Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-08-26
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from he went to the SAID camp anu report
ed himself to one B. w. Burger, who
said Kirk, in the command Of regiment |
which they called state Troops, that
said Burgen immediately ordered this af- |
fiant to be put under guard and detained
In said camp as a prisoner. This aftiant
was placed in tent with two other per-
sons also prisoners; and on the night sue
ceeding, about O'Clock, q. M, the SAID
Burgen came to the tent, with candle,
and addressed this af1iant, who was awake,
asking. IFS that you Murray ?'' to which
affiant replied, eyes" Said Burger then
retired to his own tent, and shortly after
wards came back without a light and
touched this pfiant upon his feet, and in
low tone of voice ordered him ito get up,
the other two prisoners being apparently
asleep This affiant replied, every well,
can get my shoes % The said Burger
answered "no, you will not need them
long % He then took this afiant to his
own tent where there were three of his
men armed with pistols. Fthe said Burger
then said to this afliant that che must tell
him all about the hanging Of Wyatt Out
law" This affiant replied, that he knew
nothing about it, and that he did not know
that Outlaw had been hanged till after
sun rise the morning after 1t was DONE
The said Burger replied, sit is o
damned lie. know that you do" and
proceeded to say, that there was an
affidavit filed in his office against this aft
ant, stating that he, this afliant, had seen
Outlaw hanged by one Adolphus Moore.
This af1iant replied it was false, that he
knew nothing about lt-the said Burgcn
put rope around the neck of this aillant
and said, "Patten and Rogers. (alludiDg
to two others of his prisoners knew moth
ing about it till they were hung up, and
In Al, Ill Il, Il xyfNFI
must do the same" He then took this
af1iant to d tree, about fifty yards from his
tent, with the three armed men aforesaid.
threw the end of the rope, still on this al
fiant's neck, over a branch of the tree,
and having already tied this atlantis arms
in the manner usual with criminals about
to be executed. he. the said Burgen, drew
/ the rope and swung this atfiant up by the
neck. After suspending him for Shor'
time, he was let down, the said Burger
asked him if he would confess then, tins
af1iant replied that he knew nothing tr
confess The said Burgen and bis men,
aforesaid, then presented their pistols a
this affiant's breast, and threatened to blow
Z his heart out if he did not confess This
af1iant still refusing to mako the admission
: demanded the said Burgen seized th'
rope and again hOisted this afllant iron
the ground, more roughly than before
ana SuSpenulEB OpOiA C1Ai-
: let down this afliant was unable TO speai
for some time. The said Burgen thel
; said, "now confess that you saw Moore.
i Afiant replied, he could not 90 it. Salt
Burgen replied, ''you must acknowledg
u lit or die" and said TO one OF his men
Sergeant, hang him mp to that tree an'
o let him hang till o'clock in the morning
h then cut him down and bury him unde
: the tree After other conversation an'
: threats of killing this afliAnt, the said Bur
4 gen said to this af1iant, 81 will now Civ
e Sou unit; tomorrow night, and it yol
, don't confess then. Will kill you dead.
/ Affia,it replied, 81 will never confess
! for I have nothing 80 confess. Ihl
= IIaifiant was then taken back to hi
> tent, aforesaid, after being charge
0 Ito say nothing about what ha
e Ioccurred, and threatened with death If
r divulged it. Ho was rot tortured agaiI
IS but has been held by the said Kirk as
prisoner and brought to Salisbury befor
> His Honor, Judge Brooks, on yesterday.
y IUCIAN b. MURRAY
n Sworn and subscribed before me til
-" 10Th f August, 1870.
VIM. LARKIN
Clerk U. S. Dist Court, Dist. Cape Fea