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


l joined the Constilul al Union GGa1d
in September 1865. Wa initiated bv
Capt. Watts. Some tL1le weeks before
the last August ele Cdnn, We had a meeting
G. the commanders, and We decided -
disband tho ort1er. : don't suppose there
were more thai oao hnEdied members IN
the county. 4 lstj,r ca1o - me that
5hoffHcE was GondemG'd " ho hung Oh
certain night. GuuIc vas nothing in tho
paper about the body, but think il wss
understood the body was to DO sentby the
train to Governor Holden. TIC order ~as
signed with two le te.s and oAo figure,
Chief OF Orange" 7 don't Know Uhai
those figures were. The oath required u.
TO resist any rclb1a aGf5p1t ~ deprive "a
of our constitutional and Lad lights, L7
force il necessary. - .-..-.s 49,.
Cross examination. 10 f. o.. 80.
| inltia ed j E B.yd. / did met swear
hin to support toe only Tic
constitution before iAo au.e4dments, nor
say to him that le was 10 swear falsely OF
arie-, or us wItnos5eS. nc. a1y Ting OF tic
kind. We disbandeG short tiue afler the
passage Of ShoGuCr'5 act. We thought
theso acts (Sh4Tders ana act prohibiting
going di-guised) were levied TT secret
societies, and as we did not want to get
into difficulty, We disbanded tac oldcr.
John w. Long .,stAcs, Tor he Ersrca
dent, testified: ......
[ live in nuutsyiIlc, Allbaraa, ~en5 lAcr,
last 5untne r from Al4muuee county. [ w.a
a member of tho WAilo toieI4ood.
Here hu klux disguise vac produced,
consisting OF a white gown, REACHING near
the ankles, and cap made OF white cl0th,
made to pull over the Lea, T4tA place.
for mouth, eyes, long s-ost ipr "a Ho-e.
and five or six horu-}ille tA.I attached +
top o. cap, s.uiTyd 40 IS l. mate tlcu
stand out, CrAainl lltGI 81 - I'D ~ Glf
fefent places with rcd, ~. LLe Witaass
was required to put il ou. aC0 b. present.
ed ecaEo ia behold, Nse.i calcalatet
disturb fellows narvt5 l'AeH comio@ di-
on 1t suddenly 1nea sle plue- H. tile
Company SAOl IN 1865.
Tao OATH wHs tbat No y ~ 10 A2r. q E.
secrets ii he oruvc under ia c.-,0.--
st~uces. ID exert ourselves 10 prevent -.
groes from ue.atIug lLmsGJYee ID .n
equality with the WALteG, to overthrow tAe
republican party, 80 60 around disguise.
Erigllen the darkiss aud keep them avg
from the polls, protect III libais Il. all Aa-
ards, stand around the Court House. Bel
on jnries and bring IN false yeIdiets When
ever incEbar was o. tcia. when on VT
ness stand swear 10 favor O. NltAo@G, Gna
to hey ali orders OF the c4mu. ...-
ME. BDyden put che question DO yJ'.
know of your own kRoUieago. OK from a.
officer or member OF tao orasr, whe:hof
the organization cZi~ted IL tue cou-tiea
4 joining Alamanc- aud C4aweiI, Is 20, 81
what extent %
This wan objected to by counsel '..
mansgeis, as the rule Gad Giroau% berH
adopted that the case must he confined -
Alamo nce and CurweIl
Council for reSPO deaf ia 5:'o.i Ga tl.
question and said they cap c d 10 PROV.
that tho order NOT only existed in GalyIG
lug counties, but was FOXY thousand
strong il the State. Though this eglla4@s
necessary rs going to chow :sa eEaent
this reasonable 0rder, W. 1t L.fao- e.
binary powers were r~QH "a % sup esq
! il, on the part of tho GoverGor
Tho Chief Justice ruisd ta9 qus5tio.
competent.
/ Senator Jones calje,l for tho e....ss al tna
Senate on she ouesuon. A,ea quo nHy5
were called and it wos doridaI q o1 e. re.
ceive the evidence by vote of SO IL, H..
Cross. exam nation by Mr.. Mer inoF.
G.. T. Trollingcr init a'rd r.4 Tt
oath required mo to do ~ coHli 70 "rer
turn abe Republican party, at-0 20 dc NIL
/ could, rs & 2 o. citizen, - rrev"nt 'h"
negroes from ctjoying tbui- fi.h.' urd~7
the CONSTITUTE II r ehon ? pr, trcf h'0+rnr
members ~ al hn-G7o 7oa7 sl.ri- 81 tit"
Wines stand nd --, on i0r:ca aud clrs
false verd1cte. / did not i.ei. tnGs
woald ~ ear fa.sn~s o. Ger G. ii-; - aas
give false verdiot., dc, butA wl5 toll lnat
sach was required of ne. s.rutc. d.
orders Of h camp. Int never uaa calico
on swear 10 a he. 7wpsB & CbeJ u
craera OF th0Ouiei, bu' hal hA hay, uTt
"a nle 50 60 into conrb aud bw af 80 lt".
/ would not have done It. though zoos a-
oath to do il. I bcped burn 'hs GgLn4,
house because had tabeI "n oath to obj.
all orders of the chief, and hla 40 ob@y, !
dOntregard burpiDga house aa tiGa eG.i.-t
as going into court and swearing to = lie.
Ii the chief had ordered a5 10 m@Iler
man, burn house, whlp or srourgo may
one, would have done #; bn5 lad te
ordered me 10 go into court and sTua.
falsely, would not; and doubt Hheth .
would have given flisC verdict Ola lurT
though The oath required glrh Of ulc. i
maui object was to prevent negroes FRI
voting by going around dis8ni-
cd, and Itighten them 80 they wou.
not go to the polls but nothing
was said about killing or whipping
got ont OF the order IL My CT JEav
1850. All thess outrages have related &C
CURED before LETT tho order. Mr. a.
drews, deputy sheriff, (aud member az.
myself bad a faBs, aid J. va3 Lluf' d o1
: after that. l. was before the CAit Juatia
several times last summer, Wa Lcre as !
witness for some two We - LaglT ct
one cent for my attendance, bsc>us he,
} AID that they dad LOT h,vg al n Il :. J
stayed at the hoteI in this city, IL sgn-
mer, bat did ISt pay ray bill. borrow
, ten dollars from Mr.. R.charl II G-r, 81.
paid that much on ny BIZ. I 81
telegraphed Tor at HUT Y.Ne A
J bama Have net roccig-I o4c en-
OF money for comigG PA -
own expense, but baro6et u fra
Mr: Rags, tho postmast-r. ! IL not g
} TO him, bat he selt 10 no and sad he il.
some letters for me wc4t and ls 2
me If I hal gotten iUlo a d-1iculty !.
. North Carolina. I toil BIN 7 La2 tl.t
s got into trouble everywhere I wsnt. j
said he Lad a telegraph for me t. c,ma 81
r to Washington City, AID to conc - v.
Of Raleigh ana report to 2Lr. Boydeu. Il
+, then gave me one huadfcI dOlllrs. l lyL
, know how be came to give t. % u4-. ] F.
money enough to pay my ezgenaea, b.
/ he said l had better take IL. have 4
been promised any l2oLeI fOr comlDt
/ though expect 10 GIT ny mileage d.
] per dieGe have read over bat enc pas
: I IF nv feRtimOUV n Given Ia s,t.lrr z