Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-02-24

demand protection of the court" Sena-
tor Edwards remarked: ''Mr. Chief JUS
tice,. this is conrt aud the respondent
should be made to behave himself" The
Iquestion vas again pat to TIE witness. and
| he said that be never had association with
him. and That he had only spoken to him
occasionally when they would meet. The
Chief Justice here ruled that the witness
must answer the question direct. Here
Gov. Holden again jumped up and was
getting his hat and cane, when Senator
Edwards again rose to point of order,
that the respondent must be required to
behave himself. The Governor replied
that he was going to leave, IL certainly
have that privilege" and left the hall. -
Senator Jones submitted that it was not
fair to put the question to the witness III
such manner, and require the witness to
answer in the same language used by
the counsel in putting the question. He
should be permitted to answer III his own
language, to expess his own feelings.
Mr.. Turner then remarked that be had
the same feelings that would exist between
two parties who had carried on fierce pO-
litical contests. mingled with personalities.
The chief Justice here remarked 20 wit
ness, ''that is not generally kind" Mr..
Turner, ono sir. There is no kindness
between US, have been bitter for the last
twenty years. As editor of Sentinel l have
justly and severely denounced him.
Senator Graham was called and testified
that he was IN BIllsboro' the day when
Mr.. Turner was arrested, and in c0nvers-
ing with the Lieutenant who did it about
it the Lieutenant, Hunneycutt, said that
it was done by order of Gov. Holden.
And, said Hunreycutt, I was also ordered
that if anybody came around with writs of
habedS corpus to arrest them. He said
that he knew it wGs by the Governors
orders, that he had seen the orders from
the Governor to Col. Bergen that morn
ing.
Court adjourned.
NINETEENTH DAY.
SENATE CHAMBER, Feb. l., 1871.
John @. German, sworn:
On the morning OF the election in Au-
gust last, I went to the court house for the
purpose of voting; wishing to save time l
went in at the back door to avoid the
crowd. Met Gov Holden in the passage
in conversation with man by the name
of Spooner. While waiting L heard the
conversation, and understood the Cover
nor to say that he either had already is
sued al order for the arrest of Mr.. Tur-
ner, or that he intended to do so as soon
as he left the court house Cannot re-
member distinctly which. l demonstrated
with him, and told him that the effect
would be to make a martyr of MIR. T.
The Governor replied that Turner had
that II morning published him as white
livered scoundrel.
Robert Terrell: l ain telegraph operator
at Company Shops. About o'clock one
evening L received an order to forward the
contents of the file. on which was kept the
copies or originals of kilograms. to the
superintendent at Richmond. About IL
O'Clock the same night [ received sum
mons to attend here and bring them with
me. L sent them off as / thought by the
evening train, but learned next morning
from the express agent that they were sent
by the morning train 10y Raleigh. 8ave
no control over them now. j. IL. DOweli
is superintendent at Richmond he has
the control Of them. There YVES no regu-
lar times for sending on these file papers.
I sent off all that were in the Office
There was over q half bushel of them.
1t was the first time they had been ordered
off since my connection with the office
Have the order to send them off with me
read, and is as follows:
Pack up and send to me the entire file
of your Office. -+- j. r. DOwELL."
Was never sworn not to disclose MESA
ges, but understood the rule to be not to
do SC. I have telegraphed to the superin-
tendent to return tue papers wanted, and
he declined to do So '.-..
j. G. Cooley: am telegraph operator
at HiIlsboro' [ was summoned on tho
Both January last to appear here, and
bring with me messages relating to the
troops at Company Shops. I have them,
but have received orders not to disclose
anything relative to them. I shall not now
disclose anything relative to them, unless
am required to do SO by this court. -
Here considerable discussion was had by
counsel on both sides, IN regard to the
admissibility of the copies, &C., as evi-
dence, which was terminated by an un-
derstanding that they were to be filed by
the clerk and examined by counsel on
either side.
John Bragg: am assistant operator in
the telegraph Office in this city. An order
was received requiring all originals of last
years messages and copies to be forwarded
to New York-the order from the Superiu-
tendent.
J. B. Neathery : I am private secretary
to Governor, and have principal charge Of
his official letter book. / was directed by
the managers to examine the letter book,
specially IN reference to letters to Colonies
Kirk. Burgen and other military officers.
He had done so. Here the witness was
shown certain letters filed heretofore, as
| evidence with the clerk that were found at
Graham after Kirk had left the court
house. These letters are in the hand
writing of Governor Holden. l did not
find in my examination copies of these
letters in the letter book. They are dated
July 18th, 1870, July Both, 1870, and July
28th, 1870. Governor Holden sent for me
to come into the executive Office. 7 went
and he said that it was necessary for the
troops to be paid, and asked me to sug
gest some one as proper person to pay
them. [ recommended Deputy Sheriff
NOVEL;. The Governor thought he would
be good man, and inquired if it was like
ly he could give bond. A few days after,
the Governor said to me that had better
pay the troops. I had received commits
sion as inspector. L was asked to come to
| the office. went about 8 o'clock at night.
| Mr.. Jenkins and Mr.. Hoffman were there,
Mr.. Jenkins told me that he had been
ordered to pay over to me all the money
he had in his hands as pay master. re
| ooivad oUor $40 000