The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-07-13
MCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MAIEEns0s
Tmg NEaRO IKsCRagcTtox. Charles Jarrett, the
negro who made the affidavit charging The color.
cd Union Leagues Of the county with conspiIn-
cy 10 kill ali the whites aud connecting certain
Of our citizens with the atroeious intention, was
arrested on Tuesday last, and q nov IN iail Ne
appeared before Jusiicn Robinson on Wednesday
and made auosher aildavit still ooniendlng that
the negroes parposed rising, murdsring The whites,
&c. he is evidently crazy. tils statement win
Be propsi 10 be false an Indictment against him
for perjury. We give below both afiidaylis, The
one taken before Justice Hayward, In Baltimore,
and the other beore Justice Robinson
Charles Jarrett. being sworn la due form Of
law, deposcs aud says he Is n member OF q
League which has been organized about six
months In Baltimore county, which League is
= branch Of an organization which IL now GO
ing ON throughout the whole Of tho Southern
States. That there was about one month ago,
when he stopped attending the meetings, about
one hundred members, since then, he u inform
cd. = large number, both white and black men
have joined the League. That the members
each aud every week at the various colorcd
meeting houses or churches throughout the
counties Of this State and the city Of Baltimore.
The place Of meeting Of the League 10 which
he belongs IL at Stevenson Chapel, sth district,
Baltimore county that the object Of these
white citizens Of Maryland, Ia which under
taking they are 10 be assisted by other Leagues
from Pennsylvania aud other Northern States.
That Parker Bosley aud John T. Ensor, States
Attorney for baltimore county, have stated To
the members ofthc League ~ which he belongs
in his, Chas. Jarrctts hearing. at night meet
ing. that the only way for the colorcd people
10 get their rights, aud the property Of The
whites, Il 10 murder them, and advised the col
ored people to arm aud drill aud exert them
selves 10 get others to join the League so that
when they commence a. murder the whites.
which they (Bosley aud Ensor,) advised, they.
the colorcd people, members Of the League,
could do II more thoroughly aud with iess In.
Jury to themselves. That he, Charles Jarrett,
joined the League without knowing the objects.
surprising II 10 be q society for mutual asss
lance. That he has not attended meeting for
a month. aud has joined the United States Ar.
my ~ avoid having anything more 10 do with
the organization. and for fear Of bodily injury.
That the following named parsons are members
Of the League to which he, Charles Jarrett, be-
longs:
whitc-Cicorsc Hunt. Israel Price, william
Evans. Joshua Evans. Thomas Price, Jesse
Evans, Monroe Richardson aud Clay Gorsuch.
ColOred-John Beard, President; Jesse Star
rctt, Vice President; Shade Dutton, Robert
Webster, Norman Stavrctt. Jesse franklin. Jn0.
Her, Jim Tier, Jas. Thomas. Henry Carroll, T.
Wallace. John Talbot. NJ. Davenport. Steven
Wallace. Wash GRAY and Joshua Preston.
his
CHARLES y JtHHEtt.
mark.
sworn and subscribed 1" before me this 9th
day Of Tune. 1887.
WILLIAM n. HAYwAHp, H. r.
I'm this 10th day Of July, 1887. In the Cour,
Room. at TOwsontown, baltimore county. be
fore the. the subscriber. Justice Of the Peace
in aud Tor said county. personally appeared
Charles Jarrett whn being duly sworn ON the
Holy Evangcly Of Almig hty tod. deposes and
says: lie was ia Baltimore some time since and
made affidavit 10 certain facts. John Merry
man was there. also Jacob Pcarcc. Il was at
the Office Of james II. buchanan. Mr.. Buchan-
an wrote the affidavit. IL Is true IL lac put
down what witness told him. Did not know
Mr.. Ensor was States Attorney until Mr.. Ensor
told him. when Mr.. Pearce brought witness down
here. Did not know Mr. Ensor. but saw some
man nj the school house. Did not know who
he was. Some person told him IL was Mr.. En-
sor. Told them at Mr.. Buchanau's Office that
the colorcd people were getting ready 20 tight
on the 9TH of July. Told them that the color
ell people were going to rise 10 kill the white
pcoplc-that Pennsylvania and other Northern
states were coming 10 help them-thst the
Northern Leagues were going 10 kill the people
who were with the South at the time Of the
war. in the county. and the county Leagues
were going to Baltimore 10 burn Il aud kill
tufI AfNfN NV Etfhlttft auNtuiuE ttrt ktii
them. Munroc Richardson. clay Gorsuch. T.
Prize. Chas. Ducr, SHELTON Price ard q. Hunt.
white men. belong tn the League. Geo. Hunt
was captain aud had them out drilling Saw
thcmdriiling. supposed they were going 10 Il sht.
Did not 90 10 baltimore To make the affidavit.
he went there Ia cnlist. Made this statement
Ia Mr.. Pcarce who came Ia him In the ears nj
asked the If certain reports were true. | told
him they were true. Mr.. pcarce asked the ID |
would swear "a il. n he would like a. have M
affidavit. said | would swear Ia IL n IL was
true. aud Mr.. Pearcc got out Of the ears at
Bolton Depot aud walked ia. Mr.. Merryman
got out at the lower depot. We walked nearly Us
Ias, a. the cars. when aud Mr.. Pearce and
Mr. Merryman all went tn the office together.
The men drilling were going 10 Baltimore 10
kill the people, some Of them told me Ste
phcn Wright, Robert Webster and josh Pres
ton who were drilling: told me so. They all
calculated on having farms by this time they
were all talking about the whites in the League
too. Heard the President in the League read
a letter which he said was from the North stat
ing that they would have 20 get ready 10 fight
To get their rights and their farms also. This
is all he recollects about The letter. Saw the
county League drill three or four times-one
time they had arms. every man had arms
minnie rifles there were moro than twenty five
of them. They said Congress sent them 81
thein. The arms came in the ears IA sparks
Switch saw the boxes in the ears but does no,
know what was IN them dOn Know who u was
that told him the arms were in there. After
the party had done drilling the arms were put
in Mr.. Charles Duer's cellar. helped to put
them in. Saw a box ia the woods not covered
mp. Looked through u crack aud saw gun
John Tier said there was guns In the box wen,
with Her 10 see II they werca safe. This was
about New Years last. These were the only
two places whore he saw arms. Tho last meet
ing was AT was about two months ago Does
not know Of any other League. Neither Mr.
Pcarce nor Mr. Mcrryman made any threats
nor offered any inducements 10 me 20 make the
affidavit. Al the time had not attended meet
ing for about u month. Would not have made
the affidavit II they had not gone with me.
Made the statement 10 John Pcarcc about
week before he made the affidavit above men.
toned. Made the statement because he did
not like 10 do II aud did not like 10 see all the
people killed. The drilling was about corn
planting time. The captain told them they
must drill 10 learn that when they came into nc
tim they might know how TO handle themselves
80 as to get through auick--there would not be
many of them hurt and would have all III"
rich mems farms after the 9Th Of July.
his
CHARLES - JAHRErr.
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