The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-07-20
IRON our oWN REPoRTER.


Your reporter left Danyille two o'clock
Tuesday morning for Yanenyyille. He rode
sixteen miles horseback IN the night and
reached the seat of warn early after
sunrise TINT morning. The old town look
cd like a camp; nearly all OF the stores
were shut up, their oeesnants for The most
part being under arrest In the Court House.
ourflrst business 90 arriving In Yanccy-
vile was 70 get II to see
TIE PRISONERS.
We went IN witha friend who was nj
lowed free ingrcss and cgress. In The end
room.of the lower passage where Ste
phcns was killed--wc found the Alamance
prisonersa. Dolph Moore, Jim Hunter, Sid
Scott, Moss Rainey, twho halls from CAS-
We'll. and John ireland. They had Just
sknp.~ Having slept upon sheep skins
old blankets spread ,lowl,lpon the
hloor We then went above ON the second
passage where a. soon Is We entered We.
! were Introduced 70
8 cot KIRK CO.
Who sat right at the door. lie Ii not so
ineana looking manas we expected to see.
But evidently nun OF no polish or edu-
cation. Though 70 dohiln justice We have
lately met with old confederate soldiers
who had friends that were prisoners in
Kinks charge during the war and they
prefer no charges of cruelty or unkindness
against him. The first man we shook
hands with was sam Hill. He was stand
ing At the door near Kirk. Then came up
mr yoang friend, Bob Roam, and We shook
hands with him. Then we were moving
across 10 shake, hands wilh Mr.. w. ID.
Rowe when Kirk halted Us, crying ont
"hc5,l yy,i man! lontspcak word with
thoe men ~ We left the house in very
few minutes, and just rs vepassed around
the Court Housn corner Kinks men were
cooking theirbrcakiaston thc Court tireen)
one Of them sung out a, " "yondeF goes
aG-d-d-m kuklux. he looks Ike one y
At this playful remark We stepped as high
asa blind horse and soon sfterwnrd set ON
nose in the direction Of Home again"
THE clswgLL pRtoSgRs
In the mp s;airs room Of the Court Hoasc
are eonfined the following citizens of YAM
ceyvillc and caawel countys DR.. y. NJ.
Roam, Hon. John Kerr, Robert Roane, DR..
A. q. Yaucey, Nancy Jones, Capt. a. A..
Mitchell, J. N. Neal. Sheriff J. G. Ciriffith,
y. a. Wiley, w. b. Bowc. Bailey Graves,
lion. ). r. lii. 4. ]. Womack; and mad
iition 10 thesc the following were arrested
IN Tuesday: Joe Fowler, Jim Williamson
and johnnie Mckee. little boy Of nine
ysars OF ar, who we understood was ar
rested as witness. When they arrested
this little hoy an OIL United States soldier
was heard 70 remark: " they'll be amer Ia
king up the hog and the eats next.n We
lizard Of these subsequent arrests after wc
left Yanccyvillc- caa'tyonch FOR their cor
rcetihss
now THE ARRESTS WERE MADE.
Kinks troops arrived In the suburbs Of
Yanceyvilie Monday evening about two
o'clock. Sfhrrc was going on in the court
House a political meeting "a discussion
between Leach and Scott Kirk waited
outside OF the town til The court House
was filed and the speaking hal begun.
Then he in4rchcl In aud dcplayci hismcn
in anl around tlic room. The door was
closed. Anthem Kirk raade The first mr.
rest Going m % sheriff Griiiith, who
stool In the ve.iihnie. wiiha pistol cooked
in his hand, ho Laid llis hand On him and
said "you are nv prisoner Griffith
aikcd: ny what anthority?" " Yon-
deri-Iny authority" replied Kirk point
ing "a he spoke 10 his armed men. The
court House was then kept clpsed for sew
cral hours and tlie balance 81 the arrests
madn ia good order, save Ill late In the
evening when big NV ramc nigh COM
ing on from the arrcst made Of
W. D. DOVE, 20.
Mr.. Bowe Is an old gentleman and onc
~ full Of stout pluck ~ an Gag isof meat
Late IN the evening Majvfof kiris'e COM
mand walked up 10 him aud saI,i: You
arc my prisoncrs''k Mr Ilnwc asked, "By
What authority do YOU arrest Ine:p The
oiliser fcplIc,l, ~ can't give ms authority
~ = Il
Mr.. Bowc fhcrcupon, a. We we've told,
struck him it the face twice. This Great
I'll tho greatest and innst fearful confusion
Soldiers ran their nilskuis III - the win
dows: Mr. Bowe was once o. twice clnbb-
III with their guns; pistols aud guns were
brought H. benr Oh him; i sinzcn eals- wcrr
exploded In the court roufn, Officers aud
citizens and soldiers were crying halt"
while Out-tloOra The women and children
were praying the soldiers md people 70
have incrcy.n II Il fortunate The affair
was no worse.
Tms AMREsr 90 pRASK 4. WILLY, Eso.
Frank wiley is1cmhned ina room 20
himself Az 10 Che manner Of his arrest
there arc two different tepors We viii
rive 10th. The first wasteldusas coming
from anegro named Ill Graves who claim
I'd 10 have been along with Che party who
taa.la ma rsr.iaf Ho kagss Mfr WILEY was