The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-14

MIR. stanberry objected to the ques.
ton, aud tho court ruled it out.
O.. Do You know Robert Hayes Mitch
ell, the prisoner at the bar? A.. I do.
have known him for two years. don't
know It he ts member of the order, I
lived about twelve miles from him.
The witness was here turned over TO
the defence, and oss.exsmined by Mr..
Stanberry.
Q. What induced you to Join the Ku
Klnx order? A. I was asked by Wesley
Smith to join. He said it might 20 hard
with me il 7 didn't join; It Was my
personal safety that lead me to Join. +
was at Mr.. Wesley Smiths house, rho-
tographing. When was asked to Join,
nobody else was there. 7 didn't Join to
guard against inoandiarism. 7. didn't
know whes sort Of an organisation il
was till joined. It was rhout two hours
after Mr. Smith mentioned it to me that
l was Initiated. John Osborne and some
others were there. They read the con-
stitution to me-. It was written on fools.
cap paper, and was pasted together on
the side like copy-book. l took the
oath before heard the constitution. T
met John Mitchell, the chief OF the khan.
Tor the first time, on the Bill Kell raid,
The klan met on Barkesly's Hill, near q
bridge on Bullook's Greek. saw Ed
ward Leeoh, Harry Foster and some
others there. didn't meet John Mitch
ellis klan any more. The next raid I
was ordered on was by the Charley Byers
klan, abont week after the Bill Kell
raid. We mot on Mr.. Thompson's place.
Q. When did you first make disclo.
sure to any one not member. that you
belonged to the order2 A. It was some
time in June last, at Tunnel Hill, in
Georgia. | told my brother-in-law. Mr..
McCalia. 1t was before attended O
meeting of the khan in Georgia. Whom
l attended that meeting, had divulged
the secret; but went in as member
still. 1t was in July. The meeting was
IN an Old field. attended another meet
ing, last month, when they consulted
about raising the funds for this trial. I
made disclosures to others in September.
l told Col. Akerman, at Csrtersvillo, Ga. /.
1 went there TO tell him. He took q
statement from me. attended a meet
ing OF klan after that. in November.
l received no money from Col. Akerman.
1t was never stipulated that was to re-
celve any money or compensation. I
never telked to anybody else about what
l knew, till saw Col. Merrill, last week,
in Yorkville
Q. Where did you come from, when
you went to Yorkville, about q week
ago? A. camo from Washington city.
l had gone there just to see the CITY. I
had no business there. I did call on
Col. Akerman. We just talked about
matters In general. 1 came from there
to York. went to see my futher first.
l lett Washington the 23d of November;
got to my fathers on Saturday, and on
Monday 1 went to Yorkville. had no
business there. but I went to SEQ Col.
Merrill. 1 met Mr.. Wallace on the
Plnckney Road, and told him of the
disclosures l had made, and he turned
and went with me 10 see Col. Merrill. I
didn't have any business with Col. Mer-
rll. believe he said something about
the weather. We did not talk any bust
ness ut oil, except he told me to come
back next day. did so, and he told
me to come down here as witness. He
did not promise me any money or re-
ward; nobody ever promised mo any
money or reward. ] did receive 5000 in
Washington from Col. Akerman's clerk.
! suppose it was to defray my expenses
in going to Cartersville. It was sixty
miles fiom where was living to Car
tersville It would not take that much
money. The clerk didn't say for what
ne paid me the money. He just counted
1t out to me, and l recoipted for it. I
didn't go to Washington to get the
money. only went there to see the
city. l paid my own way baok. In
conversation with Col. Merrill, I was
asked to tell what knew about these
Ku Klux matters. No compensation
was promised me, either of money or of
not being prosecuted. I have had no
personal difficulty with John Mitchell
He did tell me to move my Photographic
instruments out of the church, and 7
did it.
The next witness was Charles W. Fos
ter, (white.) He said: 1 reside in York !:
have lived there since the surrender. /
was born and bred there, but went away
to new country, and came back Just
after the surrender. am member of
the ku Klux Klan. I joined about the
10th OF December last, in Alex. Smiths
klan first; then was transferred to John
w. Mitchell's. don't know the date of
the transfer. I to1k ON oath when I
joined Smiths klau. It was admins
tered by Harry Neil and Jim Arrow
wood. The oath was to protect women
and children, to put down Radicalism,
and to put down the league. The penalty,
II we broke the oath, was the traitors
doom-death, death, DEATH
Mr.. Corbin-What did you understand
to be the general object and scope of the
Mr. Stanberry-I object to that ques-
lion. Here is the written agreement:
I'VE are on the side of justice, humanity
and constitutional liberty, as bequoathed
to us in it's purity by our forefathers.
The widow and orphan aud the helpless
[omale shall ever be the objects of our
special regard md protection. We Cd.
pose and reject tho principles of the
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