The New York herald., 1870-07-23
The Doiuss of ths Militia Among the People
| Arbitrary Arrests and OutrngeS by the
VholesaIe-ssKirlx's Lambs.'s

The Doiuas Of the Militia Among the People
Arbitrary Arrests and OutrageS by the
Whoiesale-s'Kirle's Lambs"
from the Kaeign IN. O. Sentinel, July col
The following letter sets forth more in detail the
brutal manner in which Kirk and his desperadoes
are executing the Governors orders. 1t is from a
gentleman OF the highest respectabllity:-
GREENSBORO, N. u, July 10. 1870.
GENTLEMEN-On Sunday night Kirk camped six
miles from Yanceyvile, with his Alamance prisoners,
Scott is about sixty. five years or age ana for many
years cripple. Yesterday monday was the APP
pointed day Of General Leach and Mr. Scott, candl.
dates for Congress, to address the people OF CaswelI.
kirk, with portion OF his command, about $50 in
number, reached Yanceyvie about haf-past one
O'clock p. NJ, just as Mr. Scott had commenced his
speech. filed his men into the enclosure and around
the Court House, then filled win people. ana tuen
orders to allow no one 10 pass out. lie then pro-
Hon Samuel + I'm, Dr. n. NJ. Roam, j. NJ Neal,
the most respectable, law.lovlng ana law
abiding citizens Of the county. No cause
single instance. These men, as they We're arrested,
We're confined In the various rooms oil the Court
fined in one OF the rooms when the command drst
arrived. Colonel Withers, vino, as an officer OF the
county, occupied room in the Court House, was
forced by Kirk TO vacate his room for this purpose
and to remove his bed and baggage. While Leach
was speaking squad OF soldiers was sent into the
court room TO arrest one OF the oldest and most re-
spectacle citizens OF the county, w. Is. Bowe. The
officer In command asked him Ii Bowe was MS
name. Upon his replying that 1t was he was told to
consider himself under arrest ''By what autio-
ritysn asked Bowe. In much louder anu more in
soient tone the same thing a. repea ed-"Consiier
the officer put out his hand as IL to take IN by the
collar, when Mr. Bowe put out his hand against the
by wna s1ra opcf ana a m a
OF the squad then raised hs pistol TO
Bowels face and attempted to fire. The
hammer fell Colonel Pinnix, who was standing by
Knocked up the muzzle Of the pistol-a large sized
navy repeater. The soldiers snen commenced YEN
lag the cries, "Shoot the damned rascal Sl,i the
damned rebs. kill the last damned Of them. -
These cries were taken up on the outside and for
officers and men alike sh ,utiug and cursing-the
whole command on the outside, with muskets cooked
tion TO snoot the rst man who appeared at the win.
dow. Of course there was no "appearance." Finally
the squad returned to the outside. having deposited
the.r prisoners In confinement in one OF the rooms
below, when quiet was restored though the whole
command remained with cooked guns III hne on tho
outside for considerable time thereafter The en-
tire crowd OF citizens was kept In the court room
until five O'Clock, with two or three exceptions who
were passed out by the special order oil Kirk. The
Coroner and every man who had peen In any way
concerned with the Coroner's Inquest upon the
Dody OF Stephens were made prisoners. except the
From q private letter from gentleman OF the
highest character take this extract:-'I saw an
oticer with his hand on Judge Kers back, with his
pistol cooked and excited with liquor, and was onl
prevented from mischief by his superior in whose
custody Mr.. Kerr was" Most OF these men arrested
are oa, gray headed citizens, standing as high as
the highest, both III the various churches and the
community. These facts may bs relied on. rney
come both by letter and from one OF our citizens Of
undouoted reliability. whb was present at Yancey-
vlc and an eye witness OF the proceedings Though ne
was not INSIDE Tie Court House, ana left there last
night 1he people there, as well as here, are eX.
cited anu deep indignant but doing all they can to
keep cool aud TO prevent riot aud bloodshed. Is
expedient 10 hold pubic meetings, or shall we lie
still. grin and endure tf Negroes were used as
pilots 10 the various squads engaged In making The
arrest: We, here III Greensboro, have beer
army OF Kinks prisoners.