New-York tribune., 1870-04-09
ed in open day. II remember correctly, by MAJ


In tho same year remember battle between ,hs
klnx and the Sheriff Of Wayne Comfy, the latter ~,
shelter IN stoekade with bis posse. where he rers
uhtli lac was Tcloyed Dy L. (. military officer
fn tins year heard of a M mber Of c6iorrd s.bo,,
ing brOxen up. teachers whipped ard Um on 1 -
Der the case OF a MIR Donglass-T think of iisues
,Ounty--a Mr.. Garrett Of Marshall County. a ~ m
zap OF Bedford County another In Fayettc Comfy s
anunOer OF others whose names cannot tcnembe, "a
III rhe ran OF l8C5, four men we're seized near foi,
ba, Tennessee, by masked men and carried In T''n
them returned aud refused TO tell anything that Pt
pohe ~ ,e Othcr two. Dut the other Two never rear
that have ever heard or One Of the insif ? ,nsS
named Kelly aud the other Jourdau. a., renenbrs
man Oy theaane OF Eakln was my Informant
In the Summer ~ 1868 remember 10 have ne, ,,,
number of colored men from Marshall ard .Ies C,t,,
They also reported ,cycral casrs Of hargin III ists
OF coi0rcd men, J. only remember the name Of or. 9
these refugees. and that was Alex Moore " ''s
In the Fall or 1863 RENE nber hftru, ~ tho tu,
cOlored man by tie name ~ Bufch or RAM rs,.t
neroille, III Maniy CoHhb. ihink he was aocls,d
In this year heard OF many curious cases. sN s''N
them was prosecution against number u par,e.
taking colOred women 10 the woods, stripping =,
whipping them numerically. There seems o. have -
lawyer present VINO quoted the Drci scott deci.s
upon which the defendants we're acquitted.
In this year, 1863 remember seeing think IN sr =.
clal paoer curious report OF Judicial Proceeding
cute criminal ofenses IN the courts. For th. pnrfS
went TO Bolivar, In Hardenan County to p.Osf,nit 80
or ten high crimes. Rape and mufder6us c,.e, -
among them. lie was unable 10 get up bat one No.,
;ioD, aud by the time his truc bill returned L a.,
cutOr was in jail on peacs warrant.
In the latter part Of 1863 and beginning " IL, -
were scattered over portions Of the State and C~t
rate leaders seemed to discourage violence and c,
groes In most OF the western cOnnties remtuts,r -
at or Dear Humboldt, and or more at Jacs.og o,
bson County, aud several Others cannot name
remember hearing of tho killing 0f "a man by "A,
name OF Lincoln In Marshall County, aud Of uerr T
~ thc same county, also OF man hy the Baue ~ Yo
III Frankh COahty' ana man by the name % D.ds,
hung IN the same eQully y-ihe two laiior were r6sf
soldiers Inns was ale 10 ls3, Oh early In ls,J, ald 4
perpetrators were disguised.
In Rutherford County, in 1903 or 1862 como prl.o,.,
were taken from la;! and murdered. Tla saeHs
think was Webb was captured and abused '""
In the Fan OF TINS year son Of Gen. JHo Y Rol.y,
who had been q Federal soldier. was slot a.dI.',
wounded m his own house IN Van Buren County. '''
Three negroes were killed AID one OF po.s vouril
In the house Of a man named Yates. And ir.,Iv alt
III the Fail Of Ices.
have not endeavored to call 70 memory The ess,,
whipping and robbing Of coorcd mon. but me vi.r-,
OF Jerry Polk in Maury County, i;O lashos wua al
strap" occurs to me; also the whipping OF one h..
i0bte, VIII stlnP anu Dache, ~ lne zane county
tie sOmluer OF lshy, comes 10 my reco.lectl0n.
Some eight months ago Union maG was kllcd Ia D.
Kalb County; name not remembered.
Union man WAS killed IN Putnam less than vears
The Hon. James sIarAWdl, a Elllla! Mtmlef o.
Legislature, was shot aud killed within agar ~
stood to be on political grounds.
Last November AIg. Carter was shot n Dis oen h-.
at night. some % times. I'm White County. Tao n III
was heard by Geu, Rodgers.
Last April, think, man by the name of France al
shot near hls own house, n OyertOn Comfy, " Rod
In mask lie was a Union man.
Three months since q Union soldier was LansA M
men in disguise. in OvertOn County.
-Four or i've months since, heard Of the Killing 4
negroes at one time 10 OOlOu County NJ Jrsf
Of that county said that ~ least Is bad been lsi
that county IN the last year JOne, Couht IL
ate but would persist IN hiring negroes against KuE
Two months since. five colored men were taken RI
the jal! at Huntington, and hanged or shot by over
Near smyrna In Rutherford County. last Fan ar,rs
taken nom the kitchen Of the Hon. J. L. DIol,
shot.
