Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-04
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A REIGN OF TERRI OR.

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The citizens of Franklin county held q
meeting at Winchester on Wednesday
nj snt, in reference to the conduct OF the
militia in that county. r. A.Loughmiller
acted as Chairman, and W. q. SLATER as
Secretary. .raI isanfz q L1.ieat s.ie125of
q On motion 9 committee OF twenty elti-
zens was appointed 70 inquire into and re-
port upon the conduct OF the militia, and
to make suggestions as to the best course 20
The committee. after retiring, made re-
port, and dthereuponspeeches were made by
Jesse Arledge, the chairman OF the commit
tee, Colonel Peter Turney, Also Colyar,
and Henry Sing gleton.J The report was then
adopted unanimously. - ,.-,,,.,,,...7-ii ...7-ioi'
he The report Is as follows: 80 e.,
Your, committee report that. upon ex-
animation, they find the following facts to
be Stfae:d That the militia now located in
this county, under one Captain Kirkman,
are committing depredations that call tor
prompt and immediate action. For weeks
the conduct of this militia has been such as
70 deter many Of our citizens from engag-
,ifiQrih their ordinary pursuits, and, in par
ticular parts of the county, farmers, partic-
uiariy,, have been deferred from making
any expenditure in the purchase or collec-
tion of stock. to make crop; and in por-
tions OF the county the indications are that
the crops, will have to be abandoned, and
will be entirely lost. D Iat is1sa 20 d - IS
g Several of our citizens have been driven
from their ho1es, and for weeks nave been
hiding out. Within the last few days the
outrages of this militia have been of a much
more serious and alarming character. They
have been travelling over the country, pre-
tending to be hunting arms, but they have,
in the most violent manner, entered peo-
ple's houses, insulted the women, alarmed
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Among The families thus outraged, are
DIR. Abernathy's, E. II. Poe's, Hampton's,
and many others.
Only arfew days ago they took an inof-
fSasife boy, the son of E. H. Poe, prison
.ef,carried him to camp, and tied him and
condemned him to be shot, and his life was
saved by the intercession Of friend, max
ing the young man promise, on pain of
death, not to tell what had taken place.
Yesterday morning about daylight por-
tion of this militia went to the house of a
peaeeable, quiet citizen, James Brown, and
upon a pretended ackhowledgment, which
they claim to have extracted from him, by
falsely personating East Tennessee refu-
gees, as TO the part he (Brown) took in the
war, they took him into the woods, utterly
disregarding the appeals and cries of his
Wifeand father, and, put him to death in a
most heartless and cruel manner. Leaving
Him dead, they returned to camps, only
ending word to his wife that she could
send and get her husband if she wanted
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Other citizens were shot at, and the lives
of many men have been threatened. Sew
eral of our citizens have been notified with
in the last few days, that they would be kill.
ed. And these things are all done, as is al.
legged. because of the part said persons took
in the war, which has now been over more
than two years, and for which the parties
have all been pardoned, and have the pledge
of the United States Government, through
should be projected, having laid down theil
arms.
We further report that, so far as the citi
zens of this county are concerned, and es
pecially the men who were rebels DURING
the war, the most perfect quleC ana ordel
prevails. Every body, and especially thu
former rebels, have shown disposition Il
obey the laws, no matter how, onerous
never before witnessed IN this country. L
has been the constant remark OF oul
Judges, to-wit: Judge Hickerson, Judg'
Patterson and Judge steele. all OF Whon
Who whom were sppoiptses Of Gov. Brownlow
that sney nsse ahs p1Sp,e Ia t-n1S more us
posed TO De laW-aplulnR. Inc trutn Is, M
one pretends snas any uiau VINO was aIeoe