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

~ 4Anc1 oon WcHt oevou uiiSS Will UT, "u'.
At. Smith went with me to my gate, and
Within one half mile OF my house; we met
seyerai persons on the road. -asi..l...
BY bETTLE.-I had difficulty with
lone Of my hands and thecase was
Gied By Stephens who discharged it
Nth satisfaction to both parties; the
people were down on him on account ofhis
polltlcei opinion; | said to MIR. Watts that
qe people might crow and scorn MIR. Ste
phens but I should always respect him, Mr..
Stephens took me to be moderate man in
/ politics; saw Mr.. Hemphill and MIR. Ste
phens standing together; l commenced
talking to Mr.. Stephens when Mr.. II. left; l
lm not positive whetherI touched him or
<ne bench; saw no one leave; we talked
ABOUT halt an hour; he talked to a colored
man did not know the man; we were op-
posite the assessor room; was not present..
am q member of one secret organization,
Masonic; am not a member of any secret
political organization.
BY PEARsoN, c. il have no way to ac-
count for themurder 1 think the meeting
fpsd adjourned; there were a good many
Rrsons in the Grand Jury room.
By SETTLE, J.-Do not know whether
= noise could be heard from one room to
The other or not; think it was between
and o'clock when Mr.. Stephens was con-
T4rlng with the colored man.
4r. Battle desired to introduce ]. G. Will
kjreon, Col. Watts, Col Withers and Mr..
BpVo.
NJ. Battle made few remarks and said
ne prosecution had failed and that crimes
XXX THESE were not committed except under
&1nnuence Of strong passions and they
Z ~ lncited b spirit of revenge, &c, &c.
FtC0n Watts bcang called and duly sworn ties
tined, as follows: MY ONCE Is the nrst room
on the right, was IN my ofilce; lsaw Mr.
Stephens and Mr.. Wiley talking; MI. Wiley
came to my Office, but remained but short
time; am positive that Mr.. Wiley wore a
black cloth coat; was in the meeting in the
afternoon; l.. NJ. Totten was Secretary;
the meeting forgot TO appoint delegates TO
the Convention to be held IN Greensboro
the vestibule was crowded with persons who
had gone down trom.the meeting; lett my
office about O'Clock; great many persons
were passing to the Assessors room; mostly
coiorea, VINO were giving IN their taxes; am
not In the habit OF leaving so soon, but was
requested by my wife to come home soon on
that evening, to 60 OH with her; 40 not re-
member whether haq conversation with
MI. Dranhon VI hot nie' Drahnon I'LL the
VesuDnle.
By MIR. BoYDEN, ior the STATE! mad
talk with the Clerk after the meeting ad-
Journed there was no feeling against oena-
tor otephehs, except poys Growing Ut HIN
on the street.
by MR. BEAGG.-l was present when Mr.
Hodnett spoke, and heard HIM say that be-
SIDES the 81 per day, Mr. stephens received
money as aspy, detective and eaves,dropper.
BY MIR. BoiDEN.-Ihe political 1eeling
was very bitter against MIR. stephens; L
have no reason to belle believe .h tnat there is an
haye No reason to hs,;eve +Iot thore 10 anr
-. :..o e. ~. "y
'ishanoe 0.uiin'ee ~ na,:N ioi .ns' puIPose' Nv.
any reason " oeliefg, oniy no.i rumof' thai
mere mas pcen @ any lliegai castigalloh:
pnAau n"s s,'"0 o.sn W. ~" nI:a,pPou,
on'y lniee VI iou' 'neie "as.one mlli'e man
anPPeu, nav nv iIa'I" " 'JiI'e tneie
an o'saniIa''on e"''eu lhe AuhiuA III
Oas"en.
Coi. "ctneIS uu'y sworn lestileo-l am
Pa,tnei ei 0oi "I'. wac and;aa. ~ .n. nieeaas
~ 'uI ai'oiuoon, mo Wa T... . nauo
sou,e ieM leIiaihs' MI; io,,ou was eee'o''i'y
ana at the CierKs aesk. MI. MeDane was
chairman ne caIleo lo'.eh anu requesteo
US 10 remain. we went 10 the jury room 10
"Ianse aoour T tnc canvass S.
~ D. in1' was D''"''n "nu
oIfoin. IN . , e.
49,, .nSn 80 e. W IL, ~ Ia. GU - ~ maian,
1ai 1 pei'on' 'h'ie' thon wei, !" oo'onoi
fa.na Ma..s ~ anu go1 my holse anu went 10 my
i71neiI,n-iAw D. anl my ilarriea:
.py DhAua' l s'sop III ny o,noe erely
4iSnt except SATURDAY anu ounaay aiehts.
/! 1st my wlie Two years ago; my Iatner-
nas ny n.'ie oa V,iiiu nc ooui'nouse
bule some Of afds nyc sse aSeaPsst, asset,
the room as my office since 1866; 1t is about
~ steps from the Courthouse door to the
gate. doubt IL any person could recog-
nlze another from the gate TO any distance
III the passage, UT iroiii "hat room any per
son came from:
BY U. J.-Mr Iottcns name Is l.. NJ
Totten; do not know whether ne lett be-
fore me or not; live ABOUT SIX miles from
town. -,
Dy Mr. DoYDEN.-Mr. lotteh aiu not
leave MS desk auring tne meetlhS' 40 mot
believe there exist any vigilance committees
OF anything else; nave no reason 10 Deileve
any person OF the opposite party, either col
ored or white, has been Illegally whipped;
nave Deen retained In TWO cases where col
ored men are reported 10 nave Deen lie
gally whipped; one was examined by MIR.
stephens, and sent on, and the other by
Judge Iourgee.
by Z. II do not believe there has been
any Illegal Whipping.
by DICK, - Know Oh no murder In
Caswell except stephens l heard OF one
instance OF coioreo man near frospect
Hill, and Mrs. Stephens IN her sons house.
Geo. W: Flnn& sworn; was IN Iancey-
vile on the day ct the meeting; arrived
there between y and lO O'Clock; live about
12'miles from town; stayed about 10 min
utes in the meeting; saw Stephens and
walked with him as TAR as the black smith
shop; he wanted me to run for sheriff and
l declined; wanted me to run for some of
the other Offices, all of which l declined !;
we went to the court house few moments
before adjournment; stephens thought
Wiley would make good sheriff; con-
versed with Wiley on the first of May; ask
ed him if he was going to run for sheriff; he
said he was not, that he had no aspira-
tions, but wanted to educate his children
and attend to his domestic affairs and that
Stephens had done him favor which he
should never forget; do not remember how
the conversation started about Stephens
| Wiley stated that he was banned, and. be-
cause he did not vote, he was branded with
radicalism.
By Mr.. BoYDEN-A very bitter feeling ex-
listed among some people against Mr..
Stephens.
By PEARSON, Z. J.-Mr. Stephens first
suggested to ME to go to the meeting. MIR.
Stephens was not IN the habit OF attending
Democratic meetings.
John Mckee youtl) beng called and
duly sworn, said be was IA years old, and
son of Mr.. - Mckee, the stOrekeeper.