The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-31

Avery. And thought I recognized
Howard White. colorcd man, said to
pe democrat; and 1 thought ono was
Mr.: Matthews. DR.. Avery had on q blue
and yellow gown.
Mr.. Corbin-Did you ever preach cor.
ruption and burning?
Wisness-No, sir. 7 can tell yon how |
preached.
Judge Bond-We don't care to have |
sermon.
Mr.. oorbin. (aside)-It might do the
Mr.. Oorbin-WeIi, did YOU ever have
talk with Bloomfield about the master2
Witness-Yes. I met Broom6eld at
Rock Hill, on Monday. There was a
company Of Yankees there. and I sup.
pose he went as I did, to consult about
what he should do. He told me that he
had been whipped on Friday night, too.
Oross.examined by Mr. Wilson,
don't know that I ever told Nancy Dun
lap about the matter. think + know
her.
Mr.. Wilson handed paper to the
| witness, and asked if he had signed it.
He said yes Mr.. Wilson then read the
paper, which was an affidavit made by
the witness, to the effect that he was
satisfied that the implication Of DR..
Avery was incorrect and false.
Witness said he hadn't intended to say
what was said in the paper. That after
it was published that DR.. Avery was
charged with whipping him and Sam.
Sturgis, the Rev. Mr.. Cooper came to
me and asked me If he showed by legal
evidence that DR.. Avery was not of the
party. would I make an affidavit in his
beha!f2 1 said didn't believe he could.
He insisted on my agreeing to his re-
quest. 1 told him that hadn's put Dr..
Avery In prison, and couldn't take him
out He remarked then: Well, he'll not
be in prison always. begsn to think,
then, that harm might come, and pro-
missed to go to see Mrs. Avery. The
next morning, I met Mr.. Cooper. 7
again declined to see Mrs. Avery, but he
persuaded me finally to 60. Mrs.
Avery importuned me long while to
make an affidavit to e1tricate Dr.. Avery.
She said that she, and Kissy and Eliza
lives IN the house; would swear that DR..
Avery hadn't leftthe house. She finally
went on to say, that il twas her, she
would GO and lie in prison aud take the
fun course Of the law; but that she
would sue mo for sault and perjury, and
have me branded and penitentiaried for
twenty years. I then began to feel
uneasy, and did go on to Rock Hill to
Mr.. Cook, and made the affidavit. But
L meant to say that on the oaths of Mrs.
Avery, and Kissey. and Eliza, 1 agreed
to withdraw DR.. Avery's name; but
didn't mean to say that was satisfied
that Dr. Avery was not OF the party
DIR. Avery was the man that put the rope
around my neck. said I hadn't swore
against DR.. Avery, and wouldn't swear
on either side; but I naturally believed
he was there. and said hadn't put DR..
Avery in prison. I don't know that Mrs.
Avery used the words: I will not buy, beg
or threaten you.
! The ne1t witness examined was Thos.
Moorehead, colored. He said: I did
live in York County, at Rock Hill, until
February last. was there in 1858, and
attended the election. The polls were
crowded by the Democrats, and a num-
Der OF the colored people had to 20
away without voting. I saw prominent
there DR.. Avery, Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Rat
teree and Mr.. May. The white people
circied round the polls. aud elbowed the
colored people back, and challenged al
most every vote. L ran away from Rock
Hill in February, from threats Of the Ku
hiux. l. was captain of company H, of
the militia. Ialways tried to restrain my
men to bo peaceable and orderly; but
Just because we marched around Rock
Hill, they began to talk. After the elec-
ton, they got to shooting and fighting
around there. One Massay stabbed a
member OF my company. and refused to
pc arrested by negro magistrate Davis.
Davis sent me and twelve of my men
after them; but We found that thew had
been to Mr.. Crook and entered into
bonde, and We let them alone. They
raised big fuss, then, about our march
ing about, and got the arms taken
from US, and had them put in the
depot at Rock Hill. Sometime after
that, had been down to Colum-
bla, to see about the guns. 7 met
MIR. Gage at Rock Hill, and I saw
from his talk that he wanted O fuss: but
he went Oh then, and few days after,
there was paper put up. threatening
mo and Davis and Stelle and Bynum. It
was headed K. K. K, and read: "Oh.
ye blind and foolish men! stop and con-
slider before ye further co." nnd there
was coffin and skull on it. It was |
long paper. Mr.. Iredell Jones pulled it |
down. saying at the time, II suspect the |
hu Kiux may kill me for tearing this |
down. bat I believe the d-n nigeers
will kill me anyhow, and had Just as
leave the kn Klux would kill me as the
niggers." The colored people were very |
much alarmed, and hid ont every night.
l became alarmed myself, after the guns
were taken from us. and left. Jim Will.
llams was killed on Monday night, after
1 left.
Cross-examinea by Col. MoAfaster-I
am living at Columbia now; am an at.
h1chee OF the House Of Representatives.
Il was in the election of 1868. and at all
the elections, that Dr.. Avery stood il
the window at the polls. 1t was in the
daytime that the fight occurred, in
which ona of nv man wna akahhad aaI