The Van Buren press., 1871-11-07
From Boone County Record.
How is this for high?
SrATg OF Arkansas.

STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County Of Carroll.)
On this the 10th day of Sept A. ID.
1871, personally appeared before the un-
dersigned, Clerk3of Carroll county, Ar
kansas. Willis +. Miles, a resident of this
county. of Carroll aforesaid whom | GER
tify is to me personally well known to be
good moral character, and entitled to
credit as being q man oftruth and yeraci-
tv Who after being duly sworn as the
law directs, deposes and says: " l was IN
Carrollton on the 18TH of August 1871,
the same being 4 day OF the State circuit
court for said county. / understood Cy-
rus Maxwell County Judge of said coun-
ty to publish a Republican meeting at the
Hall in said town at candle-lightning. In
company with several other Republicans,
| went to the Hall, ut the appointed
time. | learned while there that Judge
". W. Jernigan, the judge of Boone
county, Judge Charles b. Fitzpatrick
Judge of tho 4th Judicial circuit, and sew
eral others had left and gone to the
woods. | was at Ratcliti"s Hotel in said
town. when the said Jernigan and Fitz
patrick, and some others came in, at late
bed time William j. MattoN and myself
remained in the same room with Judges
Jernigan & Fitzpatrick, At a very late
hour in the night, heard Jernigan and
Fitzpatrick enter into an agreement or
spiracy to kill James I. Hopper, citi-
of Boone county, and a well known I'm
ion man, and q prominent reconstruc
zionist. Judge Jernigan remarked that
the said Hopper, had done all he could
against Flick, and his party, and that he
ought to be, and must he killed Judge
Fitzpatrick, endorsed all that Jcrnigan
said, and stated that two men named
Anshuts and Cross, were the men who
would DO the killing. Fitzpatrick then
asked Jernigan where George Gregory
was, stating that Gregory was a good
shot and game, and that it would be a
good thing to ret him TO assist AnShuts
to do the killing. Jcrnigau remarked
that AushEts was one OF Ciaylou's Old
spies, and that he could slip up and shoot
Hopper when he was not suspectmg any
thing, that he could do it more sYly
than any one else Jernigan also stated
that he, Jernigan, had seen Hopper that
week and asked him how things were in
Boone county, and that he, Hopper, had
said all was quiet down there. Jornigan
remarked at the time he told Fitzpatrick
this, " God damn him, we will show him
how quiet things are " Fitzpatrick, re-
marked that Hopper was a man Of bull
dog energy, and would never give over,
and said that he admired that quality,
but also said that he was against Us, and
damn him, he .Aust be killed F,Zpat-
rick also said to Jeruigan that to Kill
Hopper on the sly was the plan, and that
they should be protected in it, Jemigan
replied that anything Flick or myself asks
Of Governor Iadiey he will do, That
Governor UadIey will protect US in any
thing we do. Fitzpatrick then said that
he intended to run this thing through
with ten men, if he could get them, and
that if he could not get ten he would run
it with eight men. Fitzpatrick then said
that he intended to throw Cal! Johnson,
Sheriff Of Roone county, out of office in
spite of Hell or kill him, that he johnson
was q damn drindletail, and that we will
run the thing through this court
He, Miles further states that he has al
ways been q firm Union man, that he
never at any time during the Late Rohol-
lion couutuHanced or encouraged the
same; but that he during said Rebellion,
and at all times before and since the
same remained true to bis allegiance to
the United States Of America.
Signed WILLS f. MILES,
l, W. W Davis, Cle7k ofCafroll coun-
ty Arkansas do hereby certify that the
foregoing affidavit from Page |, to page
6, inclusive was read to the said Willis
f. Miles in my presence, and that he IN
dsrstood thesamc. | further certify that
the said Miles is to me known to be a
Union man, and a stamch Republican,
(-,-) Witness my hand and official
L / seal at Office in CarroIIton
~ Arkansas, this the 20th day
... Of Sept 4. d. ISL. ...
ISignod W ". DAVIS,
Clerk Of Carroll County, Ark.
Tie foregoing affidavit is n true copy
Of the onO mada by Mr. Willis f. Miles,
before the Clerk Of Carroll county,
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