New-York tribune., 1870-08-08

the camps to t held at Graham He was present, and
fifty or sixiy others Long made speech In which
their safety depeDded upon their secrecy, After bis
speech, David Melz.ne and Will Faucett informed him.
been turned out Of his house by aury and that the ne
gro had afterward burned the house down, and asked
what ought TO be done with him. Long replied that
hanging none too good for him. Mebane then asked
that he put 10 vote in that meeting stating that he
opposed to hanging and moved that fifty ashes be
given him. the old negro man. This he wood opposed
stating his reason that the members Of the county
meeting quained with the circumstances, and
that he thought the matter should he left to the camp IN
the noghboIhOod of which the circumstances occurred
He was overrued, and Mebane's motion for the whip
ping agreed TO- This whipping never took place as he
Before the meeting adjourned Long appointed pa,
rade in silence in the town of Graham, and appointed
him Wood tO conduct It, Some week or two aiterWard
the parade took place, but he Wood not there his
wife being sick. After this some week or two Long
called another meeting Of the different camps in the
woods near Graham. When assembled Long told them
that he should call no more county meetings rs mere
much and confusion and danger Of detec-
ton that he opposed 10 whipping and taking notcc
OF frivolous matters that the only punishment they
ought inct DEATH and that in the case OF rape
and such like, when the civil authority did not punish
the guilty. III,
There were no more county meetings any meeting
OF the camp of which chief Ii dropped. Whether
other camp in the county was kept up AFTER tha ne
does know The chiefs of the several camps were;
OF the first Jacob Long who chief of the county OF
the second Jasper n. Wood of the third Geo Anthony
he thinks; of the sixth, David Mebane OF the seventh
VIM. Stockard. John Dunham was chief nut 'he NUM-
Der OF camp he don't know. ~, A.. ,,ouo. .r.os
After this he heard from George Baron that mere was
probably another order and that James Patterson knew
something about It. shortly atterward, at Gfahai'
James Patterson and Armtad Patterson swore him into
the Order known the Constitutional Union Guards.
The oath he then took or cory 2i IT. ne st 20 se
Segun, James Hunter John Stockard ne tmnhs, LUZ LUZ.
strictly the orders Of their superior officers Iateron
had the evening before established Kan on tno SCUM
Of the Alauance, of which he Wood, was appointed
South Commander, AT the same meeting the following
officers were elected:
James Bradshaw, North Commander.
Pope Bradshaw, East Commander
Joe b. Thompson West Commander.
John Wood, Secretary.
John Teer, Treasurer.
Robert Hunter, Inside Guard.
Richard Thompson, outside Guard.
At this and subsequent meetings, which we're held
about MONTH the following persons were initiated
George Stoppard Wm. Mebane, Turner Bradshaw, Pat
tersOn Thompson, Siren Bradshaw, and others.
This Klan and Pattersons klan agreed TO exchange
work, il nothing was done rashly.
Teer Jim Bradshaw, and himself at the hanging OF
the negroes who were executed for barn-bnrning IN
Orange; also that Col webb and himself took the two
negro men out OF the house. Shortly afterward, Jim
Bradshaw and others sent him. Wood word that raid
was TO be made upon the house of Caswel Holt colored
man. to destroy his house and effects He Wood refused
10 James Frost told him that upon the refusal OF
Holt TO open the door, that jim Bradshaw shot through
the door, wOunding him. Some time after the above oc-
currence Jim bradshaw, who had been to Hillsboroug
brought him. Wood note which, after reading was TO
deliver to James Patterson. The note read as follows
Resolved in solemn council that shaT
Military Bill shall be executed on = night" - t.,
in cyPheT which he Wood and Patterson could not READ
Both he FOust and Patterson refused to have anything
10 DO WIN III. jim 50 tOsl udl
he was in council, in HillsbOrough with Col Webb,
NASH Sturdeyck and Others when this plot was agreed
upon
AS the Outlaw murder, he Wood heard j. Il. Stock
ard say that he slept with man who was there the night
1t took place. Mike Thompson told him wood after
ward that but three took hold of OUTLAW, of whom
M Thompson and Jim Bradshaw were two; that the
crowd in attendance were from Orange and Alamance.
Fisher Bradshaw, at party near his woods house. told
him wood that old Bill Purgeon had reported some
body the other side Of the river and would he expected
go up that night Dr, Wilson, on the day Purgeon's
body found said iii Woods presence that the body
what he could learn, had changed it's position III the
water. D. N WOOD
Witnesses: VIM. j. CLARKE, s. A. DOUGLAS.
further state that, at the time of my joining the
organizations informed, by the who initiated
me- that Jo Turner commander Of the state Central
Klan j. N WOOD.
Witness: wM j. CLARKE, S. A. DOUGLAS.