The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-11-24

HE VertNOlc MI NiuA. Win thc1l
raw heads aud bloody bones, il We tax,
the description Of their acts in tho Somtl
~ given in the Radical papers. as cvi
dcncc in this State. have made their ap
pcaraMce in Indiana. and are committing
terrible outragcs against civilixatio"
humanity and law. Near IIcnryvillr
Clark county, week before last. band
Of three km klmx negroes. entered the
residence Of a much respected farmer al
the dead hour of night, and with sharp
and mmrtlcrOus axe, cleavcd in twain
tho heads Of Mr.. Park. his WIFI. two
grown Daughters, and little son aged II
years. Park. wife and boy were killed
outright in their beds, while the girls
were SO severely injured that theis
brains OOzcd from their wounds, and
are probably dead ere this. Suspicion
rcsted against a ncgo named johnson.
and three citizens kn Kluxcd him ai
might. took hiM to the woods. and hung
him until a confession was forced from
him. which Implicated Two other ne
grocs named Squire Taylor and Davis,
Is the principals in the murder. The
three were placed in the Jail at Charles
town, 10 await action Of the Grand Jury.
xfter An examination before Justice
which pretty clearly fixed the guilt upon
them, AMI showed that the murders
were committed for money. The act or
the negro ku kIux naturally very hiyl.-
~ excited the community a Mr.. Parks
family were highly respectable, and hc
a prominent Sabbath School Supcrin-
tenslcnt, but as the prisoners were held
10 await the action or the Grand Jury,
which was 10 meet Dee. l. aud as evil
tcmcc Of their guilt was accommodating,
II was hoped the dignity OF Tire State.
and common civilization would not he
lisgraccd by kn kIuxi>m. But not so.
On last Friday another band Of ku Klux
gathered at midnight. male descent up
Oh tho Jail at Charleston. each member
Of tlc khan being heavily armed, took
the jailor, mayor, and numbers Of ciii-
zcns prisoners, broke with >lc,lye ham,
mcrs and cold chiscls the doors Of the
Jail open, took the three negroes out to
the woods, brutally burned them with
fire brands, till confession If guilt is
said 10 have been cNioricd. by tho hor-
rible excrmciating pain. and then hung
then, to the linbs Of the trees till life
was extinct. a more foul blot upon
civilization, or mur.icrous outrage with
out a shadow Of excuse, cannot be found
In all the evidence hunted ul'. and sworn
to BY perjurcd villains, before the km
klux committee sent South to justify the
proclaiming Of martial law in that scc-
ton. And this is in Indiana.
Another instance Of an attempt at
lynch law, which Is the only the much
talked Of ku Klux under another name.
occurred ut Brookvillc Franklin county.
on Saturday night. A mob broke into
the Jail with the evident intention Of
mobbing Mcdonald Check. awaiting a
second hearing upon the charge Of muir
lerins his fathcr-in-law, Harrison, near
I.awrcnccburg, Dearborn county, about
year ago. Upon the approach Of tht
mob Check knocked down tho first maj
that entered his cell, and snatching hi,
revolver from him, fought like demon
knocking down and wonnding several
In the meantime, the jai!or escaped ant
set the fire bells ringing, which alarinc.
the town. a large number Of citizen
coming to his assistance, the mob hastil
dispersed, taking the injured men wit
them. Check was convicted Of I'll
murder and sentenced to DC hung. bl
got new trial upon decision of til
Supreme Court, which trial Is fixed fo
for next term Of tho Court. The al
tempt to Ku Klux him is an outrag'
which in the South would he consider
cd sufficient for Gen. Grant TO proclaim
martial law, and send regiment Or tw
OF soldiers into the country and NAH
an assessment upon the people, in,li
criminatcly, innocent and guilty alik
for their support. How would the Ra,
icals Of Imdisna like II, II martial In
was proclaimed in this State BY Gc
Grant, upon such prctcxt--thc actiO
of our State Courts suspended, and
forced levy made upon their hard carr
imys, to support horde Of military sci
among them. This Is just tho case
present In South Carolina and Tcxa
and the law gives the President the san
power In Indiana, or any other Stat
and IL such murdcrous outrngcs justi
II in ono State Why not IN another! j.
our Radical friends think Of II, al