The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-15

other Radical ticket, and then let me 90.
They mado Sam. Good swear the same
thing. I did not know any of the men.
The next and last witness for the pro-
secntion was Dick Wilson (colored.) He
said: I live in York, ON DR.. Lowrey's
place. voted at the last election;
voted the whole Republican ticket; Mr..
Wallace was one OF the men voted for;
nobody Questioned my right to vote.
The Ku Klux visited me ON the 11th of
April, about Q or y O'Clock; two rode up
to my house: others went to my son
Richards house; they halloed ..open the
doorl" then ''make up lightl' "who
lives hore?" said Dick Wilson. IFS
this old Diok?" Yes, sir. "Where's
young Dick?" I don't know, sir.
"You are d-n liar!" They then took
me and carried me with them to my sons
house. There were four there searching
for Dick; they did not find him. They
asked me where he was? I said gentle
men, I don't know. "Don't call us
gentlemen" they said; 1--WE are Just
from hell, and haven't been here since
the first battle Of Manassas: we're come
to change all this Radical rule" They
then took me out; made me stretch ont
on my face on the ground; they said,
"Stretoh yourself. d-n you. stretohI'
stretched all knew how; I would
have stretched longer if I could; they
whipped me with ram-rods; think one
was iron; they whipped me badly; they
liked to have rnined me; they whipped
me all in one place. promised to vote
the Democratic ticket, and they made
me promise that would go with my son
and put a card in Crisis paper, aud say
that we had quit Scott and his ring. T
saw two pieces OF the ram-rods next
morning.; white oak ram-rods 1 didn't
put card in the paper. wnsn't able
to do days work for two weeks; I had
to get about with stick and sit on a
pillow. l saw six men,
Gross examined-I knew some of the
men: DIR. Pnrker, James Miller, John
Little and Bill Lowrey. l did not know
for certain about the other two; thought
one was Bishop Laudfer, and the other
" Thomasson. They had gowns and
false faces on; knew them by their
bands and their shoes, and their under
dress, and had full understanding OF
tue voices of those four I mentioned.
VIM: Lowrey's hand had finger that
stood off like, and had sores on it. The
rest had white hands, of course hueT
some by their hands and some by their
voices. l did not publish the card, and
they never came bnck. 1 don't recog-
nize the prisoner, Robt. Hayes Mitchell
The prosecution closed here, aud the
defence entered upon the examination of
their witnesses. The first witness was
Mrs. julia Rniney. She said live in
Chester County, just over tho York line
jim Williams, alias Jim Rainey, lived in
two miles OF me- He was formerly the
slave OF my husband, who is now dead.
Jim went off with Shermans army, and
stayed about IL year. When he came
back, he came to see his old master, my
husband. Ho was very polite to us, ard
We always treated him very kindly.
Most of my old servants remained with
me on my place. Jim lived in two miles,
aud used to come about the place and in
my Kitchen frequently. I heard, through
the house servants, of threats that he
had made. He was Captain of militia
company, and they were armed I saw
them occasionally. They caused a great
deal OF nneasiness in the community.
They were very disorderly, nnd com
pletely under the thumb of their cap
taln. There were fires frequently in the
neighborhood. I know they were incen-
diary fires, because my own Clubhouse
was burnt. with twenty five bales Of cot
tou; and frequently saw the horizon lit
ouCIKuDOrQOOQ.
had not heard of any raids of white
men before that time. The people were
in great state of alarm from fire, and
Just before Jim's death, there was great
fear of an attack by the negroes. was
alarmed myself, and left my homo and
went to my fathers, in Union.
Cross-e1amined-I did not myself hear
Jim make any threats. nor did I see his
company commit any disordery acts
under his com mand.
The witness was then permitted to
come down, and the court adjourned till
IL A. NJ, tomorrow
The grand jury made tho following
returns:
The United States RS. John Lythe,
John Il. Parker. VIM. Thomasson, VIM.
Lowrey, John Miller. Bishop Sandifer,
conspiracy against Dick Wilson. True
bill, except as to VIM. Thomasson and
Bishop Sandifer; as to them. no bill.
B. +. JACKSON, Foreman.
The United States rs. tho same ns
above. Conspiracy against Hiram
Alexander. Same finding.
The United States rs. John W. Mitch
ell, Jos. Mitchell, Thos. B. Whitesides,
Melton Watson, VIM. Good, Robert
McCroight. Newton Osborne, Herod
Neal, Charles Byers. John Davis, Capers
Scott Neal, Pinckney Webber, CON
spiracy against Charles Good True
bill.
THURSDAYS rRoCEEDINus
MIR. Hart applied for the release on
bail Of William Barnes, of York. He
was released on bond of $4,000. Jas.
A. Sanders and L. j. Gibson were ac-
cepted as sureties.
The trial Of Robert Hayes Mitchell
was continued
Mr.. johnson stated that there were