The New York herald., 1870-08-09
TUE North CiR0LINl AVER yHY.
Arrest OF Josiah Turner, Jr.-Hss Defiance Of
Governor Holden.

Arrest OF Josiah Turner, Jr.-uEs Defiance OF
Governor Holden.
lFrom the Raleigh Sentinel, August 81
Josiah Turner Jr, editor of the Raleigh Sentinel.
was arrested by one Lieutenant Hunnycutt, in
pursuance of an order from Governor Holden.
The arrest was made the day after the election,
at Hillsboro. Orange county. The radicals ac-
cuse him Of being King of the Ku-Kux. 1t is
presumed that the following letter had something
to do with his arrest
TO GOVERNOR HOLDEN.
HILLsBoKO, August 8, 1870.
GOVERNOR HoLpEN-You say you will handle
me in due time. You white livered miscreant, do
1t now. You dared me to resist you. l dare you
to arrest me. am here to protect my family.
The Jacobins Of your club. after shooting powder
IN the face Of Mrs. Turner, threw Ave pound
rock In her window, which struck near one of my
children. Your ignorant Jacoblns are melted to
TINS by your lying charges against me-that am
King of the Ku.Klux. You william, come and
molest women and children. Yours, with con.
tempt and defiance, hsbeas corpus or no habeas
corpus. JOHN TURNER, JR.,
Editor Of the Raleigh Sentinel
The telegram announcing his arrest is as fol.
HILLsDoRo. N. c., August S, 1870.
Mr.. MooRs, Sentinel Oflce:--
was arrested by Lieutenant Hunnycutt this
morning. j. TURNER JR
The following letter, written by the editor of
the Sentinel before his arrest by Kinks brigands
yesterday morning, was received too late for In.
sertion In yesterdays Issue. We insert it now be.
cause we know it expresses tho sentiments he
entertains yet, and that he will continue to enter
tain until he takes that airing in Wake county
Jail yard 80 often promised him by the Governor
through his organ, the Stdndord:-
HiLLsBoRo', August 4, 1870.
Governor HoLDEN-I did not see your pa
<1n .g,,a.yI
yesterday. The day before I was forced
to send you two hurried teIegrams in re-
ply to threatening articles contained in your paper
If there be any apology necessary for this letter.
you will remember that you began the correspon-
dence, through your private secretary, one of your
military generals have no spies and detectives.
as you have, yet it 10 reported to me that one Of
your generals said at the National Hotel that Joe
have telegram announcing that you said yester-
day on the streets you would issue an order for
my arrest as soon as you could reach your office.
Now, we repeat, come on with your chains. Pat
ton has felt your rope, and can bear your chains
and defy you too. You are now In q desperate
conflict with a secret society. You pretend to
believe that am connected with 1t; but know
have reason to believe you have had spy and
detective visiting my office for three months or
more. You are welcome to all you have learned
through t1e scamp. You may go on with your
is my purpose to tllwart it, which shall do In my
own wayi but | expect to live long enough, If
not assassinated by your secret Jacobinicsl clubs,
put them down. The people now see their dan
gerous tendency and they will help US. You will
see evidence Of this when the result of Thursday
Is known. You must not expect me to treat you
with the respect due to the chief magistrate of
the State, because you do not deserve It. In tho
first place, you do not look like Governor, and
your looks show that you do not feel like one
and everybody sees that You do not act like
one For aome time you have been acting the
part of an abusive, scurilous, partisan editor of
your abusive, scurrilOus, partisan organ, and as
you have placed yourself in that position you may
reasonably expect to receive the treatment Of one
occupying it. Last night heard firing at your
military camp. l thought at the time they were
returning the supposed fire of a Ku-Klux. To-day
learn from Mr.. Henry Brown that the shot from
the camp struck his house, and was in direct
range with the bed on which his children lay. A
little force would have sent the ball through
the door and into tho bed among them. I shall
conclude this by again daring you to come with
your "rons," and challenge you to deny writing
Boyd's Confession" and we will prove It on you.
JOSIAH TURNER, Jr.