New-York tribune., 1871-07-27
THE KU-KLUx INVESTIGATION
ANOTHER GEORGIAN WHO NEVER HEARD or
ANY KU-KLUX OUTRAGES

i a
ANY KU-KLUX OUTRAGES.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Gen. A. r. Wright
was for five hours before the KuKluX Committee toe
day. The General. in reply 70 quci said lie was a
practicng lawyer and OF the editors OF The Chronicle
and Sentinel at Augusta, Ga. He further testified that
the people OF that STATE peaceful and lawab ling
and that laws fully enforced they be-
fore the The witness said that bis law practice
tended to ten counties and from his personal Obserya-
ton and knowledge OF the State he could say the negroes
enjoyed all the privileges in the courts accorded the
whites; in fact, the juries seemed to lean little
/ toward the negroes from an apprehension that
/ they might he suspected Of doing injustice
/ TO them. In reply TO question whether he know #
white having committed Ofenses against negroes he
replied he prosecuted white man fol- the murder OF
negro, and he was convicted OF ma.saughter and sen
fenced for the full time allowed by the law. In the same
court In the same county whe man charged with the
murder of negro found guilty ana sentenced 10
be hanged on the first Friday of September While these
two ulals were ia progress ~ wlte StZen- or wash
inCton County were arrested under the Ku-klux law
carried 3O miles, and tried by United State, Commits
sOner FOR assault and battery OF negroes They were kept
in Jail several days; but on Investigation before Gen
swayne ana a "caTpet-DaHGer, iamed Lee u'e{ were
acquitted The witness said ne had no reason TO believe
there was any organized band OF KukIuX in Georgia for
political purposes, nor had he ever heard OF any. He
however, knew Of a band Of maraudeT5, Like MOTreps
gang that extended through portion OF the OF
the district IN which he lived, and the two white
convicted ia washington county were suspected Of be-
longing TO the band man named Beese, who killed
negro, was' found guilty by a military commission,
bat was pardOned by President johnson. This
same man, not long ago, killed another
person and tried, found guilty and sentenced to be
executed on the +th OI august COY Bullock reprieved
him. and his friends said in order to have INN par
dOned, II necessary TO make arrangm ents Ia
answer 20 the question as 70 lne nature OF te arrange
mens the witness replied that they evolved the raising
OF n sufficient amount of money in frhcranCe OF that
design. The witness WAS ntcrrOgated al some length
about the Georgia legislature, the Republicans hlv
Ing, In 1862, obtained majority through the
action OF Gen Terry acting he SAID under the order Of
President Grant and also through the action Of Harris,
a master OF transportation. While Harris engaged
in organizing the House military commission with
Gen Huger az It's 6ead was eNamnlng the qualifications
the members Gen. RugeT and HE board reported
90 members to be ineligible under the constitutional
A Senator from the XLlNth District, who had served
two terms IN the Legislature, died. when the
the deceased had defeated at the ELECTION
Having been asked what effect Acknowledgement under
replied that 1t was cause of complaint among the
people against the Government. The people muImured
public affairs were kept out Of Office, while
their former slaves were now the law
removed and they were allowed to select Their best
men for the public offices, there would be cause OF
complaint against the government me relations of Tho
white and black races were perfectly harmonious The
negroes had been neither cheated nor swinded fairly
treated. Difficulties frequently arose, because the
could not tell In calculating the shares OF crops
whether One-tenth or one third was the most. FIRE.
quenty arbitratOrs called IN to determine the
The witness, having been asked whether he knew OF
any persons having been whipped by disguised persons
replied tbat white man, named Ferguson, was seized
BY a band Of negroes stripped and nearly whipped t.
dcath by them negro man was prosecuted fOr living
In adutcry with white woman no was lIied ana con.
frequent pardOns produced mdch mischief
httle while aser the above convction, "a
negro woman; but, through the efforts OF GOV Bullock
prosecuting siicer, the man was discharged on teen
white man and negro woman who had been hNlng IN
shame. There were no politics In these occurrences
i'chef- TO society produced 10y the indscrmihte par
dOns OF COY. Bullock.