Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-17
HIGH CorRT or iMpEscIInIsNT.

HIGH C0hRT OF ENTERTAINMENTS
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SENATE CHAMBFR, March ,8th, 1871.
James r, Bnlia, nv OH OF behalf. 9 fi9e
respondent, testified, -, lat4H
Question by Mr. Soy leljj.' y. - 81
/ am a law YER Solicitor Tor tie 18th ID
dicial District. WAS ciA,;ted lit 1868. and
have been .Dn duty hiuce. j is''nt spnle
bills hefr re he gra n'i jury Iir Alanlanoe1
but never ku..~ fut1 any aT<saIlt % a Is
against parties for going disguised "a
only know OF enc i n stsncs that gent "a
bill against parties for In Klux ing. That
was III case IF Harvey, col. | examined
him very car efnlv mgEelf aud ttsuug hthe
had eufiClen eVlclenUe tu Ii nd ~ biIlt on !.
but snun . was iouod tn at L now 3dfalGopaf
many Ucltid GnIBe iefo 10 me. III AIanrasee
and Caswell. would swear tn soufras;es llfatrls
the N. but could never id entity thsl isai desa
That was the great difficulty .e1pttlended.
Mr. Eoyden aishe ed tn know If, an tbs
opinion of the witness. the cIyik law Was
eompstent to ~ esery q law and -erdcfI
and protect tue lives anu aprupertl- III
citizens.
Mr.. Graham objected t" the question:,
as merely asking tbesopinleps OF the 85ag e.
ness. He could state facta, but pos ge1i-
eral opinions. ~ .-<.s9.I
Mr.. hIcCorkle thought tbs relatioush Up
of the witneA ) to the SIatar wa4 different
from that of ordinary individual. He was
peculiarly entrusted with duties which pre-
pared him ior forming an opinion as to Tue
general facts IN the case. -~ K sss-@1
The Chief Justice ruled It Incolnpe tent :
Witness Though large number corn
planned to me of outrages, yet but veg
few could even sugge est namea-of parties
against whom to draw bills. = 3D.. > -..z5
Cross examination By Mr.. Graham q
l don't recollect what | said to Judge
Toufgee ralatIve Il TO the parties bound over
by the Grief Justice fne tue murder III
Stephen. knew | could not get single
witness, and therefore did not draw bill
had the parties.discharged. There wore
some parties bound over by Judge Hour
gee and Mr.. Stephens. bat l really can't
recolleot whether ! had them re- bound or
not. -..atH
There were numerous cases OF theft,
barn burning, &c., III the counties, and
nothing done for the reason that no Wit
nesses could be found nor persons ldeati-
led as the guilty partiee-' L know OF no
instance when application was made for
warrants aud it was not issued Courts
have been open regularly, and all laws eX-
ecuted, without resistance that ever
heard of.
Anderson Morrow, COL, testified, that
he lives ia Alamance, near Orange Iue,
aud heard a number of men pass his house
! on horses going towards Orange county,
the night Thomas jefferson Morrow was
hung; also heard them returning just BE-
! fore i1ay Of the same night. The morning
aster Nelson and Washington Morrow
we're taken out of Hillsboro' jail and shot
at night, he saw number of horse tracks
going and returning on the road leading
! from Alamance to Hillsboro. @s4J
John w. Hardin, sworn aud testified,
that he lived in Graham. Saw disguised
men in Graham the night Wyatt sOatlaw
was hung. Also saw them In town on
another OCCASION, when they just rode
around to, the houses Of republicans and
eroaned. screamed like peacocks. glinies,
and beloved like bulls, particularly at
| Squire Albright's and Mr.. BAdham's--
Feelings between races and parties, very
| bitter. Feeling on part OF democrats to,
wards republicans very bitter. regardless
of race. (color or previous condltlonl. j
thiuk republicans generally were alarmed
as to their safety. .. IF. a-t
Cross.ex animation. s.. 90 -s.-.a.
Albright had negro guard around his
honse every night. As to bitterness OF
+ feelings, it existed between some Demo
era S towards republicans they would not
speak to them, and wOntEnow. J. can't say
I this was general, but some wonld do that
way. I was not bitter. AN one 81 the
County Commissioners. We HeVer threw
out eighty OF one hundred names of res
pectebIc gentlemen ffO,n tlnj lnTy box
! Threw out some 10y request, others ior not
having paid their taxes, but none at all i"I
politics. | never PUT III maine al CasWeH
Holt. or names ni GnT oihcra aGe 9st
whom lmrutations bad beeu made for theft,
&c, ! signed tho letter to the G"yelE"r.
asking for the military. but did not 2'};u
the postscript that reGo!Ieet. asking tao
appointment ot Ray IS colonel.
I John ". Duke sworn aud testified.
Questioned by MI. Badge; ...-.. ..-....
Dbleoted to answering any questions Le
lative 10 whom he had seen whipped III
, 1863, "a hs was under Indictment III bis
county and would not give evidence tend
ing to crimiuete himself Never eaw any
one whipped IN 1870. Heard 10 member
of the order coy anything about Outlaw s
hanging, or any other murder i'll CasWel
! or AlcmaDCa. He lives in Alamance, seven
miles from Webbs store. and two milee
from Woodey' ferry.
! VIM. J. Ward, sWotu and testified: "a
Be, n living in Alamance Tor about uHe
year: before shat lived III CasweN WAS
visited by disguised men once, in CasweH,
and seyeIly whipped. Recognized several
of them. .... -I4.-. .... -...
| Observation-Disclosures.
QUESTION: by Mr.. Merrimon:
Ihey told me they whipped me for look
} ing my wife up IN the smoke house and
beating her. [ did not do It, Never
struck her but once. We frequently EaC
quarrola. We never quarreld about NJ.
trying to put my daughters III brothel
/ believe now, my children had ne whip
ped As soon as Kirk came about Their
my boys left. My wife and daughter
have abandon me won't 1--we with me
Adjourned. ~.t ~ g.. s<....s
! THIRTY Third DAY. 1895 as. .
r SENATE CHAMBEI. March 0, 1871.
I w e. Albright lRed Eye) sU orn on be
y. half of the respondent, testified. ea.r . =.
live in Graham, Alamance county,