The weekly standard., 1870-08-24
The Kuklux Confessions.

We learn that there arc, in the Executive
Office in this City, great many confessions
BY Kuklnx which haye bsen l.seIy madss,
cncc of the organization and its wicked and
aevilish character From among these we Sc
lect for publication to day the confession of
DR.. John A. Moore, late the Representative
of Alamance in the Legislature of the State:
JOHN A. MOORE, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says: | joined an organiza-
tion known as the WHITE BRoTHER-
HOOD, at Company Shops, sometime in
the Spring of 1860. The obligations were
administered to me near my house about
o'clock in the night. The obligations were
administered partly by --. There were
present -, --, and Others who are
not remembered. l was requested on the
night in which joined to attend n meeting
ofthe Klan in - pine thicket on Ger
tain night, at which time would be further
admitted into the secrets of the order.
was called to see sick person on that
night and did not get to the place of
meeting until they were breaking up. |
never attended any other meetings or had
anything to do with the councils or proceed
ings OF the Klau. | know nothing of the
individuals who hung Outlaw or those who
have committed the other outrages in Ala
nance. know this much in regard to the
attempt to nssassinatc Senator ShoinCr. On
the 9th day nl January, 1870, | happened in
the town of Graham. While there John Il.
Boyd, Esq, came to me and told me that he
had Just been informed that the KukluX in
tended to kill Shoiincr on that night, and
that he was anxious to make an effort to
put u stop to it. told him that would do
anything in my power to prevent it; for in
my opinion such proceedings would bring
ruin and dcsolation upon the county.
We also learned that the band who
were to do this deed, were coming by
way of Gilbrcth's bridge and it was then
agreed between Mr.. Boyd and myself that |
should take my horse and go that night
meet the parties on their way, and tell them
Mr. Shoffner was not at lh,me, but absent in
Greensboro. did take my horse and ride
fourteen miles that night and met the par
ties in ---- lane. little after dark They
were then on their way. | told them that
Mr.. Shotlncr was in Greensboro, and further
that Mrs. Shohner was hourly expecting to
be confined in labor, and begged them not
to go any further. | succeeded in stopping
them and they all disbandcd and went in
different directions. One of the persons
who was in the gang remarked to me
whilst standing in the lane that hc had
ridden forty miles Ia take part in
this raid, and said he would he id If
he did not carry it out. | could not have
heretofore exposed any knowledge had OF
the order | joined, as before stated or any
OF its proceedings, without cndangcring my
life ON the night in which | met the par
ties going to kill Shotrner, they told me if
it was afterwards discovered that had dc.
coived them, would suffer myself, The
night speak of was very cold and bitter. |
was a candidate in the late election upon the
Conservative ticket for the State Senate in
the 2Gth Senatorial District, composed Of
the Counties OF Guiliorl and Alamaucc.
j. \. MOORE,
Sworn and subscribed before me, August
10th, 1870. w A. ALBRIGHT,
C. :. G, Alnmancc County.