The New York herald., 1871-03-16
KU KLUX KHAN.
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Appalling Record Of Murder
and Crime.
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Four Murders, Thirty Whippings and Sixteen
Other Horrible 0utrages.
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Summary Of the Outrages Proven in the
Court Of Impeachment.
Origin and Present Aspect Of the
Chester Troubles.

unfola the most startling records OF crime known
IN the annals OF q civilized community. Even the
most extre ne democrats acknowledge that the state
OF affairs IN Alamance county, as developed by the
testimony, Is horrifying end appalling beyond con-
ception. One tact Is, however, noticeable that Will
operate against Governor Holden-that all the long
list Of crimes now developed were perpetrated a
considerable length OF time prior to the date OF his
FIRST proclamation declaring Alamance county in
A STATE OF INsuRRECrIoN;
and not single outrage occurred between that date
March 0, 1870, and the Goth OF June OF the same
year. when he brought Kirk and his troops into that
co snty 1he courts open, the civil authorities
In the lull exercise of their functions and the CON-
munity in the most peaceful state it had been since
the close CT the war when Kirk and his lawess
rabble from East Tennessee were precipitated upon
them. This looks bal for his Excellency and gives
color to the charge that the whole insurrectlonary
programme, Kirk war. and the arrest, tortures and
impri. onment OF the citizens OF Caswe were all
part OF conspiracy to throw the State INTO actual
insurrecnon, by which the President would be
called upon t. lecare martial law, and thus defeat
the August elections, when the conservatives gained
sucn signal triumph. About ninety OF the Gov
ernor's witnesses have been examined so far, and
FOUR MURDERS
by the Ku Kluxes OF Alamance have been proven.
Besides these there four others the testimony
In regard to which has been excluded because
they did moi occur within the limits OF the counties
alleged TO have been IN state OF insurrecton.
Those proven are:-Wyat Outlaw (cooretD, hung by
the neck the night OF the 26th Of February 1s70 by
q band Of disguised mounted men, numbering about
forty, In front OF the Court House at Graham the
seat Of Alamance county; William Puryear, q half
witted negro. was drowned one night in March,
1870 large stone being tied to ms feet. the charge
hanging Of Outlaw and knew the men who were
present; Thomas J. Morrow and his brother-in-law.
both coored, taken time in the fall Of 1869
from their homes and families, and anged by the
neck, for alleged barn burning.
THE wHlpPINas
and mutilations are numerous and now foot up the
number OF thirty. Jack Petilo, negro, was badly
whipped in December, 1859, and disabled for two
weeks. during which time he was under the con-
stant treatment OF a physician. His house
afterwards torn down. and q galows, grave
stones and pacard were placed near it, as threat
against all cOOred republicans IvlsOn Warren
tnegro) was whipped about the same time; though
not so badly: but his SKIN was cut ana bleeding.
William +. Simpson twhitel was whipped until the
blood ran down from his back, for allowing negro
TO live on his land ana for curSng party. Donald
son Worth tcolored) was taken rom his house on
the last Saturday N January, 1870, tied and
forcibly taken from his house, caught and
struck several blows on the head while trying to
vember, 1867 Daniel Jordan was severely whipped
In the iall OF 1863: William was whipped in October,
1899, receiving as many as seventy-ave or eighty
his shirt and drawers for alleged stealing
OF hogs, 1863; Casweil Holt lcolored) whipped De-
cember, 1865 and his house was broken open and he
was shot at December 1869; Leonard Ripley twhteJ
was WHIP ed IN Caswell county ior living with free
negroes, Jake Brannock colored) was similarly
chastlsed In same county; George Riply tcoored)
was whipped some two years ago ana died soon al
terwards; Simeon White tcolOred) was whipped
whites; John Durman (white) had his halr cut of
and was whipped Tor Keeping another woman hav.
ing a wife already; James Cole (whlte) was whipped
January 1870, for alleged nsolence to white people:
Henry Holt tcolored) and wife were whipped in the
iall OF 1869; Green LantfOrd twhlte). Seventy-Cne
years DID, was, with his wife, dragged fron bed and
whipped In his nakedness James Corliss wh.te) and
their night clothes; John Guy (whlte) whipped
twice, January, Is7o; Porter Mebane (colorcd) was
marrying white woman; George D. Boon twhitej,
whipped severely, March, ls69 Andrew Trotnger
!colored), whipped IN his own yard 2s,h October.
interfering with DR.. COb!e's practice; Jacob Murray
tcoIoredl whipped and his child Killed by one Of the
Ku kluxwno tramped ON 1t, about December, 1863;
Damon Holk (coloredb whipped about same time;
Green Freeman, John Lynch. John Bason, Mie
Alston, Joseph Harvey, Nelson Strond, Hamilton
Brien, John Slddle ana Sandy Jellars complete the
whipped and scourged victims, each OF whose tale
would furnish column OF horror. Besides these
there sixteen others shot, beaten lnutated and
OTHERWISE MALTREATED,
whose names are as foows:-Henry Holt (coored)
outlaw and family, shot at and driven from their
home, having to spend the night IN the woods;
threats OF death; John ShatterlOs house was shot
At repeatedly; Jemma Phillips (colored), beaten
McAdas @ v white We founa comm % a. hs door SoseR with
threatening placard on II; James {. Renstatf
threatened with death II he dd not leave the county
visited the second time ana again thTeaiened
Senator Shoiner threatened with death and his
!rd murder aneinpted; George D. Boon, postmaster,
threatened by three co.ilns with horrible IN
scriptiOns John Alred's house was visited
nnd he was threatened 10 have his
Mary Gatiins, lewd white woman had her house
pulled down to the bottom log; Alfonso had withe
put round his neck, and he was male to pray. These
are near1y all the Ourages YET proven. The follow
ing continuation OF the testimony OF some of The
most important witnesses yet ned:-William
x. Albright the most respectable OF the Governors
witnesses, who was magistrate In Alamance
county testified to the unsettled ana alarming state
1865 and 1863; lie was inundated IN the discharge
OF his official duties by the mysterious operations OF
for troops to protect the lives OF repubil-
cans, and the Governor sent force OF
these were afterwards relieved BY United States
troops; witness was appointed brlgader general
OF militia ior the purpose OF forming one of tho
MILITARY COURTS MARTIAL
which was ordered by the Governor to try the citi
gems arrested by Kirk at Yanceyvlle witness issued
rest under the authority Of his commission as a
brlgadier general, but when Bergln came to the
10 % sga aei
Union League b. Governor Holden before his election
Is Governor; Wyatt Outlaw, the negro who
was hung at Graham, was present at
the meeting when he was initiated John
Stockard, q member Of the Ku Kux, told wit.
ness he had once ridden twelve miles to save his
lile and for that reason he demanded that witness
would do his best ior him when he needed IL; ON
this account witness, IN his capacity brlgadier,
issued him papers exemp;ing him from arrest, but
Bergin arrested Stockard notwithstanding.
AN OFFICIAL X. X.
The Sheriff OF Alamance county, Albert Murray,
testified that he had been member OF the White
brotherhood, but that he dissolved mis- connection
with 1t after The passage OF law prohibiting per-
sons Z, ing In disguise.
j. A. j. Patterson, witness for the Governor,
testified that he was chief Of an organization In
Alamance county known as the Constitutional Union
Guards-a separate though q similar organization to
the White Brotherhood. He initiated nve camps or
Klans, and was First South Commanders; some three
weeks before last August the commanders had u
meeting and declined TO dlsband the organization;
witness received letter that