Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-17

were had. An investigating Committee was appointed, consisting of the following gentlemen-to wit:
 John c. Davie, C. M. Greene,
 D. Harshaw, B. H. Perkins,
 A. M. Reinhardt, J. M Coyle,
 S. J Dunn, John Holloway,
 M. G. Stone, w. Burns,
 D. w. Hood, E. Lackie,
 J. J. Caskey, A. Ppkin,
 J. B. Stephenson, A. A. Pittman.
 H. J. Morgan, H. M. Turnage,
 M. B. Bryles, James Stone,
 John Williams, D. F. Reinhardt,
 A. w. Thomas, A. J. Thomas.
 w. L. Moore,
 Committee met at the church, and was organized by electing Allen "A. Putnam, President and D. w. Hood, Vice Pres- dent, P. J. Williams, Secretary. Where upon, the following testimony was had:
 Testimony of Capt. Dave, belonging to MT. Dunlap: Myself and MT. Tom, (Thomas Williamson, the white man i'm pIcaled and executed with the negroes,) was to meet to-day, but (by an act of Provi- dence, they were detected, and on this day, (sunday,) instead of their contem- plated plans, they were both before Committee of Investigation.)
 MT. Webb, Pipkin's Charles and MT. Tom met me in thlclsct near MT. Dun- laps farm. MT. Tom said he would com mence at Mir. Turnage's, (Dunlap's over- seer, and then go 10 Mir. Perkins: This white man said he would get crazy every once and a while, but while crazy he was looking all around. This Tom said he was at MT. Griffin's House, when that shoot ing was at MT. Turnage's. Mr. Tom was to run in and get the money. MT. Tom told me he was making up a company Tn White county, that Tuesday night MT. Webb gave me drink of whisky and then took one himself and cleared his throat with d HEM On Sunday before, MT. Tom told me he would bring Mr. Webb with him. and on Tuesday night MT. Tom, Plpkin's Charles and MT. Webb come together. They were to get all the money and then divide 1t between us. We was coin to eat our dinner in Sanfrisco, on the 4lh of July. We talked together about three weeks ago. Pipkin's crooked leg fellow was going to be Captain over one Company, and we was going 10 give Hickory Plain call for manners sake. MT. A. Thomas George was going to take part. MT: Tom said clean all as we went. When we met on Tuesday night, MT. Tom put his hand on MT. Webb and said, 'rhis is one of my men,, The other Captain was the Widow Henly's waller man, a large niger, weighing about 190 pounds. Mir. Tom asked me whether Mfr. Tunnage had any guns at his house. MT. Tom said he would come on Wednesday and shoot to scare the white women, so as he could get this money. 1 was to get certain part of It to divide among the other boys; Jerry knew all about it. When this gun was fired, If he coud'n get the money, Mir. Tom was
 to run back dare and git in the Gin House. have seen this white man Tom four times, the first time seed him was about four weeks ago. When l seed Mr. Tom in dat dar prison house, he winked at me. This rising business was talked of about two weeks ago. All our boys was into it. l was to give em talk to-day, (Sunday.) )
 Testimony of Col. Davie's Jeff - We was goin to kill ali the white folks. Capt Dave and myself was goen to be Captains. Normal Webb. and Capt. Tom Williamson was the men who was goin to give us arms. We was goin to MT. Dunlap's first and kill his overseer, from dar to Mir. Perkins. 1 and Dave fixed 1t up last Tuesday night was week, about midnight. I fixed it up with Charles at the Baptist Church. 1 has talked 10 MT. Webb three times about it. We was goin to kill n <lI