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

asked me for Allen. Told them he was noa
there. Then asked meif L was scared. /
said was. Said didn't look like it. L
said was. they again asked for Allen.
Made me and my brother go with them to
look for Allen. Went over to his honse
Sent us in first, made rs make fire.
Did not get the fire soon as they want
ed. and they cursed me and told me If [
did not bury up they would fasten me to
the floor with their bayonets. After /
went over the house, and could not find
any one. they came in. up to tho bed
and pushed their guns under it-Rnd run
u sari0r, or scabbard, / don't know which.
through the bed. They said they were
hunting guns and pistols-had heard that
they were going to organize the MALTA to
catch them. They told me- to tell Sam
when they caught him they would hang
him. They asked me if L knew them. |
said didn't, asked me again, and then
said. if did not know them, did not say
ANYTHING about the Ku-kinx, ana would
behave myself, they would not trouble me-
The witness then testified 10 having
heard firing on another occasion when
they were there, and to hndlD& the dead
BODY of his uncle Robin Jacobs the next
morning. No inquest hold over Tie body.
TBIRrY-sIXTH DAY.
RALEIGTI, Marcli IL. 1871.
Thos. ]. FOSTER reside in Cnswell
|
trate. James w. Jones was outraged i'll
! 1870, he showed me his marks, he appear
ed to have been severely whipped, marks
as long as my finger. lie applied TO me
| because l was justice OF the peace, made
n verbal statement but no alildHvit. /
issued no warrant; he did not tel! me who
the parties were. Several colorCd people
appled to me for assistance about that
time. said they were distressed. called
TO see Gov Holden and told INN that |
! should leave the county rs well AS others
unless there was some protection furnished
! terror psrgaded tho conniy. / tclt in
secure in person and property. He feel
ing between the races and democrats and
republicans was pretty bitter (here
paper Was exhibited, which the witness
SAYS he had seen sticking up nt Court
House before the election adopting the
Constitution.
Cross examination.
Parties are divided i'll CasweIi. republi-
cans have several hundred majority. L
never saw any Ku-Klux. ] was voiHute eT
in Confederate army in l8G4. / Lett the
same without authority. / told Capt.
Fields, that with littlo effort every barn
: and house in the county cOuld be burned.
Capt. Fields told me afterwards, in pres
, ence of reporter did not catch the nanet
, that had stold him that ! conll have
: | every barn and house bGTup1 III tie conn
! ty. | never advised the HoloreI people t.
burn harms l belonged TO the League
, William Fl. Stephens sworn.
am brother Of Senator Stephens. 1
was at Yanceyville the day of the Demo
: cratic meeting. My brother attended aud
- was taking notes. Col. Brown was speak
: ing when L was there. [ saw my brother
go out with Mr.. Wiley abont o'clock,
! about 5 o'clock ! went to hiH house I;
- his wife was uneasy because he had not
returned by o'clock, as she expected. /
- went up town to look for him with othela
~ I went round the conrt house, and male
general inquiry for HIM My other brother
u got some keys and examined rooms in the
Ie court house the key of ono room could
not he found. We got candle and looked
u through the window, conld not SEQ any
B. thing but a pile of wool could not raise
y the window. DIR. ls0an said the windows
r were usually fastened inside with stick.
Is | have seen two colored men that had
been whipped one was whipped badly.
Is the other not SO bad. 1t was III the spring
L of 1870 have no personal knowledge OF
q other outrages--the state of feeling was
y bad in the spring of 1870. There has
1t been no punishment for any Of those OF
g fences, so far rs / know. (Ihe witness
IS gave an account of the finding of the body
/ of John w. Stephens, about the same rs
a. has been heretofore pubhShed)
10 John w. Stephens life was insured al
DE- the time of his death for $4,000. The
. alarm on account of his absence was as
Il, early as clock in the afternoon. Ill
Il wife said he was to have been ut homo al
~ o'clock. We guarded the court hons6
lis that night Mr.. Groom looked Ill at tho
IN window at night. George Bow, coiored
e. discovered tho body in the morning.
, spoke to Mr.. Samuel 7. Hill to act rs
counsel and conduct tho examination h"
e. fore the jury of inquest. The inquest wa
fairly conducted. The witness WAS Sho vi
Gu q card, Published soon after tho occur
ty rence, signed by himself and brother. liz
ne thought it about the samo he had signed
he The card was not written by him, onl
"a signed-it was brought to him by DIR
at Roam with request to sign it. lle recog
10 niZed the hand writing of John Kerr. q
er having written it. He also exhibited a let
1e ter received from some member Of Con
1y gress from Virginia. In which 1T was states
m that something of tho kind was necessary
II. for the exoneration Of certain parties i
be tho community from unjust suspicion
rs After having it altered signed it.
to signed it to create better state Of feelin
lrt towards us; there was such state OF fec
nd ing; did not know but that we might J.
by Kn-kIuxed. Mr.. Kerr and DIR. Roam ha
10. never been charged with tit was to re
He lieve the community. / don't kno
to whether the card was true or false.
- Arch. Doll, COL, sworn
ok The day MIR. Stephens was killed vi
he sitting near the cOurt house, saw thrt
Ir. men (naming them como ont of the con
lex house, they remarked that Stephens,
or. damned SON of bitch, was taking note
set he had better be saying his prayers, as J
ng would be in hell before night. have toI
a this before. L was not examined ut IL
EN- inquest. ] told old man Hlman Brown
out / did not tell Mr.. Hill or any of them tia
IN. was trying to find out. L knew they wei
EN- trying to find out who did lt, but III
lad not busy myself to tell. L did not Il
her Kirk.
off. TiIman Brown, colored sworn.
all. was in my shop at work the day st
n.y. phens was murdered. Stated about IL
me same as last witness about hearing me
vas make remarks after coming out OF VI
DOL meeting. L told Mr.. stephens what LIZ
cry heard the next day. was mover SUI
lile moned before now about this either to {