The Lincoln County herald., 1871-09-21
Especial dispatch to the Republican. ]
n BIZ ku.kiux CRIMINALS.

WAsniSoroN, y. O., Sept. l6 The
Ralei1h papers of estcsdsy received tere
give esssc iutesesting sscouhtsN of the
pending trials under the Ku klux act,
sWhict are shout 60 come Before Judge
Bvuu of the United states circuit. eonri
Che tsrlelgh Sentinel says: - sNlN' z
.sr.ihs jusOrs s0mulons1 to she Sederx
eouss have bees heard on the Grain utter
Ing 8envBcissions against the persons
they hsvs baen summoned to try. A
jury 70 shich there was only sprinkling
VI Demucra,s, has been ,dlscharged and .
jury oy kadicsls substituted. We have,
up TO the present writing, .icavned the
politics Of twelve Jurors, aud there is not
. cUnservstive ov Democrat among them.
" the prisoners che Sentinel says
A hundred men are brought three hun
died miles for trial, when the same court
sits ut Marion within Eve miles Of the
homes Of many Of the defendants, aud
within thirty i've miles OF four ffths Of
them, Quo prisoner was brought three
hundred miles at the last court, charged
with an assault and battery upon the
"BuggcrstsfF $1,000 bail was required.
lie tondered bail and the court refused
st After being confined during dog.
days in filthy Jail, fifteen 10 q, cell, by
tenure Of the PROSECUTORS, declares that
he Is the wrong man.
bo same puper goes on to give the
following specifications among the ar
rests Wiley j. .aiker, . wei! known
citizen Of Polk county, was forced from
his door at q moments warning. leaving
his vile confined to bed, carried fifteen
miles to Rutherford jail, whore he sui
fered much for food aud water, and only
escaped by giving bail in two thousand
dollars to appear at Raleigh this mouth
Uncle " iley is about ~ years Of age and
has scarcely physical strength to sit on u
horse yet he is charged with midnight
raidinY, whipping negroes, &c. I-r
Capt. Cromwell Camp, u gentleman OF
wealth and standing, Is charge by an old
negro with having Ku kluxed him, and
although the captain proves an alibi ny
seven Witnesses, he is bound in S3, 600 t.
appear Ut Raleigh. .-.. #.-. .
Rev. j. Campbell Baptist minister iu
regular standing, now lies 10 Raleigh Jail
Mr.. Campbell was arrested at church
several times by their different deputy
msr.hals. each Of whom hop,i to earn d
fee for making the arrest. There is nc
doubt of his innocence.
Rev Berry Rollins. we'll known al
over Western North Carolina, was ar
rested, bound over to later day, and pu
to great trouble, expense and indignity
before his insl release. Jonathan White
sides, gray haired confederate, who
left a leg at Petersburg, now lies il
Raleigh jail, charged with ku klux,ng
and when the deaf and dumb aud lino
are taken IN the act Of midnight raiding
'lr. Whitesdes aud his cru,ch ought tt
be indicted, but certainly not till then.
N. Thorne, Esq, an aged and much
respected gentleman. was arrested { l
in,crposing to save the life of his sou
but this case has been published hereto
fore
Fred A ShotweIl was arrested and ha
been held for nearly three months OF
bare suspicion. it being next to Ger
tainty that he knew nothing of the SO
called Ku klux organization previous t'
: bis incarceration.
1t may be added to these details, tha
it now turns out that Attorney Genera
Ackerman has left Washington to attenC
to some of these cases before the court
deeming his presence necessary at tn
first trials under the ku klux law.
There are two companies of cavalr
and one of artillery stationed there I,
assist the authorities in maintaining
order should their services be needed.
There are nearly four hundred person
who have been brought Tor trial, and Mt
a few will be arraiyned for murder Their
is evidence, the Radicals say. in posses
sion Of the prosecuting officers TO war
rant the arrest Of numbers Of Others
many Of whom hold prominent stat
positions. ....... g.,
, New Mexico has elected q Democrat