New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-13
THE KU-KLUX.
TRIAL OF THE COLUMBUS PRISONERS FOR THE
MURDER OF G. w. ASHBURN-FIFTH DAYS
PROCEEDINGS.

MURDER OF G. w. AsHBURN-FIFTH DAYS |
PROCEEDINGS
From Our Special Correspondent - ,,o ,oeo |
After the reading, correction, and reception |
OF the record of the previous days proceedings Judge
Henry L. Benning of Columbus Ga. was, on application
admitted as additional counsel for prisoners making an
array OF seven attorneys FOR the defense present III
Amanda Patterson, witness for prosecution, next
She is goodlooking girl OF about IS, and gave
her testimony with great drectness Have lived III 20
umbus six years. only knew Mr.. Ashburn two weeks;
lived in same house and Hannah Fournoy (cOloredl
scribes arrival Of the crowd at midnight; the
barley; tnS breaking III &C. as previously aSIa'e3
nobody but me and her; they went to door OF
Ashburn's room and told him TO open it; he asked
what they wanted told him to open the door he DID,
and they commenced shooting no hght at all in the
front ROOM they had light they 1t one IN front room
didn't see the persons who fired on Ashburn there was
good many persons In front room not so many IN mid
lumbus Bedel, jim Barber, ana George betL,
and Bill Dukes points them OUT Sepafa.eg
faces saw but without mask; he was stranger;
Bede lost his mask dropped of his face az ne Went OUT
told on him; il was Monday night, between IL ana
o'clock; had conversation previous to the Klhg WIN
Chipey Krkscey, and Barber about the NlnS oi ASH
burn took place over Sperss jewery store went there
to DR.. Moses; they were IN another room anu caeu
me to the DOOR Barber and Chipey tod me they WeIe
going 10 kill Ashbun the night he going 10 speak
told them not do 1t while lived there TINS was
told them they couldn't get IN; they sad they knew a.
well how the house was fixed as dd; they sag ioG
Bedeli and Barber passed me Broadst;, and heard
was ACQUAINTED with Bedell / had talked with him
few times but not often; have talked with MN since nc
came no INV house about a week before from
Columbus he was in my house before; didn't stay
than half hour then; others were present haes
three women he wanted me TO 20 down to his room with
him. didn't gO he gave reason Why he Wlshed me 10
go with him. made no promise that wOuid 20 I 0t
where his room was had conversation wlthsMr behneI
about leaving Columbus; he came to my mouse ana
wanted me % 90 away; / told him no. ne sad II we
d,d,t tbe would kill US and II the Yankees car
ed off N
swear anything against those mem tOld MIN uIu
vant IN 90 M All: he said Mr. Bowers aud Columbus
Bedell would furnish the money TO go away we Nouu
not anything against them didn wan 70 b
with Columbus Bede 20 has ROOM because thought ne
wanted get down there and kill me- because he was
afraid ia tell something on him , g.. A.
Here Messrs stephens, CRAWFORD ana Behhihg lor ue-
| Tense had "A consultation Of some minutes
osse10mined-Yes, was examined at the Coroners
these parties wouldn't tell 'em l knowd em; don't
know Mr. McCandless had no conversation with num- nun
| were going TO kill Ashburn some more men were III me
room; there was no one with me was oaeu h in
well at Fort Pulaski; No! was not put IN cell out III
room; Nh Whitley never told me he would give me 80
Pe yeI did not tell the Coroners jury ali knew
about the killing OF Ashburn because was AFRAID OF my
wond Kin me- knew they'd kin me If l told Anything
on them; Mr Bennett told me not 10 tell any thLg aDOul
1t that knew that he wasn't going to TELL ior VIC too
Wade SeDLers e9amined-I reside in Columbus, Ca am
% years OF age; have lived there eight years know Dr.
Kskscey have known him seven eight months points
| out DR. K) had conversation with him about three
!
street he stopped and called his buggy; asked me
could keep secret told HIM OF course COULD told
certain time and put an end 10 old Ashburu refused
! and went away; he called me back ana tOld me II
GrosSyS1irGon|i was ltaken to Fort Pulaski; was
confined in cell and Government raons; Jared about
vt no time put close box restraint at all put on my
body limbs don't know that any one ever saw ine
in conversation with DIR. X; he Il rich man ana I'm q
poor % I' am hss ne wanted TO- get something
| Red
fore my arrest, because though If told anything
should be murdered the same way as Ashburn was AT
the time Ashburn murdered there much excite
| Inent and alarm IN Columbus about the hu'kluM there
was great deal OF IT, am not Democrat now voted
SGlig BedeH eTamined-Dont know my age; live
was AZ Aunt Norah Winters saw Mr. Virgins and Mr..
Wood there points them OUT; don't know what hour II
was Mr Virgins had masquerade SUIT SAID he Sol "
from Molly Jones; didn't say what he was going to do
with H. said there 80 OF them going out disguised
said IL 10 Aunt Norah; don't know now long they sIad
when thcv first left said they were going round to Tenn
perance Hall the speaking was out; when speaking
suit was lying on chest Aunt Norahs he went 10
bed there lac was not doing anything vi he went 10 ped
saw him when he got up ana went our u0ois my Ms
the night Ashburn was killed. Aunt NVrah sad II they
took up Mr. Virgins she would that he was there
in bed with her and tha she would make me ana niue
NOrah swear the same tng the mask SUIT was on the
bed next moihng' auu tIio maaA yins oH u q;
| the mask was Diohe, up ~ vas 4. n ,t ~,
| pastebOard and black silk; throwed II INTO the
! ire. Virgins came In next morning about o'clock |
old Aunt Norah could swear there such time
and no longer Aunt Moran saln D5IoIe snS see mn
killed she'd make and little Norah swear that he was
| in bed with her.
Cross-erau These questions have been put to
me before Mr. Virgins is policeman | went 10 bed
before the speaking at the han, but didn't go 70 sleep
Aunt Norah asked Mr. Wood up stairs 10 take drink
Abraham johnson coloredj testified as 10 several points
not bearing directly upon the matter Of the murder aud
! appeared 10 be wanting IN ordinary intelligence.
| IuTeU Darts (coOred), sharp. old Atrcan-l am 6s
years Old have Lived In Columbus q years; was theie
The day before Ashburn killed; saw James Barber
that day; drove him my express wagon he came up
aud had pair of shoes in his hand throwed EN- In
the wagon and jumped in he was about half drunk
.fa1 v-as ben 4
why didn't 20 10 the clubroom got tired OF the con-
ycraon and tried 10 get shut OF him, but he kept on his
talk and said. whatever the Ku-KluX say they'll do,
they'll do In spite Of hell they hung IS mp IN Tennessee
the other day :" said, is possible, Sir y says he MT
! Ashburp will he "A dead man. certain - SAID, - j. II
possible sirW next morning heard that Ashburn was
| killed,
The eros Examination elected nothing of importance