New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-30
THE KUKLUX KHAN.
DETAILS OF AN ATTEMPT To BURN ALIVE A
MEMBER OF THE UNION LEAGUE.

DETAILS OF AN ATTEMPT TO BuKN ALIVE
MEMBER OF THE UNION LEAGUE.
The telegraph recently outlined the particu-
lars of an attempt upon the life of Mr.. Steward, harm
less teacher of coored school Washington, Adams
County Miss The facts having been reported to Gen.
Dudley commander of the post he ordered the arrest OF
several persons, and measures taken for an ex
haustive investigation A citizen Of Natchez has com
municated to 1.-The NetoOI6auS Republican, Mr. Stewards
version Of the outrage and extract therefrom the
following:
Before daybreak on Sunday morning. July 10, heard
voices saying: "There has been great row in Natchez
tonight and four cOOred and two white men have been
killed and mixed up I'm the scrape and we want
your advice and help to get away" replied know
nothing about it, and can't give you any advice what TO
lev went 10 the door and was drawn little TO side
under when third person stepped up to me and
and III blow your brains out" The other two took each
Of arms and placed pistols at the side OF my head
and said, Keep silent or you de on the SPOT saw
then that they white men In Disguise They led me
forward distance 70 the road and as we passed
along others fell IN until the number had become 10 OF ~
was marched along the road some distance surrounded
on all sides by in Disguise and each man with re-
volyer in his hand was matted, ana aiter cer
tain KuKlux cabalistc signs and motions,
ordered to necl and say my prayers Inc man hAi
with from the start when was on my knees stepped
TO the side Of tile road ana brought large eau ana APP
preached with in his hand, and at sign another OF
the Klan pulled back my head aud the one WIN tno can
began pouring the contents over my mead ana lace
Another was WITH large wsP oil nay of bs KAN sad
Don't pour all over ms head aud iace pour u an over
~
that the man with the became enraged and swOTc at
taste of hell on earth before he got through With He
cursed me for a G. d Radical son Of a =, and
spoken to mo at Democratic meeting a
few days previous to the election recalled me Words
That OF the same persons who had threatened One
asked me me . wRet9SF haG be Sq sa them quick
Won will he too id busy few minutes TO have time
ordered silence and said 10 me: "You are member Of
the Loyal Leaguep ] replied afirmatiyely He then
said: "Give me tho signs and passwords" told him
that could repeated the demand several times,
but kept silent. lie became enraged, and cursed me
harmed you nor any one else In my life. You have
you are not satisfied do with me as You VIII am com
pletely in y0nr power put spare my me- f9r COZ sake
d Radical son OF b, aud let him go TO nell III blaze
where all Of his stripe will bew At this rose to my
b S 70 Dsg mv & Wa orsed DOWN on my
knees and again asked for the signs and passwords
Of and af bSt wond be- be az S @
said Lets shoot the d. Radical son OF b. and others
tSeying carpet6ag associates Others st said, dThat
is too good for him; set him on fire and let him
Of his that they may sec what is intended
for all Of them, for will give al OF them small smell
OF hell before get through with them" At last one OF
them said II he won't count, will count for him."
and he commenced, "0ne, two, three four" and as he
black hearted villain" was said by several paid no at
tention TO what was said TO me- for had resolved that
death man 70 Dg s' had not the least " bat
vou S 4g ne for was comolete Surrounded on ali
sides by men holding I'm their hands TevOlyers pointed at
that lad been counting said: 20 d him. he will
soon be glad TO get down. will go on with
tho counting" He resumed where. he had lett
or 'Fiye, six, seven, eight" and he pro-
nOunced eight" made desperate spring backward
expecting to be shot pieces This brought me among
those who were behind me- Two OF them grabbed me by
the shirt which they tore away They then rasped me
by the arm but the coal tar and oil aud other Ingredients
had made my skin 80 slippery that they could not hold
me. / broke from them and ran. Several shots were
PAGES and then rushed into the hedge. The hedge is
compact that could not get through it, but crawled In
as far as | could possibly get, and lay there sim
death they searched for awhile, and at length they
mounted their horses and rode on
THE ASHBURN MURDER TRIAL SOUTHERN PUB
Lie OPINION.
TroB Our Special Correspondent go. 49,.
On the sixteenth day of the trial of the sup
posed murderers of Mr.. Ashburn John Peabody, the
solictorGenersl OF the ChattahOocie Circuit within
which the murder committed, was called for the de-
tense Had this trial taken place in the court Of the
circuit Mr. Peabody would have appeared ~ prosecutor
hence the nterest taken by the people In his testimony
OF the murder as Mrs Moores tesimOny throws upon its
social estimate The important portion OF MI Peabodys
testimony give you The witness stated that IN con
versatlon with Capt Mills the officer in command Of the
United States troops ut Columbus, he had spoken with
the affair. Capt. Mills asked him If the City Council
had done anything further toward investigating the Of
witness replied that individuals they did MT 10
know who the muTderers question put TO Mr.
Peabody by the JudgeAdvocate % to whether,
yersatOn with Capt Mills, MI Peabody stated that the
city civil authorities were not disposed TO prosecute
Investigation because they did not know where 10 would
strike TO which Mr. Peabody answered that he had made
the remark applying TO the individual members OF the
Council, and not TO any authorities; did he know that
the feeling Of the community was the reason that sctu
ated the Council In their laIty The witness in reply to
another question OF the JudgeAdv0cate regarding this
conversation said that he did not say that the community
at Columbus did not desire 70 push investigation; ne
merely meant that, as indivduAs, they did not
10 know who were the perpetrators OF the murder
The witness very particular in ende9yOrng 70 i'm
press the minds Of the members Of the Court that the
community anxious enough 10 bring the guilty per
sons to accounts individuals they did not desire TO
know, nor would they make any strenuous efforts TO find
who the murderers The gist Of Mr.. PeabOdys evil
dence Is intended TO prove very unlikely state OF affairs
II the people were entirely ignorant OF the affair, aud
placed any reliance their press which laid the blame
Mr. Ashburns political friends they would
leved themselves far from eopaTdLing their friends
by searching for the murderers
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