Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-21
Infamous and wicked.

We lay before our readers to-day, says
the Raleigh Sentinel, three several letters,
picked up in tho Court House at Graham
when Kirk evacuated. They are all signed
in the handwriting of W. W. Holden
These letters crown the career of his wick
ness and complete the lasting monument
of his inFamy
HOLDEN TO KIRK, NO. l.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, J
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
RALEIGH, July IL, 1870. J
Commanding Post at YanceyUu2e :
DEAR SIR This will be handed you by COL
Albright and Dol Ray, in whom have full con-
fdence.
learn that Mr.. Boyd proposes to make full
confession and then retire from public life and
all connection with the Ku-Klux. leave the
matter in your hands, sitter full c. inference
with Coils. Albright and Ray, and after Boyd
shall have done all that may be required of him,
if his action is entirely satisfactory, he may be
released on his parole, and if he plays us false
he can be again arrested.
There many more arrests to be made. but
the best list will be furnished to the Judge Ad-
vOcate. The Court must assemble on Monday,
the 25th July. Some of the Oaswel criminals are
escaping. want you to exercise sound dis
erection rs to such arrests in CasWell not on the
list you have, as may be necessary.
The company in Dallas, CASTOR, will be under
your command-W. q. Mckee, Captain. They
will be mustered in tomorrow. It would be we'll
to let them remain in CASTOR, their votes will
be needed. and they can have control over Gas
ton, Lincoln and CataWba. Twenty thirty of
your men should be sent to Shelby, cleveland
County, to keep an eye on Plato Durham
friends and prevent intimidation of voters.
Our friends in the mountain counties very
much concerned about the Ices of votes by the
absence of your men. Send as many as you can
spare to Asheville, Marshall and Burnville, so
that they can vote and return Some men will
be actually needed in Ashoville and Burnville to
ensure a free election.
I would be glad to have full report OF
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HOLDEN TO KIRK, NO. =.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
RALEIGH. July %, 1870.
Col. George ". Kirk:
DEAR SIR have just learned from citizens OF
Buncombe, that it is important to have detach'
ment of troops in Asheville on the day of cleo
ton. It is also important to have detachment
| in Shelby, cleveland county. Gan you spare
twenty or thirty men for each of those places ?
| If you can, would urge that you send them al
Col. Clarke has sent detachments to Hillsboro
| Chapel Hill, and Carthage. Moore county. The
object of all these detachments is to preserve
order and to secure fair and free election.
| You will have made out and forward to me as
early as possible, list OF all the persons under
arrest, with statement of the reasons for arrest
! in each
have thought it best, mainly account Of
tho pending election, to postpone the COURT Mar
tial until the 9th of August. It will certainly be
held at that time. I Till notify you in time as
to the necessary arrangements.
| see and hear of nothing in your action that Is
not deserving of commendatiOn. The edihce Of
crime is tottering and will soon fall. I expect
| tomorrow to receive important confessions from
! Mr.. Boyd, Mr.. Bason, and other leading Ala
| nance Ku-Klux.
Very Respectfully,
| W. W. HOLDEN, Governor,
| and Commander Chief