Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-08-26
UNITED STATE' CT AMERICA, |
District Of North Carolina. {

D. ". Weldon being sworn, deposeth
aud saith, that he Is a citizen OF the United
States and ofNorth CIrolina, now residing
and has always resided in the county of
Alamance, in said State, that lie is IN no
military organization, and in no way sub
ject to military law.
That on or about the OBJ Of July last,
he. this affiant, was arrested by one 3. W.
Burger, claiming to be Lieutenant Colonel
of body Of armed men, called by him
North Carolina State Troops, encampGd at
Company Shops in said county, no cause
being assigned for said arrest ana detain-
ed with sundry other citizens Of the State,
held also prisoners by the said Burgen.
and G. W. Kirk, who claimed to be Col
onel of the said troops. That he was pa
rolled at one time for two or three days, with
an obligation to report to said Kirk at Yam
ceyville, when he again went into contlne-
ment with many other prisoners. that while
thus confined in the upper room CT the
| Court House Of Caswell, upon seeing sol
der below carelessly handling pistol he,
this affiant, demonstrated, that he might
shoot some one The soldier Immediately re-
piled with an oath, 81 will shoot you,
and fired his pistol. the ball passing near
| the head of this af1iant. From this time
forward this afliant seemed to have incur
red the hostility Of said Kirk and his Off
, GERS. who cursed and maltreated him on
divers occasions that aft + the service, on
said Kirk, of the writ in this case, he went
with this affiant and other prisoners to
Graham, in Alamance county, and confined
his prisoners, this a11iant among them, In
the Court House there, that on Tuesday
afternoon Of the present week, this atllanl
was taken by Lieutenant ana guard, Of
said Kirk, aud carried to the common jail
of said county, and there confined until
l Thursday, when with the other prisoners
aforesaid, he was brought to Salisbury
That on the morning after this atfiant was
committed to Jail, q Lieutenant Banner, o.
the said troops, who seemed to be the
keeper of the prisoners. who had beer
J committed to jail. placed an iron manacle
on one of the legs of this affiant above the
: ankle, to which was affixed chain an(
staple, fastening it to the floor that thu
, said Banner riveted the manacle on TIN
, leg of this af1iant in O very rough manner
: giving to this affiant great pain In the op
/ Grafton that he was kept thus iron
i ed until taken from the Jail aforesaid, t.
be carried to Salisbury before His Honor
Judge Brooks. That this affiant was neve
J informed of any charge against him, o
S which he was arrested and confined, an
4 had done nothing to provoke the cru'
e usage aforesaid, to which he was subject
Ii ed. That during all the time OF this al
iant's confinement in Jail he uttered fl
:, the want of water to drink; n small quar-
d tity of stale water in q canteen was place
}, by him soon after his commitment 10 jal
l. and none other furnished to him durir
his confinement, he asked for water sever
times, and it was refused and he WI
cursed in every instance. When fOad W
sent to him, by the citizens OF Grahar
3 the guard threw it to him on the floor
u the Jail and forbid him to use knife, TO
Ala1- rNiut
of face and threatening TO shoot him at 4
% same time. D. w. WEEDoN.
y Sworn and subscribed this 10th
CT August, 1870, before me. .-a <.
Is 7 WIZ. LARKINs,
III Clerk q. S. Dist. Court Dist. Cape Fear.