The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-28
gins was made chief, Pole Miller turk.

gins was made ehiei, Pole Miller turk.
and Chambers Brown monarch. .h:SL
Miller voted like the rest Of us. About
o week afterwards, met him at meet.
ing at night, when some of us went out
on . little ride. Some Of the party had
on their dieguises when we met: others
did not. Miller had on no disguise, and
didn't go on the ride. The first place
We went to was Squire Sam. Browns.
We only went for fun; called him ont,
and some OF the party talked to him in
their broken Irish. Next we went to
Ed. Byers' place, and called out Sam.
Ramsay in the yard, and made him run
around and play some antics for our
Amusement. The next place we went to
was Elias Ramsay's. We went to catch
Charley Russell, q freedman there. who
had beon making his boasta that the Ku
Klux couldn't catch him. We onlv
wanted to show him that we could. We
caught him, carried him out apiece. and
made him dance, but didn't hurt him
Then we went home. Twas On the raid.
too, when Henry Latham was whipped.
Cross.examined-I can't be positive
about Miller voting for officers at the
meeting at Sharon Charoh. I neye.
knew him to wear disguise or carry a
pistol, or go on any raid, or engage in
any act of violence.
John Ramsay was the next witness ex-
amined. He said: live in the Western
portion OF York County. hive known
the prisoner several years. I was in.
1tiated into the Ku Klux Khan in 1868,
at Yorkville, by James Somerford.
Albertus Hope, Washington Hope,
Squire Brown, and one or two others.
! attended meeting ct Sharon Church
last May, and met the defendant there.
He was not in disguise.
Gross. examined by Mr.. Wilson,
never saw Mr.. Miller at any other meet
ing, OF on any raid, or armed, or dis.
gulsed. or in any way connected with the
Ku Klux Klan.
Samuel Ferguson was next sworn and
testified as follows: I live in York Coun-
ty. joined the Ku Klux Klan last
spring. I attended meeting the last OF
April or first of May, at Sharon Church.
and saw John Miller, the defendant.
there. don't remember of seeing the
defendant take part in the business OF
the meeting.
Cross. examined by Mr.. Wilson,
heard Napoleon Miller say that the Ku
hlux had visited John Miller. think
1t was about two months before the
noetinS 9. Sharon Church.
Thomas l.. Berry was next sworn and
testified as follows: live in York Coun-
ty. joined the Ku klux Klan last
January at Wesley Smiths. I under
stood that was initiated into Madison
Smarr's klan. was at three meetings;
the first was at Miss Latham's house.
Only Wesley Smith, Miles McCulloch
and myself were present, and there was
nothing done. The next meeting was at
Hoods school house There were pre-
sent John Simpson, Lafayette Hood,
"a. Good. james Brannen and Adger
Good. We all put on disguises and
went to get gun from James Placksims.
we did not take the gun. Ny notion of
the object OF the organization was, that
1t was to break down the Radical party
and bnild up the Democratic. knew
about the killing Of Charles Good. He
had been working at my house. black
smlthing, and kept some of nv tools
l was inquiring of his whereabouts in
the neighborhood next day, and Wesley
Smith told me that he, VIM. Smith. VIM.
White. and Leander Spencer had killed
him the night before. I was ordered two
nights after, to assist in aecretinp the
dead body in the river, which I did.
Charles Good bore q good character in
the nelghborhood, except that he was
repnted to be president of the League.
Nearly all the white people in York be-
ioDged to tho Ku Klrx Klan. Major J.
w. Avery was the Chief of York County.
and General Forrest was the Grand Oy-
olops, at Nashville, Tennessee. Banks
Lyle was the Oyclops of this State.
Lawson B. Davis was next sworn. and
gave his testimony with reference to the
political purposes of tho Kan-the kill
ing and whipping of Radicals. and the
murder OF Charles Good-pretty much
as before. in the case OF John W.
Mitchell and DR.. Whitesides.
Kirkland Gum also told his same old
story; at the close of which, the court
adjourned till IL o'clock, tomorrow.