offer on his part, when Mr. Thomas Orme,
learning that he had made snch proposition, went in
and requested him to tell all he knew about the mat
| ter Rollo replied, What know, will die with it
| Ia me-" Rollo's wife also consoled him during the
night by saying TO him that he should have decent
burial but that his murderers, those who were hang
! ing him, would be slain in two three weeks, and
| thrown out TO the buzzards"
These declarations although they occurred AFTER the
conviction Of Roo and were not before tne oon 9
when sitting his case, increase the e'ldence oi MS
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