Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-09-02
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Thomas Bigelow; he then said there Egas
no one IN there, and / went back, leaving
aim landing there. i met AIf5 Rigelow
aear JohnSQn's store, and Earea0n started
home. We met DIR. Felix Roam o mile and
. Guarter from Yanceyville, at, HarrelI's s
orIdge; got home about dusk; 1t is be-
eTeeh Sn ,th ana miles from town. i, :aasr, ol
e 80 mr. CROSS, EXAMINED. = ns,esstr,.t
= Lives with Thomas Bigelow; ard went
home IN common walk; it is a Iittle over
two mile: got home about dusks~7 Told,
about seeing Stephens first to Thomas
Bigelow; talked about it Gay, befoEs yes
terday; don't remember any one else pres
ent at the time [ saw Stephens.
Or. Preston Roam examined-Saw Hlley
on the'day of the meeting; saw him 1say-
ing town with Wilkerson about 8 O'Clock
IN the afternoon; was returning from a
professional visit; thinks it was soon after
the meeting adjourned. AZ ."as-
CROSS EXAMINED.
Wiley and Wilkerson were together when.
saw them leaving. Thinks there was,
bitter feeling against Stephens on the part
of few, don't think it was general
knows OF no secret organizations in Cas-
well does not believe there are any
there; didn't notice the color of Wiley's
coat that day ; had on yellow linen coat on
Sunday.
Lee Hensley examined. Was in Yancey-
vile on the day of the meeting was at the
Court House between 4 and o'clock in
the afternoon; went to give in my tax list:
office was crowded and I walked to the
south door MIR. Wiley came there and 1
told him wanted to talk with him about
getting pay for time I worked when bound
out. (Witness stated substantially same as
what was stated by Mr.. Wiley. Hamp
Johnston, DIR. Richmond and another
white man came up. Mr.. Wiley ioked
Hamp Johnston about girl at his house.
l went then to the tax room and saw Mr..
Wiley coming along behind me; had to
wait some time to give in my list, and
after that went back to where I was moving
grass and then went home.
CRoss-ExAMNED.
Saw Wiley at the door where the high
steps are Wiley came there through the
passage from the front door; don't know
where DIR. Richmond and the others went
from there. Don't know anything about
Ku-Klux, they never interrupted me.
James A. Henderson examined. Am @
merchant in Yanceyville; saw Wiley in the
afternoon at my store he came in to
borrow something to give his horse water
in ; lent him q small tub saw him at the
pump; saw him get in his buggy and leave;
this was some time before night.
CONSTRAINED.
There were great many who did not
like Stephens and his course; suppose
there was some bitter feeling against him; y;
have heard of disguised persons going
through the country don't believe there
are any vigilant committees believes there
have been disguised parties who have
whipped some persons.
A. j. Hooper examined. Lives miles
from Yanceyville; was there at the meeting
and left late in the afternoon, a5 about
half an hour by the sun; got home about
supper time, was afoot; saw Stephens just
before I left; he was at the Court House
gate, there were some 4 or colored men
with him or near him; knew Stephens
we'll. has no doubt it was he; was some 20
or 80 yards from him. Saw Felix Roam
about sunset coming out at the gate at his
farm going towards town.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Stephens was in front of the gate; saw
no white people near him; the crowd had
pretty well broke up; heard nothing of his
being missing before I left. Was not be
fore the jury of inquest. Spoke to my
mother about seeing Stephens and to uncle
Jack Kimbrough; don't remember now
how it came to be talked of; spoke of it
soon after Kirk arrested Wiley.
REDIRECT.
spoke Of it to mother, after Kirk ar
rested Wiley, because I had seen Stephens
after it was said Wiley had gone home.
A. j. Kinbrough examined. Live six
miles from YaIoeyville, was there on the
afternoon of the meeting; left when the
sun was about an hour and half high
Before left [ saw Wiley watering his
horse at the pump, stepped in the store
and came out again in few moments and
he was gone. About half an hour after
Wiley left, saw Stephens going past the
front of the Court House towards the east,
turn the north east corner of the fence in
the direction of Corbett's Know it was
Stephens. There was colored man walk
in the same direction some distance be-
hind Stephens.
CROSS EXAMINED.
I was about 40 yards off when / saw
Stephens don't remember he was walk
ing fast or not and didn't notice his dress.
The negro was some s or 10 steps behind
him. Spoke Of seeing him to my brother,
perhaps the same day don't know how it
came to be talked about think said I
wondered where he was going, and some
thing was said about his going to meet
ing at the school house. Did not speak
much about this because was afraid of be-
ing arrested.
RE DIRECT.
There isa footway by Mr.. Withers' in
this direction, to the school house, and /
thought he might be going there OF that
they might be going to have meeting
somewhere else.
ing.