Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-14
Lies Of, the Ku.KIux.

The Nashville Times is continually en-
gagged in hunting up and publishing out
RACES and pretended outrsges, which it
does not attribute to the Loyal Leagues
Last week it had story of this kind
located a. Shelbyville, as follows:
They went to his lodging in the dead
of night, took him out of his bed on the
street, mother-naked, and dashed him
nearly to death. Then four of them
grasping. each either q leg or arm,
dragged HIN to the house again and shut
him 10. They then went to the house of
popular colored man, and hauled him
out. but he took to his heels. The sports
considered they would let him have his
own way and followed him, giving him a
cut every time they could get chance.
In through the corn aud hay, and over
the stubbles they followed the poor fell
low, cutting him about the face, head,
body and legs until he fell down in o
swoon, exhausted and bleeding. They
then gave him few kicks apiece and
left him. He was found yesterday morn.
ing BY his wife and daughter, who carried
him home.
How far the above statement is true
may be learned from the following from
correspondent of the Union aud Dis
patch, which vouches for the reliability
of the writer:
We have from a perfectly reliable
source an account OF this affair, which
occurred on Saturday night 1t will
show the extent to which the Press and
Times drew upon fancy. Our CORE
spondsnt writes under date Of the 9Th az
folloys
The Ku- Klux were In town on Satur-
day night last, and as there will be an
exaggerated account of their conduct
while here, furnished the Press and
Times, / thought it would be nothing
amiss to apprise you Of the facts.
They entered the town on the Fay
etteville and Lewisburg pixies, and we're
on the Square befora apy one in town
was aware Of their presence. The squad
numbered about forty .eight, and we're
handsomely dressed and masked. They
we're we'll armed and finely mounted.
They rode around the Square twice, then
proceeded down Washington street
about three or four hundred yards, and
halted in front of Dunlap's " shehang,"
and mounted him on one Of their horses.
They also took negro by the name of
Jim Franklin In charge, and returned
back to the square, where they halted,
and gave three cheers for Andrew john
son. They then proceeded out Of town
oyer the bridge, the way they came in.
Having my curiosity a little aroused, 4,
in company with several othersS followed
them TO the bridge; they had, however,
put guard at the west end, and
would let no one pass They took Dun
lap aud the negro about two or three
hundred yards from the bridge, and
struck Dunlap, / suppose, about one
hundred on the naked hide with leather
strap, and whipped him very severely,
cutting the hide in many places, The
negro got off with very light Swapping,
com paratiyely. This was oil the vio-
lence that they committed, and these are
the facts.
What the negro had doneI know not,
save that one Of the Ku-Klux remarked
that he would not want 10 shoot at an
other Ku-Klux. Dunlap is a negro
school teacher, and ever since he came
to this place has made tho negroes HE
associates. he is a man that is not re-
spected even by many Of the negroes of
this place. he doubtless got orders to
leave for a more cougenial cline, and
will, more than likely, obey orders. 1t
is stated that there was not less than
from five to sig hundred in TIE vicinity
Of town, but only the above mentioned
squad came upon the public square
As yen may well suppose, they being
the FIRST Ku-Klux seen in town, created
no little excitement, and feeling OF fear
upon many. The negroes, as a general
thing, fed for their respective places OF
abode, and ] have heard il limited that
some whites did the same thing.
Some Of the people here are very ~
dignant at their CONDUCT, while others
are quite Indifferent. to all outward APP
pearances. All has been very quiet
since the arrival Of the Ku-Klux. hope
that this visit may suffice for the future