The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-16


suoh a case as made it obligatory upon
the Judge to interpose and protect the
public interests. He argued that both
as regards the secret issue of city bonds
and the oon.rSc. swe-ds, the plaintiff.
had made good their charges, and were
entitled to their prayer for injunction and
relief.
The case will be continued to-day.
CONCLUSION OF THURSDAYS PROCEED.
INas IN UNITED STATES UouRT-James
Long, white-I reside in York, about
five miles from where Jim Williams
lived. knew him, and heard him talk
many times. heard him talking at DR..
Loves shop, shortly before his death.
There were the blacksmith, two strikers
and some other negroes there. I was
sitting outside the door. and he was
talking, inside. He said he had been
down here to Columbia, and that the
Legislature wasn't doing a d-n thing
but drinking liquor and gambling, and
that, as for SCOTT and Neagle, they were
as d-n rascals as the balance, and didn't
do what they promised; that he had
told his men at the muster that the
longest pole knocked down the persim.
mon and the strongest mau eat it; and
that he intended to kill from the cradle
to the grave. mentioned it at home;
there were four or five there. There
had been fussos, mastering at nights,
shooting and drum beatings regular, al
most every night. The people wore
pretty much scared, because they didn't
know when the niggers might come to
kill them. The women were more
alarmed than the men. There had been
fires some six miles above us. Miller'e
and Hugh Warren's gin houses had been
burnt right close together. heard of
DIR. Ellison having some houses burned.
Oross-examined-Jim Williams didn't
tell me that he was going to kill from
the cradle up. He was talking to the
negroes there. heard him say 80. Jim
Bratton and JEFF. Bratton were two ne.
groes there that remember. didn't
hear him say anything about Ku Klnx.
l wasn't to say frightened myself. 1
don't know how soon exactly afterwards
that it was mentioned it. told it at
home; told Nicholas johnson about it
before Jim's death; I don't mind exactly
the time. I had heard of Ku Klux in
the country before that. had heard of
no Republicans lying out at night till
afterwards. There were no Ku Klux
raids in my neighborhood before that
time.
John b. Fudge, white-I lived in
about one and half miles OF Williams.
l. knew him we'll. had O talk with him
week or ten days before the elections
in the fall of 1870. He called at nv
gate. went out to see what he wanted.
l asked him his business. He said: 7
want to have talk with you. I said:
II It's about politics. Jim, don't care to
talk with you. He said: You must. I
want you and me to vote one way. I
said: Yes, Jim, should like very much
for you and me to vote together. He
said: Yes, I reckon you want me to vote
for Carpenter and Butler; Ill SEQ 'en in
hi first. I said: Well. Jim, I suppose
you'll allow me the same chance as your
self. He said: Yes, but tell you now
II We don't succeed, we'll kill, kill from
the cradle to the grave; we'll burn and
lay waste the whole County. AS lie
started off then he turned his head and
said: l can do it. too, for can 20 to
Gov. Scott and get as much money as I
want. He spoke deliberately and ooolly,
and as II ne was in earnest. I got ac-
qualnted with Jim Williams in 1866.
Gross. examined had known him
SAASS AOoS' hoSOC hu0W ulm 10 De In
any rows. or to kill anybody. think
his reputation was generally bad. IT
was considered bad in the community.
His reputation began to be bad in 1870.
he was understood to be leader among
tbs ooloTsd people. novor knew Of his
making any speeches but one. wasn't
frightened myself at what he said to me.
He was only one man. and was one
l never was scared of any one man. I
was uneasy about my family. expect
ed him to attempt to carry out his threats.
l never heard Of his commencing to do
it. did not join the Ku Klux.
A. +. Hinson, white-I knew Jim
Williams. had talk with him at nv
own house after the election. He came
mp riding one day, about the middle of
last February. He seemed out of hu-
NOR. He had been talking with some
one at the GROSS roads. near my house.
L asked him what was the matter. He
said: Some of my men want to give up
their guns. said thought it would
be very good thing. He said: No: if
don't get what he's been promised me.
LII take from the cradle up, and there
has been no burning yet com pared to
what will be. There had been no burn.
ing there then within four or five miles
Gross examined-I lived three miles
from Jim Williams. He and his friend
had been talking down at the road. and