Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-03
KU.KLux INVESTIGATION.

The Late Affair at SauIsbury-seveRAl
Witnesses Examfned before U.B. Cora.
missioner GarreGt@The Evidence 80
a I'm Favor Of the PFisOners--CoiA-
tinuanee Of the ~ Farce by United
states 0meers.
The examination in the Ssulsbury cass
was resumed yesterday morning before
United States Commissioner Garrett, in
the United States Courtroom, Wsldran
Block. The first half dozen WITNESSES
called testified that they lived about
Salisbury, and that the defendants were
not unknown to them, but beyond this
they said nothing that related to them st-
ter.
Tom Cox said that Bowden was not an
officer.
M. f. Brock said be had some acqueini-
ance with Mr.. Garrett; knew nothing
about his arrest and confinement In the
c~alaboose, except from rumor; was COM
ing to town Saturday night with MI.
Robinson, and when In the neighborhoosi
of the blacksmith shop toward MI.
Spires, they heard people coming that
way, and they secreted themselves be-
tween the pslings and the shop, Could
not distinguish the persons by their ap-
pearanee, but thinks he could by their
voices. There were four mem; shortly
dlkEI kuhE ANO OklbEa CaAuC uPg bAO4O nOAg
signs passed between them by whistling,
State who they were, Mr.. Brock.
Well, from the best of my knowledge,
MI. Chapman and his son were there, MI
Smslley and Mr.. Red.
What was said?
Iheard some of the parties ask 'if that
would do?" and another replied that he
Thought it would" 1 think they were
disguised.
VHTl.& L., - -nElR
Well, I think that there was
thing said about "mother of stars" or
some foolish remark of that sort
that 1 could not understand. They
did not seem to be doing anything but
talking; they went toward Spires hotel,
along the psling, when they left; they all
started pretty much in q body; l did not
learn from them where they were going;
/ heard some of them say, when the first
four came UP, 81 wonder where are the
other boys" and some of them said that
there was enough there to accomplish
their design; the names of those men l
have given were called during the meet
ing; It was too dark to tell whether they
had arms or not; l was afraid to go up to
the c~alaboose, there was such 3 body OF
men; they were disguised, and 1 did not
know what they were about; I had q CON-
versation with Mr. BOwden, at Bolivar,
after he was arrested; he said there were
men than him, but he was not
afraid of any one; he said a man could be
paid to keep put of this thing; l was
to understand that there were two
other witnesses who got fifty dollars for
leaving; they lived close to the station
Jack Sneed told me that he was 60
ing of as soon as he could; he was going
into Wolf river bottom; he is a of the
two that left; Williams was the other
one. They were related. The converse
ton with Bowden was at Bolivar. He
was q little ruff1ed. He said he had been
that is what he did not like about
1t. He swore a little. He said, by Cd, |
there might be stoutsT men b him, but
he didn't ask any odds of any of them,
Robertson and 1 we're going up town. I
some
Ill AMI QUININE
or my family, and he wanted to see Gar
-ett, and I intended to go with him. The
Olaeksmith's shop where we were when
heard the men, is about one hundred
Ind fifty yards from the c~slaboose. The
Irick-kiln was between me and the Gala
1oOse. The kiln is about thirty yards, /
perhaps, from b cslsbOose.
On the cross-examination the witness
that Mr.. Smalley addressed
8 Jem" Chapman, saying, "Jem Chap
nan, would you know me?" Sometimes
{ would be called Chapman" and
,OmeEimes "Jem." l heard Mr..
Reds name was called, too, but 1 don't
'~6cOllect now whether / recognized the
yoics or not. / remained at the black
shop about i've minutes after they
eft, and then we went on home. We
'assed Nj. Robertson's. L stopped there
You say you were sfrsid7
] thought 1t vas a secret affair and /
idn'G want to have anything to do with it,
ecsuse / had received letters of recon-
lendstion to leave the country about a
ear ago. I had received one shortly be-
IRE that. l heard of CARROTS death Mon
sy evening. / let any one know ]
hat 1 knew about the matter at sll.
don't recollect that there was anything ]
Mr.. Robertson and Mr.. Garrett. !
don't reeollect having told DR.. Pegram
lat / expected Mr.. Robertson would have
lot him and that I was astonished he
do it when they met in my field.
r. Brock said he went to live there a
W years ago. He came from Tippah
,unty, Mississippi, where ne went to O
Va in 1885; was a native of this State. o
On what side of the town is that cal L
z
1 don't know that it has any side to it. 9
had a conversation with Mr. Chapman, q
which / told him that 1 had a Ku-Klux s
bbCLf auu SDapL4hu AL 10 WAS . hu@
luck himself, and he didn't care q Cd
N who knowed it. My Oldest boy was 9
,rn in AZ. After / got hat letter l was :
raid of my life, because there was so 4
UGH talk in it about Grand Cyclops and :
that l didn' know what to do. Twas, =
J~erefOre, sfraid to have anything to say 4
this affair at ali. didn't know that y
could get any protection from any Off :
r or magistrate or constable in the /.
unity. \
Mr.. D. A. Robertson wss.the next wit .
sss cslled-Live a mile and q half south \
est of Salisbury, when / am at home. Z
have been raised there. l was very well =
quAinted with Garrett. On the 18th June =
ST [ was at home in the day time; l went :
Salisbury at night with Mr.. Brock. n
Q-How did you come to go to Sauls-
Try? h
A-Garrett sent me word he wanted me =
90 and see him. l started in the even a
z, but 1 didn't reach him. We started ii
go there, and when we got to the black e
nth shop we stopped; We heard four n
On coming up and they approached the a
nth end of the shop; shortly after that y
% others came up. I heard one re- >
ark; "What do you reckon is the reason W
Q other boys amt got here?" heard 81
Q voices of three Of them hat 1 recog- n
zed: they were the two Chapmsns and ie
oAAAeAAa1Ta 1AA1EAAA1Ao q W III w I ~
enough to handle Billy, or something II
that amount. "
Did you hear any names caled2 p
heard Mr.. Chapman and MIR. X
/ knew them very well, because AT
was raised with them; / recognized 1c
-6e Of them, Tom and Jesse Chapman .
d Smslley. / heard Reds name n,
led; they seemed to be disguised ar
nething over their faces; I heard one of ~
, parties ask another how he looked, II,
/ he was answered, m
-HY, 1 WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN YOU W
MYsELF." sy
hey stopped there some ten minutes; fr,
then moved up toward Spikes Hotel
l the calsbOOse; 1 then came home and
I'D my brother that I thought l knew Oh
parties that had been dropping some in
,ers to me; it was half after two O'clock by
en- 1 cot home. I
n the cross examination the witness an
/ that Bowden had 8 prosecution no
him in Bolivar for being concerned da
lay
A SHOOTING scRAPE, aft
which one Bowden was shot put there. aft
idn't you tell Albert Fowler that he an
Id get any amount of money If he'd lily
away from here? ter
was q meeting between Garrett and S
field. 1 had no conversation VII
b him; 1 merely said, show do, Gar. !
20 I had threatened to shoot mo
on sight before that, because / heard
he was planning TO rob me.
You did not shoot him then?
No; / didn't. / heard different; y
ard that there was some one trying to
up a fuss between US. l thought il Nv
Billy Garrett they meant when they ~
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