The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-28

'"S ar 70 which you allude?
.olonei-Well, they have been ku Klnxing
( men. man can't cast a nee vote. and Cover
| nor Holden, who Is good man II ever there was
| one is determined to put stop to such crimes
and outrages. The, pity IL that no didn't begin
| sooner.
| Correspondent IL 1t proposed to stop
| these alleged crimes and outragcs?
Colonel-Why, how else but TO arresttry, convict
and punish the scoundrels that committed them.
There is over twelve months work right here to
do In that line, and will put 1t through. Tho
rebels must DO punished and subjugated before
the country will have peace. nj -e H. 1.
MILITARY COURT MARTIAL.
Correspondent-How macy prisoners have you
Colonel have twenty. There are two more
to be arrested, and will go for them and get
Correspondent What are the J'charsos against
Colonel am not at liberty to say what the
Klaxing and denying Union men right to free
| vote.
Correspondent-By what tribunal will they be
| tried
| Colonel-The court Is siready ordered to try
them and they will have g. fair and impartial trial.
II found guilty they will certainly suffer for their
crimes. 117eif e't ff fA ll tN
Correspondent-Did you make the arrests of
them?
Governor and intend.to carry them out.
NO ADMISSION TO THE PRISONERS.
| Correspondents would like to see the prison
ers and have talk with them, If you have no OBJ
! lection.
Colonel That can't allow. Up to yesterday
allowed their friends to see them, but since then
have given orders that nobody shall be admitted
| HE WILL HOLD THE PRISONERS.
| Correspondent Have you heard that Chief JUS
tice Pearson has decided that the habeas corpus in
the cases of these prisoners must be obeyed?
C0lOnel-No, have not.
| Correspondent-The Chief Justice has 80 de-
cided, and has ordered the Marshal of the Supreme
Court to bring the parties befores him.
will never give up the prisoners without an order
from Governor Holden. will hold them while
there Is man left OF my command.
Correspondent-But the Chief Justice decides
that civil law is supreme. How will you get over
that fHH
Colonel--Here Is letterfrom Governor Holden,
Of date the I'D inst (the day the decision was
rendered) in which he says:-"Chief Justice
Pearson has delivered his opinion in the habeas
corpus to-day. and he substantially sustains
me. am also gratified to state that President
Grant approves my course, and he has ordered
the best half regiment in the service to be sent to
Caswell." That is my authority, and | will stand
by it to the last. cl
Correspondence me copy of that letter.
Coonel-No, can't; but you can read the por-
ton | have just read doubling up the page and
showing it to me). There are some secrets in the
letter, which ain bound to keep, intended for no
other eyes but my own.
The secrets were, no doubt, an order from
Holden to allow no one admission to the prisoners.
THE COMMAND IN BAD TRIM.
Correspondent-Your men seem to be young
and undisciplined. Have they been drilled any?
Colonel-They have been drilled very, very
little, and are quite green, but they are good
set of boys nevertheless. They have only been in
service three weeks yet, and many of them have
not yet got shirts The command is in bad trim,
but that won't last long,
Correspondent-Some people say they were
mostly recruited in East Tennessee. Is that the
case?
Colonel--No, sir It is not. never enlisted a
man the other side of the line, and if any of the
captains did don't know it, I am from East
| Tennessee myself. and am proud to say 1t.
give me the names Of the officers of the regiment
| Colonel-That would not like to do without
their consent, and don't see what use it would
be to you. They are all good Union men and
have good war records. My major is preacher
| and all my officers are church members.
| Correspondent-What is the number Of your
| command, rank and file?
| Colonel-Between 900 and 700, stationed here
and at the company's shops, and they are coming
FEAR OF THE 10 KLUx.
Correspondence see you barricade the doors
and windows at night. Do you anticipate an at
tack
Colonel-Yes, do. The Ku Klux will make an
attack If there is any chance of rescuing the pri-
6OnerS ana Killing every one OF US. nave 1nfOr-
nation of this FROM the most reliable source, but
am prepared for them. could defy 10000 men
in this house, and ] will never give one of the
prisoners up while there Is a man left. The walls
of this building would resist twenty pound shot.
could lick them easy from the windows and doors
Csrresponient-When will the prisoners be
triedg
Colonel-As soon as the witnesses in the ase
can be produced.
Correspondent t-Are all the prisoners crimi-
nas2
Colonel-I think not. Some are held as wit
nesses only to testify against others. We had
men who Joined the Ku Klux Khan and betrayed
them, and we have got the dead wo d on good
many of them. There are over five hundred men
TO be arrested yet.
THE STEPHENS MURDER.
During the above conversation the Colonel was
nervous and excited ard he seemed to feel that
he was engaged in bad business, which required
all the bravado at his command to defend. He
stated that Colonel Wiley, the former Sheriff Of
this county now one Of the prisoners, was the sus
pected murderer of theate State Senator Stephens,
and that the circumstantial evidence against him
was clear and conclusive. He also said that
McMoore. one OF the Alabama prison.
ers, was the greatest scoundrel un-
hung" His language was quite expressive,
but rather nelegant. There is also here a bat
terry of the Fourth artillery from Fort McHeny,
who have an utter contempt for Kirk, his officers
and the miserable rabb!e he commands One Of
the officers Of this battery told me that the
ner in which Kinks command entered this village
with cooked pistols in their hands and muskets on
their shoulders was both cowardly and dis
grace to the uniform they wore. Kirk is a fear
less desperate, but his entire command are now
thoroughly demorazed and they would abandon
their leaders, if they dare, in body. The deser-
tons will, however, soon reduce the regiment to
@ mere squad.
Yesterday Kirk arrested and confined Viz
ginian from Danvie, on the information that he
was the commander OF legion of the Ku Klux,
stationed two miles out Of town, and waiting until
night TO attack him. The troops were kept on
their arms all night, but no Ku Kllx appearing
tie Virginian was released this morning.
THE WIN; PROSPECT IN CALIFORNIA