Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-05-30
THE KU-KLUx.
More Murderous Outrsges In South Caro-
iina-The Arrested Ku.Klux In North
CarolIna-A party of KuK lux Come
to Griefin Missfssippi

New York, May 1.-THE follow
ing is a special to the New York
Tribune, from Columbia, S. c., May
l6: "A party ofone hundred Ku-Klux
visited Newberry Court House, on
Sunday night, for the purpose of
killing the Republican county officers.
They surrounded the house of Simeon
Young, colored man, the Chairman
of the Board Of County Commission
ers, threw turpentine balls into his
bedroom, and fired volley through
a window, shooting YouDg's wife
in the back, and his child through the
thigh then forced open the door, and
as they entered, Young fred upon
the foremost man, wounding him
severely, and then jumped through a
window and ran, receiving two
wounds, but making his escape. The
Ku-Klux went to to the houses of
Justice Long and David Hailestock,
another County Commissioner, but
they secreted themselves and escaped.
The Probate Judge was warned the
night before, and left town. The
wounded Ku-K Iux was taken off in
buggy, and left at house four
miles from towR, where he was dis
covered yesterday by the Sheriff,
arrested and found to be mar man,
ed Fulkner, we'll known in New berry.
He is now in jail, but will probably
ha raSouad nv Tho IN II Inv = c,c.Lt
The Republicans in Columbia are
determined to make this test case
under the Ku-Klux law Of Congress,
and will endeavour to have United
States warrant issued for Fulkner,
and the marshal with squad of SOL
diers will be sent to bring him here
for trial in the Federal Court. 1t is
believed that if this is done he will
give evidence duplicating other out
laws with whom he acted"
The following is special to the
Herald from North Carolina ''The
arrested Ku-Klux appeared at Shelby
yesterday afternoon before Commits
sioner Moore. Besides those arrest
ed, eighteen others, whose names
were included in the warrant, volun-
tarily surrendered themselves. Big
gerstaff, the complaint, and all the
other witnesses, declined to attend,
pretending that their lives would be
endangered. Biggerstaff further al
leges that on Friday night, while on
on his way to appear before the Com.
missioner, he was again outraged by
the Ku.Kux. The story is generally
discredited. 1t is thought that for
political effect Biggerstaff's own
friends planned the attack. There is
no apparent ground for Biggerstaff's
fear for his life. The country is quiet,
and, if necessary, he could easily
have procured a guard. Commission
er Moore ordered the witnesses to be
arrested and brought to Shelby to-
day. The prisoners seem very anx-
ious to have the whole affair investi-
gated"
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 17.-Last
Friday night a masked party, num-
bering about forty, entered the town
OF Hontotoc, MISS, 1or the purpose q
driving off Col. Tourney, editor of
the radical paper, who had been
warned to leave. On entering the
town they were met by a party of
citizens, who asked their intentions,
and were answered by a volley,
which the citizens returned. One Of
the maskers fell from his horse, and
the others fed. On picking up the
wounded man, he was found to be
young man, named billiard, residing
near there. He presistently refused
to disclose the names oc the others,
and soon after died. Next morning
a number Of persons were found to
have left the country, while several
horses, with trappings, which had
evidently belonged to the masked
party, were found near Pontotoc.