Last Winter negro man was hanged a, LaTerstl
some IS miles from Nashville, BY masked men,
Soon after tho last case, one Marable fiehi'r{
Federal soldier, and said to be an lnOAcuslye m4l, Il
hanged at Layelsne by masked men.
Three months ago two cOl0red men were taken Cri 1
prison in Lebanon IN Wilson COUNTY by men IA mas,
In 1869, violence broke out In Gics County. AWt
was han god, and masked men visited the houseso ~
The house of Col. T. J. Harrison boseged Tor ID
hours and several shots were hrcd.
Early In 1869 Il thinl), Alexander flanagan, onedt
County Commissioners OF COlle County, was taseni
his house in the night by disguised men. and VIpac
being q Radical. About that time two BeglUes u
hanged by men IN masks at Manchester the cOlays Il
OF Coffee County.
Ia Smith County, on defeated Creek" las, "a 4
beard TINT coiorcd preacher va, sho, dead n ilt
pit while preaching. Have heard several acCOgnn
this case and have no doubt OF It's truth.
in September last, during term OF the Circuit CtJ
held by the Hon. A. Mccain, 80 masked men came
Gainsborough, seized Tie Attorney General IL Cu-k
soul, took him out OF town by force, gave tmsE n
Honor. The Judge ordered the sheriff to summon gt
OF 100 men 10 protect the Court for ten days.
In July last body OF 800 Ku.KluN appeared 4
column IA Maury. Tennessee, all armed. They vent 4
q general whipping OF negroes Tor DAY ana aus-f
THIS affair j. described IN Ictel nom A. a. DOas4s
tho lion. :. NJ. Arnell. l.
In 1869 Capt. Barmore was taken from the trair 4
night. at the Columbia depot, by mon ia mask, ad
month aftcrward his body was found In Duck River 4
head and body perforated with bullets. rope aloal
body which had been fastened 20 stone. When tAec
duCOr the train eiurued to Nashville be tod Ne ~
tculars Of Lis taking on The rain as dld tue ebsE
aud other attaches of the train, but they snbseqie
denied ali knowledge OF the case Tho neRspagn \
Nashville made merry over THIS case, and sdd baia
had run away. BarnIore " as Geiee.l'e ana W.. Il
TO have designs 20 ferret out the secrets 81 Tue hu
Two young men by the name Of Pillow, Ieules@a
but living temporarily across the Mississippi hles
killed some three or four months since II Ny ptyIl
that they killed by negroes IN the ngLt bl.
murderers were white men. who afteraard boasied
Two months ago, ". j. McAundiy, esehlp1
Federal soldier had married IN PULASKI, and Trcdi
in a store. On his way To las home alter gus Hs
beset by seven masked men, who shot hlm t1,9e ~
breaking las arm, and leaving him for dead lie rec
nized the voices OF two of the rufans Nheh ne ssSJ
red to his bcd the firs; man to appear and eomioh
the man who shot him. lustead Oi p.9ss,1.
them, as soon as lie could walk Ae ieI1 t"o pace
came to Nashville ,,l
County. The Sheriff made sham hunt i0r the W.
ers, but was generally laughed at Inc Oou! "N
-rObbed ~
negro was hung in Stevenson, in corner o. -
bama, but on a Tennessee railroad, by Nina
four weeks ago. Twelve Federal soldiers 5sys1 e,.v -
the spot and the hu-kIux paraIed lh hupe''V' N"
Two churches were burned in Madison County
weeks since, and a third was attempted Dee4sTn
said: The church Is in a loyal nelshoOFNoO"' iI
Is. Mullins Is my informant ,,.,1
About the first Of January last widow say ~
daughter were driven from Humboldt lvi -
colOred children. Their house had been repe1t,ugt
and they had been threatened WIN rape sAl 'I',s
heard OF the burning Of several churches ~ n5g -
County six weeks since, and tie private Ies'-e1's
industrious and welldolng coOred man. ,c.,c{
A month ago "a cOlorCd man bY the uame ol 20
was shot By men IN mask in his own mouse h'ai'
Henry County and killed. , , .t~,.-r 4
In the same county, about the 2jth of teDfsa.hI
other man was killed, and ~ his last mo meme
the names OF his murlercrs. lie Nhe se00's'" i
colOred man By tie name OF Diggs .,.,.rsN
A month ago eX.Federal soldier, by '.s ',.sSsrl ns Il
Walsh had a horse pasturing % the west "i sss
on the Northwestern Railroad. "a Rebel by me ~,
Dixon told his son 10 shoot the id Ntfkt" AoisS
lie did with repeater. suit was brought, ana Wv
kee paid the cost. -, q, .,.,r r,i, n
An ex Federal soldier was killed near smlthth,, II
nessee, last month lie was at homo 40 the uae -
and his murderers nOt seen He was an lloA- u
man. | remember lis name a. vincent or lh''ii
have heard Of the hanging OF an cA'ftarim
since LETT Nashville, aud have seen u eouiIaul.i,.I
think IL certain that hs body was found on an f'' Il
STEMS River, near Nashville. -
just before left Nashville heard Of ne buf..c