The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-21

made him give the League signs. They
told him that the whito men had always
.n!ed this country, and would rule it
yet; and that no must leave politics
alone. The cause OF complaint against
him was that he had been heard to swear
among the white people in Salem Church
graveyard We next went to Waddy
Thomson's place-Beauty Spot-broke
down the door OF Jerry Thomson, CO.
lored man, and dragged him out and
whipped him badly. Some four or Eve
whipped him at one time-the rest stood
In circle around, to prevent his escape.
They talked TO him about some threats
he had made. to kick an old white man
In the neighborhool. They then went
on 10 Mr.. Mooro's, and took out Charley
Good, and beat him with sticks, and
told him to let politics alone. This was
about O'Clock ct night. Charles Good
is the same negro who was afterwards
killed. They went on theu to Madison
Smarr's, dragged Charles Leach from his
house, whipped him badly, and told him
to leave politics alone. They gave him
about fifty iashes. They theu won't on
and whipped Amos Howell. Didn't
whip him very much, and didn't hear
the conversation that occurred. We
then dispersed. DR.. Whitesides, Milton
Watson and myself fSde home together.
he stopped with Milton Watson that
night; his family was there. We were
out nearly nll night: started about
8 O'Clock, and returned about 4 o'clock.
think heard Mitchell's voice,
but he was disguised. He was chief OF
klan. saw him installed at meet
ing in an old field near Mrs. --- brick
house; saw hum, too. at the meeting on
Barkley Hill. the night of the proposed
raid on Bill KelI. 1 was the man that
told Hugh Kell to go, then, and try to
save his brother, Bill KelI. There we're
threats, afterwards, against Hugh Kell
and myself. Charles Leach, white, told
me to tell Hugh Kell that it wouldn't be
good for him if lie didn't join after hav-
ing been ut tho meeting at Barkley Hill,
and he went of Hnd joined Samuel G.
Browns khan. The second raid I was
on, we met near DIR. Whitesides' house:
julius Howe, Chess. Mckinney, jeff
Smith. and others, were there. We
passed Dr.. Whitesides' house and saw
him and his wife standing in the piazza.
We went frs: to Mrs. Moore's, called out
colored man, took his gun and broke
1t; then on to Chansey Chambers, got
en- Enfield rifle frog. an old coiored man
there and broke it, too; then went on to
Adoiphus Moore's, kicked down door
ana pulled out rolored man. They
whipped him very badly on his bare
back, but didn't seq any blood. The
charge against him was that he bad in
formed on Joe anG George Leach. They
made him promise never to swear again st
white man again, and never to vote the
Radical ticket. They went on, then, to
Ed. Byors' pIuce; and there We came up
with Six or seven Of the ttle-snak.
klan-Wlll Johnson was in command.
we went on, then. and whipped coored
man, named Moore. They told him to
be careful not to make any more threats.
We went on, then, md whipped Alex.
Leach and Henry Morse. They struck
Alex. Leach about 100 lashes on his bare
back. He was afterwards killed. They
told him he must change his politics.
We went on, then, to Wilson Wilson's:
they knocked down his door aud
dragged him out. They whipped him q
little and tried to make him give the
League slgns, but don't think he did.
we started off, then, but the Rattle
snakes went back aud beut him badly.
MIR. Kell told me- afterwards that Will
johnson liked to have killed him. We
then went Oh to Billy Wilson's. white
hndlcnl. His wife was in confinement,
and L begged them not to go in, but
they pushed on to his room. They shot
his dog at the door and were in tho act
OF rushing in, when Harvey Hammer
wright, II step-son Of Wilson, came out
and begged them, for Gods sake, not to
break in the room where his mother WAS
lying sick. Billy Wilson then came ont
on the steps and they talked to him.
\. They told him he was d-n big, fine
specimen of Radical; that he was fat
enough for soap-grense, and thnt if any
more burnlngs occurred within ten miles
around they would hold him responsible
and kill him. We then dlspersed-the
Rattle-snakes, under Will J Johnson, going
their way, and we, Mitchell's klan.
called the Tigers. rode on to Bullace
Creek, where we took Off our disuuiyes.
Joe Mitchell, John w. M,tchells son.
took the disguisos. [ never saw DR..
Whitesides on but one raid. He told
me afterwards that he WAS disgusted with
and disfavorcd Ku Kiuxing, bec .use it
WAS running all his hands off. had a
talk with him in Yorkville Jail. He sent
me word that he would give me S25 to
get him off, and he hullooel to ms as l
was going out of Jail. to go and fix the
thing for him.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Wilson-Did
you not say in Yorkville Jail, in presence
OF John Miller, Robert higgins. Hayes
Mitchell, John Mitchell and W. C.
Whitesides. that you had made mis-
take in naming DIR. Whitesides among
those III that raid, aud that you would
go to Col. Merrill and correct it?
WitneAs-I did not.
! Croas- examined by Mr.. Melton, coun-
sci for Jchn w. Mitche!!-rhe raid ON
Charles Leach was on the night of the
9th o! January. 1 don't recolIect Of
hearing John Mitchell talk that night.