Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-24

fhe tree, and few men were rubbing me-.
Question. To rouse and restore you to
consciousness
Answer. I suppose SO. They had taken
the rope off my neck. When got so L
could speak he asked me if was ready to
make confession. told him had none
He then gave the order to put the rope on
my neck again, and told the sergeant:
Hang him up to the limb. and let him
hang till tomorrow eight o'clock; then
cutihim down and bury him under the tree
on which he hung and he just remarked
to me if had anything to say-my last
last words-to speak. L told hlm had
nothing to say, but if he hung me up to
that tree till [ was dead. that he would
have bnt three more days. He asked me
to give an explanation of that word. /
did go; told him ''You may be alive to-
morrow morning, and you may not you
may be hanging to a tree close by. Ii you
hang me dead [ am sure you will go
through the very same thing" The colo
mel stopped then, staid little while. and
gave me till ten o'clock the next night to
make nv confession, and told me if I did
not confess by that time he would take me
ont and kill me dead. l told him s.
have no confession to make; never ex-
rect to make any more than I have. -
Then the rope was taken from my neck,
nv hands united, and [ was taken back
to the camp. He told me should never
say anything about what passed that
night; if | ever did he would kill me on
light. Well, Of course I never said any
thing about it till / vas released by Judge
l.r0oks at Salisbury.
Question. Did you make an affidavit
hat he did intend to kill you, in order to
nave him held to bail by Judge Brooks
Another witness, George S. Rogers, al
farmer. passed through nearly similar
experience. Hero is part o. his testimony.
Answer Then 2arpen came
to the tent where [ was. ana told me he
,fanted me to go to his tent. de told me
must tell who hung Wyatt Outlaw. II
told him [ did not know. He eaiG lyon
are a damned liar; / know you do krow "
Then ho remarked, Don't You know tat
'DoIph Moore and Jim Hunter were til,
men who hung Outlaw % I told him I
did not know. He said again L was
Tanned liar. He told me be would give
me till that night to tell. and if did not
tell he would make me tell. He said, 81
will break your damned neck if GU do not
ell" Then he told me to go to my tent
and stay there. That night, about 10I
o'clock, he came to my tent and told me
20 come up to his tent. j went there, and
ne asked me then if / would confess that I
new WHO hung OUTLAW. | told him l
,.nnld mott did not know. Again he said
was n damned liar, ana wont for a rope. |
i'iatOls were lying on the bed, and he pick |
81 up his pistol. [ stepped outside of his
rent. He put @ ropo around my neck, and
led me oil to the woods about seventy. five |
or one hundred yards. and asked me then
If | would tell. [ said I could not tell
| did not know. Then he ordered the
lieutenant to pull me up.
Question. Was the rope put around your
neck with q running-nOose?
Answer. Yes. sir. He stood in front of
me with pistol cooked, fastened the rope
and the lieutenant pulled it until it Was
tight.
Question. Did it raise you off your feet?
Answer. No, sir.
Question. 1t was pulled until the rope
Was tight?
Question. Did it choke you somewhat ? |
Answer Yes, sir.
Question: How long did he keep you
that way?
Answer. [ suppose about minute; he
told his lieutenant, 'Ihat will dol
I think these are the words-and the lieu
tenant lot me down. He asked me then
If [ would confess. [ told him I had no
confession to make. \ Then, after
making several threats to kill or shoot
lle he took the rope off my neck, and go
ng back to the tent, he said: 81 believe,
Rogers, you are telling the truth, and I
will do all [ can to release you tomorrow,
but cannot do it without orders from the
Governor" Qiolden.)
There is much more proof to the same
ollect, and it is notorious that Bergen is
now fugitive from justice here in Wash
ugton. with various acquisitions hanging
over his head, but protected by the Radi-
cal administrators of the law. Yet, in the |
face of these astounding facts, this same
George B. Bergen was nominated
70 the Senate on Saturday as United |
States COUNSEL to Pernambuco, and as
mailing from North Carolina, where he |
had never appeared except in the charac-
ter OF a brigand It is to such base uses
rs this that the public service is pro5ti |
tuted in order to reward criminals for par
tisan perjury. IF Bergen were surren-
lered to the authorities of North Carolina, |
ne would be in the penitentiary for life as
soon as the law could reach his crimes. |
Bat General Grant appoints him to high |
and responsible trust, and Mr.. Fish, who |
affects such regard for the diplomatic and
consular service, endorses this notorious
mercenary with the favor and seal of the
Department of State. Settle as Minister
10 Peru, and Bergen as Consul to Pernam-
luco, are practical illustrations of those
reforms in the civil service which the
resident has protested so much desire to
perfect, by degrading and corrupting it in
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