Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-10

bn8 election. = XXI 80 E
The Chief Justice ruled it mad INVISIBLE,
az no such question was put to MIR. Turner,
and.tbe only bearing such a Question could
have on the case would be to impeach Mr.
Turner.
MIR. Boyden. We will waive that now.
When MIR. Turner returns, we will have
! him up.
Witness. When Outlaw was hung, a
meeting was caIiodito meet tho Saturday
after, to express condemnation of the out
rage. large number of people assem-
bled, but no meeting was held, on account
OF the fact that q military force (federal)
had been sent to the county in the mean
time. On that day / was standing OF the
corner of street, aud young fellow came
up to mel don't know who he was, ANY
more than might have seen him before.
L afterward heard that his name was
White. He said he understood tho mill
tary had the names of sixteen of our fel
lows who were at the hanging the other
night
! Owing to the lateness of the hour, We
viii conclude to-day's report in to-mor-
rows issue.-SentineL
TWENTY NINTH DAY-CoNCLUDED.
SENATE CHAMBER, March 4.
Testimony or James E. Boyd, witne
for respondent, (concluded).
At the meeting held in January, in which
the resolutions were passed which have
appeared in Col. McAlister's testimony. the
two Secretaries were Ku-Klux-I done
recollect others who were there. DR..
Moore addressed the meeting, but don't
know anything about denanciatory Ian
guage of Shoffner. Resolutions were a,lop-
ted denouncing the Shoffner bill then pend
ing In the Legislature.
Gross examined by MIR. Merri1non
l was licensed to practice law in the
County Courts in 1867, and to practice III
the Superior Court III 1868 1 took an
oath as an attorney before Tourgee. |
think took an oath to obey the Corsti-
tuition of the United States, and the Con
stitution and laws of North Carolina, and
to perform the duties OF an attorney faith
fully to my clients. ] took all oath to sup
port the Constitution before that, when I
registered to vote in 1866. These oaths
were taken before joined the Brother
hood. [ don't recollect that was sworn
when admitted to practice in the Superior
| Court. know ! WAS In the County Court
The oath which has been read is the ono
Mr.. Long administered to me, [ hnve no
donbt Of It, am certain Of it.
Z. DO you sWer positively that this
clause was in ii. 'Ihat you will never
bear States evidence against any member
of the Brotherhood ?'
Al do not n OF swear these words were there
but they were in the oath or explanation.
After the oath was administered there was
q long explanation in regard to the manner
of operation, and the duty and response
bility Of members, &c. / understood the
oath as binding me to that explanation.
cannot tay there was clause in the oath
binding me to the explanation. I con-
sidered it as binding me not to give States
evidence against member and to resist by
force, if Necessary, the civil and political
advancement Of the negro, and l swear I
took that oath.
9. Did you furthermore swear that you
would swear tc lies if any of the Brother
hood should be charged with crime in
Court III order to have him acquitted when
they were charged according to law A.
l understand that | was not to reveal the
secrets of the order under any circumstan-
Cos.
e. Answer my question? A. That was
my understanding. l understand that I
had to defend member, and keep the
secrets Of the order, under all circumstan.
ces, oven if [ had to commit perjury to do
it. Mr.. Long, who initiated me did not
say 80, but inferred it from the oath,
and the explanation.
q. Did Mr.. Long tell you if you were
called into court to testify against Nom
Der you were to swear falsely? A. That
was IA part of the oath, that [ was not to
reveal the secrets.
q. Did he TILL you you were to swear
falsely III court? A. No, sir, lie did not
say anything that left that impression, but
[ inferred it from the oath. did not got
any Instructions from him to that effect
What have stated l inferred from the
nature of tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES told
mo so; Long nor 10 one else; but even if
l was on IA jury L was to 1--WE u false YER
dict. inferred that from tho oath. No
one ever told mo SO. Joined the order
in November. 1865. l considered / was
member until published my letter last
summer. l understood from the time /
joined that if a member was guilty of
crime l was to protect him by perjury if
necessary and by false verdiots, by killing
men, by whipping them, 10y drowning |
them, and by every other means that would |
protect the men and keep its secrets. /
was in same for two years, and l was cog
infant of these things, but no member
was on trial And had they been on trial
L would not have committed perjury.
would not have kept my oath under such |
circumstances. / swore that [ would, or |
rather inferred AS much from the oath and |
explanation. practiced law all the time
with these oaths on my conscience. was
arrested by Kinks men on the 10Th of
July. On the 10th [ started to Yaneey
vile. I staid in the latter place day or
two. and then came to Raleigh. l had
some friends who interceded for me-Rad
Eye Bill Albright got permission for me
to come to Raleigh. He came to see me |
in camp at the Shops after we went to
Yanceyville. I told him had no DISPOSE |
ton to conceal anything knew about the |
Ku-Kfux from the Governor. 1 first pro-
posed this to him. L told him he might
tell the Governor I would not conceal any
thing knew. think I asked him to sec
the Governor. When Albright returned |
from Raleigh, and got to Yanceyville, he |
handed letter to Kirk. ordering my re-
lease if could satisfy him. He also said |
the Governor would show me any favor if |
I could come down and tell all knew. II
don't recollect what Albright said the
Governor said.
@. Did he not say tho Governor would
turn you loose if you would come down |
and tell all you knew?
A. [ think he did. I came, but 1 did |
not tell any fellow prisoner that was COM