Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-14
From the Raleigh Sentinel.
The CoSweII PFTgore Es.

We mentioned last week the rumor that
the Solicitor, J. r. Bulla, declined t. draw
Ia bill against Z. 4. Wiley. J. T. Mitchell
Iand Felix Roam, at tie present :erm of
,Caswell Superior Court, because he did
mot consider the evidence would warrant
the Grand Jury in finding q true bill!
Iagainst them. This ruulor has been conf
.tiI med by IL letter received from q frienGI
lat YanceyViI2 yesterday morning. TheI
.ietter says:
"Iho superior Court tor C&sweI county hs g
been III session this wcel, Oh 2hUr5dGy OF theI
term the counsel for +. i. Wiley, James I !
Mitchell and Folk i:oan, moved TOR their dig
scha-ge IN the case in Which they were boundI
lOvor by Justices Pearson. &ctti0 and Dick; when
Mr.. Solicitor Bulla stated that lie hal examined,
1.-THE testimony taken by the justices and weli'
ssatisfed that Grand Jury would or could fndi
Ia true bill upon such testimony in fact he Won Id;
mot ask jury the finding :5iI. uPOa such.
sevidonce, and consequently had 10 on ana dld!
3nOt intend 20 do 30 and further That me ur&nd
bury of their own accord, had Dl&de .yary effort;
Ito ud Witnesses in regard To the perpetrators of
1.-THE murder with 10 succ9G7 NhereUpon tho{
Judge ordered the prisoners 10 be discharged"
And thus ends the mighty iarce Of thei
!Caswell county Ku-Klux cases, IL whichE
Holden, Pearson and Kirk were such)
prominent actors. Let it be Remembered
for 1t is an impOrt4 ant feature of the mat
ster-that it was not a Hu-Klur Grand Jury
that refused 0 find bill against these!
linen, bat Il Radical Solicitor, with all theE
seyidouca before him, and all the witnessed
lat his command, who declares that theE
sGrand Jury could nos and would not fndE
la true bill on such testimony that oni
(which Pearson, Dick and Settle bound the;
5accuscd over to answer II charge OF muir
Sder; and that it was Radical Judge, andI
Ia very deeply died partisan one as that,
with all the facts before him, and, moi
doubt, with strong disposition to sustain
Holden and justify that lying, garbledI
Tribune letter, who ordered that the fflS-
soners be discharged.
Yes, the farce Is ended, but what light
] docs the denoument place Holden, Pear
j son, Dick and Settle in Language is i'm /
potent to characterize them and their ac
/ ton in this matter, faithfully and justly.
Their names will SO down on the pages Of
shistory, not as good men and patriots
would wish their names and actions to be
shanded down, but as partisan Judges, dis
turbers Of the peace, IovolutiOnists, traitors
Ito tho constitution, aud oppressors of the
speople corrupt officials, who plotted
against the liberty of the people and the
sireedom of the ballot box, in order to per-
spetuate i'll gotten ard i'll used power, and
] hide the venality and dishonesty Of their
partisan associates.
By the order Of Gov. Holden and ap-
apr0UaE of Justices Pearson, DicL and Settle
4 flor Holden and Pearson were n accord. y
stioned by the other two Justices q large
number of the freemon Of Caswcll county
were arrested and deprived Of their liberty ;.
anot only without law, but against law and
Sthe Constitution, by the irstrumontalty Of
SHRED mercenaries, mostly from another
Estate !; held for weeks without beng IN
afOrmed rs to the charges against them or
za lowed q speedy trial and the opportunity
aOf facing their accuscrs subjected to the
I ms q of TAI n hPnVy
Aniary expenses besides the loss Of their
aume from their Legitimate business ;
Sdragged to Raleigh and thore, after far
scical examination, required to give heavy
8bonds 10 appear at Court and answer
& ne thing; for Bula and Tourgee say there
lis nothing against them.
8 Shall the men-the C1icia2S-who perpe-
atrated these OUtrage5 go unwhipped OF
#iustice Shall they not as officers, be i'm
Npeached and deposed from their positions
Nand as men be made to suffer the punish
Ament of their crimes? We have no doubt
8 that all these things will como upon them,
aand that an indignant and outraged peO-
4ple will see that the consplrators against
q their rights shall reap to the full the re-
s ward OF their doings.
sOUR NEWHANO YER CORRESP ONDENCE
8 DEAR JoUENA1:-This beautiful weather
Els conducive to neighborly feeling, and as
syour valuable paper is extensively read ID
Athis portion Of our country, [ think it only
Inappropriate to keep you posted relative to
Sour affairs.
q A comparison of the present days Of Lii
Ellington with its past of thrift aud solid pros
3 perity, cannot fail to fill with serious and
seven mournful reflections the mind of him
J who may ponder upon the history Of this
Splacc. She was formerly full of substance
I and comfort, ana, like some old brown
j stone homestead, while surrounded by an
sair of quiet and tranquility, was stong and
sturdy in her foundations, land of many
Syears usefulness" But [ am happy to
cknow and state that new era of improve
Sment seems to have dawned upon us. The
people here are aroused to a just sense OF
their situation, and OF their duties as citizens.
) I'VE propose, at the next assembling OF our
i LEGISLATURE, to make a strong appeal in be-
Z half of the division of New Hanover coun
sty, and our best efforts will be brought to
] bear upon that honorable body to accom-
: plish it. Our little town, though still IN
] the back ground, is determined not to be
{ surpassed in this age of Improvement; and
Sthe day is not far distant when Ellington,
Z possessed as she is, Of every natural adj
vantage, will vie with inland towns IN the
Estate. Methinks 1 can already penetrate
/. the enshrouded vista of the future and see
stowering in magnificent grandeur large
Stown, which yesterday was small village.
. That this era of improvement may dawn
supon us, one thing is absolutely needful,
sand that is the burying of all dead issues
Z of the past. We want restored harmony
8 We want the Industries of this county re-
kvived in order that our business may be
AimproYed and our taxes ightened. WE