The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-08-31

whipped by the Kuklux before, fea1s@
them again, from the threats of Mr.. Chs<1z
ley. Witness desired to obtain warr111
and bind him to the peace. Saw q strsnE<
at the gate,-s colored man,-of wboIn
he inquired where was Mr.. Stephens. Tho
reply was that he was downstairs at ~
tax-room. The colored man said he Iia@
just come Gom the railroad where ID
had been at work. Stood and waited there
awhile inside the enclosure. Did not 90 up
stairs at all. A meeting was going on thelvs
Looked down the ground-f floor passage way
Saw men come out of the lower door to tkp
left,-first Mr.. Wiley, next, Jim Mitchel|.
then Logan lotion, and three other %,
known parties. Mr.. Wiley came straight
on. The Others disappeared; witness didn't
know where. Wiley passed him from 6fo
8 feet distant. He looked as if he had been
exerting himself, for he was sweating. Not
seeing Mr.. Stephens then went to the Re-
publican meeting at the school house. When
Mr.. Wiley came out one man seemed to lag
behind and pull the door to. 1t was only
moment. l was afraid for my life %
say anything about this at the inquest. I
told Ruffin Hill of it on Tuesday morning
was afraid to remain in Yanceyville, be-
cause I had been kukluxed before, about
the 30th of April. I had been at Greens
boro', where trial was had before judge
Tourgee and certain men bound over to the
peace. When the regulars came to Eanyil!o
to 60 to Yanceyville followed, was there
when Kirk came and gave my evidence to
him. was afraid for my life to say it be-
fore that time for I would have been
killed. I stood guard on the night of the
murder. Saw the candle, bat knew moth.
ing of the box Ruffin Hill sent for me-.
and went to the Courthouse that night.
On Sunday l went to preaching early.
Heard of the murder and discovery of the
body there. Came back and was at the in
quest on Monday. On Tuesday left Yam
ceyville. Afterwards returned to Yaucey-
ville Then went to Graham, since Col.
Kirk had my evidence went to Salisbury
with the troops and came to Raleigh as a
witness to make my report.
AFTERNOON sEssION-TUEsDAY.
Rufin Hill, (col.) was called, and be cor
roborated the statement that Joseph Wo-
mack had told him, concerning the seeing
of Mr.. Wiley and Others come out of The
last room on the left of the Courthouse
passage, about o'clock on Satur
day evening and said that he was
cautioned to keep the matter secret. He
didn'nt know but was confident that Wo-
mack remained about Yanceyville few
days afterwards. He lived with Wiley
Turner, where Womack usually stayed, in
the next room, and was himself employed
in farming; but he could not give place or
particulars as to whether he saw or knew of
Womack's presence in Yanceyville after
Tuesday.
Was on guard on Saturday night. Sent
for Womack Saw Mr.. Hemphill in the
passage of the Courthouse that night.
When the body was found was sentto obtain
a man to go to Rockingham to get Mr.. Ste
phens brother. Returned to the Court
house and heard the inquest. Gave his evil
dence to soldier at the Courthouse, since
Kinks arrival there. Didn't know him.
Came to Raleigh on Saturday night last.
Benjamin Shaw, (col.0 said he was at the
Courthouse on Saturday about + to 4
o'clock to give in taxes. He was accompa-
MED by Jos. Pinnix. He entered the lower
passage way and walked down it, passing
Brannon, to where he saw crowd Of
gentlemen at the South door. Mr.. Wiley
was just going out of the door. He
saw also Mr.. 10. Fowle, John Lea, and
Tucker Bennett standing there, except
Fowler who was sitting down conversing
with other parties. He observed the tax
collector in the room above, and he
turned in there, where he gave in his tax.
Afterwards saw Mr.. Wiley at the pump in
the public square, get into his buggy and
start for home. He also observed Mr. Sam.
Hill and Mr.. Hemphill together that even
ing talking, while they were passing the
street, and noticed nothing else of peculiar
SdJo1fSed wneS nc Hem1STssS s nlesS1 nau
Judy Robinson, (col.,) was next examined
She said that late in the afternoon she went
down town to Mr.. Harrelson's store. While
she was there Mr.. Wiley came in. He took
off his hat and passed his hand over his
forehead. Some one, unknown to the wit
ness, asked him if he had been running, be-
cause his face was red and full of perspira-
tion. He said "No, have not been run
ming, but worse" He then drank some
water, left the store and went towards
Mitchel's grocery. Witness stayed in the
store while after that and then went home
AT THIS JUNcTURE, R. c. Badger, Esq,
announced that the examination of witnes-
ses for the State had been concluded
whereupon ..
His Honor, the Chict Justice, said that
the prisoner under the new law had right
to make statement to the Court if he de-
sired to do 30.
Pending which upon the Representation
of Gov. Bragg that the counsel for the de-
fence desired to take the matter into fur
ther consideration. the Court adjourned
till 9 o'clock on Wednesday.