New-York tribune., 1871-11-23

T., ,,o inf and a number saId that Capt. Ogden the
officer In CHARGE had shown great kindness so~"iu ~"
and had worked hard t0 make them IA rom'o' ''"' ~ ~
possibo. One man accounted for the cond''c' y. W"
nptain by saying that he not Yankee "u' "'-'
horn in the South Every fair day the prisoners 'ro
taken ont and marched field near the jail
bsve two or three hours OF outdoor air anu -
croise A few infantry soldiers guard theh' anu ~"
cayaryInen are at hand for service In case any w
fe,I,w horId r,n tho Su.rd and fake 70 Ms "''''' "
rri.onrrs run about the lot wresle, dance 10 th "'
~ fiddle and exercise In various Other ways hoe' VI
them are quite cheerful. and appear 10 mop" iol d" i'''
taI some ore dc'pondcnt. One man who haa confessed
that he helped murder negro, is nearly insane anu
spcnJs hours crying and repeating, :" 1ll DE- h'@'
shall hr lng!" Tho prisoners are nllowc'i 10 H""'
o iraiartrs and make Inquiries and statements con-
ccrgins their cascs 10 the Commander and thc DlS'r"'
Attorney II they desire 10. Some have confessed anu
others have been abb to explain circumstances against
.cm 10 he satisfaction Of the officers. and hav" beh
discharged on parole Yesterday Justice Of the P'acc
vns sent HON" III ths who had an 20 lays ~ ]ai'
lie sad he Lncw he could NJ any time convince Tue
officers that he gniliy OF nothing more than haVhe
been sworn into the order but lie preferred 10 wait TIL
all his ncigbbors had come in and told what they
knew, before asking for a hearing.
Ll.i Ming The dull routine of taking down the con
C.,ons of the lesser WHO had been inactive
mcnrrr of tho Klan. had only helped to whip ;wo OF
tlrn ne = ,ra vas vn-cd ly thr app of Illr-
,.cr,r from ,a who OYER to have talk WIN
Igor Merrill He ianh, loose JoIn'cd. unwhoic-
-pou0king youth q: 2, with feeble. piping voice, ana
dull simple count crancc, that showed ii.tr capacity
fJr go evil intentions what did you want to see
m, nh,,.i " asked thc MIor. :" wanted 10 know what
you u got agin me- Major; that 4 all I'm pore man.
ana we got wife and two Children and ef don't gH
to 20 home don't know where they II git bread to eat
"You know what 'vc got against you as well as do.
sad the Major. No; don't jest know what II -
replied r Ku Kux after hcsitting awhile. You one
of the that helped kill Charley G"olr kTIcro WAS
long o,lcncc. The man fImhcd his hat between his
ki:o,s changed his position in h,s chair, and kept
his eyes fixed tho floor. Finally ho said.
IN weak whining tono "Major. never
lai a hand on him" "What the Use OF
lynx about IT," answered the officer don't ask yon
to .ay word but If you do anything. rwant 1t ob'
tho truth. You and three other men Killed Ch'ri'y
,inor. You know Il. and you know know It,. lhch
the told tie whole story, or his version OF H.
WI. i wurln for Wesley smith," he said; land on" day
Wesley Smith he said how he'd got orders from
four chiefs to kill niger and must 90 with hm' We
went ont the road and met william White and another
man, and went Gown the road together. We met hIg-
coming. and Smith he said was the Niger We was
Then they tied him and took him into the woods:
and -ho him and pounded his head with tho butts Of
rhr les tooi of AZ lar as iro here n, t." 1dn lhr
wall. and never laid finger on linn "ai BOYS, oh
LIl the pore nisSri.' Ia nothing arin III" hi"S'l.
nryri saw lam in NY . before. and dem know wlJ
thrv LlIrd him. They told M If ever opened my
mouth about 1t they'd kill me too"
Norg better illustrates the diaboical charn"ter of
thr u.Kuy order than this muricr Neither "i TIE
u'rdcgcrs appcar to have had any -pe'iai a''in"NN
g iins: their victim His death wa, ordered because ho
wa, influential with the colorrd people, and the ineI
selected To do the decd hrNc themselves bOiiu 10
obey the order Of their chiefs. The man who mad" this
appeared To have consciousness Of gum or
al prcciatiou OF the horror o the CRIME Oho oi tho
other engaged in the murd'r lad previously con
fcs4cd. and according - his statement this fciow
cru. he'd The htai u the Nctim with rock to make sur"
he WAS dead. This ho dcniod. however, ana repeated
that Ec lii hand on TIE nCgcr-ncvcr techcd
hn no way" The fact tia he had been ordered to hclp
kin the man. under penalty of death if lie dsobcycd.
appeared to fully rsify him with his feeble conscience
for whatever lar lie had played in the affair.