Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-24
An Infamous Outrage.

cord and violence III the State
An Infamous Outrage.
Yesterday the Superintendent of the
Workhouse received Il pardon, under the
great seal of the State, and signed by
"Gov." Holden, for three negro convicts,
bv name Allen Boon, Archey Corbett and
Calvin Corbett. The two former were in
mates of the Workhouse, the latter escaped
on the 24h June, Dir, ing the inseUrection, IN
WHICH ALL THREE WERE ACTIVE CoNsPIRA-
TORS AND PARTICIPANTS.
These negroes were convicted at the
June term Of the Criminal Court of this
county, and sentenced to six months labor
in the Workhou>e The following facts
were develop. d at the trial and before the
c mmittiug magi, tratts An industrious
and peaceaGle negro, residing In this
county, who belonged, or had belonged to
The Union League, by the name of Jack
Corbett, did not go to the voting precinct
Oh the first day Of the election for the
Constitution. On the second day Several
negroes came to see if he did not intend
voting. He declined to go with them. On
the third day these parties called again.
He still refused, saying that he never ex-
pected to vote again. Jack persisted to the
end, remaining quietly at home, working
during the three day of the election.
Some fortnight OF three weeks subse-
quent to the election, one Of the above
named parties came to his house about
supper time. Jack ordered supper to be
prepared for his guest. After they finish
ed their meal, the visitor asked Jack to
take walk on the plea Of business. They
had not gone far when he was felled by a
blow from some unseen persOn-:he night
was quite dark-blindfolded, tied and
most cruelty beaten. He thinks there were
quite large number participating. He
recognized the voices Of the Corbetts
Upon the trial before the committing
magistrates, these parties confessed their
participation in the deed, and e.cuHingy
i,;SIfcd their action upon the ground that
they had received orders from Ma or
Schenck, the head OF the League, and ap-
pealrd to a negro present, who they said
was their Secretary, and knew their state
ment to be true. The negro thus appealed
to very impudently and arrogantly sus-
tanned them, saying that Schenck had is
sued the order, aud that he had received
his authority from Gov. Holden at Raj
eigh.
These are the facts upon which these
criminals had been tried, convicted and
received the mild sentence of six months
imprisonment and labor in the Workhouse.
We have already shown how they had
borne themselves since their confinement,
attended with the escape Of one, and the
attempted escape of the others. Yet,
"Gov." Holden signalizes his entrance in
to Office by q free pardon of these crimi-
nails. It was probably done through pc
tition manipulated by this fellow Schenck,
miserable tool of Abbott, Estes & Co.,
and their conduct in beating an molten
sive negro, who declined to vote the Radi-
cal ticket, was enough to recommend them
to the contemp tible Adventures who con-
troll the party in New Hanover, and their
fit representative in the Gubernatorial
Chair of North Carolina.
We do not hesitate to pronounce this
action as an infamous outrage upon law
and good order-as calculated to encour-
age disorders and bloodshed in our midst,
and as leading to infinite and disastrous
troubles in the future This man, who in
duced these negroes to commit the crime,
and Afterwards secures their pardon from a
too willing Governor, is the Sheriff elect of
the county. With such officers what is to
become of this community God only
knows. Orr people have little to expect
from those whose duty it is to secure peace
and good ord-r they can and will protect
themselves from the insults of these con-
temptibIe men, and leave to the future a
vindication, at least of their violated
rights These things cannot last long-and
they will not. -Daiy JOurna5, 17h.